Head women's basketball coach Todd Starkey is leaving Kent State to join Becky Burke's staff at Arizona. Fran Recchia will succeed him leading the Golden Flashes.

Kent State Men's Basketball (24-9, 14-4 MAC) having punched their ticket postseason play for the second straight year begins the National

The Golden Flashes finish their season 15-17 after a second-half rally fell short at Rocket Arena. Mya Babbitt led Kent State with a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Kent State’s leading scorer Mya Babbitt plans to enter the transfer portal, she told On3. The 5-8 junior guard from Papillion (NE) averaged 16.1 points, four rebounds and 1.5 steals per game this season.

CLEVELAND- In 2026, all roads lead to Cleveland as two Kent State Wrestlers are ready to perform on collegiate wrestling's biggest stage this week at the

No. 2 Akron defeated No. 3 Kent State 75-68 in the MAC men’s basketball semifinals and advanced to the tournament championship, where they will face No. 4 Toledo.

Kent State outscored Ohio 8-2 in the final minute and pulled away for an 86-75 win over the Bobcats on Thursday, March 12, in a Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinal. The Flashes did it after leading by as many as 15 points with just over 11 minutes left.

The Ohio State baseball team (5-9) closes out a five-game homestand on Tuesday, March 10 when the Buckeyes welcome Kent State (11-4) to

Kent State interim head coach Drew DeShields' first comments after the Golden Flashes rallied to beat Bowling Green 24-21.