Category: Men’s Basketball

The greatest entertainment value in Northeast Ohio will be at the M.A.C. Center on the Kent State campus, as the Golden Flashes host the undefeated (19-0) and now nationally ranked Miami Redhawks on Tuesday evening. Miami is excellent. Under the direction of third year Head Coach Travis Steele, after coming over from Xavier, he has…

This was not an easy list to make. So many games, so many memorable moments. And a lot of games to try and remember what it meant at the time, and what it meant moving forward. I give myself wiggle room with the title of Games/Wins. Some wins meant more than others in the long…

The Kent State men’s basketball team heads to West Virginia to compete in The Greenbrier Tipoff this weekend. They’ll play regional rival and Horizon League member Cleveland State Saturday at 1pm. Sunday, they’ll take on Wright State at noon. For the Flashes, they come off their most impressive game in the early season, defeating UNC-Wilmington…

It promises to be a long week in the film room for Kent State Head Coach Rob Senderoff and his staff, as they break down the defensive issues that led to a 103-97 overtime loss to Troy Monday night in the 2025-2026 season opener. The Trojans of Troy shot 52.4% for the game, including 53%…

The Kent State men’s basketball team was picked to finish 3rd in the Mid-American Conference by The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook that was recently released. Akron and Miami are picked one and two in the league, followed by the Golden Flashes. Kent State senior Rico Gillespie was named to the All-Conference pre-season team. “Each…

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…

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,…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Kent State heads to Auburn Wednesday night to play the Tigers with a tip time of 8pm Eastern.  The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus as well as ESPN+.    The Tigers are coming off an impressive 74-69 win against Houston Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, essentially a road game for…