Staff Directory
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Randal Holt was named as an assistant men's basketball coach in May of 2021. During Holt's first season, he helped the Golden Flashes to a 23-11 record and the second-longest win streak in program history (14). Kent State made an appearance in the MAC Championship game and boasted one of the best defenses in the conference. In the 2022-23 season, Holt helped lead the Golden Flashes to a 28-7 record, a MAC Conference title, and an appearance in the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Since then Kent State reached the National Invitation Tournament in the 2025-26 and 2024-25 seasons reaching the semifinal in March 2025.
Holt rejoined the Golden Flashes after two seasons with Stony Brook on Geno Ford's staff. The former Kent State guard (2009-13) was the Director of Player Development for the Golden Flashes in the 2018-19 season after finishing an overseas basketball career.
During his Kent State playing career, Holt made two MAC semifinal appearances. He was a celebrated three-point marksman during his playing days and is second all-time in three-pointers made with 247. The Cleveland Glenville High School product averaged 14.7 points while leading Kent State to a 21-14 record as a senior in 2012-13, sinking 83 3-pointers while shooting 39 percent from distance.
After his senior year, Holt went on to play professional basketball overseas with Orange Academy Ratiopharm (2014-15) and the Dresden Titans (2015-17).
