The 2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented

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in the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Antoine Pettway, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in

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as members of the

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. 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

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in the first round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 26–9, 15–3 in ASUN play, to tie for first place in conference standings. They defeated

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, Lipscomb and

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to win the ASUN tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. They lost in the first round to Xavier.

Preseason

Preseason ASUN Conference poll

The Owls were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Terrell Burden was named to the preseason All-ASUN First Team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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