NCAA 2017
Golden Flashes Fall in First Round of NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
The 14th-seeded Â鶹¹û¶³ men’s basketball team played third-seeded UCLA close in the second half, but ultimately fell to the Bruins, 97-80, March 17 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Through the first 32 mi…
Elite Eight Team Members Remember Excitement Of Winning in 2002 NCAA Tournament
Fifteen years after Kent State’s Men’s Basketball team became the darlings of the NCAA Tournament, those who played and cheered for that team are remembering the excitement. The Golden Flashes won the Mid-American Conference Tournament and entered March Madness as a #10 seed; most expected they w…
Game Day: Golden Flashes Prepare to Make History
Excitement is building as the Â鶹¹û¶³ men's basketball team gets ready to take on UCLA tonight in the first round of the NCAA tournament’s South Regional. Last night kicked off with a press conference and open practice at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Players also m…
Under Armour Surprises Kent State Players with New Shoes, Gear Prior to First Round Game
The players thought they were just coming to a typical morning meal. Turns out, it was a lot more like Christmas morning. Under Armour, the official athletics apparel partner of Â鶹¹û¶³ Athletics, surprised the men’s basketball team Thursday with new shoes, shirts, and other i…
Kent State Mens Basketball Team Arrives in Sacramento for NCAA Tournament
California Dreaming! The Kent State Men’s Basketball team arrived in Sacramento Wednesday motivated for its first NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament appearance in nine years. The Golden Flashes had a short sendoff at the Kent Campus before busing to the Akron-Canton Airport for the four-hour …
Kent State vs. UCLA Match Up: On and Off the Court
If you are planning to attend the first round of the NCAA tournament’s South Regional, prepare to go the distance – literally. There are 2,397 miles between Â鶹¹û¶³ and Sacramento, California where No. 14 Â鶹¹û¶³ takes on No. 3 UCLA Friday night.
Famous Flashes Congratulate Kent State Men’s Basketball Team
Messages of congratulations and displays of Â鶹¹û¶³ pride flooded social media as the Kent State men’s basketball team captured the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Championship title.
Flashes Win 2017 MAC Men's Basketball Championship
The Â鶹¹û¶³ men's basketball team (22-13) won the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship, defeating the top-seeded Akron Zips (26-8), 70-65.
Men's Basketball Headed to Cleveland for 2017 MAC Tournament
The Â鶹¹û¶³ men's basketball team has its sights set on a league championship and a NCAA Tournament bid as it competes in the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament in Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland March 9-11.
