| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | men |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 28–7 |
| Conf Record: | 15–3 |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Assoc Coach: | Julian Sullinger |
| Ahc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Randal Holt |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach3: | Jon Fleming |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Champion: | MAC tournament champions |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 12th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[1] As the second seed they defeated Northern Illinois, Akron, and top-seeded Toledo to win the MAC tournament.[2] [3] [4] Kent State was placed as the 13th seed in the Midwest Regional where they lost to Indiana in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[5] [6]
See main article: 2021–22 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team. The Golden Flashes finished the 2021–22 season 23–11 overall, 16–4 in MAC play, to finish in second place in the conference.[7] They lost to Akron in the final of the MAC tournament.[8]
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike DiGiulio | G | 6'0 | 170 | Freshman | Transferred to Canisius | ||
| Jeremiah Hernandez | G | 6'4 | 175 | RS-Freshman | Transferred to Southern Indiana | ||
| DeVale Johnson | F | 6'7 | 185 | RS-Junior | Entered transfer portal | ||
| Jon King | F | 6'5 | 195 | Sophomore | Entered transfer portal | ||
| Jarred Logan | F | 6'5 | 199 | Freshman | Entered transfer portal | ||
| Tervell Beck | F | 6'7 | 231 | RS-Senior | Exhausted eligibility | ||
| Justyn Hamilton | F | 6'11 | 208 | RS-Senior | Exhausted eligibility | ||
| Andrew Garcia | G | 6'5 | 224 | Grad | Exhausted eligibility |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bekelja | G | 6'1 | 180 | Freshman | Duquesne | ||
| Miryne Thomas | F | 6'8 | 215 | RS-Junior | Ball State | ||
| Robert Carpenter | F | 6'7 | 210 | Junior | Mississippi Valley State |
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