2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2013–14 record 6–25 (3–15 A-Sun)
Head coach Lewis Preston (3rd year)
Assistant coach Jimmy Lallathin
Assistant coach Brian Lawhon
Assistant coach Mike Scutero
Home arena KSU Convocation Center
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Mercer 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Florida Gulf Coast 14 4   .778     22 13   .629
USC Upstate 11 7   .611     19 15   .559
East Tennessee State 10 8   .556     19 16   .543
Lipscomb 10 8   .556     15 15   .500
North Florida 10 8   .556     16 16   .500
Jacksonville 8 10   .444     12 18   .400
Northern Kentucky* 5 13   .278     9 21   .300
Stetson 5 13   .278     7 24   .226
Kennesaw State 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third year head coach Lewis Preston, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Atlantic Sun Tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Nigel Pruitt Forward 6–7 180 Sophomore Potomac, Maryland
2 Jordan Jones Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Alpharetta, Georgia
3 Delbert Love Guard 6–0 185 Junior Cleveland, Ohio
4 Yonel Brown Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Lawrenceville, Georgia
5 Bernard Morena Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Ivory Coast
11 Myles Hamilton Guard 6–1 190 Sophomore Cleveland, Ohio
12 Nate Rucker Forward 6–6 240 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
13 Jordan Montgomery Guard/Forward 6–5 170 Sophomore Orlando, Florida
21 Kris Drees Forward 6–6 210 Senior Cumming, Georgia
23 Tanner Wozniak Guard 6–5 185 Junior St. Petersburg, Florida
24 Orlando Coleman Forward 6–5 185 Junior Pleasant Grove, Alabama
32 Charlie Byers Guard 5–11 185 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
40 Drew McGhee Forward 6–11 235 Senior North Ridgeville, Ohio
45 Andrew Osemhen Forward 6–9 270 Senior Loganville, Georgia
50 Willy Kouassi Center 6–10 230 Sophomore Ivory Coast


Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2013* Covenant College W 95–66  KSU Convocation Center (976)
11/04/2013* Piedmont W 85–78  KSU Convocation Center (679)
Regular Season
11/08/2013* Youngstown State
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
L 57–73  0–1 KSU Convocation Center (1,412)
11/09/2013* Eastern Kentucky
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
L 60–68  0–2 KSU Convocation Center (1,404)
11/10/2013* FIU
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
L 58–66  0–3 KSU Convocation Center (1,101)
11/11/2013* Warren Wilson
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
W 92–48  1–3 KSU Convocation Center (1,201)
11/14/2013* at Mississippi State L 55–78  1–4 Humphrey Coliseum (6,806)
11/19/2013* at Chattanooga W 73–69  2–4 McKenzie Arena (3,028)
11/24/2013* IPFW L 66–76  2–5 KSU Convocation Center (886)
11/26/2013* Truett-McConnell W 73–54  3–5 KSU Convocation Center (884)
11/29/2013* at Cincinnati L 67–95  3–6 Fifth Third Arena (6,627)
12/01/2013* at Kent State L 51–68  3–7 MAC Center (1,994)
12/16/2013* at Georgia Tech L 57–74  3–8 McCamish Pavilion (5,972)
12/18/2013* at Georgia Southern L 55–73  3–9 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,159)
12/22/2013* at Indiana L 66–90  3–10 Assembly Hall (17,472)
12/30/2013 at North Florida L 60–85  3–11 (0–1) UNF Arena (642)
01/01/2014 at Jacksonville L 66–86  3–12 (0–2) Swisher Gymnasium (207)
01/04/2014 East Tennessee State L 55–71  3–13 (0–3) KSU Convocation Center (509)
01/06/2014 USC Upstate W 68–58  4–13 (1–3) KSU Convocation Center (678)
01/10/2014 at Mercer L 46–83  4–14 (1–4) Hawkins Arena (3,372)
01/16/2014 at Lipscomb L 83–88  4–15 (1–5) Allen Arena (641)
01/18/2014 at Northern Kentucky L 69–82  4–16 (1–6) The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,783)
01/23/2014 Stetson L 65–68  4–17 (1–7) KSU Convocation Center (1,823)
01/25/2014 Florida Gulf Coast L 62–83  4–18 (1–8) KSU Convocation Center (1,671)
01/31/2014 at USC Upstate L 48–65  4–19 (1–9) Hodge Center (611)
02/02/2014 at East Tennessee State L 73–86  4–20 (1–10) ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,303)
02/07/2014 Mercer L 68–75  4–21 (1–11) KSU Convocation Center (3,624)
02/14/2014 Northern Kentucky W 69–67  5–21 (2–11) KSU Convocation Center (605)
02/16/2014 Lipscomb L 73–76  5–22 (2–12) KSU Convocation Center (713)
02/21/2014 at Stetson W 67–63  6–22 (3–12) Edmunds Center (538)
02/23/2014 at Florida Gulf Coast L 68–78  6–23 (3–13) Alico Arena (4,458)
02/27/2014 Jacksonville L 69–71  6–24 (3–14) KSU Convocation Center (1,108)
03/01/2014 North Florida L 77–87  6–25 (3–15) KSU Convocation Center (1,471)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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