2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record 14–18 (7–7 ASUN)
Head coach Al Skinner (2nd season)
Assistant coach Michael Cotton
Carlton Owens
Stephen Cox
Home arena KSU Convocation Center
2016–17 Atlantic Sun 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 Ray, KendrickKendrick Ray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr Middletown HS
Quinnipiac
Middletown, NY
F 2 Jones, JordanJordan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr St. Francis School Alpharetta, GA
G 4 Hooker, TylerTyler Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Fr Moravian Prep Simpsonville, SC
F 5 Mbuyamba, IsaacIsaac Mbuyamba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Parkrose HS Portland, OR
F 10 Nielsen, JohannesJohannes Nielsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Virum Skole - Skolebakken 9 Virum, Denmark
G 11 Clarke, KyleKyle Clarke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Oldsmar Christian School Daytona Beach, FL
G 12 Scott, JamesJames Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr St. Benedict’s Prep Union, NJ
F 13 Wilson, AnthonyAnthony Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Miami Central HS Miami, FL
F 14 Williams, AubreyAubrey Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr St. Vincent Pallotti HS
Toledo
Bowie, MD
G 15 Neysmith, CameronCameron Neysmith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Parkview HS
Massanutten Military Academy
Norcross, GA
G 21 Masterson, NickNick Masterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr River Ridge HS Woodstock, GA
F 22 Lawson, ShazierShazier Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Veterans HS
Arizona State
Perry, GA
G 24 Burnett, JoshJosh Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Maryknoll School Honolulu, HI
F 33 Jankovic, KostaKosta Jankovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Renaissance Academy Belgrade, Serbia
F 35 Cameron, ZachZach 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

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