Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- agolden6@kent.edu
- Phone:
- 330-672-8498
Former Kent State standout Alexa Golden enters her third season as an assistant coach for the Golden Flashes in 2022-23 and mentors the team’s wing players.
One of the fastest-rising coaches in women’s college basketball, Golden filled three different roles on the coaching staff during the first 20 months after putting on the blue and gold for the final time. Hired as a graduate assistant by head coach Todd Starkey, she was promoted to the director of operations position in December 2019. The same selfless, gritty attitude that allowed Golden to have a successful career on the court made her the right fit for another promotion in September 2020.
The 2021-22 season saw the Flashes end up with a 19-12 record. After leading the Flashes to their first postseason WNIT win as a player, Golden helped the Flashes win their second postseason WNIT game as a coach. Kent State beat Youngstown State 68-59 in that game.
Golden concluded her career on the court as the only player in Kent State women's basketball history to total 500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 200 steals and 100 three-point field goals. She was voted as the Golden Flashes’ Most Valuable Player following her senior season after playing a vital role in a 20-win campaign that included the program’s first ever Postseason WNIT victory. Golden was selected to the Mid-American Conference All-Defensive Team as a senior and finished 19th in the nation in steals (91) and 24th in steals per game (2.76).
She was also highly decorated for her successes outside of the gym. Golden was nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award following her senior year, which honors graduating female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers. She was also presented with the Judith K. Devine Excellence in Leadership Award, which recognizes a Kent State senior student-athlete who exhibits leadership in all facets of a student-athlete's life, including team, department, collegial unit and community.
Golden is a two-time graduate of Kent State University, earning an undergraduate degree in criminal justice in Dec. 2017 and a master’s in sports and recreation management in May 2019. She was also a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree.
