Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
The Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represents Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The Golden Flashes compete in the Mid-American Conference and last played in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 2024. Founded in 1973 as a club team, the Kent State women's basketball team received varsity status in 1975 and played their first official game in January 1976. Through the 2023–24 season, the Flashes have six total appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament along with four Mid-American Conference tournament championships, five MAC overall titles, and nine MAC East division titles. Home games are held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, which has been the team's home venue since 1977. The head coach is Todd Starkey, who was hired April 19, 2016.
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| University | Kent State University | |||
| Head coach | Todd Starkey (8th season) | |||
| Conference | Mid-American | |||
| Location | Kent, Ohio | |||
| Arena | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (Capacity: 6,327) | |||
| Nickname | Golden Flashes | |||
| Colors | Navy blue and gold | |||
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| NCAA tournament second round | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1982, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2024 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1998, 2000, 2002, 2024 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 | ||||
| Conference division season champions | ||||
| 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2020 | ||||