March Madness sign

Watch the Kent State Golden Flashes take on the Indiana Hoosiers in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in Albany, New York. Tipoff will be at 9:55 p.m. Friday, March 17. The game will air on TBS and on the Kent State Radio Network. Find more information on the 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament page. Watch the hype video. Go Flashes!  Game Day Hype from Kent State on Vimeo. ...

Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center filled with fans for basketball season.

Kent State is getting a lot of love these days! Leading up to its first-round game in the NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament, the men’s basketball team has received major shoutouts on social media. Check them out!   Great Morning from Downtown ⁦@KentState⁩ as March Madness Begins 🏀 #UMatter https://t.co/a834Gs3FSU ⁦@BernieKosarShow⁩ ⁦@JoshCribbs16⁩ Go ⁦@KentStMBB⁩ ⁦@KentStAthletics⁩ pic.twitter.com/Uj4jr87GU6 — Bernie Kosar (@BernieKosarQB) March 16, 2023 Golden Flashes all the way (to the sweet 16) #GoFlashes ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/hfWAFMr1Rv — Julian Edelman (@Edelman...

Cathi and Rob Eberly Have Their Eyes on Kent State's spot in the NCAA bracket

Cathi and Rob Eberly, ’70, admit they’re enjoying Kent State University’s run to the NCAA Tournament, but they also chuckle that they’ve seen “a lot of bad basketball over the years.” Season ticket holders for 40-45 years (there’s still debate over the first year the couple got tickets), they have cheered on the Golden Flashes through the tough years and now through an era of winning.  “When our daughter was younger, we started going to basketball games together and (sitting with some friends),” Rob said. “We built a relationship with the basketball program, and it just kept going. ...

Kent State employee Jeff Florentine, his wife Jen and son Beckett, moved to Kent in July 2022.

Ten years ago, the New York Times featured Kent City Manager Dave Ruller and Kent State University’s then-President Lester A. Lefton in an article touting their college town-gown success. Kent State Today is following up on that article, looking at the different ways the town-gown relationship is still flourishing. Read more about the background of the relationship here.    Fourth Time’s a Charm for the Florentine Family  After working at Kent State’s University Communications and Marketing department for eight years, alumnus Jeff Florentine, '11; his wife, J...

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