The Kent State Golden Flashes were short-handed for their Mid-American championship appearance against the Akron Zips— due in part to sanctions imposed on them for a viral social media post— but their postseason will not end in Cleveland, as they accept an invitation to The Basketball Classic.
The Basketball Classic is the spiritual successor to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, which was cancelled over the past two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 32-team bracket will feature teams who were not selected as at-large teams for the NCAA or NIT brackets.
This will be the fifth time Kent State has been selected to the CIT/TBC under coach Rob Senderoff, who was named MAC Coach of the Year last week.