Sports
![Lamar Hylton singing before the Kent vs. Akron men's basketball game Lamar Hylton singing before the Kent vs. Akron men's basketball game](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230303_BC_MBBvsAkron_088.jpg?VersionId=2mrE9nYKiubOg4wURh995IrBC3D1j5lh&itok=I7EBJ12T)
Lamar R. Hylton sang at the start of Friday night's men's basketball game at Kent State's Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.
On Saturday, Kent State hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
![Rob Senderoff and Jim Christian during game](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Rob%20Senderoff%20and%20Jim%20Christian%20during%20game%20-%202.png?VersionId=wANk43h6.gzY4mjWoa7L2I2acLkyK37C&itok=NW33MC6s)
The Kent State University men’s basketball program is a family with a deep bond that closely ties its players and coaches together. In a piece by WKYC-TV in Cleveland that aired Feb. 24, morning news anchor Dave Chudowsky likens head coach Rob Senderoff as “father” of the program and Jim Christian as the “grandfather.”
![Kent State Women's Basketball Team Kent State Women's Basketball Team](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/KSUWBBClinched.jpeg?VersionId=B9RYrGMJtDBFMOcmQucpK.zpPVdddY.s&itok=1MNENOSW)
After an 87-46 blowout win against the Akron Zips on Feb. 18, the Kent State women’s basketball team clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament.
![Bob DiBiasio](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/BobDibiasioBanner.jpg?VersionId=RkywkGkTFX50XuGn54eRPfv8GbxCDa8V&h=a9753649&itok=1zBvec3d)
Many Kent State University students are interested in knowing what a career in sports administration is like. Cleveland Guardians Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Bob DiBiasio has answers.
![Kent State Golden Flashes](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Basketball.jpeg?VersionId=wj_pB.0ELG_5Z2VbAvrm.MlNFDl3wg5p&itok=7aKh0jNE)
The Kent State men's basketball (21-5, 11-2 MAC) team takes the two-game series after defeating the Broncos 82-58 this evening. With Tuesday's victory, the Flashes clinched a spot in the MAC Tournament.
![Golden Flash athletes wearing their new "K" letter jackets. Golden Flash athletes wearing their new "K" letter jackets.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/IMG_9624.jpg?VersionId=UDRxtX7ZbZYDx7aSDTC.wlPZlCP7X8Aj&itok=h_mjYDPz)
Kent State student athletes received their letter jackets Wednesday night.
![Student athletes with GPAs of 3.0+ were recognized at Tuesday's basketball game. Student athletes with GPAs of 3.0+ were recognized at Tuesday's basketball game.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Unknown-3.jpeg?VersionId=G4wrN46CXJ.3F1bAL8lUEEaAk0P5UiiO&itok=zuZsKV8I)
Kent State honored student-athletes with GPAs of 3.0+ at Tuesday's men's basketball game.