2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record14–18 (7–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachMichael Cotton
Carlton Owens
Stephen Cox
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857  268  .765
Lipscomb113 .786  2013  .606
North Florida86 .571  1519  .441
USC Upstate77 .500  1716  .515
Kennesaw State77 .500  1418  .438
Jacksonville59 .357  1716  .515
NJIT311 .214  1120  .355
Stetson311 .214  1121  .344
2017 ASUN Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kendrick Ray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) RS SrMiddletown HS
Quinnipiac
Middletown, NY
F 2 Jordan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrSt. Francis School Alpharetta, GA
G 4 Tyler Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)150 lb (68 kg) RS FrMoravian Prep Simpsonville, SC
F 5 Isaac Mbuyamba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrParkrose HS Portland, OR
F 10 Johannes Nielsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrVirum Skole - Skolebakken 9 Virum, Denmark
G 11 Kyle Clarke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoOldsmar Christian School Daytona Beach, FL
G 12 James Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrSt. Benedict’s Prep Union, NJ
F 13 Anthony Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrMiami Central HS Miami, FL
F 14 Aubrey Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrSt. Vincent Pallotti HS
Toledo
Bowie, MD
G 15 Cameron Neysmith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)207 lb (94 kg) SrParkview HS
Massanutten Military Academy
Norcross, GA
G 21 Nick Masterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) JrRiver Ridge HS Woodstock, GA
F 22 Shazier Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoVeterans HS
Arizona State
Perry, GA
G 24 Josh Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoMaryknoll School Honolulu, HI
F 33 Kosta Jankovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoRenaissance Academy (Los Angeles) Belgrade, Serbia
F 35 Zach Cameron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrBrewster 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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