2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	15–16 (6–10 ASUN)
Head coach	Antoine Pettway (1st season);
Associate head coach	Willie Watson
Assistant coaches	Robert Kirby; Donovan Kates;
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Antoine Pettway, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ASUN play, to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they lost to Jacksonville in the first round.

ConferenceASUN Conference

Record15–16 (6–10 ASUN)

Headcoach

Antoine Pettway (1st season)

Associate headcoachWillie Watson

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2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	17	–	14	.548
Stetson †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	13	.629
Lipscomb	11	–	5	.688	20	–	12	.625
Austin Peay	10	–	6	.625	19	–	16	.543
North Florida	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
North Alabama	8	–	8	.500	15	–	17	.469
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	8	.500	14	–	18	.438
Queens*	7	–	9	.438	14	–	19	.424
Kennesaw State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Jacksonville	5	–	11	.313	16	–	17	.485
Central Arkansas	5	–	11	.313	9	–	23	.281
Bellarmine*	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258

† 2024 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

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Predicted finish	Team (1st-place votes)
Coaches poll
1	Eastern Kentucky – 140 (8)
2	Florida Gulf Coast – 106
3	Stetson – 105
4	Kennesaw State – 103 (1)
5	Lipscomb – 99
6	Bellarmine – 81
7	North Alabama – 74 (1)
8	Austin Peay – 71 (1)
9	Jacksonville – 51
10	Queens – 47
11	North Florida – 36 (1)
12	Central Arkansas – 23

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oakwood	W 93–46	1–0	KSU Convocation Center (2,733) Kennesaw, GA
November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Florida State	L 67–94	1–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,165) Tallahassee, FL
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Keiser	W 101–55	2–1	KSU Convocation Center (1,788) Kennesaw, GA
November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Georgia Southern Pirate Classic	W 96–92	3–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,673) Greenville, NC
November 20, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Northeastern Pirate Classic	W 79–77	4–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (212) Greenville, NC
November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. East Carolina Pirate Classic	L 84–85	4–2	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,311) Greenville, NC
November 26, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	L 84–91	4–3	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (755) Miami, FL
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 88–77	5–3	KSU Convocation Center (3,805) Kennesaw, GA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 79–76 ^OT	6–3	KSU Convocation Center (1,230) Kennesaw, GA
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 84–77	7–3	G. B. Hodge Center (472) Spartanburg, SC
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 94–84	8–3	Templeton Physical Education Center (514) Clinton, SC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brescia	W 91–59	9–3	KSU Convocation Center (1,327) Kennesaw, GA
December 23, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 70–79	9–4	Kimmel Arena (1,579) Asheville, NC
December 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN Plus		at Indiana	L 87–100	9–5	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,689) Bloomington, IN
ASUN Conference regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Queens	W 80–77	10–5 (1–0)	KSU Convocation Center (1,921) Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2024 7:10 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	W 88–70	11–5 (2–0)	KSU Convocation Center (1,729) Kennesaw, GA
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 78–75	12–5 (3–0)	KSU Convocation Center (1,769) Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	L 75–84	12–6 (3–1)	UNF Arena (1,377) Jacksonville, FL
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 83–79	13–6 (4–1)	Swisher Gymnasium (1,081) Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	L 84–90	13–7 (4–2)	KSU Convocation Center (1,422) Kennesaw, GA
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	L 87–92	13–8 (4–3)	Farris Center (989) Conway, AR
February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	L 95–96 ^OT	13–9 (4–4)	KSU Convocation Center (1,630) Kennesaw, GA
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 76–86	13–10 (4–5)	KSU Convcation Center (2,357) Kennesaw, GA
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 69–85	13–11 (4–6)	Dunn Center (2,032) Clarksville, TN
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 95–101	13–12 (4–7)	Allen Arena (2,134) Nashville, TN
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 66–61	14–12 (5–7)	KSU Convocation Center (1,158) Kennesaw, GA
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	L 81–82	14–13 (5–8)	KSU Convocation Center (1,841) Kennesaw, GA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 74–67	15–13 (6–8)	Alico Arena (2,123) Fort Myers, FL
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	L 72–84	15–14 (6–9)	Edmunds Center (580) DeLand, FL
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	L 82–91	15–15 (6–10)	Curry Arena (344) Charlotte, NC
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (10) Jacksonville First round	L 86–92	15–16	Baptist Health Arena (150) Richmond, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

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Preseason

Preseason ASUN Conference poll

Roster

Schedule and results

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