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List of Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball head coaches. There have been 24 head coaches of the Golden Flashes in their 107-season history.[1]

Kent State's current head coach is Rob Senderoff. He was hired as the Golden Flashes' head coach in April 2011,[2] replacing Geno Ford, who left to become the head coach at Bradley.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1913–1915 Alexander Whyte 2 10–4 .714
2 1915–1917 Donald Ulrich 2 6–14 .300
3 1919–1923 Paul G. Chandler 4 11–24 .314
4 1923–1925 Frank Harsh 2 8–17 .320
5 1925–1933 Merle E. Wagoner 8 43–81 .347
6 1933–1935 Gus Peterka 2 13–15 .464
7 1935–1943 Donald Starn 8 98–81 .547
8 1944–1946 William A. Satterlee 2 13–21 .382
9 1946–1948 Harry Adams 2 28–19 .596
10 1948–1951
1955–1957
David E. McDowell 5 71–49 .592
11 1951–1955 Clarence Haerr 4 37–52 .416
12 1957–1961 Bill Bertka 4 36–57 .387
13 1961–1966 Robert F. Doll 5 33–77 .300
14 1966–1974 Frank Truitt 8 74–121 .379
15 1974–1978[a] Rex Hughes 4 27–63 .300
16 1978* Mike Boyd 1 5–11 .313
17 1978–1982 Ed Douma 4 40–66 .377
18 1982–1992 Jim McDonald 10 148–139 .516
19 1992–1996 Dave Grube 4 45–63 .417
20 1996–2001 Gary Waters 5 92–60 .605
21 2001–2002 Stan Heath 1 30–6 .833
22 2002–2008 Jim Christian 6 138–58 .704
23 2008–2011 Geno Ford 3 68–37 .648
24 2011–present Rob Senderoff 12 247–147 .627
Totals 24 coaches 107 seasons 1,321–1,282 .507
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Hughes was fired in January 1978. Mike Boyd served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1977–78 season.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Kent State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Kent State Athletics. p. 4-7. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes remove interim tag, hires Rob Senderoff as head coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 6, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Dave (March 28, 2011). "Kent State coach Geno Ford will take over for Braves". Journal Star. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Boyd named as new head coach at CSU". Daily Kent Stater. Vol. LXVI, no. 15. Associated Press. September 20, 1990. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Daily Kent Stater Digital Archive.