Video Blog: Marvin Jones on last day of summer workouts

Junior Marvin Jones checks in following the team's final workout of the summer. The 6-foot-10 center-forward discusses his own improvement during the offseason as well as the development of some of his teammates.

Video Blog: Marvin Jones update on summer workouts

Marvin Jones is back with a video blog entry, and today the 6-foot-10 center talks about his own improvement during the last few weeks of summer workouts. He also talks about how the team is coming together and how the freshman class is fitting in.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff, July 20, 2015

The Golden Flashes head coach checks in with updates from the recruiting trail. Find out where KSU's coaches have travelled in recent weeks. Also, Senderoff updates how players are doing heading into week 8 of summer school and week 7 of summer workouts.

Video Blog: Marvin Jones on week three of summer workouts

Junior Marvin Jones returns to talk about what the Golden Flashes Men's Basketball team has been up to during week three of summer workouts. The 6-foot-10 center-forward will be back regularly with video blogs giving you an inside look at the team as it prepares for the 2015-16 season.

Video Blog: Bob Lemieux on week three of summer workouts

The strength and conditioning coach of Kent State Men's Basketball checks in with some stories from the first three weeks of summer workouts and discuses what is ahead for the players in week four.

Video Blog: Marvin Jones talks about the work the team is putting in during the offseason

Marvin Jones checks in with the first of his video blogs. The 6-foot-10 center-forward has high expectations for the Golden Flashes in 2015-16. Today he discusses how work towards another MAC title and more is already underway. Jones looks at summer workouts and talks about what it was like to sit out as a redshirt during his first season in Kent.

Check back during the offseason and throughout the 2015-16 season for more video blogs from Marvin Jones.

Video Blog: Bob Lemieux on first week of summer workouts

The strength and conditioning coach of the Golden Flashes checks in with a review of the first week of summer workouts and what lies ahead for the team in the coming week.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff on the start of summer work, becoming more uptempo on offense, and adjusting to rule changes

Kent State's entire men's basketball roster has arrived on campus. Head coach Rob Senderoff previews the summer of work ahead for his team as it attempts to improve in all areas while adopting a more uptempo pace and adjusting to rule changes for the 2015-16 season.

Bob Lemieux Video Blog: Summer workouts update

The team reports to campus for summer workouts in June, but several players are already in Kent on a voluntary basis, working to change their bodies, to get bigger, faster and stronger for the 2015-16 season. The Golden Flashes strength and conditioning coach provides the update in today's video blog.

Video Blog: Bob Lemieux previews the summer ahead for Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Football and Volleyball

The strength and conditioning coach for the Golden Flashes previews the summer or work beginning in June as teams report back to campus.

Check back here for updates on the performance of Kent State's men's basketball players during the summer, and also visit the blogs for Kent State Football, Women's Basketball and Volleyball.

The Golden Flashes head coach talks about all of the camps offered by Kent State Men's Basketball this summer, including Individual Skill Sessions (June 15-18), Individual Day Camp (June 22-26), Team Camp (June 14-20), Elite Camp (June 28), Father's Day Camp (June 21) and Individual Summer Camp (Aug 3-7)

For more info, visit the camps website.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff previews the team's summer plans

The Golden Flashes are already looking ahead to the 2015-16 season. In today's video blog, head coach Rob Senderoff takes a look at all that lies ahead for his men's basketball team over the next few months, from individual workouts and player improvement, to recruiting and scheduling.

Men's Basketball: Rob Senderoff on the MAC Tournament

The Golden Flashes head coach discusses the preparation that goes into the Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

The team practices in Kent today and then leaves for Cleveland tomorrow for an afternoon workout at Quicken Loans Arena. Tournament action gets underway for the Flashes on Thursday against the winner of Wednesday night's game between Akron and Western Michigan.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff previews Akron and looks back at inspiration behind Tuesday win at BGSU

The regular-season finale couldn't be much bigger for Kent State ... hosting Akron with the chance to cut down the nets.

A win and the Golden Flashes will at the very least clinch a share of the MAC East Division title along with a top-4 seed in next week's MAC Tournament. An overall MAC Regular Season Championship and the No. 1 seed are also still in play.

The first 1,000 students will get a FREE "Beat Akron" T-shirt.

As of Thursday morning, general admission seats and some tickets in the lower level were still available.

To get you ready for tomorrow, head coach Rob Senderoff previews Senior Night and the battle with Akron and also looks back at Tuesday night's big win at Bowling Green. Some of the inspiration for that victory was found in looking back at Kent State alum Julian Edelman and the New England Patriots comeback in the Super Bowl.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff previews Saturday vs. Buffalo and looks back a frustrating loss at Miami

The Golden Flashes head coach looks back at Tuesday's disappointing loss to Miami, then discusses what his team needs to do bounce back on Saturday in a key battle with Buffalo at the M.A.C. Center.

