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Central Michigan junior guard Marcus Keene bites his jersey while waiting to shake hands with Kent State after loosing in overtime 116-106 in the first round of the MAC Men's Basketball Tournament at the M.A.C. Center on Monday, March 6, 2017. Keene had a game high 41 points.

Avery’s overtime heroics power Flashes past Central Michigan in MAC Tournament

By: Nick Buzzelli March 6, 2017

After the final whistle sounded Monday night, Marcus Keene trotted back to his team’s bench, grabbed a collapsible chair and slowly twirled it above his head before assuming his position at the back...

Kent State freshman guard Mitch Peterson drives the ball against Ohio University senior forward Kenny Kaminski at the M.A.C. Center on Feb. 25, 2017. Kent State won 70-67.

Peterson’s hustle play credited as turning point in Kent State’s win over Ohio

Nick Buzzelli February 25, 2017

Rob Senderoff wasn’t impressed with Mitch Peterson’s statistics against Ohio University following Saturday’s game.Glancing over the final box score during his postgame press conference, the Kent...

Evans posing for a photo shoot in 2016-17, his first season with the Charge.

‘A no-brainer’

Nick Buzzelli February 15, 2017

Photos in video courtesy of Kent State Athletics, Konstantinos Katsianis and Canton Charge The day before he was set to open the 2016-17 season on the road in a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena in the Grand...

Kent State senior forward Jimmy Hall celebrates after beating Miami University at the John D. Millet Hall in Oxford, Ohio, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Kent State won 66-62.

Kent State survives late rally to down Miami on the road

Nick Buzzelli February 4, 2017

The capacity of Miami University’s Millett Hall is listed at 6,400. But when a modest crowd of 1,474 is scattered throughout the red and gray chair back seats, the words uttered in the stands — which...

Central Michigan junior guard Marcus Keene shoots over Kent State junior guard Desmond Ridenour at the M.A.C Center on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Kent State lost 98-105 in overtime.

Flashes’ game plan ineffective against nation’s leading scorer

Nick Buzzelli January 30, 2017

There’s a reason Sports Illustrated wrote a three-page story in its Jan. 30 issue that chronicles Marcus Keene’s journey from a Youngstown State University role player two years ago to this season’s...

Sophomore Jalen Avery makes a three point shot against Toledo University on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

Avery’s point guard play helps lift Flashes out of slump

Nick Buzzelli January 22, 2017

After his team dropped its second game in a row via an overtime loss to Northern Illinois University on Tuesday, Jan. 10, Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff had a decision to make. His team, which was...

Turnovers plague Kent State early in MAC play

Nick Buzzelli January 11, 2017

After Kent State dropped its second straight MAC game and fell to 1-2 overall in league play on Jan. 10, head coach Rob Senderoff continually emphasized his team’s main relapse – turnovers – during...

Kent State sophomore guard Jaylin Walker goes up for a drunk in transition against Northern Illinois University at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. Kent State lost 70-74 in overtime.

Late rally powers NIU over Kent State

Nick Buzzelli January 10, 2017

Late in the first half Tuesday night against Northern Illinois University, with Kent State holding a lead, head coach Rob Senderoff opted to switch from his team’s conventional man-to-man defense to...

Junior guard Kevin Zabo of the Kent State men's basketball team scores a layup in the second half against Ball State University at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. The Flashes opened MAC Conference play with a victory, 100-90.

Flashes begin conference play with win over Ball State

Nick Buzzelli January 3, 2017

The last time Ball State University knocked off the Kent State men’s basketball team, Rob Senderoff was in his third season as an assistant under former head coach Jim Christian, current redshirt senior...

Senior forward Jimmy Hall Jr. drives to the rim against the Wright State University defender on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center. 

Flashes’ late offensive surge falls short against Wright State

Nick Buzzelli December 18, 2016

With his team down late in Sunday’s game against Wright State University, Kent State guard Desmond Ridenour faked a shot at the top of the key to shake his defender, drove into the lane and hit a pull-up...

Freshman guard Mitch Peterson shoots the layup after gathering the offensive rebound against Grambling State University on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center. Kent State won, 86-57.

Kent State rolls to second consecutive lopsided win

Nick Buzzelli December 7, 2016

With Kent State holding a 17-point advantage early in the second half against Niagara University, senior Jimmy Hall was charged with a foul, his third of the game, while battling for a loose ball on the...

Kent State President Beverly Warren stands with the men's basketball team and members of the audience during the national anthem as a statement of unity in the face of political turmoil on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.

Kent State men’s basketball, fans stand in solidarity during national anthem

Nick Buzzelli November 16, 2016

Rob Senderoff on national anthem display of unity from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Shortly before tipoff of Kent State’s home opener against Mississippi Valley State University Wednesday night, members of...