2017 – 18 Kent State Golden Flashes men 's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Golden Flashes , led by seventh-year head coach Rob Senderoff , played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center , also known as the MAC Center , as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 17 – 17 , 9 – 9 in MAC play to finish in second place in the MAC East division . They defeated Northern Illinois and Ball State in the MAC Tournament before losing to Buffalo in the semifinals
MAC Tournament
2018 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team