2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record14–18 (7–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachMichael Cotton
Carlton Owens
Stephen Cox
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 8   .765
Lipscomb 11 – 3   .786 20 – 13   .606
North Florida 8 – 6   .571 15 – 19   .441
USC Upstate 7 – 7   .500 17 – 16   .515
Kennesaw State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 18   .438
Jacksonville 5 – 9   .357 17 – 16   .515
NJIT 3 – 11   .214 11 – 20   .355
Stetson 3 – 11   .214 11 – 21   .344
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Al Skinner and played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center on the university's campus in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 14–18, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated USC Upstate before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

Roster

2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kendrick Ray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr Middletown HS
Quinnipiac 		Middletown, NY
F 2 Jordan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr St. Francis School Alpharetta, GA
G 4 Tyler Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Fr Moravian Prep Simpsonville, SC
F 5 Isaac Mbuyamba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Parkrose HS Portland, OR
F 10 Johannes Nielsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Virum Skole - Skolebakken 9 Virum, Denmark
G 11 Kyle Clarke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Oldsmar Christian School Daytona Beach, FL
G 12 James Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr St. Benedict’s Prep Union, NJ
F 13 Anthony Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Miami Central HS Miami, FL
F 14 Aubrey Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr St. Vincent Pallotti HS
Toledo 		Bowie, MD
G 15 Cameron Neysmith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Parkview HS
Massanutten Military Academy 		Norcross, GA
G 21 Nick Masterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr River Ridge HS Woodstock, GA
F 22 Shazier Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Veterans HS
Arizona State 		Perry, GA
G 24 Josh Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Maryknoll School Honolulu, HI
F 33 Kosta Jankovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Renaissance Academy (Los Angeles) Belgrade, Serbia
F 35 Zach Cameron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Sacramento, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm 		Georgia Southwestern W 60–58 
KSU Convocation Center (553)
Kennesaw, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
9:30 pm, BTN 		at Iowa L 74–91  0–1
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,007)
Iowa City, IA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Brewton–Parker W 80–74  1–1
 KSU Convocation Center (1,402)
Kennesaw, GA
11/16/2016*
7:30 pm 		at Bethune–Cookman L 72–75  1–2
 Ocean Center (678)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/19/2016*
3:00 pm 		at UMBC L 85–93  1–3
 Retriever Activities Center (719)
Catonsville, MD
11/22/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Alabama State W 79–72  2–3
 KSU Convocation Center (937)
Kennesaw, GA
11/26/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		Chattanooga L 71–88  2–4
 KSU Convocation Center (1,031)
Kennesaw, GA
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm 		at South Florida L 69–71  2–5
 USF Sun Dome (2,196)
Tampa, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Florida A&M W 76–74  3–5
 Teaching Gym (579)
Tallahassee, FL
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm 		at Michigan L 55–82  3–6
 Crisler Center (10,687)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Rider
Gotham Classic 		L 79–81  3–7
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,612)
Lawrenceville, NJ
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm 		at Massachusetts
Gotham Classic 		L 77–95  3–8
 Mullins Center (1,758)
Amherst, MA
12/20/2016*
10:00 pm 		at Pacific
Gotham Classic 		L 56–69  3–9
 Stockton Arena (1,355)
Stockton, CA
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		North Carolina A&T
Gotham Classic 		W 68–60  4–9
 KSU Convocation Center (1,074)
Kennesaw, GA
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Mercer L 76–80  4–10
 KSU Convocation Center (1,506)
Kennesaw, GA
12/31/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		North Georgia W 89–76  5–10
 KSU Convocation Center (653)
Kennesaw, GA
01/02/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee State W 76–73  6–10
 Gentry Complex (483)
Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/07/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lipscomb L 79–82  6–11
(0–1) 		Allen Arena (1,025)
Nashville, TN
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Gulf Coast L 75–78  6–12
(0–2) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,851)
Kennesaw, GA
01/14/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Stetson W 84–65  7–12
(1–2) 		KSU Convocation Center (751)
Kennesaw, GA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at North Florida L 84–86  7–13
(1–3) 		UNF Arena (1,605)
Jacksonville, FL
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Jacksonville W 81–71  8–13
(2–3) 		Swisher Gymnasium (1,006)
Jacksonville, FL
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		NJIT W 71–65  9–13
(3–3) 		KSU Convocation Center (771)
Kennesaw, GA
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at USC Upstate L 73–79  9–14
(3–4) 		G. B. Hodge Center (723)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at NJIT W 54–53  10–14
(4–4) 		Fleisher Center (657)
Newark, NJ
02/04/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		USC Upstate W 84–79  11–14
(5–4) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,645)
Kennesaw, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stetson W 92–85  12–14
(6–4) 		Edmunds Center (694)
DeLand, FL
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 63–75  12–15
(6–5) 		Alico Arena (4,670)
Fort Myers, FL
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Jacksonville L 78–79  12–16
(6–6) 		KSU Convocation Center (453)
Kennesaw, GA
02/18/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		North Florida W 85–68  13–16
(7–6) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,362)
Kennesaw, GA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lipscomb L 74–85  13–17
(7–7) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,355)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun tournament
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(5) at (4) USC Upstate
Quarterfinals 		W 80–78  14–17
 G. B. Hodge Center (735)
Spartanburg, SC
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(5) at (1) Florida Gulf Coast
Semifinals 		L 62–74  14–18
 Alico Arena (4,333)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1].

References

  1. ^ "Kennesaw State University Athletics - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". ksuowls.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.