#86 Kent State Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Kent State Golden Flashes
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #86
Conference Rank: #2 Mid-American
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2021-22 Record: 23-11, 16-4
2021-22 Postseason: TBC
Coach: Rob Senderoff
Coach Record: 219-140 at Kent State, 219-140 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Andrew Garcia, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Justyn Hamilton, Forward, 8.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.6 apg
Tervell Beck, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jeremiah Hernandez, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Sincere Carry, Senior, Guard, 17.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.8 apg
Malique Jacobs, Senior, Guard, 12.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.2 apg
Giovanni Santiago, Junior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.0 apg
VonCameron Davis, Sophomore, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.2 apg
Jalen Sullinger, Sophomore, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Cli’Ron Hornbeak, Sophomore, Center, 1.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.1 apg
Julius Rollins, Sophomore, Guard, DNP
 
Key New Players:
Mike Bekelja, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Duquesne
Magnus Entenmann, Freshman, Forward
Ricco Gillespie, Freshman, Forward
Brenden Moss, Freshman, Guard
Chris Payton, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Pitt
Miryne Thomas, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Ball State
 
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.3 (163rd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.2 (55, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.1 (172, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (55, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (158, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (207, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.6 (73, 3)
Rebound Margin: 4.1 (58, 3)
Assists Per Game: 12.4 (213, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (132, 5)