2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record10–20 (6–8 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Cotton
  • Carlton Owens
  • Stephen Cox
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 – 2   .857 23 – 12   .657
Lipscomb † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 10   .697
Jacksonville 8 – 6   .571 15 – 18   .455
NJIT 7 – 7   .500 14 – 16   .467
North Florida 7 – 7   .500 14 – 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 – 8   .429 10 – 20   .333
Stetson 4 – 10   .286 12 – 20   .375
USC Upstate 2 – 12   .143 7 – 25   .219
† 2018 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by third-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. They finished the season 10–20, 6–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place.

The Owls lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Jacksonville.[1]

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kendrick Ray 0 G 6'2" 188 RS Senior Middletown, NY Graduated
Johannes Nielsen 10 F 6'10" 210 Freshman Virum, Denmark Left the team for personal reasons
Aubrey Williams 14 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Bowie, MD Graduated
Cameron Neysmith 15 G 6'4" 207 Senior Norcross, GA Graduated
Shazier Lawson 22 F 6'6" 220 Sophomore Perry, GA Transferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College
Josh Burnett 24 G 6'5" 182 Sophomore Honolulu, HI Graduate transferred to Shorter
Zach Cameron 35 F 6'10" 215 Freshman Sacramento, CA Transferred to Mineral Area College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Arthur Gray 15 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Lawrenceville, GA Transferred from North Greenville. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gray graduated from North Greenville. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.
Bryson Lockley 21 F 6'7" 210 RS Sophomore Houston, TX Junior college transferred from Panola College

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tristan Jarrett
SG 		Brownsville, TN Haywood High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Anthony Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Miami Central HS Miami, FL
F 2 Jordan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr St. Francis School Alpharetta, GA
G 3 James Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Benedict’s Prep Union, NJ
G 4 Tyler Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Moravian Prep Simpsonville, SC
F 5 Isaac Mbuyamba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Parkrose HS Portland, OR
G 11 Kyle Clarke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Oldsmar Christian School Daytona Beach, FL
G 13 Tristan Jarrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Haywood County HS Brownsville, TN
F 15 Arthur Gray (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS Sr Collins Hill HS
North Greenville 		Lawrenceville, GA
G 21 Nick Masterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr River Ridge HS Woodstock, GA
F 24 Bryson Lockley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS So Cy Fair HS
Panola CC 		Houston, TX
G 31 Isaiah Rose (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr Northview HS
Frank Phillips College 		Alpharetta, GA
F 33 Kosta Jankovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Renaissance Academy (Los Angeles) Belgrade, Serbia
G 35 Markus Smith (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Brookwood HS Snellville, GA
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
Nov 5, 2017*
4:30 pm 		West Georgia W 96–76 
KSU Convocation Center (667)
Kennesaw, GA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, FCS 		at Butler L 64–82  0–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,138)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra L 57–75  0–2
 Mack Sports Complex (1,013)
Hempstead, NY
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Piedmont W 77–54  1–2
 KSU Convocation Center (1,056)
Kennesaw, GA
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee Tech L 68–82  1–3
 Eblen Center (1,116)
Cookeville, TN
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Florida State L 79–98  1–4
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,284)
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tennessee State L 74–77  1–5
 KSU Convocation Center (981)
Kennesaw, GA
Nov 28, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington L 71–85  1–6
 Alaska Airlines Arena (4,858)
Seattle, WA
Nov 30, 2017*
10:30 pm 		at Seattle L 54–66  1–7
 Connolly Center (782)
Seattle, WA
Dec 13, 2017*
9:00 pm, FSSW+ 		at No. 24 Texas Tech L 53–82  1–8
 United Supermarkets Arena (7,026)
Lubbock, TX
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bethune–Cookman W 81–74  2–8
 KSU Convocation Center (708)
Kennesaw, GA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Georgia Southern L 69–78  2–9
 KSU Convocation Center (1,356)
Kennesaw, GA
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Samford W 71–66  3–9
 KSU Convocation Center (876)
Kennesaw, GA
Dec 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer L 56–89  3–10
 Hawkins Arena (3,513)
Macon, GA
Dec 30, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Yale L 74–89  3–11
 KSU Convocation Center (1,200)
Kennesaw, GA
Jan 2, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Carver Bible College W 98–75  4–11
 KSU Convocation Center (692)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
Jan 6, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Lipscomb L 71–86  4–12
(0–1) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,075)
Kennesaw, GA
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Jacksonville L 58–65  4–13
(0–2) 		Swisher Gymnasium (947)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at North Florida L 78–85  4–14
(0–3) 		UNF Arena (1,669)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stetson W 95–81  5–14
(1–3) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,176)
Kennesaw, GA
Jan 20, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Gulf Coast L 49–66  5–15
(1–4) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,502)
Kennesaw, GA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		NJIT L 60–66  5–16
(1–5) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,119)
Kennesaw, GA
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at USC Upstate W 81–80  6–16
(2–5) 		G. B. Hodge Center (704)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at NJIT L 71–74  6–17
(2–6) 		Wellness and Events Center (593)
Newark, NJ
Feb 3, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		USC Upstate W 93–69  7–17
(3–6) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,171)
Kennesaw, GA
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		North Florida W 89  8–17
(4–6) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,336)
Kennesaw, GA
Feb 10, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Jacksonville W 78–54  9–17
(5–6) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,391)
Kennesaw, GA
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Florida Gulf Coast W 97–93  10–17
(6–6) 		Alico Arena (3,825)
Fort Myers, FL
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stetson L 74–86  10–18
(6–7) 		Edmunds Center (632)
DeLand, FL
Feb 22, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Lipscomb L 74–83  10–19
(6–8) 		Allen Arena (1,150)
Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun tournament
Feb 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(6) at (3) Jacksonville
Quarterfinals 		L 68–87  10–20
 Swisher Gymnasium (725)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Heilman, Phillip (February 26, 2018). "Hogan's big night propels Jacksonville to victory in Atlantic Sun quarterfinals". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 3, 2024.