Kent State University
Albany
Men’s Basketball Hosts Albany at Home on Friday
12/27/2018 6:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team will wrap up non-conference play with a two-game homestand, starting with Albany on Friday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m. at the M.A.C. Center.
THE GAME
Kent State (9-2) vs. Albany (4-9)
Friday, Dec. 28 | 7 PM | M.A.C. Center
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+; Ty Linder (pbp), Tanner Castora (analyst)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Jacob Pavilack (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
ALBANY HEAD COACH
Will Brown
Record at Albany: 286-257 (18th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 148-100 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Albany leads the series 1-0
Albany and Kent State are meeting for the second time in series history. The two teams met last season in Albany as the Great Danes came away with a 78-68 victory.
 Kent State has a 3-2 overall record against members of the America East Conference
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes finish out the non-conference schedule with a two-game homestand. Â
- Kent State is 9-2 overall and 4-1 on the road this season.
- For the first time this season, Kent State was ranked in the Mid-Major Top-25 poll ranked 20th.
- The Flashes are coming off its second win over a power-5 opponent this season after taking down Oregon State, 66-63 in Oregon last week. Walker led the charge with a game-high 26 points and season-high seven rebounds. Senior Jalen Avery added a season-high 16 points and dished out a team-high three assists. Â Overall, Kent State shot 40 percent from the floor (22-of-55) and 10-of-21 (47.6 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has four players who are averaging double-figures each game, Jaylin Walker (25.3 ppg), Jalen Avery (14.9 ppg), Antonio Williams (12.7 ppg), and CJ Williamson (10.0 ppg).
- Â The Flashes are 0-1 against the Great Danes. The last meeting between the teams last season as Albany hosted the Flashes. Kent State fell 78-68.
- Â The Great Danes, stand 4-9 on the season under 18-year head coach Will Brown. In their last outing, Albany improved to 4-9 on the season with an 77-67 win over Manhattan. Ahmad Clark scored 23 points. Albany has three players averaging double-digits, Clark with 18.6, Cameron Healy with 15.3, and Antonio Rizzuto with 10.0.
- Head Coach Rob Senderoff graduated from UAlbany in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He was a member of the men's basketball team, serving as a student assistant coach.
