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Kent State Golden Flashes Men's Basketball School History

Location: Kent, Ohio

Coverage: 105 seasons (1913-14 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1913-14): 1287-1274 .503 W-L%

Conferences: MAC and Ind

Conference Champion: 9 Times (Reg. Seas.), 7 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 7 Years (4-7), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 1 Week (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

105 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

105 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	MAC	17	17	.500	8	10	.444	-0.76	-2.54	74.8	71.3						Rob Senderoff (17-17)
2	2022-23	MAC	28	7	.800	15	3	.833	7.53	-1.22	76.1	65.9				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Rob Senderoff (28-7)
3	2021-22	MAC	23	11	.676	16	4	.800	-0.13	-3.07	71.3	65.2						Rob Senderoff (23-11)
4	2020-21	MAC	15	8	.652	12	6	.667	1.74	-1.90	76.7	71.1						Rob Senderoff (15-8)
5	2019-20	MAC	20	12	.625	9	9	.500	3.68	-0.72	76.3	70.0						Rob Senderoff (20-12)
6	2018-19	MAC	22	11	.667	11	7	.611	1.26	0.61	75.2	73.2						Rob Senderoff (22-11)
7	2017-18	MAC	17	17	.500	9	9	.500	-3.73	-1.76	73.0	73.6						Rob Senderoff (17-17)
8	2016-17	MAC	22	14	.611	10	8	.556	0.88	-1.63	77.0	73.0				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	14	Rob Senderoff (22-14)
9	2015-16	MAC	19	13	.594	10	8	.556	-1.53	-1.47	73.8	72.4						Rob Senderoff (19-13)
10	2014-15	MAC	23	12	.657	12	6	.667	2.04	-0.94	66.1	62.9						Rob Senderoff (23-12)
11	2013-14	MAC	16	16	.500	7	11	.389	-1.81	-1.94	69.6	68.4						Rob Senderoff (16-16)
12	2012-13	MAC	21	14	.600	9	7	.563	2.38	-0.82	71.0	67.8						Rob Senderoff (21-14)
13	2011-12	MAC	21	12	.636	10	6	.625	2.77	-0.95	70.4	66.0						Rob Senderoff (21-12)
14	2010-11	MAC	25	12	.676	12	4	.750	3.65	0.04	71.0	66.8						Geno Ford (25-12)
15	2009-10	MAC	24	10	.706	13	3	.813	5.28	0.74	70.1	65.1						Geno Ford (24-10)
16	2008-09	MAC	19	15	.559	10	6	.625	0.66	-0.97	68.9	64.7						Geno Ford (19-15)
17	2007-08	MAC	28	7	.800	13	3	.813	7.47	0.41	68.9	61.9		23		Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	9	Jim Christian (28-7)
18	2006-07	MAC	21	11	.656	12	4	.750	5.25	1.28	68.6	62.4						Jim Christian (21-11)
19	2005-06	MAC	25	9	.735	15	3	.833	6.27	0.00	72.3	65.9				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Jim Christian (25-9)
20	2004-05	MAC	20	13	.606	11	7	.611	5.53	2.85	70.4	66.9						Jim Christian (20-13)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	MAC	22	9	.710	13	5	.722	7.77	0.77	72.8	64.1						Jim Christian (22-9)
22	2002-03	MAC	21	10	.677	12	6	.667	5.02	0.55	76.8	70.7						Jim Christian (21-10)
23	2001-02	MAC	30	6	.833	17	1	.944	13.67	2.10	75.9	64.0				Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final	10	Stan Heath (30-6)
24	2000-01	MAC	24	10	.706	13	5	.722	8.69	1.44	70.3	62.3				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	13	Gary Waters (24-10)
25	1999-00	MAC	23	8	.742	13	5	.722	10.87	2.21	75.7	65.9						Gary Waters (23-8)
26	1998-99	MAC	23	7	.767	13	5	.722	7.22	2.72	71.9	63.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	11	Gary Waters (23-7)
27	1997-98	MAC	13	17	.433	9	9	.500	-3.76	0.68	69.4	72.3						Gary Waters (13-17)
28	1996-97	MAC	9	18	.333	7	11	.389	-3.99	2.73	68.8	73.1						Gary Waters (9-18)
29	1995-96	MAC	14	13	.519	8	10	.444	0.68	0.72	76.0	74.9						Dave Grube (14-13)
30	1994-95	MAC	8	19	.296	5	13	.278	-7.15	1.03	65.1	73.3						Dave Grube (8-19)
31	1993-94	MAC	13	14	.481	8	10	.444	-2.74	-1.19	66.4	67.9						Dave Grube (13-14)
32	1992-93	MAC	10	17	.370	7	11	.389	-5.26	-2.26	64.5	67.5						Dave Grube (10-17)
33	1991-92	MAC	9	19	.321	6	10	.375	-1.33	1.23	62.4	63.8						Jim McDonald (9-19)
34	1990-91	MAC	10	18	.357	4	12	.250	-3.44	-0.18	62.9	65.4						Jim McDonald (10-18)
35	1989-90	MAC	21	8	.724	12	4	.750	5.26	1.44	73.3	68.5						Jim McDonald (21-8)
36	1988-89	MAC	20*	11*	.645	11*	5*	.688	5.59	0.65	74.3	69.3						Jim McDonald (20-11)
37	1987-88	MAC	10	18	.357	6	10	.375	-7.01	-2.30	67.2	69.4						Jim McDonald (10-18)
38	1986-87	MAC	19	10	.655	11	5	.688	1.91	-2.13	74.3	68.4						Jim McDonald (19-10)
39	1985-86	MAC	11	16	.407	7	11	.389	-3.24	-0.09	66.5	68.8						Jim McDonald (11-16)
40	1984-85	MAC	17	13	.567	11	7	.611	1.97	1.21	71.7	70.2						Jim McDonald (17-13)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	MAC	15	14	.517	8	10	.444	0.05	-1.68	65.0	62.0						Jim McDonald (15-14)
42	1982-83	MAC	15	13	.536	9	9	.500	-4.17	-2.44	70.0	70.3						Jim McDonald (15-13)
43	1981-82	MAC	10	16	.385	6	10	.375	-9.65	-3.29	67.3	71.8						Ed Douma (10-16)
44	1980-81	MAC	7	19	.269	5	11	.313	-8.25	-0.85	68.2	75.2						Ed Douma (7-19)
45	1979-80	MAC	16*	11*	.593	7	9	.438	-1.11	-2.79	71.0	69.6						Ed Douma (16-11)
46	1978-79	MAC	13	14	.481	7	9	.438	-8.92	-2.21	68.5	72.7						Ed Douma (13-14)
47	1977-78	MAC	6	21	.222	4	12	.250	-11.07	-0.96	61.0	71.1						Mike Boyd (5-11), Rex Hughes (1-10)
48	1976-77	MAC	8	19	.296	4	12	.250	-6.01	1.07	71.2	77.1						Rex Hughes (8-19)
49	1975-76	MAC	12	14	.462	7	9	.438	-2.46	-2.02	68.3	68.7						Rex Hughes (12-14)
50	1974-75	MAC	6	20	.231	3	11	.214	-2.93	3.73	62.6	69.5						Rex Hughes (6-20)
51	1973-74	MAC	9	17	.346	1	11	.083	-5.85	-0.05	69.5	71.8						Frank Truitt (9-17)
52	1972-73	MAC	10	16	.385	5	7	.417	-3.62	-0.43	66.7	69.4						Frank Truitt (10-16)
53	1971-72	MAC	7	17	.292	6	4	.600	-3.58	0.92	67.8	71.6						Frank Truitt (7-17)
54	1970-71	MAC	13	11	.542	4	6	.400	-0.25	2.02	71.3	71.1						Frank Truitt (13-11)
55	1969-70	MAC	7	17	.292	2	8	.200	-2.86	3.14	67.0	72.6						Frank Truitt (7-17)
56	1968-69	MAC	14	10	.583	6	6	.500	4.47	2.04	69.6	65.3						Frank Truitt (14-10)
57	1967-68	MAC	9	15	.375	3	9	.250	-4.12	0.67	69.7	73.2						Frank Truitt (9-15)
58	1966-67	MAC	5	18	.217	1	11	.083	-8.84	1.50	66.5	73.1						Frank Truitt (5-18)
59	1965-66	MAC	8	16	.333	3	9	.250	-9.03	-3.08	78.8	82.2						Bob Doll (8-16)
60	1964-65	MAC	9	11	.450	4	8	.333	-9.78	-2.45	75.4	78.2						Bob Doll (9-11)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
