Flashes Extend Todd Starkey Through 29-30 Season
4/18/2024 4:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KENT,OHIO- Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Randale L. Richmond has announced a contract extension for head women's basketball coach Todd Starkey through the 2029-2030 season.
"I am thrilled to announce a well-deserved extension for Coach Starkey," Richmond said. "He has maintained a high level of excellence in all facets of the Kent State women's basketball program. The potential for this program under Coach Starkey is limitless as we continue to work together to graduate student-athletes, boldly prepared for life after sport, and continue to win championships."
The new extension adds four years to the current deal. Coach Starkey is coming off his most successful season as the head coach of the Golden Flashes. In his eighth season at the helm of Kent State, he guided the Flashes to the program's first Mid-American Conference tournament title since 2002 and a berth in the NCAA tournament.
"I would like to thank President Diacon, Randale Richmond, and the entire Kent State community for their continued support and vision for where Kent State women's basketball can go," Starkey said. "This community's passion for women's basketball became evident during our championship run this season, we are excited about pursuing more as we move forward. "
In his eight seasons in Kent, the Flashes have had seven winning seasons, earned five post-season berths, and topped 20 wins on three different occasions. The Flashes won 21 games in each of the last two seasons, marking the first time in 13 years Kent State has posted back-to-back 20-plus win campaigns.
Starkey has amassed 143 wins at Kent State and is already the second-winningest coach in Kent State history, winning games at a .591 clip both overall and in conference play. The Flashes have also knocked off four power-five teams under his leadership, defeating UCLA (ranked in top-20 at the time), Penn State, Oklahoma State and Missouri.
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