2011–12 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2011–12 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record21–12 (10–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 3   .813 22 12   .647
Buffalo 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
Ohio 11 5   .688 29 8   .784
Kent State 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
Bowling Green 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Miami 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
West
Eastern Michigan 9 7   .563 14 18   .438
Toledo 7 9   .438 19 17   .528
Western Michigan 6 10   .375 14 20   .412
Ball State 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Central Michigan 5 11   .313 11 21   .344
Northern Illinois 3 13   .188 5 26   .161
2012 MAC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by first year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–6 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They lost in the semifinals of the MAC Basketball tournament to Akron. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to USC Upstate.