2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Owls, led by first-year head coach Antoine Pettway , played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference . They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ASUN play, to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament , they lost to Jacksonville in the first round.
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] NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region.[ 2] Xavier .[ 3] [ 4]
Preseason
Preseason ASUN Conference poll
The Owls were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.[ 5]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team (1st-place votes)
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
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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oakwood W 93–46 1–0
KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
November 10, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX /ESPN+
at Florida State
L 67–94 1–1
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
November 15, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Keiser W 101–55 2–1
KSU Convocation Center (1,788)Kennesaw, GA
November 19, 2023 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Georgia Southern Pirate Classic W 96–92 3–1
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
November 20, 2023 *3:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Northeastern Pirate Classic W 79–77 4–1
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (212)Greenville, NC
November 21, 2023 *6:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU
L 84–91 4–3
Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 2, 2023 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 88–77 5–3
KSU Convocation Center (3,805)Kennesaw, GA
December 5, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 79–76 OT
6–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,230)Kennesaw, GA
December 9, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at USC Upstate
W 84–77 7–3
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
December 16, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Presbyterian
W 94–84 8–3
Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC
December 19, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brescia W 91–59 9–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,327)Kennesaw, GA
December 23, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Asheville
L 70–79 9–4
Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 29, 2023 *6:00 p.m., BTN Plus
at Indiana
L 87–100 9–5
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
ASUN Conference regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Queens W 80–77 10–5
KSU Convocation Center (1,921)Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2024 7:10 p.m., ESPN+
Stetson W 88–70 11–5
KSU Convocation Center (1,729)Kennesaw, GA
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 78–75 12–5
KSU Convocation Center (1,769)Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Florida
L 75–84 12–6
UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville
W 83–79 13–6
Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama L 84–90 13–7
KSU Convocation Center (1,422)Kennesaw, GA
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Arkansas
L 87–92 13–8
Farris Center Conway, AR
February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Bellarmine L 95–96 OT
13–9
KSU Convocation Center (1,630)Kennesaw, GA
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 76–86 13–10
KSU Convcation Center (2,357)Kennesaw, GA
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay
L 69–85 13–11
Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lipscomb
L 95–101 13–12
Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville W 66–61 14–12
KSU Convocation Center (1,158)Kennesaw, GA
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Florida L 81–82 14–13
KSU Convocation Center (1,841)Kennesaw, GA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast
W 74–67 15–13
Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stetson
L 72–84 15–14
Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Queens
L 82–91 15–15
Curry Arena (344)Charlotte, NC
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(9)
vs. (10) Jacksonville First round L 86–92 15–16
Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources:[ 6] [ 7]
References
^ Roberson, Doug (March 6, 2023). "Kennesaw State makes history with first trip to NCAA Tournament" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . ISSN 1539-7459 . Retrieved November 6, 2023 . ^ "March Madness: Kennesaw State earns No. 14 seed in NCAA tournament" . WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta . March 13, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023 .^ Phillips, Jamarlo (March 17, 2023). "Kennesaw State loses to Xavier in March Madness" . Atlanta News First . Retrieved November 6, 2023 . ^ Vivlamore, Chris (March 17, 2023). "Kennesaw State's dream comes to an abrupt end with NCAA Tournament loss to Xavier" . The Brunswick News . Retrieved November 6, 2023 . ^ "Preseason All-ASUN Team Announced; Blanton & Cozart Earn Superlative Honors" . asunsports.org . October 16, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023 .^ "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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