KEN

2025–26 season

Kent State

Golden Flashes · MAC

Record: 24–10; Unranked in the AP poll
Projected seed: Out; Outside the projected field
Efficiency: +2.5; No. 129 in Division I
Home: Kent, OH; 6,015 mi from Indianapolis
National titles: 0; Still chasing the first

Statistical profile

Percentiles compare this team with all 345 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games.

Efficiency

Offensive efficiency110.7

61st

Defensive efficiency110.3

45th

Efficiency margin+0.4

55th

Pace71.7

93rd

Strength of schedule-1.4

48th

Scoring & shooting

Points per game84.3

95th

Points allowed79.6

13th

Field goal %44.8%

46th

Three-point %35.4%

73rd

Three-point rate44.7%

79th

Free throw %74.2%

68th

Possessions

Rebounds per game39.7

93rd

Offensive rebound %32.7%

75th

Defensive rebound %69.2%

46th

Assists per game16.0

84th

Turnovers per game13.1

12th

Turnover rate18.0%

29th

Defense & roster

Steals per game6.7

54th

Blocks per game3.4

53rd

Opponent 3P %34.4%

35th

Average heightNaN′NaN″

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Program experienceNaN yrs

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Bench pointsNaN

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Strengths and weaknesses

Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 345 Division I teams.

StrengthPlays fastPace: 71.793rd

Tournament history

Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who Kent State beat and who ended the run.

KENT STATEELITE EIGHT2002

Each banner lists the years that round was Kent State's finish: titles all-time, the other rounds since 2002.

Appearances

Record

3–5

Sweet 16s

Final Fours

Titles

202313Round of 64Lost to 4 Indiana 71–60. Bracket
201714Round of 64Lost to 3 UCLA 97–80. Bracket
20089Round of 64Lost to 8 UNLV 71–58. Bracket
200612Round of 64Lost to 5 Pitt 79–64. Bracket
200210Elite EightBeat 7 Oklahoma St, 2 Alabama, 3 Pitt. Lost to 5 Indiana 81–69. Bracket

Roster

Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.

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Season schedule

Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.

ATS overall

12–20

ATS as favorite

11–15

ATS as underdog

1–5

ATS neutral court

1–3

ATS vs. tournament teams

0–7

ATS vs. ranked teams

0–1

Over / under

18–14

24–10 in 34 games

Season schedule and results
Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total	ATS	O/U
Nov 3	vsTROYTroy13	L97–103OT	-3.5	142.5	Miss	Over
Nov 7	vsCORCornell	W110–102	-6.5	164.75	Cover	Over
Nov 10	vsUNCUNC Wilmington	W86–77	-3.5	156.5	Cover	Over
Nov 15	NCLECleveland State	W102–95	-11.25	165.25	Miss	Over
Nov 16	NWSUWright State14	W76–72OT	-4.5	156.5	Miss	Under
Nov 18	vsE KEastern Kentucky	W93–78	-10	161.5	Cover	Over
Nov 22	vsCLECleveland State	W91–71	-15.25	172.5	Cover	Under
Nov 29	vsPENPenn State-Shenango	W123–59OT	—	—	—	—
Dec 3	vsaustin-peay	W96–84	-8.75	153.75	Cover	Over
Dec 6	vsROBRoberts Wesleyan	W111–68	—	—	—	—
Dec 14	@PORPortland	L78–88	-7.5	160.5	Miss	Over
Dec 20	@UMAMassachusetts	W69–59	-1.25	163.5	Cover	Under
Dec 29	@PUR#8Purdue2	L60–101	+23.5	155.25	Miss	Over
Jan 3	vsN INorthern Illinois	W77–73	-16.5	158.25	Miss	Under
Jan 6	vsBOWBowling Green	W96–93	-3.5	155.5	Miss	Over
Jan 10	@C MCentral Michigan	L85–87	-10.25	156.25	Miss	Over
Jan 13	@BUFBuffalo	W87–81	-2.25	163.5	Cover	Over
Jan 16	vsTOLToledo	W87–84	-5.75	167.75	Miss	Over
Jan 20	vsMOHMiami (OH)11	L101–107OT	-1.75	167.5	Miss	Over
Jan 24	@E MEastern Michigan	W76–75OT	-4.5	154.25	Miss	Under
Jan 27	vsOHIOOhio	W72–57	-5.5	162.25	Cover	Under
Jan 30	@AKRAkron12	L52–69	+10.5	166.75	Miss	Under
Feb 3	@TOLToledo	W75–72	-1.25	161.75	Cover	Under
Feb 7	@SOUSouthern Miss	L65–66	-4.5	150.25	Miss	Under
Feb 11	vsE MEastern Michigan	W95–91	-10.5	145.25	Miss	Over
Feb 14	@BALBall State	W75–68	-7.75	142.5	Miss	Over
Feb 17	@BOWBowling Green	W78–71	+1.75	151.5	Cover	Under
Feb 24	vsC MCentral Michigan	W83–81	-11.75	156.75	Miss	Over
Feb 27	vsAKRAkron12	L70–92	+3.5	165.5	Miss	Under
Mar 3	@N INorthern Illinois	W102–76	-10	148.75	Cover	Over
Mar 6	vsW MWestern Michigan	W86–78	-12.5	157.5	Miss	Over
Mar 12	NOHIOOhio	W86–75	-3.5	161.25	Cover	Under
Mar 13	NAKRAkron12	L68–75	+6.75	162.5	Miss	Under
Mar 18	@ILLIllinois State	L58–79	+4.5	154.5	Miss	Under