2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third year head coach Lewis Preston, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Atlantic Sun tournament.

2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record6–25 (3–15 A-Sun)
Head coach
  • Lewis Preston (3rd season; first 15 games)
  • Jimmy Lallathin (remainder of season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Lallathin
  • Brian Lawhon
  • Mike Scutero
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mercer144 .778279 .750
Florida Gulf Coast144 .7782213 .629
USC Upstate117 .6111915 .559
East Tennessee State108 .5561916 .543
Lipscomb108 .5561515 .500
North Florida108 .5561616 .500
Jacksonville810 .4441218 .400
Northern Kentucky*513 .278921 .300
Stetson513 .278724 .226
Kennesaw State315 .167625 .194
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1Nigel PruittForward6–7180SophomorePotomac, Maryland
2Jordan JonesForward6–8205FreshmanAlpharetta, Georgia
3Delbert LoveGuard6–0185JuniorCleveland, Ohio
4Yonel BrownGuard5–9160SophomoreLawrenceville, Georgia
5Bernard MorenaForward6–8200FreshmanIvory Coast
11Myles HamiltonGuard6–1190SophomoreCleveland, Ohio
12Nate RuckerForward6–6240JuniorMemphis, Tennessee
13Jordan MontgomeryGuard/Forward6–5170SophomoreOrlando, Florida
21Kris DreesForward6–6210SeniorCumming, Georgia
23Tanner WozniakGuard6–5185JuniorSt. Petersburg, Florida
24Orlando ColemanForward6–5185JuniorPleasant Grove, Alabama
32Charlie ByersGuard5–11185JuniorCincinnati, Ohio
40Drew McGheeForward6–11235SeniorNorth Ridgeville, Ohio
45Andrew OsemhenForward6–9270SeniorLoganville, Georgia
50Willy KouassiCenter6–10230SophomoreIvory Coast

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
7:00 pm
Covenant CollegeW 95–66 
KSU Convocation Center (976)
Kennesaw, GA
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm
PiedmontW 85–78 
KSU Convocation Center (679)
Kennesaw, GA
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
Youngstown State
Kennesaw State Tournament
L 57–73 0–1
KSU Convocation Center (1,412)
Kennesaw, GA
11/09/2013*
5:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky
Kennesaw State Tournament
L 60–68 0–2
KSU Convocation Center (1,404)
Kennesaw, GA
11/10/2013*
3:30 pm
FIU
Kennesaw State Tournament
L 58–66 0–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,101)
Kennesaw, GA
11/11/2013*
11:00 am
Warren Wilson
Kennesaw State Tournament
W 92–48 1–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,201)
Kennesaw, GA
11/14/2013*
8:00 pm
at Mississippi StateL 55–78 1–4
Humphrey Coliseum (6,806)
Starkville, MS
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at ChattanoogaW 73–69 2–4
McKenzie Arena (3,028)
Chattanooga, TN
11/24/2013*
2:00 pm
IPFWL 66–76 2–5
KSU Convocation Center (886)
Kennesaw, GA
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
Truett-McConnellW 73–54 3–5
KSU Convocation Center (884)
Kennesaw, GA
11/29/2013*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at CincinnatiL 67–95 3–6
Fifth Third Arena (6,627)
Cincinnati, OH
12/01/2013*
2:00 pm
at Kent StateL 51–68 3–7
MAC Center (1,994)
Kent, OH
12/16/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia TechL 57–74 3–8
McCamish Pavilion (5,972)
Atlanta, GA
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm
at Georgia SouthernL 55–73 3–9
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,159)
Statesboro, GA
12/22/2013*
12:00 pm, BTN
at IndianaL 66–90 3–10
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
12/30/2013
7:00 pm
at North FloridaL 60–85 3–11
(0–1)
UNF Arena (642)
Jacksonville, FL
01/01/2014
7:00 pm
at JacksonvilleL 66–86 3–12
(0–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (207)
Jacksonville, FL
01/04/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee StateL 55–71 3–13
(0–3)
KSU Convocation Center (509)
Kennesaw, GA
01/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC UpstateW 68–58 4–13
(1–3)
KSU Convocation Center (678)
Kennesaw, GA
01/10/2014
7:00 pm, CSS
at MercerL 46–83 4–14
(1–4)
Hawkins Arena (3,372)
Macon, GA
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at LipscombL 83–88 4–15
(1–5)
Allen Arena (641)
Nashville, TN
01/18/2014
7:00 pm
at Northern KentuckyL 69–82 4–16
(1–6)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,783)
Highland Heights, KY
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
StetsonL 65–68 4–17
(1–7)
KSU Convocation Center (1,823)
Kennesaw, GA
01/25/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf CoastL 62–83 4–18
(1–8)
KSU Convocation Center (1,671)
Kennesaw, GA
01/31/2014
7:00 pm
at USC UpstateL 48–65 4–19
(1–9)
Hodge Center (611)
Spartanburg, SC
02/02/2014
2:00 pm
at East Tennessee StateL 73–86 4–20
(1–10)
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,303)
Johnson City, TN
02/07/2014
7:00 pm, CSS
MercerL 68–75 4–21
(1–11)
KSU Convocation Center (3,624)
Kennesaw, GA
02/14/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern KentuckyW 69–67 5–21
(2–11)
KSU Convocation Center (605)
Kennesaw, GA
02/16/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN3
LipscombL 73–76 5–22
(2–12)
KSU Convocation Center (713)
Kennesaw, GA
02/21/2014
7:00 pm
at StetsonW 67–63 6–22
(3–12)
Edmunds Center (538)
DeLand, FL
02/23/2014
1:30 pm
at Florida Gulf CoastL 68–78 6–23
(3–13)
Alico Arena (4,458)
Fort Myers, FL
02/27/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
JacksonvilleL 69–71 6–24
(3–14)
KSU Convocation Center (1,108)
Kennesaw, GA
03/01/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN3
North FloridaL 77–87 6–25
(3–15)
KSU Convocation Center (1,471)
Kennesaw, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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