2018–19 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

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2018–19 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record6–26 (3–13 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Cotton
  • Carlton Owens
  • Stephen Cox
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 14 2   .875 29 7   .806
Lipscomb 14 2   .875 29 8   .784
North Florida 9 7   .563 16 17   .485
Florida Gulf Coast 9 7   .563 14 18   .438
NJIT 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
North Alabama 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Jacksonville 5 11   .313 12 20   .375
Kennesaw State 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Stetson 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
2019 ASUN tournament winner

The 2018–19 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia and were led by fourth-year head coach Al Skinner. They finished the season 6-26 overall, 3–13 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for 8th place, and due to their tiebreaker over Stetson, they qualified for the conference tournament. As the #8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they lost in the first round to top-seeded Lipscomb 71–86.[1]

On February 21, 2019, Skinner announced his resignation from Kennesaw State effective at the end of the season.[2]

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2017–18 season 10–20, 6–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Jacksonville.

Roster

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2018–19 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bobby Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mineral Area College Crete, IL
G 2 Danny Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr UCF Atlanta, GA
G 3 Adili Kuerban 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon School Santa Clarita, CA
G 4 Tyler Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Jr Moravian Prep Simpsonville, SC
F 5 Isaac Mbuyamba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Parkrose HS Portland, OR
G 11 Kyle Clarke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Oldsmar Christian School Daytona Beach, FL
G 13 C.J. Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tompkins HS Houston, TX
F 15 Ugo Obineke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rowlett HS Rowlett, TX
F 23 Antonio Spencer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Duncanville HS Dallas, TX
F 24 Bryson Lockley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Panola College Houston, TX
F 33 Kosta Jankovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Renaissance Academy (Los Angeles) Belgrade, Serbia
G 35 Markus Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Brookwood HS Snellville, GA
F 41 Drew Romich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Longwood Marietta, GA
F 45 Pietro Agostini 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Academy Trieste, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:30 pm
Clayton State W 81–78 
KSU Convocation Center (544)
Kennesaw, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:30 pm
Oglethorpe W 68–57  1–0
KSU Convocation Center (901)
Kennesaw, Georgia
November 9, 2018*
8:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State
Paradise Jam campus game
L 41–56  1–1
Bramlage Coliseum (11,021)
Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Samford L 60–74  1–2
Pete Hanna Center (891)
Homewood, AL
November 16, 2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Missouri
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
L 52–55  1–3
Sports and Fitness Center (522)
St. Thomas, VI
November 17, 2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Old Dominion
Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round
L 47–65  1–4
Sports and Fitness Center (1,253)
St. Thomas, VI
November 19, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. Eastern Kentucky
Paradise Jam
L 81–100  1–5
Sports and Fitness Center (886)
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
November 24, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont L 53–91  1–6
KSU Convocation Center (602)
Kennesaw, GA
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Georgia L 52–78  1–7
Stegeman Coliseum (5,947)
Athens, GA
December 1, 2018*
2:00 pm
Hofstra L 52–78  1–8
KSU Convocation Center (683)
Kennesaw, GA
December 13, 2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb L 77–81 OT 1–9
Paul Porter Arena (1,069)
Boiling Springs, NC
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 73–68  2–9
KSU Convocation Center (1,203)
Kennesaw, GA
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Elon L 67–76  2–10
KSU Convocation Center (564)
Kennesaw, GA
December 20, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern W 90–72  3–10
KSU Convocation Center (490)
Kennesaw, GA
December 28, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech W 87–57  3–11
McCamish Pavilion (5,589)
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Yale L 65–92  3–12
John J. Lee Amphitheater (784)
New Haven, CT
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT L 52–72  3–13
(0–1)
Wellness and Events Center (455)
Newark, NJ
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville L 70–90  3–14
(0–2)
KSU Convocation Center (814)
Kennesaw, GA
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Liberty L 41–62  3–15
(0–3)
KSU Convocation Center (843)
Kennesaw, GA
January 19, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast L 59–72  3–16
(0–4)
KSU Convocation Center (824)
Kennesaw, GA
January 21, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 57–86  3–17
(0–5)
Allen Arena (1,134)
Nashville, TN
January 24, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Alabama L 71–76  3–18
(0–6)
Flowers Hall (811)
Florence, AL
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Florida W 81–64  4–18
(1–6)
KSU Convocation Center (871)
Kennesaw, GA
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson L 75–92  4–19
(1–7)
Edmunds Center (512)
DeLand, FL
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville L 73–82  4–20
(1–8)
Swisher Gymnasium (296)
Jacksonville, FL
February 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 63–62  5–20
(2–8)
KSU Convocation Center (1,100)
Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida L 57–80  5–21
(2–9)
UNF Arena (1,568)
Jacksonville, FL
February 16, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb L 67–83  5–22
(2–10)
KSU Convocation Center (856)
Kennesaw, GA
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama L 61–76  5–23
(2–11)
KSU Convocation Center (608)
Kennesaw, GA
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 56–78  5–24
(2–12)
Alico Arena (3,522)
Fort Myers, FL
February 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 59–76  5–25
(2–13)
Vines Center (3,376)
Lynchburg, VA
March 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson W 83–82  6–25
(3–13)
KSU Convocation Center (771)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) (1) Lipscomb
Quarterfinals
L 71–86  6–26
Allen Arena (2,957)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ASUN Conference".
  2. ^ Wellham, David (February 21, 2019). "Kennesaw State coach Al Skinner stepping down". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2018.