CLEVELAND – The Kent State University men's basketball team (28-6) won the 2023 Mid-American Conference Championship, defeating the top-seeded Toledo Rockets (27-7).
"Our guys deserved what happened tonight. This team has been through a lot together and has earned the right to play and the right to win and advance to the NCAA Tournament," exclaimed head coach Rob Senderoff. "I'm just really, really proud of the entire group."
The championship is the seventh in program history and the second under Coach Senderoff. After taking down Northern Illinois in the first round at home, Kent State went on to defeat the seventh, third, and first seeds in succession.