Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball

Kennesaw State Owls
Kennesaw State Owls
	2024–25 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
University	Kennesaw State University
Head coach	Antoine Pettway (2nd season)
Conference	CUSA
Location	Kennesaw, Georgia
Arena	KSU Convocation Center ; (capacity: 4,792)
Nickname	Owls
Colors	Black and gold;
NCAA tournament champions
	2004*
NCAA tournament Final Four
	2004*
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2004*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2004*
NCAA tournament round of 32
	2003, 2004
NCAA tournament appearances
	2003, 2004, 2005, 2023; at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	2004, 2023
Conference regular season champions
	2004, 2023

The Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University, located in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, United States near the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw. The school's team will start competition in Conference USA (CUSA) in 2024–25 after 19 seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference. They are currently led by head coach Antoine Pettway and play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center.

During their time as a member of NCAA Division II, they were national champions in 2004. In 2023, led by head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim,^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament

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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2023	No. 14	First round	No. 3 Xavier	L 67–72

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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2003	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Virginia Union Bowie State	W 74–65 L 70–95
2004	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Catawba Columbus State Francis Marion Pfieffer Humboldt State Southern Indiana	W 78–63 W 70–55 W 82–73 W 86–79 W 81–67 W 84–59
2005	Regional Quarterfinals	Columbus State	L 78–83 ^OT

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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1993	First round	Hawaiʻi Pacific	L 71–92

References

^ Kennesaw State University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^ "Kennesaw State Announces Amir Abdur-Rahim as Men's Basketball Coach".
^ "Markeith Cummings Becomes KSU's All-Time Scoring Leader in 69-63 Loss to Towson". ksuowls.com. November 18, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "Aaron Anderson Concludes Career as Kennesaw State's All-Time Leading Rebounder". ksuowls.com. March 2, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

External links

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[1] Kennesaw State University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

[2] "Kennesaw State Announces Amir Abdur-Rahim as Men's Basketball Coach".

[3] "Markeith Cummings Becomes KSU's All-Time Scoring Leader in 69-63 Loss to Towson". ksuowls.com. November 18, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[4] "Aaron Anderson Concludes Career as Kennesaw State's All-Time Leading Rebounder". ksuowls.com. March 2, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

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