Quest For A 10th Straight 20-Win Season Begins Saturday Night at Detroit
11/9/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Watch the game online through the Horizon League
The Game...
The Golden Flashes have their sights set on a 10th straight 20-win season as they tip-off the 2007-08 campaign at Detroit. Kent State, which went 21-11 last year, warmed up for the 92nd season in school history with a 92-65 exhibition win over Hiram last Saturday. Newcomer Rashad Woods, a transfer from Lee College (Tex.), led three players in double figures with 18 points. The Golden Flashes were picked to win the MAC East Division and were also selected as the MAC Tournament favorite.
Detroit, which is coming off an 11-19 season, defeated Albion (57-48) and Hope (73-64) in exhibition games this season. The Titans have two starters and 10 returners back from last year, including 5-10 senior guard Jon Goode, who scored 34 points in the win over Hope on Tuesday. Detroit was selected to finish seventh in the Horizon League preseason poll.
Radio...
WNIR 100.1 FM (Bill Needle)
Next Up For Kent State...
The Golden Flashes host Hampton on Thursday at 7:00 pm. The 2007-08 home opener begins a three game home stand for KSU, which went 11-2 at home last year and is 103-19 (.851) in the M.A.C. Center since 1998-99.
Quick Hits...
• KSU has nine returners and five starters back from a team that won 12 of their final 15 games last year.
• The Golden Flashes are 4-1 in season openers under Jim Christian.
• Overall the program has won seven of its last eight season openers and have posted a 51-40 all-time record.
• This will be the first time since 1998-99 the Golden Flashes are opening on an opponents home court.
• This is the sixth straight season KSU has replaced its leading scorer from the previous year.
Series Notes...
• This will be the fifth meeting all-time between Kent State and Detroit and the third since the 2003-04 season. It will be the fourth time the two teams will play in Detroit
• A 61-48 win last season by Kent State tied the series at 2-2. The Titans won the first meeting in 1929 (31-27) and then took the rematch 47 years later in the championship game of the 1976 Motor City Classic (81-79, ot). Kent State has won the last two meetings, 68-48, on Dec. 30, 2003 and again on Nov. 18, 2006 last season.
| Game 1 - at Detroit 11/10/07 |
