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List of Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball seasons

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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

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Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth
Season Head coach Season results Conference tournament
result
Postseason result
Final Coaches Poll
Overall Conference
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Finish
Independent
1913–14 Alexander Whyte 7 2 .778
1914–15 3 2 .600
1915–16 Donald Ulrich 4 8 .333
1916–17 2 6 .250
1917–18 No team
1918–19
1919–20 Paul Chandler 2 4 .333
1920–21 4 7 .364
1921–22 1 7 .125
1922–23 4 6 .400
1923–24 Frank Harsh 4 9 .308
1924–25 4 8 .333
1925–26 Merle Wagoner 6 8 .429
1926–27 5 11 .313
1927–28 3 13 .188
1928–29 11 7 .611
1929–30 4 9 .308
1930–31 8 9 .471
1931–32 2 13 .133
Ohio Athletic Conference
1932–33 4 11 .267 3 10 .231 T-15th
1933–34 August Peterka 5 9 .357 5 9 .357 16th
1934–35 8 6 .571 7 6 .538 T-11th
1935–36 Donald Starn 10 7 .588 6 7 .462 13th
1936–37 15 7 .682 9 4 .692 7th
1937–38 10 13 .435 4 9 .308 12th
1938–39 12 11 .522 7 7 .500 T-10th
1939–40 13 10 .565 5 7 .417 14th
1940–41 12 10 .545 4 7 .364 14th
1941–42 14 11 .560 7 9 .438 10th
1942–43 12 12 .500 9 6 .600 T-6th
1943–44 No Team
1944–45 William Satterlee 3 11 .214 1 5 .167 11th
1945–46 10 10 .500 9 8 .529 T-9th
1946–47 Harry Adams 13 11 .542 7 8 .467 10th
1947–48 15 8 .652 11 5 .688 6th
1948–49 Dave McDowell 20 8 .714 7 4 .636 3rd 1–1
1949–50 18 4 .818 5 4 .556 6th
1950–51 18 8 .692 7 0 1.000 NA
Mid-American Conference
1951–52 Clarence Haerr 14 10 .583 3 7 .300 6th
1952–53 7 15 .318 3 9 .250 7th
1953–54 8 13 .381 3 9 .250 7th
1954–55 8 14 .364 5 9 .357 T-5th
1955–56 Dave McDowell 10 11 .476 5 7 .417 T-5th
1956–57 5 18 .217 2 10 .167 7th
1957–58 Bill Bertka 9 14 .391 3 9 .250 6th
1958–59 11 13 .458 5 6 .455 T-3rd
1959–60 7 16 .304 2 10 .167 7th
1960–61 9 14 .391 4 8 .333 T-5th
1961–62 Robert Doll 2 19 .095 1 11 .083 7th
1962–63 3 18 .143 1 11 .083 T-6th
1963–64 11 13 .458 5 7 .417 5th
1964–65 9 11 .450 4 8 .333 5th
1965–66 8 16 .333 3 9 .250 7th
1966–67 Frank Truitt 5 18 .217 1 11 .083 7th
1967–68 9 15 .375 3 9 .250 T-6th
1968–69 14 10 .583 6 6 .500 T-3rd
1969–70 7 17 .292 2 8 .200 T-5th
1970–71 13 11 .542 4 6 .400 T-5th
1971–72 7 17 .292 6 4 .600 3rd
1972–73 10 16 .385 5 7 .417 T-5th
1973–74 9 17 .346 1 11 .083 7th
1974–75 Rex Hughes 6 20 .231 3 11 .214 7th
1975–76 12 14 .462 7 9 .438 T-5th
1976–77 8 19 .296 4 12 .250 T-8th
1977–78 Rex Hughes/Mike Boyd 6 21 .222 4 12 .250 T-9th
1978–79 Ed Douma 13 14 .481 7 9 .438 5th
1979–80 10 17 .370 7 9 .438 T-4th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1980–81 7 19 .269 5 11 .313 T-9th Did not qualify
1981–82 10 16 .385 6 10 .375 9th Did not qualify
1982–83 Jim McDonald 15 13 .536 9 9 .500 6th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1983–84 15 14 .517 8 10 .444 T-6th 2–1; Lost in final
1984–85 17 13 .567 11 7 .611 T-3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals 0–1 in NIT
1985–86 11 16 .407 7 11 .389 T-6th Did not qualify
1986–87 19 10 .655 11 5 .688 2nd 2–1; Lost in final
1987–88 10 18 .357 6 10 .375 7th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1988–89 21 10 .677 12 4 .750 2nd 2–1; Lost in final 0–1 in NIT
1989–90 21 8 .724 12 4 .750 2nd 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in NIT
