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

Last updated September 29, 2024

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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]

↑ Hughes was fired in January 1978. Mike Boyd served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1977–78 season.^[4]

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Kent State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Kent State Athletics. p. 4-7. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ "Kent State Golden Flashes remove interim tag, hires Rob Senderoff as head coach". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 6, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ Reynolds, Dave (March 28, 2011). "Kent State coach Geno Ford will take over for Braves". Journal Star . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ "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.

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[HughesBoyd-5] Hughes was fired in January 1978. Mike Boyd served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1977–78 season.^[4]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "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.

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