2023–24 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

2023–24 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record21–12 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachFran Recchia
Assistant coaches
  • Alexa Golden
  • Paige Salisbury
Home arenaMAC Center
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo171 .944286  .824
Ball State162 .889286  .824
Kent State135 .7222112  .636
Buffalo108 .5561914  .576
Bowling Green108 .5561615  .516
Northern Illinois810 .4441516  .484
Ohio810 .4441119  .367
Western Michigan711 .3891218  .400
Miami (OH)612 .333920  .310
Akron612 .3331118  .379
Central Michigan414 .222622  .214
Eastern Michigan315 .167722  .241
2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by eighth-year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team finished the regular season at 18–10 and finished third in the Mid-American Conference with a 13–5 record in conference play. In the 2024 MAC women's basketball tournament, the Golden Flashes defeated Northern Illinois, Ball State and Buffalo to win their fourth MAC tournament title and first since 2002, and advance to the 2024 NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Golden Flashes were seeded 15th in the Albany 1 region and fell to second-seeded Notre Dame in the first round to finish the season at 21–11.