The 2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 12th-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 Mid-American Conference (MAC). As the second seed they defeated Northern Illinois, Akron, and top-seeded Toledo to win the MAC tournament. Kent State was placed as the 13th seed in the Midwest Regional where they lost to Indiana in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Previous season
The Golden Flashes finished the 2021–22 season 23–11 overall, 16–4 in MAC play, to finish in second place in the conference. They lost to Akron in the final of the MAC tournament.
Offseason Departures DeparturesNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes Mike DiGiulio G 6'0 170 Freshman Buffalo, New York Transferred to Canisius Jeremiah Hernandez G 6'4 175 RS-Freshman Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Southern Indiana DeVale Johnson F 6'7 185 RS-Junior Brooklyn, New York Entered transfer portal Jon King F 6'5 195 Sophomore Akron, Ohio Entered transfer portal Jarred Logan F 6'5 199 Freshman Elyria, Ohio Entered transfer portal Tervell Beck F 6'7 231 RS-Senior Cleveland, Ohio Exhausted eligibility Justyn Hamilton F 6'11 208 RS-Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Exhausted eligibility Andrew Garcia G 6'5 224 Grad Harlem, New York Exhausted eligibility
Incoming transfers TransfersNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Mike Bekelja G 6'1 180 Freshman Solon, Ohio Duquesne Miryne Thomas F 6'8 215 RS-Junior Cleveland, Ohio Ball State Robert Carpenter F 6'7 210 Junior Detroit, Michigan Mississippi Valley State
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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