2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record 3–6 (0–0 A-Sun)
Head coach Al Skinner (2nd year)
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
Jacksonville 0 0       5 3   .625
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0       4 3   .571
NJIT 0 0       4 4   .500
USC Upstate 0 0       4 4   .500
Kennesaw State 0 0       3 5   .375
Stetson 0 0       3 5   .375
Lipscomb 0 0       3 6   .333
North Florida 0 0       3 6   .333
2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of December 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They are led by first year head coach Al Skinner and play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center on the university's campus in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Previous season

They 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 Home town
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

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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*
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*
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*
at Rider
Gotham Classic
  
Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, NJ

12/17/2016*
at Massachusetts
Gotham Classic
  
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

12/20/2016*
at Pacific
Gotham Classic
  
Stockton Arena 
Stockton, CA

12/22/2016*
 ESPN3
North Carolina A&T
Gotham Classic
  
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Georgia   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

01/02/2017*
7:00 pm
at Tennessee State   
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season

01/07/2017
at Lipscomb   
Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN

01/12/2017
 ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

01/14/2017
 ESPN3
Stetson   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

01/19/2017
at North Florida   
UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL

01/21/2017
at Jacksonville   
Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL

01/25/2017
 ESPN3
NJIT   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

01/28/2017
at USC Upstate   
G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC

01/30/2017
at NJIT   
Fleisher Center 
Newark, NJ

02/04/2017
 ESPN3
USC Upstate   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

02/09/2017
at Stetson   
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL

02/11/2017
at Florida Gulf Coast   
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

02/16/2017
 ESPN3
Jacksonville   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

02/18/2017
 ESPN3
North Florida   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

02/23/2017
 ESPN3
Lipscomb   
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Tournament


  
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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