The Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represents

Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia with two campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in the Kennesaw area and the other in Marietta on a combined of land. The school was founded ...

, located in unincorporated

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, United States near the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw. The school's team will start competition in

Conference USA Conference USA (CUSA) is a collegiate athletic conference of member institutions in the Southern and Western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. CUSA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas. Mem ...

(CUSA) in 2024–25 after 19 seasons in the

Atlantic Sun Conference The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Division I FCS level in 2022. ...

. They are currently led by head coach

Antoine Pettway Antoine Pettway (born November 13, 1982) is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is the head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team. Playing career Pettway attended Wilcox Central High School in Camden, Al ...

and play their home games at the

KSU Convocation Center The Convocation Center is a multipurpose arena on the campus of Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States. The arena has a listed seating capacity of 3,805 people and opened in 2005. It is home to the Kennesaw State Owls men's ...

. During their time as a member of

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, they were national champions in 2004. In 2023, led by head coach

Amir Abdur-Rahim Amir Abdur-Rahim (March 18, 1981 – October 24, 2024) was an American basketball coach and player who was the head coach of the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team. Prior to coaching at USF, he was the head coach at Kennesaw State from ...

, they made their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division I tournament after winning their first ASUN championship. Former four-year graduate guard Markeith Cummings (2009–13) is the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,048 career points, passing former leader Herman Smith (1986–90, 1,683 points) on November 18, 2012.

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament

The Owls have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I tournament. Their record is 0–1.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Owls have appeared in three NCAA Division II tournaments. Their record is 7–2. They were national champions in 2004.

NAIA Division I Tournament results

In their time in NAIA, the Owls appeared in one NAIA Division I Tournament. Their combined record was 0–1.

References

External links

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