List of Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball seasons

The following is a list of seasons completed by the Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball program at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The team was established in 1913 and plays at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. Kent State played its first intercollegiate game in January 1915 and began play in the MAC in 1951 after playing in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) from 1932–1951. Since 1950, the team has played home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Through the 2017–18 season, the Golden Flashes have won six Mid-American Conference regular-season championships, six MAC tournament titles, and nine MAC East Division titles. In post-season play, the program has made six appearances in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Elite Eight in 2002. Additionally, Kent State has nine appearances in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) and five appearances in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).

Yearly results Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth Season Head coach Season results Conference tournamentresult Postseason result Final Coaches Poll Overall Conference Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Finish Independent 1913–14 Alexander Whyte 7 2 — — — — — — — 1914–15 3 2 — — — — — — — 1915–16 Donald Ulrich 4 8 — — — — — — — 1916–17 2 6 — — — — — — — 1917–18 No team — — — — — — — — — — 1918–19 — — — — — — — — — — 1919–20 Paul Chandler 2 4 — — — — — — — 1920–21 4 7 — — — — — — — 1921–22 1 7 — — — — — — — 1922–23 4 6 — — — — — — — 1923–24 Frank Harsh 4 9 — — — — — — — 1924–25 4 8 — — — — — — — 1925–26 Merle Wagoner 6 8 — — — — — — — 1926–27 5 11 — — — — — — — 1927–28 3 13 — — — — — — — 1928–29 11 7 — — — — — — — 1929–30 4 9 — — — — — — — 1930–31 8 9 — — — — — — — 1931–32 2 13 — — — — — — — Ohio Athletic Conference 1932–33 4 11 3 10 T-15th — — — 1933–34 August Peterka 5 9 5 9 16th — — — 1934–35 8 6 7 6 T-11th — — — 1935–36 Donald Starn 10 7 6 7 13th — — — 1936–37 15 7 9 4 7th — — — 1937–38 10 13 4 9 12th — — — 1938–39 12 11 7 7 .500 T-10th — — — 1939–40 13 10 5 7 14th — — — 1940–41 12 10 4 7 14th — — — 1941–42 14 11 7 9 10th — — — 1942–43 12 12 .500 9 6 T-6th — — — 1943–44 No Team — — — — — — — — — — 1944–45 William Satterlee 3 11 1 5 11th — — — 1945–46 10 10 .500 9 8 T-9th — — — 1946–47 Harry C. Adams 13 11 7 8 10th — — — 1947–48 15 8 11 5 6th — — — 1948–49 Dave McDowell 20 8 7 4 3rd 1–1 — — 1949–50 18 4 5 4 6th — — — 1950–51 18 8 7 0 1.000 NA — — — Mid-American Conference 1951–52 Clarence Haerr 14 10 3 7 6th — — — 1952–53 7 15 3 9 7th — — — 1953–54 8 13 3 9 7th — — — 1954–55 8 14 5 9 T-5th — — — 1955–56 Dave McDowell 10 11 5 7 T-5th — — — 1956–57 5 18 2 10 7th — — — 1957–58 Bill Bertka 9 14 3 9 6th — — — 1958–59 11 13 5 6 T-3rd — — — 1959–60 7 16 2 10 7th — — — 1960–61 9 14 4 8 T-5th — — — 1961–62 Robert Doll 2 19 1 11 7th — — — 1962–63 3 18 1 11 T-6th — — — 1963–64 11 13 5 7 5th — — — 1964–65 9 11 4 8 5th — — — 1965–66 8 16 3 9 7th — — — 1966–67 Frank Truitt 5 18 1 11 7th — — — 1967–68 9 15 3 9 T-6th — — — 1968–69 14 10 6 6 .500 T-3rd — — — 1969–70 7 17 2 8 T-5th — — — 1970–71 13 11 4 6 T-5th — — — 1971–72 7 17 6 4 3rd — — — 1972–73 10 16 5 7 T-5th — — — 1973–74 9 17 1 11 7th — — — 1974–75 Rex Hughes 6 20 3 11 7th — — — 1975–76 12 14 7 9 T-5th — — — 1976–77 8 19 4 12 T-8th — — — 1977–78 Rex Hughes/Mike Boyd 6 21 4 12 T-9th — — — 1978–79 Ed Douma 13 14 7 9 5th — — — 1979–80 10 17 7 9 T-4th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1980–81 7 19 5 11 T-9th Did not qualify — — 1981–82 10 16 6 10 9th Did not qualify — — 1982–83 Jim McDonald 15 13 9 9 .500 6th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1983–84 15 14 8 10 T-6th 2–1; Lost in final — — 1984–85 17 13 11 7 T-3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals 0–1 in NIT — 1985–86 11 16 7 11 T-6th Did not qualify — — 1986–87 19 10 11 5 2nd 2–1; Lost in final — — 1987–88 10 18 6 10 7th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1988–89 21 10 12 4 2nd 2–1; Lost in final 0–1 in NIT — 1989–90 21 8 12 4 2nd 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in NIT — 1990–91 10 18 4 12 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1991–92 9 19 6 10 6th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1992–93 Dave Grube 10 17 7 11 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1993–94 13 14 8 10 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1994–95 8 19 5 13 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1995–96 14 13 8 10 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1996–97 Gary Waters 9 18 7 11 7th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1997–98 13 17 9 9 .500 T-2nd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals — — 1998–99 23 7 13 5 2nd-East3–0; Won tournament0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1999–00 23 8 13 5 2nd-East 0–1; lost in quarterfinals2–1 in NIT — 2000–0124101351st-East3–0; Won tournament1–1 in NCAA tournament — 2001–02 Stan Heath3061711st-East3–0; Won tournament3–1 in NCAA tournament 12th 2002–03 Jim Christian2291261st-East 2–1; Lost in final0–1 in NIT — 2003–04229 13 5 1st-East 2–1; Lost in final0–1 in NIT — 2004–05 20 13 11 7 T-2nd-East 2–1; Lost in quarterfinals0–1 in NIT — 2005–062591531st-East3–0; Won tournament0–1 in NCAA tournament — 2006–07 21 11 12 4 2nd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals — — 2007–082871331st-East3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament — 2008–09 Geno Ford 19 15 10 6 T-3rd-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in CIT — 2009–1024101331st-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals1–1 in NIT — 2010–1125121241st-East 2–1; Lost in final2–1 in NIT — 2011–12Rob Senderoff 21 12 10 6 4th-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals0–1 in CIT — 2012–13 21 14 9 7 3rd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals1–1 in CIT — 2013–14 16 16 7 11 5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2014–152312126T-1st-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals2–1 in CIT — 2015–16 19 13 10 8 3rd-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2016–17 22 14 10 8 4th-East 4–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament — 2017–18 17 17 9 9 2nd-East 2–1; Lost in semifinals — — 2018–19 22 11 11 7 3rd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals0–1 in CIT — 2019–20 20 12 9 9 4th-East 1–0; tournament canceled No postseason held — 2020–21 15 8 12 6 T-3rd 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2021–22 23 11 16 4 2nd 2–1; Lost in final0–1 in TBC — 2022–23 28 7 15 3 2nd 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament — 2023–24 17 17 8 10 8th 2–1; Lost in final — — 2024–25 24 12 11 7 3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals2–1 in NIT — 2025–26 24 10 14 4 3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals0–1 in NIT —Totals 110 seasons 1,386 1,321 590113 583115 (MAC) (OAC) 6 MAC regular-season titles9 MAC East Division titles 50–36 in MAC tournament7 MAC tournament titles 4–7 in NCAA tournament7–11 in NIT3–5 in CIT0–1 in TBC Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth

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