The following is a list of seasons completed by the Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball program at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The team was established in 1973 as a club team and in 1975 as a varsity team, playing their first official game in January 1976. The Flashes play at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. Kent State began play in the MAC in 1981, the first year the MAC started sponsoring women's athletics. Since 1977, the team has played home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Through the 2023–24 season, the Golden Flashes have won five Mid-American Conference regular-season championships, four MAC tournament titles, and eight MAC East Division titles. In post-season play, the program has made six appearances in the NCAA tournament along with seven appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth
Season Head coach Season results Conference tournamentresult Postseason result Final AP Poll Overall Conference Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Finish Ohio Association of Intercollegiate Sports for Women 1975–76Judy Devine 5 6 — — — — — — — 1976–77 9 8 — — — — 1–1; 5th place — — 1977–78Laurel Wartluft 15 6 — — — — 2–1; 3rd place — — 1978–79 23 8 — — — — 2–1; 3rd place — — 1979–80 21 8 — — — — 1–2; 4th place — — 1980–81 24 10 — — — — 2–1; 2nd place — — Mid-American Conference 1981–82Laurel Wartluft 17 14 7 4 T-3rd 2–1; lost in quarterfinals0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1982–83 9 18 6 12 8th Did not qualify — — 1983–84 5 22 4 14 9th Did not qualify — — 1984–85 10 17 6 12 T-7th Did not qualify — — 1985–86 11 16 5 13 9th Did not qualify — — 1986–87Richard Keast 15 13 8 8 .500 T-4th 0–1; Lost in semifinals — — 1987–88 9 19 5 11 T-6th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1988–89 9 18 5 11 T-7th Did not qualify — — 1989–90Bob Lindsay 5 22 3 12 T-8th Did not qualify — — 1990–91 17 12 9 7 T-3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals — — 1991–92 18 12 9 7 3rd 2–1; Lost in final — — 1992–93 20 9 12 6 T-3rd 1–1; Lost in final — — 1993–94 20 8 12 6 4th 1–1; Lost in semifinals — — 1994–95 17 10 12 5 T-3rd 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1995–962471621st 2–1; Lost in final1–1 in NCAA tournament — 1996–97 20 10 14 2 2nd 2–1; Lost in final — — 1997–982371801.0001st-East3–0; Won tournament0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1998–992271421st-East 2–1; Lost in final — — 1999–20002561511st-East3–0; Won tournament0–1 in NCAA tournament — 2000–012181421st-East 2–1; Lost in final — — 2001–0220111331st-East3–0; Won tournament0–1 in NCAA tournament — 2002–0316131061st-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2003–04 19 10 12 4 T-2nd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals0–1 in WNIT — 2004–05219124T-1st-East 2–1; Lost in final — — 2005–06 21 9 12 4 2nd-East 2–1; Lost in final — — 2006–07 15 13 11 5 2nd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2007–08 9 21 5 11 3rd-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2008–09 19 10 8 8 .500 2nd-East 0–1; Lost in opening round — — 2009–10 20 11 12 4 2nd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals0–1 in WNIT — 2010–11 20 10 11 5 2nd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals0–1 in WNIT — 2011–12 6 21 5 11 5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2012–13Danielle O'Banion 3 27 1 15 T-5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — 2013–14 7 23 4 14 6th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2014–15 5 25 3 15 5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2015–16 6 23 3 15 T-5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2016–17Todd Starkey 19 13 13 5 1st-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in WNIT — 2017–18 13 19 5 13 4th-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2018–19 20 13 11 7 4th-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals 1–1 in WNIT — 2019–20 19 11 10 6 T-1st-East 1–0; Tournament canceled Postseason canceled due to COVID-19 — 2020–21 11 9 10 6 5th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2021–22 19 12 10 10 T-6th Did not qualify1–1 in WNIT — 2022–23 21 11 12 6 3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals0–1 in WNIT — 2023–24 21 11 13 5 3rd 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament —Totals 49 seasons 764 635 400 321 5 MAC Regular-season titles9 MAC East Division titles 39–31 in MAC tournament4 MAC Tournament titles 1–6 in NCAA tournament2–7 in WNIT Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth
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