Men’s Basketball Announces 2013-14 Conference Schedule
9/3/2013 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Complete 2013-14 Schedule
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State men's basketball team announced the Mid-American Conference portion of its schedule for the 2013-14 campaign on Tuesday.
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The MAC returns to an 18-game format, which was last used during the 2005-06 season. Each school will play seven teams (five in division, two cross-division) twice and the remaining four cross-division teams once. This year's additional cross-divisional matchups were randomly selected by the conference office.
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The Golden Flashes will begin conference play in the friendly confines of the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, January 8 against Ohio, which shared last season's regular season conference title. Central Michigan and Northern Illinois will be the two schools from the West Division that the Flashes play twice.Â
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Kent State will host rival Akron on Saturday, February 1 in the first of two scheduled meetings as part of the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge. The two squads will meet again for the regular season finale in Akron on either March 7 or 8.
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Head coach Rob Senderoff and the Golden Flashes will play a school record 18 home games this season, beginning with the opener against Ohio Northern on Friday, November 8.
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Visit http://www.kentstatesports.com/ or call the ticket office at (330) 672-2244 for more information or to purchase season tickets.Â