With something to prove, Griffith and Whaley Jr. to get name back in Kent
If the Kent State men’s basketball program is going to be in the upper echelon of an ever changing Mid-American Conference and compete for a championship in 2025-2026, several things are going to need to happen. First, the returning players will have to improve and take the next step. With the momentum of Head Coach…
‘Resilient’ Flashes weather storms, play Miami Saturday
Resiliency is defined as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” The Kent State baseball team has bounced back time and time again this season and their resiliency will continue to be put to the test Saturday against Miami at 2pm in the MAC Tournament in a winner’s bracket final,…
Flash Brothers: Jatczak and Casey power Kent State
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s the Oakland Athletics featured a feared power hitting duo Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. This duo struck fear in American League pitchers, hitting back to back in the lineup. The two helped Oakland to a 1989 World Series title. They used to celebrate round trippers by bashing each…
Flashes overcome slow start to Regular Season Title
As the Kent State baseball teams prepares to take on an opponent to be determined Thursday at 6pm at Crushers Stadium in the first round of the 2025 MAC Tournament, the team was still trying to find their identity and consistency earlier in the season. After getting swept by Mercer in a three game set…
MAC Tournament Preview: Dynamic Flashes look to finish the job in Avon
The Kent State baseball team will look to win the 2025 MAC Tournament this week in Avon, Ohio. The Flashes are looking to return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018. Kent State, led by all time winningest coach in program history Jeff Duncan, will begin the tournament Thursday at 6pm at…
Whaley Jr. commits to Flashes
The Kent State men’s basketball roster for the 2025-2026 season, and Team 110 continues to load as Sunday evening they received a commitment from UNLV transfer Rob Whaley Jr. Whaley was limited to just two games last season, suffering with a back injury. During the 2023-2024 season, Whaley appeared in all 34 of UNLV’s games,…
Flashes and Zips clash in contrasting styles Friday
Kent State and Akron meet Friday night in the MAC Center for the first of their two, and usually three battles in a season. The game tips at 7pm and will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. The Flashes come in hopefully having broken their MACC misery Tuesday night with a solid 75-57 victory…
Flashes look to snap MACC misery
For years, the MAC Center in Kent has been considered one of the toughest places to play in the Mid-American Conference and all over mid-major basketball. In the last 25 years, the Golden Flashes are 305-77 for a .794 winning percentage. Teams feed off the energy from the crowd, and the blue and gold supporters…
GFR Reflection: Flashes grind out two wins at Western Slam
The Kent State men’s basketball team spent last week at the Western Slam in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The event was considered to be the top mid-major MTE in the country with the Flashes alongside Towson, UC Irvine and Kennesaw State. In the latest CollegeInsider.com mid-major top 25 released Monday, the UC Irvine Anteaters at 8-0,…
Flashes head to San Juan for Puerto Rico Classic
The Kent State women’s basketball team was able to right itself last week with two key home victories over Duquesne and Xavier. The previous week the team had lost a couple of road games in the state of North Carolina to NC State and Elon. Weathering the early season injury bug, and with lineups and…
KSU heads to Western Slam in Canada
The Kent State men’s basketball team heads to Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada to participate in the Western Slam this Thursday-Saturday. The Flashes will spend Thanksgiving together while participating in what shapes up to be a telling week of basketball with great, mid-major competition. Towson, UC Irvine and Kennessaw State come in at a combined 14-3 on…
Flashes hold off Purple Eagles
Kent State was able to hold off Niagara Thursday night for a 76-73 win at the MAC Center. The Golden Flashes had a 20 point lead in the first half before watching it dwindle away in the second half. Morgan Safford, nursing a lower body ailment, was able to gut out 27 minutes and lead…
Flashes return to host Niagara
The Kent State men’s basketball returns to action Thursday night hosting Niagara after an eight-day hiatus, after falling at Auburn last Wednesday. It was the first loss for the Flashes after starting the season with wins over Louisiana and Miami Hamilton. The Flashes hopefully used the eight-day break to gear up for an intense stretch…
GFR Reflection: Time is up on Kent GRIT
Any hopes the Kent State football team had to “salvage” their season Tuesday night against their rivals down the road went away quickly in an embarrassing, national television loss to the Zips 38-17 in a game that didn’t appear that close. That was a 2-8 Akron team. But anyone that had been paying attention this…
Flashes fall at Auburn
Kent State battled back, played tough and played as hard as they could last night at Auburn, but fell 79-56 to the #5 ranked team in the country. The win marked Auburn’s 56th consecutive non-conference home win, in what was the 57th straight sellout at Neville Arena which holds 9,121. Early on it looked like…
