The defending Mid-American Conference Tournament champion Kent State Flashes men’s basketball team released its non-conference schedule for the 2017-18 season. Four of the opponents are Division I schools coming off of postseason runs, and the schedule also includes a visit from Pac-12 doormat Oregon State University and a trip to Cincinnati to take on the Xavier University Musketeers at the Cintas Center.
To open the season, the Flashes will participate in the Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer Doubleheader, a local college basketball showcase, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society. In this year’s iteration of the event, coach Rob Senderoff’s Flashes will take on the Youngstown State Penguins at Akron’s James A.