2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record13–19 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Fran Recchia
  • Morgan Toles
  • Mike McKee
Home arenaMAC Center
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
Miami (OH) 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Ohio 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Kent State 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Bowling Green 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
Akron 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
Ball State 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
Western Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
2018 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018

The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by second-year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo.