2009 – 10 Kent State Golden Flashes men 's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2009 – 10 college basketball season . The team was coached by Geno Ford and played their home games in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center . They are members of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 24 &ndash; 10 , 13 &ndash; 3 in MAC play to win the east division and overall regular season championship . As the 1 seed they were upset by 9 seed and eventual champion Ohio in the quarterfinals of the 2010 MAC Men 's Basketball Tournament . As regular season champions they received an automatic bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Illinois
2010 MAC Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team