1990–91 10 18 .357 4 12 .250 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1991–92 9 19 .321 6 10 .375 6th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1992–93 Dave Grube 10 17 .370 7 11 .389 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1993–94 13 14 .481 8 10 .444 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1994–95 8 19 .296 5 13 .278 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1995–96 14 13 .519 8 10 .444 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1996–97 Gary Waters 9 18 .333 7 11 .389 7th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1997–98 13 17 .433 9 9 .500 T-2nd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals
1998–99 23 7 .767 13 5 .722 2nd-East 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
1999–00 23 8 .742 13 5 .722 2nd-East 0–1; lost in quarterfinals 2–1 in NIT
2000–01 24 10 .706 13 5 .722 1st-East 3–0; Won tournament 1–1 in NCAA tournament
2001–02 Stan Heath 30 6 .833 17 1 .944 1st-East 3–0; Won tournament 3–1 in NCAA tournament 12th
2002–03 Jim Christian 22 9 .710 12 6 .667 1st-East 2–1; Lost in final 0–1 in NIT
2003–04 22 9 .710 13 5 .722 1st-East 2–1; Lost in final 0–1 in NIT
2004–05 20 13 .606 11 7 .611 T-2nd-East 2–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in NIT
2005–06 25 9 .735 15 3 .833 1st-East 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
2006–07 21 11 .656 12 4 .750 2nd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals
2007–08 28 7 .800 13 3 .813 1st-East 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
2008–09 Geno Ford 19 15 .559 10 6 .625 T-3rd-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in CIT
2009–10 24 10 .706 13 3 .813 1st-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 1–1 in NIT
2010–11 25 12 .676 12 4 .750 1st-East 2–1; Lost in final 2–1 in NIT
2011–12 Rob Senderoff 21 12 .636 10 6 .625 4th-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals 0–1 in CIT
2012–13 21 14 .600 9 7 .563 3rd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals 1–1 in CIT
2013–14 16 16 .500 7 11 .389 5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round
2014–15 23 12 .657 12 6 .667 T-1st-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 2–1 in CIT
2015–16 19 13 .594 10 8 .556 3rd-East 0–1; Lost in first round
2016–17 22 14 .611 10 8 .556 4th-East 4–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
2017–18 17 17 .500 9 9 .500 2nd-East 2–1; Lost in semifinals
2018–19 22 11 .667 11 7 .611 3rd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in CIT
2019–20 20 12 .625 9 9 .500 4th-East 1–0; tournament canceled No postseason held
2020–21 15 8 .652 12 6 .667 T-3rd 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
2021–22 23 11 .676 16 4 .800 2nd 2–1; Lost in final 0–1 in TBC
2022–23 28 7 .800 15 3 .833 2nd 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
2023–24 17 17 .500 8 10 .444 8th 2–1; Lost in final
Totals[1] 108 seasons 1,338 1,299 .507 565
113
572
115
.497 (MAC)
.496 (OAC)
6 MAC Regular-season titles
9 MAC East Division titles
48–34 in MAC tournament
7 MAC Tournament titles
4–7 in NCAA tournament
5–9 in NIT
3–5 in CIT
0–1 in TBC
Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth

References

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  1. ^ Men's Basketball (pdf). Kent State University. 2014. pp. B7–B19, B42–B43. Retrieved January 22, 2015.