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2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

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2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record5–19 (2–13 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachBen Fletcher
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2020–21 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 11 2   .846 23 6   .793
Bellarmine * 10 3   .769 14 8   .636
Lipscomb 9 6   .600 15 12   .556
North Florida 6 6   .500 8 15   .348
North Alabama * 7 8   .467 13 11   .542
Florida Gulf Coast 4 5   .444 10 8   .556
Stetson 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Kennesaw State 2 13   .133 5 19   .208
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021
2021 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 2nd-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 5-19, 2-13 in ASUN Play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Liberty.

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2019–20 season 1–28, 0–16 in ASUN play to finish in last place. In turn, they failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 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) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Coastal Alabama CC Atlanta, GA
G 1 Terrell Burden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Campbell HS Smyrna, GA
F 2 Nate Springs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Ohio Charlotte, NC
G 3 Chris Youngblood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr East Coweta HS Sharpsburg, GA
F 4 Cole LaRue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr McGill–Toolen HS Mobile, AL
G 5 Brandon Stroud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr East Coweta HS Atlanta, GA
F 10 Alex Peterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Missouri State–West Plains Tappahannock, VA
F 11 Demetrius Rives 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Tri-Cities HS East Point, GA
G 12 Jamie Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS So Wake Forest Atlanta, GA
G 13 Kasen Jennings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Langston Hughes HS Newnan, GA
F 15 Mayson Quartlebaum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Lawrence HS Lawrence, KS
F 21 Armani Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Newton HS Covington, GA
G 22 Spencer Rodgers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Southwest Mississippi CC Lawrenceville, GA
F 23 Antonio Spencer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS Jr Duncanville HS Dallas, TX
G 24 Kenny Burns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr Wheeler HS Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm
Carver W 87–40  1–0
KSU Convocation Center (287)
Kennesaw, GA
November 28, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Toccoa Falls W 106–44  2–0
KSU Convocation Center (302)
Kennesaw, Georgia
December 2, 2020*
7:30 pm
at UAB L 48–73  2–1
Bartow Arena (820)
Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2020*
5:00 pm, FS1
at No. 9 Creighton L 58–93  2–2
CHI Health Center Omaha (201)
Omaha, NE
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Dalton State W 72–62  3–2
KSU Convocation Center (231)
Kennesaw, GA
December 16, 2020*
7:30 pm
at Belmont L 53–64  3–3
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
December 19, 2020*
4:30 pm
Samford L 63–65  3–4
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
December 22, 2020*
2:00 pm
Mercer L 71–81  3–5
KSU Convocation Center (341)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville L 57–62  3–6
(0–1)
KSU Convocation Center (229)
Kennesaw, GA
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville L 66–72  3–7
(0–2)
KSU Convocation Center (215)
Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 63–69  3–8
(0–3)
Liberty Arena (250)
Lynchburg, VA
January 23, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 47–76  3–9
(0–4)
Liberty Arena (250)
Lynchburg, VA
January 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama L 43–66  3–10
(0–5)
KSU Convocation Center (387)
Kennesaw, GA
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama L 64–66  3–11
(0–6)
KSU Convocation Center (348)
Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida L 54–69  3–12
(0–7)
UNF Arena (787)
Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida L 65–68  3–13
(0–8)
UNF Arena (703)
Jacksonville, FL
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine L 67–84  3–14
(0–9)
KSU Convocation Center (388)
Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine L 79–84  3–15
(0–10)
KSU Convocation Center (332)
Kennesaw, GA
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson L 61–74  3–16
(0–11)
KSU Convocation Center (354)
Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson W 83–75  4–16
(1–11)
KSU Convocation Center (358)
Kennesaw, GA
February 19, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 62–76  4–17
(1–12)
Allen Arena (943)
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 63–77  4–18
(1–13)
Allen Arena (984)
Nashville, TN
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast W 80–63  5–18
(2–13)
Eagles' Nest 
Marietta, GA
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast Canceled KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) Liberty
Quarterfinals
L 59–69  5–19
Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.