2019–20 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 1–28, 0–16 in ASUN play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN Tournament.

2019–20 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2019–20 record	1–28 (0–16 ASUN)
Head coach	Amir Abdur-Rahim (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Fletcher Pershin Williams Tanner Smith
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center

2019–20 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty†	13	–	3		.813			30	–	4		.882
North Florida	13	–	3		.813			21	–	12		.636
Lipscomb	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Stetson	9	–	7		.563			16	–	17		.485
North Alabama*	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Florida Gulf Coast	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Jacksonville	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
NJIT	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
Kennesaw State	0	–	16		.000			1	–	28		.034
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2018–19 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. In the ASUN Tournament, they lost in the first round to top-seeded Lipscomb.[1]

On February 21, 2019, head coach Al Skinner announced his resignation from Kennesaw State effective at the end of the season.[2] On April 18, 2019, Amir Abdur-Rahim was announced as Skinner's replacement.[3]

Roster

2019–20 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Glenn Robinson II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Coastal Alabama CC Atlanta, GA G 1 Terrell Burden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Campbell HS Smyrna, GA G 3 Adili Kuerban 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Sierra Canyon School Santa Clarita, CA G 4 Tyler Hooker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 147 lb (67 kg) RS Sr Moravian Prep Simpsonville, SC G 10 John Ogwuche 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr New Hampshire Decatur, GA G 12 Jamie Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Wake Forest Atlanta, GA G 13 C.J. Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Tompkins HS Houston, TX F 15 Ugo Obineke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Rowlett HS Rowlett, TX F 21 Armani Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Newton HS Covington, GA F 23 Antonio Spencer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS So Duncanville HS Dallas, TX F 24 Bryson Lockley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Panola College Houston, TX F 41 Drew Romich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Longwood Marietta, GA F 45 Pietro Agostini 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Hillcrest Prep Trieste, Italy	Head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Ben Fletcher (Troy) Pershin Williams (North Florida) Tanner Smith (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 23, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 9:00 pm	at Creighton	L 55–81	0–1	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,321) Omaha, NE
November 7, 2019* 8:00 pm	at Drake	L 55–86	0–2	Knapp Center (2,780) Des Moines, IA
November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm	at Mercer	L 62–74	0–3	Hawkins Arena (2,373) Macon, GA
November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm	Reinhardt Exhibition	W 69–54		KSU Convocation Center (1,556) Kennesaw, GA
November 22, 2019* 8:30 pm	vs. Monmouth ASUN/MAAC Challenge	L 40–71	0–4	HP Field House (153) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 23, 2019* 6:00 pm	vs. Iona ASUN/MAAC Challenge	L 52–75	0–5	HP Field House (113) Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 2, 2019* 7:00 pm	at Elon	L 47–70	0–6	Schar Center (1,402) Elon, NC
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	L 54–72	0–7	Fleming Gymnasium (2,038) Greensboro, NC
December 7, 2019* 1:00 pm	FIU	L 81–84	0–8	KSU Convocation Center (1,202) Kennesaw, GA
December 13, 2019* 7:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	W 85–61	1–8	KSU Convocation Center (953) Kennesaw, GA
December 16, 2019* 8:00 pm	at Murray State	L 38–74	1–9	CFSB Center (3,016) Murray, KY
December 18, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont	L 44–83	1–10	Curb Event Center (1,283) Nashville, TN
December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm	Wofford	L 70–83	1–11	KSU Convocation Center (801) Kennesaw, GA
December 29, 2019* 7:00 pm	at No. 25 Iowa	L 51–93	1–12	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Florida	L 57–76	1–13 (0–1)	KSU Convocation Center (816) Kennesaw, GA
January 4, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Stetson	L 54–57	1–14 (0–2)	KSU Convocation Center (1,086) Kennesaw, GA
January 9, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb	L 73–85	1–15 (0–3)	Allen Arena (1,435) Nashville, TN
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 51–73	1–16 (0–4)	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at NJIT	L 48–66	1–17 (0–5)	Wellness and Events Center (767) Newark, NJ
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama	L 58–78	1–18 (0–6)	KSU Convocation Center (984) Kennesaw, GA
January 25, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville	L 64–83	1–19 (0–7)	KSU Convocation Center (1,973) Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Liberty	L 45–83	1–20 (0–8)	Vines Center (3,988) Lynchburg, VA
February 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	L 45–86	1–21 (0–9)	UNF Arena (1,683) Jacksonville, FL
February 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb	L 66–72	1–22 (0–10)	KSU Convocation Center (1,677) Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast	L 58–70	1–23 (0–11)	KSU Convocation Center (1,059) Kennesaw, GA
February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson	L 42–59	1–24 (0–12)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama	L 46–65	1−25 (0−13)	Flowers Hall (975) Florence, AL
February 22, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	L 55–69	1–26 (0–14)	Swisher Gymnasium (734) Jacksonville, FL
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Liberty	L 52–76	1–27 (0–15)	KSU Convocation Center (933) Kennesaw, GA
February 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+	NJIT	L 55–76	1–28 (0–16)	KSU Convocation Center (1,006) Kennesaw, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

1. "Owls Push Top-Seeded Lipscomb To The Limit In Quarterfinal Loss". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
2. "Skinner to Step Down Following 2018-19 Season". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
3. "Kennesaw State Announces Amir Abdur-Rahim as Men's Basketball Coach". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
4. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2019.