Kent State Golden Flashes NCAA Basketball News

Kent State beats Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 85-76 Eds: APNewsNow. Kent State 85, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76.

CSU sophomore forward Nigel Ajere has made a positive impact for the Vikings in recent games.

Tyree Evans scored 11 points and helped KSU stay close to Pittsburgh during Saturday's first half with a run of three early 3-pointers. The senior was responsible for all three of KSU's 3-pointers in the game.

Junior forward Brad Wanamaker scored a game-high 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, including three 3-pointers, to lead Pitt to a 71-59 victory over Kent State this afternoon at Petersen Events Center.

Men's basketball Kent State at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. today, ESPNU Sherman rebounds after missing season Injuries to others don't give guard a break.

Mercyhurst junior 165-pounder and reigning Division II national champion Josh Shields saw his winning streak end at 30 matches this past weekend, but it took a Division I opponent to bring him down.

Kent State University Athletic Director Laing Kennedy celebrates after Kent State women's basketball team clinched the Mid American Conference title in March 2002.

Sophomore guard Jordan Crawford scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting to lead the Xavier University men's basketball team past Kent State by a 77-61 score on Friday evening at Cintas Center.

Kent State's men's basketball team could have senior Chris Singletary available to play in today's game at Xavier.

Xavier coach Chris Mack said quite plainly Thursday afternoon that he was disappointed in the Musketeers' play at the Old Spice Classic, and he identified bad habits in need of correction following the 1-2 tournament showing.

The Kent State Golden Flashes continue a seven-out-of-eight-game road swing tonight as the team travels to Kentucky to face Morehead State in a rematch of last season's BracketBuster matchup.

Anthony Simpson scored 17 points and Kent State rallied in the second half to take a 63-57 victory over Morehead State on Sunday night.

Anthony Magazu is the likely starter Friday when Kent State hosts Buffalo in the regular-season finale at Dix Stadium.

Kent State could spend the next month without Randal Holt. The true freshman injured his right knee in the Golden Flashes' 76-54 loss at South Florida on Wednesday night.

Augustus Gilchrist scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the South Florida Bulls downed the Kent State Golden Flashes, 76-54, in a non-conference game at the Sun Dome.

The Kent State men's basketball team travels to Florida for just the second time in school history when the Golden Flashes take on South Florida and former head coach Stan Heath.

Kent State When/where: 7, Sun Dome, Tampa Radio: 1250-AM Records: Kent State 4-1; USF 4-1 Notable: USF opens a five-game homestand against the school that gave Stan Heath, right, his first head coaching job in 2001.

KENT: Looking lethargic, somewhat out of sync and playing without two important players, Kent State found a way to win Sunday by depending on one of their main strengths - depth.

Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 6:51 p.m. KENT, Ohio - Rodriquez Sherman scored 15 points to lead Kent State to a 63-44 victory over Rochester on Sunday night.

Chris Singletary is expected to miss between two and four weeks after successful surgery Friday to remove a tear in the meniscus of his right knee.