2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by first-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 (A-Sun). They finished the 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.
| 2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| 2015–16 record | 11–20 (7–7 A-Sun) |
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| Assistant coach | Michael Cotton Carlton Owens Stephen Cox |
| Home arena | KSU Convocation Center |
| 2015–16 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson* | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kendrick Ray | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | RS Junior | Middletown, New York |
| 1 | Nigel Pruitt | Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Senior | Potomac, Maryland |
| 2 | Jordan Jones | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | RS Sophomore | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 3 | Tracy Hector | Forward | 6–4 | 212 | Freshman | Jonesboro, Georgia |
| 4 | Yonel Brown | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Senior | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| 5 | Bernard Morena | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Junior | Ivory Coast |
| 11 | Kyle Clarke | Guard | 6–5 | 188 | Freshman | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 14 | Aubrey Williams | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | RS Junior | Bowie, Maryland |
| 15 | Cameron Neysmith | Guard | 6–4 | 220 | Junior | Norcross, Georgia |
| 21 | Nick Masterson | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Sophomore | Woodstock, Georgia |
| 24 | Josh Burnett | Guard | 6–5 | 182 | Freshman | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 33 | Kasta Jankovic | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, SECN+ |
at Alabama | L 64–77 | 0–1 |
Coleman Coliseum (15,043) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
| 11/16/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 23 LSU Legends Classic |
L 69–91 | 0–2 |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,654) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
| 11/18/2015* 8:30 pm, P12N |
at Arizona State Legends Classic |
L 53–91 | 0–3 |
Wells Fargo Arena (4,197) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
| 11/21/2015* 8:00 pm |
at Samford | L 65–77 | 0–4 |
Pete Hanna Center (724) Homewood, AL | |||||||
| 11/23/2015* 6:30 pm |
IUPUI Legends Classic |
W 71–63 | 1–4 |
KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 11/24/2015* 5:30 pm |
Belmont Legends Classic |
L 55–80 | 1–5 |
KSU Convocation Center (812) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Tennessee State | L 49–56 | 1–6 |
KSU Convocation Center (884) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Elon | L 93–103 | 1–7 |
Alumni Gym (963) Elon, NC | |||||||
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm |
Florida A&M | W 61–41 | 2–7 |
KSU Convocation Center (2,058) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 12/05/2015* 12:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 20 West Virginia | L 54–87 | 2–8 |
WVU Coliseum (8,731) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
| 12/07/2015* 7:00 pm |
Thomas | W 69–59 | 3–8 |
KSU Convocation Center (1,254) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 19 Louisville | L 57–94 | 3–9 |
KFC Yum! Center (19,288) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Chattanooga | L 66–78 | 3–10 |
McKenzie Arena (2,421) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Indiana | L 72–99 | 3–11 |
Assembly Hall (15,721) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/30/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Mercer | L 73–76 | 3–12 |
KSU Convocation Center (1,903) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 01/04/2016* 2:00 pm |
Reinhardt | W 103–71 | 4–12 |
KSU Convocation Center (936) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/09/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Lipscomb | W 102–86 | 5–12 (1–0) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,253) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Jacksonville | L 70–83 | 5–13 (1–1) |
Swisher Gymnasium (572) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at North Florida | L 78–93 | 5–14 (1–2) |
UNF Arena (2,131) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Florida Gulf Coast | L 74–79 | 5–15 (1–3) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,809) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 01/23/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Stetson | L 79–84 | 5–16 (1–4) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,909) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at USC Upstate | W 78–75 | 6–16 (2–4) |
G. B. Hodge Center (670) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| 01/30/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
NJIT | L 67–75 | 6–17 (2–5) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,623) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
USC Upstate | W 75–62 | 7–17 (3–5) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,109) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at NJIT | L 59–78 | 7–18 (3–6) |
Fleisher Center (1,322) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
North Florida | W 101–91 | 8–18 (4–6) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,158) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 02/13/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Jacksonville | W 90–69 | 9–18 (5–6) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,317) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stetson | W 92–82 | 10–18 (6–6) |
Edmunds Center (722) DeLand, FL | |||||||
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 63–68 | 10–19 (6–7) |
Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Lipscomb | W 73–57 | 11–19 (7–7) |
Allen Arena (1,823) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| Atlantic Sun Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/01/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3 |
(5) | at (4) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals |
L 64–74 | 11–20 |
Alico Arena (2,752) Fort Myers, FL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "Kennesaw State University Athletics - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". ksuowls.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
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