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
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
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
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Al Skinner (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Michael Cotton (Boston College) Carlton Owens (Rhode Island) Stephen Cox (Clayton St.) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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.