Todd Starkey (born June 5, 1971)[1] is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Kent State University.[2]

Todd Starkey
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamKent State
ConferenceMAC
Record143–99 (.591)
Biographical details
Born (1971-06-05) June 5, 1971 (age 53)
Alma materMontreat (1993)
Playing career
?Mars Hill
?Montreat
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Men's basketball
1998–2003Montreat (assistant)
2003–2005Lenoir–Rhyne (assistant)
Women's basketball
2005–2014Lenoir–Rhyne
2014–2016Indiana (assistant)
2016–presentKent State
Head coaching record
Overall308–194 (.614)
Tournaments
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MAC Tournament (2024)
  • 2 MAC East Division (2017, 2020)
  • 3 South Atlantic regular season (2009, 2010, 2013)
  • South Atlantic Conference Tournament (2009)
Awards

Career

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He was previously an assistant coach at Indiana University Bloomington and was also the head women's basketball coach at Lenoir–Rhyne University from 2005 to 2014, where he won a national coach of the year award in 2009.[3]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears (South Atlantic Conference) (2005–2014)
2005–06 Lenoir–Rhyne 10–18 3–11 7th
2006–07 Lenoir–Rhyne 16–12 9–7 T–4th
2007–08 Lenoir–Rhyne 15–13 5–9 5th
2008–09 Lenoir–Rhyne 27–5 13–3 T–1st NCAA Division II Round of 32
2009–10 Lenoir–Rhyne 21–8 13–3 1st NCAA Division II Round of 64
2010–11 Lenoir–Rhyne 14–13 11–7 T–3rd
2011–12 Lenoir–Rhyne 19–9 11–7 3rd
2012–13 Lenoir–Rhyne 19–10 13–5 2nd NCAA Division II Round of 64
2013–14 Lenoir–Rhyne 24–7 17–5 T–1st NCAA Division II Round of 64
Lenoir–Rhyne: 165–95 (.635) 95–57 (.625)
Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (2016–present)
2016–17 Kent State 19–13 13–5 1st (East) WNIT first round
2017–18 Kent State 13–19 5–13 4th (East)
2018–19 Kent State 20–13 11–7 4th (East) WNIT second round
2019–20 Kent State 19–11 11–7 T–1st (East) Postseason not held [a]
2020–21 Kent State 11–9 10–6 5th
2021–22 Kent State 19–12 10–10 T–6th WNIT second round
2022–23 Kent State 21–11 12–6 4th WNIT first round
2023–24 Kent State 21–11 13–5 3rd NCAA Division I First Round
Kent State: 143–99 (.591) 85–59 (.590)
Total: 308–194 (.614)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

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Starkey's son Drew Starkey is an actor.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Season not played past March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

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  1. ^ Kent State Women's Basketball [@KentStWBB] (June 5, 2021). "Wishing a Happy Birthday to our leader, @ToddStarkey33 ! We hope you have the best day ever! P.S. You don't look a day over 25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Todd Starkey Named Kent State Women's Basketball Head Coach". Kent State University. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lenoir-Rhyne's Starkey Named Region 3 Women's Basketball Coach Of The Year". South Atlantic Conference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Thomas, Carly (November 29, 2024). "Drew Starkey Says He Has a "Little Bit of Troy Bolton in Me" With Love for Acting and Basketball". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
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