2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Al Skinner and played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center on the university's campus in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They finished the season 11–20, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record11–20 (7–7 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coachMichael Cotton
Carlton Owens
Stephen Cox
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Florida 10 4   .714 22 12   .647
NJIT 8 6   .571 20 15   .571
Jacksonville 8 6   .571 16 16   .500
Florida Gulf Coast 8 6   .571 21 14   .600
Kennesaw State 7 7   .500 11 20   .355
Lipscomb 7 7   .500 12 21   .364
Stetson* 4 10   .286 12 22   .353
USC Upstate 4 10   .286 10 22   .313
*ineligible for the 2016 NCAA tournament due to APR violations
2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Kendrick Ray Guard 6–1 180 RS Junior Middletown, New York
1 Nigel Pruitt Forward 6–7 180 Senior Potomac, Maryland
2 Jordan Jones Forward 6–8 205 RS Sophomore Alpharetta, Georgia
3 Tracy Hector Forward 6–4 212 Freshman Jonesboro, Georgia
4 Yonel Brown Guard 5–9 160 Senior Lawrenceville, Georgia
5 Bernard Morena Forward 6–8 200 Junior Ivory Coast
11 Kyle Clarke Guard 6–5 188 Freshman Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Aubrey Williams Forward 6–6 225 RS Junior Bowie, Maryland
15 Cameron Neysmith Guard 6–4 220 Junior Norcross, Georgia
21 Nick Masterson Guard 6–5 180 Sophomore Woodstock, Georgia
24 Josh Burnett Guard 6–5 182 Freshman Honolulu, Hawaii
33 Kasta Jankovic Forward 6–7 200 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:30 pm, SECN+
at Alabama L 64–77  0–1
Coleman Coliseum (15,043)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/16/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 23 LSU
Legends Classic
L 69–91  0–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,654)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/18/2015*
8:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
Legends Classic
L 53–91  0–3
Wells Fargo Arena (4,197)
Tempe, AZ
11/21/2015*
8:00 pm
at Samford L 65–77  0–4
Pete Hanna Center (724)
Homewood, AL
11/23/2015*
6:30 pm
IUPUI
Legends Classic
W 71–63  1–4
KSU Convocation Center (1,262)
Kennesaw, GA
11/24/2015*
5:30 pm
Belmont
Legends Classic
L 55–80  1–5
KSU Convocation Center (812)
Kennesaw, GA
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee State L 49–56  1–6
KSU Convocation Center (884)
Kennesaw, GA
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm
at Elon L 93–103  1–7
Alumni Gym (963)
Elon, NC
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Florida A&M W 61–41  2–7
KSU Convocation Center (2,058)
Kennesaw, GA
12/05/2015*
12:30 pm, ESPN3
at No. 20 West Virginia L 54–87  2–8
WVU Coliseum (8,731)
Morgantown, WV
12/07/2015*
7:00 pm
Thomas W 69–59  3–8
KSU Convocation Center (1,254)
Kennesaw, GA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 19 Louisville L 57–94  3–9
KFC Yum! Center (19,288)
Louisville, KY
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Chattanooga L 66–78  3–10
McKenzie Arena (2,421)
Chattanooga, TN
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 72–99  3–11
Assembly Hall (15,721)
Bloomington, IN
12/30/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer L 73–76  3–12
KSU Convocation Center (1,903)
Kennesaw, GA
01/04/2016*
2:00 pm
Reinhardt W 103–71  4–12
KSU Convocation Center (936)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/09/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 102–86  5–12
(1–0)
KSU Convocation Center (1,253)
Kennesaw, GA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 70–83  5–13
(1–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (572)
Jacksonville, FL
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida L 78–93  5–14
(1–2)
UNF Arena (2,131)
Jacksonville, FL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 74–79  5–15
(1–3)
KSU Convocation Center (1,809)
Kennesaw, GA
01/23/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 79–84  5–16
(1–4)
KSU Convocation Center (1,909)
Kennesaw, GA
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 78–75  6–16
(2–4)
G. B. Hodge Center (670)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
NJIT L 67–75  6–17
(2–5)
KSU Convocation Center (1,623)
Kennesaw, GA
02/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 75–62  7–17
(3–5)
KSU Convocation Center (1,109)
Kennesaw, GA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 59–78  7–18
(3–6)
Fleisher Center (1,322)
Newark, NJ
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 101–91  8–18
(4–6)
KSU Convocation Center (1,158)
Kennesaw, GA
02/13/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 90–69  9–18
(5–6)
KSU Convocation Center (1,317)
Kennesaw, GA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 92–82  10–18
(6–6)
Edmunds Center (722)
DeLand, FL
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 63–68  10–19
(6–7)
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
02/25/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 73–57  11–19
(7–7)
Allen Arena (1,823)
Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun tournament
03/01/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
(5) at (4) Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals
L 64–74  11–20
Alico Arena (2,752)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Kennesaw State University Athletics - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". ksuowls.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.