61	1963-64	MAC	11	13	.458	5	7	.417	-9.98	1.55	67.9	75.7						Bob Doll (11-13)
62	1962-63	MAC	3	18	.143	1	11	.083	-9.65	0.46	58.7	67.0						Bob Doll (3-18)
63	1961-62	MAC	2	19	.095	1	11	.083	-7.01	1.74	68.2	75.2						Bob Doll (2-19)
64	1960-61	MAC	9	14	.391	4	8	.333	-3.65	2.30	70.8	76.0						William Bertka (9-14)
65	1959-60	MAC	7	16	.304	2	10	.167	-6.17	-0.31	73.9	77.5						William Bertka (7-16)
66	1958-59	MAC	11	13	.458	6	6	.500	-0.52	-0.64	68.4	67.0						William Bertka (11-13)
67	1957-58	MAC	9	14	.391	3	9	.250	-8.58	-0.44	61.0	66.3						William Bertka (9-14)
68	1956-57	MAC	5	18	.217	2	10	.167	-18.92	-5.63	78.1	86.3						David McDowell (5-18)
69	1955-56	MAC	10	11	.476	5	7	.417	-3.63	-1.21	83.6	82.7						David McDowell (10-11)
70	1954-55	MAC	8	14	.364	5	9	.357	-15.89	-7.46	74.2	80.0						Bud Haerr (8-14)
71	1953-54	MAC	8	13	.381	3	9	.250	-11.93	-4.13	69.8	73.9						Bud Haerr (8-13)
72	1952-53	MAC	7	15	.318	3	9	.250	-10.10	-3.10	74.0	77.5						Bud Haerr (7-15)
73	1951-52	MAC	14	10	.583	3	7	.300	-8.71	-4.07	68.9	68.2						Bud Haerr (14-10)
74	1947-48	Ind	15	8	.652						58.1	52.4						Harry Adams (15-8)
75	1946-47	Ind	13	11	.542													Harry Adams (13-11)
76	1945-46	Ind	10	10	.500													William Satterlee (10-10)
77	1944-45	Ind	3	11	.214													William Satterlee (3-11)
78	1942-43	Ind	12	12	.500													Donald Starn (12-12)
79	1941-42	Ind	14	11	.560													Donald Starn (14-11)
80	1940-41	Ind	12	10	.545													Donald Starn (12-10)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
81	1939-40	Ind	13	10	.565													Donald Starn (13-10)
82	1938-39	Ind	12	11	.522													Donald Starn (12-11)
83	1937-38	Ind	10	13	.435													Donald Starn (10-13)
84	1936-37	Ind	15	7	.682													Donald Starn (15-7)
85	1935-36	Ind	10	7	.588													Donald Starn (10-7)
86	1934-35	Ind	8	6	.571													Donald Starn (8-6)
87	1933-34	Ind	5	9	.357													Donald Starn (5-9)
88	1932-33	Ind	4	11	.267													Merle Wagoner (4-11)
89	1931-32	Ind	2	13	.133													Merle Wagoner (2-13)
90	1930-31	Ind	8	9	.471													Merle Wagoner (8-9)
91	1929-30	Ind	4	9	.308													Merle Wagoner (4-9)
92	1928-29	Ind	11	7	.611													Merle Wagoner (11-7)
93	1927-28	Ind	3	13	.188													Merle Wagoner (3-13)
94	1926-27	Ind	5	11	.313													Merle Wagoner (5-11)
95	1925-26	Ind	6	8	.429													Merle Wagoner (6-8)
96	1924-25	Ind	4	8	.333													Frank Harsh (4-8)
97	1923-24	Ind	4	9	.308													Frank Harsh (4-9)
98	1922-23	Ind	4	6	.400													Paul Chandler (4-6)
99	1921-22	Ind	2	6	.250													Paul Chandler (2-6)
100	1920-21	Ind	4	7	.364													Paul Chandler (4-7)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
101	1919-20	Ind	2	4	.333													Paul Chandler (2-4)
102	1916-17	Ind	2	6	.250													Donald Ulrich (2-6)
103	1915-16	Ind	4	8	.333													Donald Ulrich (4-8)
104	1914-15	Ind	3	2	.600													Alexander Whyte (3-2)
105	1913-14	Ind	7	2	.778													Alexander Whyte (7-2)

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