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2022–23 Kennesaw State Owls Men's Basketball Team
The 2022–23 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season with 26–9, 15–3 in ASUN play to earn a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ASUN tournament, the Owls defeated Queens, Lipscomb, and Liberty to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, they lost in the first round to Xavier. On March 29, 2023, head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim left the school to take the head coaching position at South Florida. On April 7, the school named Alabama assistant coach Antoine Pettway the team's new head coach. Previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Abdur-Rahim
Amir Abdur-Rahim (born March 18, 1981) is a former American basketball player and current coach. He is the head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team. Playing career Amir Abdur-Rahim played at Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. After one season at Garden City Broncbusters, Garden City Community College, Abdur-Rahim transferred to Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball, Southeastern Louisiana where he was a three-time All-Southland Conference selection playing for Billy Kennedy (basketball), Billy Kennedy. He graduated seventh all-time in career points and second all-time in three-pointers made and steals. Coaching career Abdur-Rahim began coaching in 2006 serving as a graduate assistant at Murray State Racers men's basketball, Murray State for two seasons under Kennedy before being promoted to a full-time assistant coach. He stayed with the Racers until 2011, when he joined the staff at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball, Georgia Tech as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |