2018–19 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

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]

2018–19 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	6–26 (3–13 ASUN)
Head coach	Al Skinner (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Michael Cotton Carlton Owens Stephen Cox
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

Previous season

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

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 Al Skinner (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Michael Cotton (Boston College) Carlton Owens (Rhode Island) Stephen Cox (Clayton State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 7, 2018

Schedule and results

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]