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Ty Sugick

Opinion: Potential Bracket-Buster teams

Ty Sugick March 15, 2016

The NCAA basketball tournament is set to begin on Thursday, as 68 teams will compete to be the 2016 national champions. Millions of people every year fill out brackets, attempting to predict which team...

Senior center Khaliq Spicer fights for position against University of Akron’s sophomore forward Kwan Cheatham at James A. Rhodes Arena on Friday, March 4, 2016.

Men’s basketball looks for redemption next season

Zac Sommer March 15, 2016

The Kent State men’s basketball team looked like they were going to have a promising year after the Flashes finished non-conference play 9-4 and started out with a 6-1 record in the Mid-American Conference “I...

Head coach Danielle O’Banion cheers her team on at the women’s basketball game held in the MAC Center on February 13th, 2016.

University opts to not renew O’Banion’s contract

Eric Pitcher March 13, 2016

Kent State’s director of athletics, Joel Nielsen, said Friday that the Flashes will not be extending the contract of women's basketball head coach Danielle O’ Banion. Kent State finished the 2015-16...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: Homage to March

Lucas Misera March 13, 2016

Hampton, Dayton, Stephen F. Austin. Buzzer-beaters, alley-oops, Cinderella stories and heartbreak. Early on in its madness, March has brought along enough college hoops to encourage viewers to stay on...

Junior guard Jon Fleming consoles senior Chris Ortiz after Kent State was eliminated by Bowling Green from the MAC Tournament, 70-69, on Monday, March 7, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.

Opinion: Kent State men’s basketball disappoints

Ty Sugick March 8, 2016

Kent State men’s basketball team dreams of dancing in the NCAA tournament came to a shocking end on Monday night, as they lost 69-70 to No. 12 seed Bowling Green at home in the first round of the Mid-American...

Guest Column: It’s just a game

Richard Mulhall March 6, 2016

This past Saturday the Akron Beacon Journal sent me to Cuyahoga Falls High School to cover the girl’s basketball Division III Cuyahoga Falls Regional Final between Gilmour Academy and Chippewa High School.Though...

Redshirt sophomore forward McKenna Stephens reaches to make a basket in a basketball game against the Miami University Redhawks in the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The Flashes beat the Redhawks 59-53 in the last home game of the season.

Women’s basketball travels to Ypsilanti for first round of tournament

Eric Pitcher March 6, 2016

It’s that time of the year again - Mid-American Conference tournament time.The 11th-seeded Flashes will be traveling up to Eastern Michigan University to take on the sixth-seeded Eagles. Kent State will...

Women’s basketball finishes season with road loss

Eric Pitcher March 5, 2016

​The Kent State women's basketball team(6-22, 3-15 Mid-American Conference) ended their regular season with a lop-sided loss to the University at Buffalo(16-13, 8-10 MAC) 63-47. The Bulls took an...

The graduating class for the Kent State men’s basketball team hold up their commemorative plaques on Senior Night before the game with Bowling Green. Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2016 at the MAC Center.

Hall leads Flashes to win on Senior Night

Zac Sommer March 1, 2016

Redshirt junior Jimmy Hall scored 22 points in Tuesday night’s win over Bowling Green State University as Flashes commands a 70-54 win over the Falcons on senior night.“Jimmy’s a great player and...

Redshirt junior Jimmy Hall drives the lane surrounded by defenders from University at Buffalo at Alumni Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Buffalo beat Kent 87-70.

Men’s basketball falls to Buffalo on the road

Stephen Means February 23, 2016

Coming off a big home win over rival University of Akron (21-7, 10-5 Mid-American Conference) this past Friday, Kent State (18-10, 9-6 MAC) fell on the road to the University of Buffalo (16-12, 9-6 MAC),...

Flashes overcome slow second quarter to edge Ball State

Stephen Means February 14, 2016

Kent State (5-17, 2-10 Mid- American Conference) took down conference foe Ball State (16-7, 8-4 MAC) Saturday, 59-50.Senior Larissa Lurken led the Flashes with 13 points and was the only players to score...

Redshirt junior Jimmy Hall prepares to drive to the rim against the Northern Illinois defender on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center. The Flashes beat the Huskies 75-74.

Hall adjusting as Flashes fight through injuries

Stephen Means February 9, 2016

Two weeks ago, the Kent State men’s basketball team (15-8, 6-4 Mid-American Conference) sat atop the MAC, riding a five game winning streak.The Flashes have done a complete 180 after losing vital players...