2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	12–5 (3–0 ASUN)
Head coach	Antoine Pettway (1st season);
Associate head coach	Willie Watson
Assistant coaches	Robert Kirby; Donovan Kates;
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center

2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kennesaw State	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	5	.706
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	0	1.000	7	–	9	.438
Stetson	3	–	1	.750	11	–	7	.611
North Florida	2	–	1	.667	9	–	9	.500
Lipscomb	1	–	1	.500	10	–	7	.588
Austin Peay	1	–	1	.500	8	–	9	.471
North Alabama	1	–	1	.500	7	–	9	.438
Central Arkansas	1	–	1	.500	5	–	13	.278
Queens*	1	–	2	.333	7	–	11	.389
Florida Gulf Coast	1	–	3	.250	7	–	12	.368
Jacksonville	0	–	3	.000	9	–	8	.529
Bellarmine*	0	–	3	.000	4	–	14	.222
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 ASUN tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Antoine Pettway, play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 26–9, 15–3 in ASUN play to tie for first place in conference standings. They defeated Queens, Lipscomb, and Liberty to win the ASUN tournament.^[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region.^[2] They lost in the first round to Xavier.^[3]^[4]

Preseason

Preseason ASUN Conference poll

The Owls were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[5] Senior guard Terrell Burden was named to the preseason All-ASUN First Team.

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	Eastern Kentucky - 140 (8)
2	Florida Gulf Coast - 106
3	Stetson - 105
4	Kennesaw State - 103 (1)
5	Lipscomb - 99
6	Bellarmine - 81
7	North Alabama - 74 (1)
8	Austin Peay - 71 (1)
9	Jacksonville - 51
10	Queens - 47
11	North Florida - 36 (1)
12	Central Arkansas - 23

Roster

2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Demond Robinson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Murray State	Montgomery, AL
G	1	Terrell Burden	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Campbell HS	Smyrna, GA
G	2	RJ Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Grissom HS	Huntsville, AL
F	3	Jamal King	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	West Virginia	Uniontown, AL
F	4	Cole LaRue	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sr	McGill–Toolen HS	Mobile, AL
G	5	Simeon Cottle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Tri-Cities HS	College Park, GA
F	10	Frankquon Sherman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Grovetown HS	Lincolnton, GA
G	11	Delaney Heard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Alabama	Canton, GA
G	20	Chase Clemons	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Etowah HS	Woodstock, GA
G	21	Armani Harris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Newton HS	Brooklyn, NY
G	22	Marcus Whitlock	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Newton HS	Monticello, GA
G	23	Quincy Ademokoya	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Temple	Bloomington, IL
G	24	Jusaun Holt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Georgia	Tacoma, WA
F	25	Rongie Gordon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	UAB	Montgomery, AL
G	30	Matt Brown (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	The Walker School	Stockbridge, GA
G	31	Charles Stone (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Columbus HS	Columbus, GA
G	33	Eric Holland (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Rome HS	Rome, GA

Head coach

Antoine Pettway (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Willie Watson (Alabama)
Robert Kirby (UTRGV)
Donovan Kates (Manhattan)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Oakwood	W 93–46	1–0	KSU Convocation Center (2,733) Kennesaw, GA
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at Florida State	L 67–94	1–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,165) Tallahassee, FL
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Keiser	W 101–55	2–1	KSU Convocation Center (1,788) Kennesaw, GA
November 19, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Georgia Southern Pirate Classic	W 96–92	3–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,673) Greenville, NC
November 20, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Northeastern Pirate Classic	W 79–77	4–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (212) Greenville, NC
November 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. East Carolina Pirate Classic	L 84–85	4–2	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,311) Greenville, NC
November 26, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at FIU	L 84–91	4–3	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (755) Miami, FL
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia State	W 88–77	5–3	KSU Convocation Center (3,805) Kennesaw, GA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Asheville	W 79–76 ^OT	6–3	KSU Convocation Center (1,230) Kennesaw, GA
December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at USC Upstate	W 84–77	7–3	G. B. Hodge Center (472) Spartanburg, SC
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Presbyterian	W 94–84	8–3	Templeton Physical Education Center (514) Clinton, SC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Brescia	W 91–59	9–3	KSU Convocation Center (1,327) Kennesaw, GA
December 23, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Asheville	L 70–79	9–4	Kimmel Arena (1,579) Asheville, NC
December 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, BTN Plus	at Indiana	L 87–100	9–5	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,689) Bloomington, IN
ASUN Conference regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Queens	W 80–77	10–5 (1–0)	KSU Convocation Center (1,921) Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2024 7:10 pm, ESPN+	Stetson	W 88–70	11–5 (2–0)	KSU Convocation Center (1,729) Kennesaw, GA
January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast	W 78–75	12–5 (3–0)	KSU Convocation Center (1,769) Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
January 20, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Central Arkansas			Farris Center Conway, AR
February 1, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky			KSU Convcation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay			Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Florida			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at FGCU			Alico Arena Fory Myers, FL
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson			Edmunds Center Deland, FL
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[6]^[7]

References

↑ Roberson, Doug. "Kennesaw State makes history with first trip to NCAA Tournament". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
↑ "March Madness: Kennesaw State earns No. 14 seed in NCAA tournament". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
↑ Phillips, Jamarlo (2023-03-17). "Kennesaw State loses to Xavier in March Madness". Atlanta News First. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
↑ Vivlamore, Chris (2023-03-17). "Kennesaw State's dream comes to an abrupt end with NCAA Tournament loss to Xavier". The Brunswick News. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
↑ "Preseason All-ASUN Team Announced; Blanton & Cozart Earn Superlative Honors". asunsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
↑ "2022-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Kennesaw State Owls Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2022.

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[1] Roberson, Doug. "Kennesaw State makes history with first trip to NCAA Tournament". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[2] "March Madness: Kennesaw State earns No. 14 seed in NCAA tournament". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[3] Phillips, Jamarlo (2023-03-17). "Kennesaw State loses to Xavier in March Madness". Atlanta News First. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[4] Vivlamore, Chris (2023-03-17). "Kennesaw State's dream comes to an abrupt end with NCAA Tournament loss to Xavier". The Brunswick News. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[5] "Preseason All-ASUN Team Announced; Blanton & Cozart Earn Superlative Honors". asunsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-11-08.

[6] "2022-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[7] "2023-24 Kennesaw State Owls Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2022.

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