| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | men |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 15–8 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach1: | Matt Sligh |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Julian Sullinger |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Aaron Fuss |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
The 2020–21 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 10th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). It was the program's 105th season of play and 70th as a member of the MAC.
The Golden Flashes finished the 2019–20 season 20–12 overall, 9–9 in MAC play, to finish fourth place in the East Division. They defeated Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament before the rest of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon King | 0 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Walk-on; did not return | |||
| CJ Williamson | 1 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Graduated | |||
| 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Graduated | ||||
| 4 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Graduated | ||||
| Mitch Peterson | 13 | G | 6'5" | 199 | Graduated | |||
| Anthony Roberts | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Transferred to St. Bonaventure | |||
| Sentwali Nalls | 21 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Walk-on; did not return | |||
| Anyeuri Castillo | 22 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Transferred to USC Aiken | |||
| Phillip Whittington | 25 | F | 6'8" | 227 | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malique Jacobs | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Transferred from Indian Hills CC. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Tekorian Smith | 4 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Transferred from Polk State College. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Justyn Hamilton | 21 | F | 6'11" | 220 | Senior | Transferred from Temple. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Gabe O'Neal | 32 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Transferred from Mineral Area College. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| James Jordan | 55 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Transferred from Roane State CC. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Kent State had to cancel games against Alcorn State, Purdue Fort Wayne, Eastern Michigan and Ohio, due to COVID-19 issues at those respective programs. They also postponed games against Akron, Bowling Green and Ball State.
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