Know the Foe: Kent State Golden Flashes
BY ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Monday, March 15, 2010
3/15/10 at 5:14 PM
Coach: Geno Ford
Season record: 23-9 overall, 13-3 in Mid-American Conference
Best wins: The Golden Flashes picked up decent nonconference victories, the most significant being a home win against UAB (72-65). It also beat Wofford (73-66) and Morehead State (63-57) this season.
Worst losses: Kent had four questionable losses, the biggest ones coming in MAC play. The Golden Flashes fell to Buffalo (70-55), Miami (Ohio) (55-53, OT) and Bowling Green (76-70).
Top players: Kent's leading scorer is F Justin Greene (6-foot-8, 13.7 ppg). G Chris Singletary (6-4, 12.0) is an All-MAC first-team player, and Rodriquez Sherman (6-2, 10.7 ppg) also is a scorer. Singletary has 115 assists, while Sherman has 99.
NIT
(5) TULSA VS. (4) KENT STATE
6 p.m. Wednesday
At the M.A.C. Center, Kent, Ohio
Radio: KRMG am740, fm102.3
Tickets: The school will have information on obtaining tickets on Monday.
TULSA'S NIT HISTORY
1953: Duquesne 89, TU 60
1967: Marquette 64, TU 60
1969: St. Peter's 75, TU 71
1981: TU 81, Pan American 71; TU 72, UTEP 67; TU 69, South Alabama 68; TU 89, West Virginia 87; TU 86, Syracuse 84 (OT)
1983: TCU 64, TU 62
1990: Oklahoma State 83, TU 74
1991: Oklahoma 111, TU 86
2000: TU 75, UC Irvine 71; TU 76, Minnesota 73 (OT), TU 77, Mississippi State 75; TU 72, Memphis 64; TU 79, Alabama 60.
2009: TU 68, Northwestern 59; Auburn 74, TU 55.
