2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty112 .846236 .793
Bellarmine *103 .769148 .636
Lipscomb96 .6001512 .556
North Florida66 .500815 .348
North Alabama *78 .4671311 .542
Florida Gulf Coast45 .444108 .556
Stetson79 .4381215 .444
Jacksonville59 .3571113 .458
Kennesaw State213 .133519 .208
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021
2021 ASUN Tournament winner

Previous season

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

2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Glenn Robinson II6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrCoastal Alabama CCAtlanta, GA
G1Terrell Burden5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg)SoCampbell HSSmyrna, GA
F2Nate Springs6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS SoOhioCharlotte, NC
G3Chris Youngblood6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)212 lb (96 kg)FrEast Coweta HSSharpsburg, GA
F4Cole LaRue6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg)FrMcGill–Toolen HSMobile, AL
G5Brandon Stroud6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg)FrEast Coweta HSAtlanta, GA
F10Alex Peterson6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg)JrMissouri State–West PlainsTappahannock, VA
F11Demetrius Rives6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg)FrTri-Cities HSEast Point, GA
G12Jamie Lewis6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)191 lb (87 kg)RS SoWake ForestAtlanta, GA
G13Kasen Jennings6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg)FrLangston Hughes HSNewnan, GA
F15Mayson Quartlebaum6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg)FrLawrence HSLawrence, KS
F21Armani Harris6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)199 lb (90 kg)SoNewton HSCovington, GA
G22Spencer Rodgers6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)178 lb (81 kg)JrSouthwest Mississippi CCLawrenceville, GA
F23Antonio Spencer6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)233 lb (106 kg)RS JrDuncanville HSDallas, TX
G24Kenny Burns6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)169 lb (77 kg)FrWheeler HSLos 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

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm
CarverW 87–40 1–0
KSU Convocation Center (287)
Kennesaw, GA
November 28, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Toccoa FallsW 106–44 2–0
KSU Convocation Center (302)
Kennesaw, Georgia
December 2, 2020*
7:30 pm
at UABL 48–73 2–1
Bartow Arena (820)
Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2020*
5:00 pm, FS1
at No. 9 CreightonL 58–93 2–2
CHI Health Center Omaha (201)
Omaha, NE
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Dalton StateW 72–62 3–2
KSU Convocation Center (231)
Kennesaw, GA
December 16, 2020*
7:30 pm
at BelmontL 53–64 3–3
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
December 19, 2020*
4:30 pm
SamfordL 63–65 3–4
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
December 22, 2020*
2:00 pm
MercerL 71–81 3–5
KSU Convocation Center (341)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
JacksonvilleL 57–62 3–6
(0–1)
KSU Convocation Center (229)
Kennesaw, GA
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
JacksonvilleL 66–72 3–7
(0–2)
KSU Convocation Center (215)
Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at LibertyL 63–69 3–8
(0–3)
Liberty Arena (250)
Lynchburg, VA
January 23, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at LibertyL 47–76 3–9
(0–4)
Liberty Arena (250)
Lynchburg, VA
January 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
North AlabamaL 43–66 3–10
(0–5)
KSU Convocation Center (387)
Kennesaw, GA
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
North AlabamaL 64–66 3–11
(0–6)
KSU Convocation Center (348)
Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North FloridaL 54–69 3–12
(0–7)
UNF Arena (787)
Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at North FloridaL 65–68 3–13
(0–8)
UNF Arena (703)
Jacksonville, FL
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
BellarmineL 67–84 3–14
(0–9)
KSU Convocation Center (388)
Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
BellarmineL 79–84 3–15
(0–10)
KSU Convocation Center (332)
Kennesaw, GA
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
StetsonL 61–74 3–16
(0–11)
KSU Convocation Center (354)
Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
StetsonW 83–75 4–16
(1–11)
KSU Convocation Center (358)
Kennesaw, GA
February 19, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at LipscombL 62–76 4–17
(1–12)
Allen Arena (943)
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at LipscombL 63–77 4–18
(1–13)
Allen Arena (984)
Nashville, TN
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm
vs. Florida Gulf CoastW 80–63 5–18
(2–13)
Eagles' Nest 
Marietta, GA
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm
Florida Gulf CoastCanceledKSU 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]

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