Kent State begins the weekend in a tie for first place in the Mid-American Conference's East Division  with Bowling Green. Buffalo is just a game back.

Saturday's game is also Social Media Night with the first 500 students getting FREE T-shirts.

We hope to see you at the M.A.C. Center at 7 pm on Saturday!

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff on the win at Toledo and the upcoming stretch run

The Golden Flashes head coach looks back at the team's split in a difficult week on the road at Akron and Toledo. He also discusses the upcoming stretch run, including Wednesday night's return home to face Ball State. Wednesday is also Pancake Night at the M.A.C. Center with the first 500 students getting free pancakes and a T-shirt.

We hope to see you on Wednesday at the M.A.C. Center!

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff previews a difficult week on the road at Akron and Toledo

The Golden Flashes are one of four teams sharing the Mid-American Conference's best record at 7-3. This week, they play on the road against two of the other 7-3 teams – tonight at Akron and Friday night at Toledo.

In today's video blog, Rob Senderoff looks back at a big win over Miami that saw the Flashes take the floor with only eight available scholarship players. Senderoff also previews the Akron and Toledo games.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff on team dealing with Jimmy Hall's illness

The team received some bad news when leading scorer and rebounder Jimmy Hall was diagnosed with mononucleosis this week. The Flashes will lose his 30 minutes and his production for at least another week before his next visit with team doctors.

In today's video blog, Senderoff discusses how the team is dealing with his illness along with the continued absence of point guard Kellon Thomas, who is scheduled for surgery this week.

Th Flashes are in Kalamazoo tonight to take on Western Michigan. Here's some information to get you ready for the 7 p.m. tip-off:

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff previews battle between MAC leaders Kent State and Central Michigan on Tuesday

The Golden Flashes head coach previews Tuesday's battle of Mid-American Conference Division leaders. Kent State hosts Central Michigan on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Senderoff also looks back at wins over Toledo and Ball State last week.


Everyone with Kent State Men's Basketball hopes to see you at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday night. It should be a good one.

Also, Tuesday night is Game Show Night with the first 500 students getting a free T-shirt and all other fans getting a "Let's Make A Deal" offer that will give them the chance to buy a general admission ticket for just $6 with the donation of a canned food item.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff on wins over Eastern Michigan and Ohio, and how the crowd helped

The Golden Flashes head coach looks back at wins over Eastern Michigan & Ohio and talks about what kind of a lift his team received from a big crowd on Saturday during Neon Night vs. the Bobcats.



The Flashes are back at home on Wednesday night for a big Mid-American cross-division game against pre-season league favorite Toledo. The Rockets boast one of the league's most potent offenses featuring an explosive scorer in Julius Brown (15.9 ppg) and and a big-time athlete in J.D. Weatherspoon (13.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg).

It's going to be a big challenge, and the Flashes will need a game-changing crowd similar to the one that packed the M.A.C. Center on Saturday night.

Wednesday is also Superhero Night at the M.A.C. Center with the first 500 students getting a free Kent State Superhero T-Shirt. For families, the Fantastic 4 Ticket Package will allow you to purchase 4 tickets for just $24, available only at the M.A.C. Center Ticket Office.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff previews Eastern Michigan and discusses a new addition to the team

In today's video blog, Rob Senderoff checks in with a preview of tonight's Mid-American Conference cross-division battle with Eastern Michigan. He also discusses the arrival of junior college transfer Deon Edwin, who is the brother of former Kent State wing Jason Edwin.



Tonight is the first MAC game of 2015 since the students returned to campus for the new semester. We are expecting a great atmosphere and hope that you will join us.

Below is some information to get you ready for tonight's game, which can be heard on WHLO 640 AM and on WHLO's iHeartRadio channel. Live video will be streamed on the Golden Flashes website.

Video Blog: Rob Senderoff previews Bowling Green and the start of the MAC season

The Golden Flashes head coach takes a look ahead to Wednesday's Mid-American Conference opener with Bowling Green at the M.A.C. Center. Senderoff also reviews last week's games at Kansas and at home against Texas-Pan American




Want to come to Wednesday's game with Bowling Green?

You can get 2 FREE tickets just by tweeting a picture of yourself in Kent State gear using the hashtag #KSUpicfortic

Also, if you buy 1 ticket in person at the M.A.C. Center Ticket Office, you will receive 1 free ticket.