Sports
During his time at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ, Saban earned three letters in football and one in baseball from 1970 to 1972. In 1973, he was a graduate assistant coach and defensive assistant for the Flashes. He was inducted into the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Varsity K Hall of Fame in 2015.
Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ staff and student-athletes took a trip at the beginning of 2024 to Boneza, Rwanda, to give of themselves. But they never expected how much they would receive in return.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ defeated Bowling Green, 82-74, Saturday at the Stroh Center to give head coach his 300th career win. Starkey has won 135 games as the leader of the Golden Flashes and is now tied with Laurel Wartluft for the second most wins in program history.
Growing up, basketball was always a huge part of my life. It all stemmed from watching my older cousin play. In high school, he was a highly recruited player, and every school in the nation wanted him. Watching him play and going to his tournaments made me want to pick up the game and do the same thing.
Every single Golden Flash program posted a term grade-point average (GPA) above a 3.0 for the first time in history, highlighting an exemplary semester in the classroom for С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Athletics.
On a special field trip day, more than 1,500 students from local elementary schools cheered С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's women's basketball team to victory.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ alumnus Nick Saban, considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, has retired from the University of Alabama, where he coached the Crimson Tide for the past 17 seasons.
Between playing in two MAC Championships, being named to the 2023 MAC All-Tournament Team, and getting involved with student leadership programs on campus in the last few years, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ is where I've truly come into my own as a player and person.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Women's Golf team has won the Mid-American Conference Championship every year since it was first sponsored in 1999.