The 2020–21 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 10th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). It was the program's 105th season of play and 70th as a member of the MAC.

Previous season The Golden Flashes finished the 2019–20 season 20–12 overall, 9–9 in MAC play, to finish fourth place in the East Division. They defeated Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament before the rest of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jon King 0 G 6'5" 195 Akron, OH Walk-on; did not return CJ Williamson 1 G 6'6" 200 Orlando, FL Graduated Troy Simons 3 G 6'3" 195 Pittsburgh, PA Graduated Antonio Williams 4 G 6'0" 185 Chicago, IL Graduated Mitch Peterson 13 G 6'5" 199 Richfield, OH Graduated Anthony Roberts 15 G 6'4" 190 Detroit, MI Transferred to St. Bonaventure Sentwali Nalls 21 G 6'1" 165 Chicago, IL Walk-on; did not return Anyeuri Castillo 22 F 6'7" 195 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Transferred to USC Aiken Phillip Whittington 25 F 6'8" 227 Los Angeles, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Malique Jacobs 2 G 6'4" 190 Junior Wilmington, NC Transferred from Indian Hills CC. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Tekorian Smith 4 G 6'4" 185 Junior Memphis, TN Transferred from Polk State College. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Justyn Hamilton 21 F 6'11" 220 Senior Charlotte, NC Transferred from Temple. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Gabe O'Neal 32 F 6'7" 240 Junior Cincinnati, OH Transferred from Mineral Area College. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. James Jordan 55 G 6'5" 180 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred from Roane State CC. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Kent State had to cancel games against Alcorn State, Purdue Fort Wayne, Eastern Michigan and Ohio, due to COVID-19 issues at those respective programs. They also postponed games against Akron, Bowling Green and Ball State.

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!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season

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