2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the East Division of the ASUN Conference.

2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record13–18 (7–9 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachBen Fletcher
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2021–22 ASUN men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Liberty124 .7502211 .667
Jacksonville115 .6882110 .677
Florida Gulf Coast106 .6252212 .647
Kennesaw State79 .4381318 .419
North Florida79 .4381120 .355
Stetson511 .3131119 .367
West
Jacksonville State^133 .8132111 .656
Bellarmine* †115 .6882013 .606
Central Arkansas79 .4381120 .355
Lipscomb610 .3751419 .424
Eastern Kentucky511 .3131318 .419
North Alabama*214 .125921 .300
*Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
^Due to Bellarmine's ineligibility, the regular-season champions Jacksonville State took their NCAA tournament berth instead.
2022 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Owls finished the 2020–21 season 5–19, 2–13 in ASUN play to finish in last place.[1] They lost in the first round of the ASUN tournament to Liberty.[2]

Roster

2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Demond Robinson6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)264 lb (120 kg)JrMurray StateMontgomery, AL
G1Terrell Burden5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrCampbell HSSmyrna, GA
F2Nate Springs6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)217 lb (98 kg)RS JrOhioCharlotte, NC
G3Chris Youngblood6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)218 lb (99 kg)SoEast Coweta HSTuscaloosa, AL
F4Cole LaRue6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)236 lb (107 kg)SoMcGill–Toolen HSMobile, AL
G5Brandon Stroud6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoEast Coweta HSAtlanta, GA
F10Alex Peterson6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg)SrMissouri State–West PlainsTappahannock, VA
G12Jamir Moultrie6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg)RS SrNorth Carolina CentralWilmington, DE
G13Kasen Jennings6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)202 lb (92 kg)SoLangston Hughes HSFairburn, GA
G14Isaiah Reddish6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)201 lb (91 kg)SrBarton CollegeDurham, NC
F15Mayson Quartlebaum6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg)SoLawrence HSLawrence, KS
F21Armani Harris6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)204 lb (93 kg)JrNewton HSBrooklyn, NY
G22Spencer Rodgers6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg)SrSouthwest Mississippi CCLawrenceville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iowa StateL 73–84 0–1
Hilton Coliseum (12,180)
Ames, IA
November 11, 2021*
8:30 pm, FS1
at CreightonL 44–51 0–2
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,092)
Omaha, NE
November 14, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
PiedmontW 81–57 1–2
KSU Convocation Center (1,028)
Kennesaw, GA
November 15, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
CarverW 117–58 2–2
KSU Convocation Center (764)
Kennesaw, GA
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
BelmontL 78–97 2–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,262)
Kennesaw, GA
November 23, 2021*
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Wake ForestL 61–92 2–4
LJVM Coliseum (3,554)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 28, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston SouthernW 89–52 3–4
KSU Convocation Center (742)
Kennesaw, GA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
MercerL 71–73 3–5
KSU Convocation Center (1,518)
Kennesaw, GA
December 5, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at WoffordL 62–88 3–6
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (857)
Spartanburg, SC
December 11, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
VoorheesW 80–56 4–6
KSU Convocation Center (936)
Kennesaw, GA
December 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at SamfordL 84–85 4–7
Pete Hanna Center (713)
Homewood, AL
December 22, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at NebraskaL 74–88 4–8
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,519)
Lincoln, NE
December 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Toccoa FallsW 108–51 5–8
KSU Convocation Center (787)
Kennesaw, GA
ASUN Conference regular season
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Gulf CoastW 77–53 6–8
(1–0)
KSU Convocation Center (628)
Kennesaw, GA
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at StetsonW 77–49 7–8
(2–0)
Edmunds Center (464)
DeLand, FL
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North FloridaW 62–60 8–8
(3–0)
UNF Arena (1,357)
Jacksonville, FL
January 22, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at LipscombL 73–77 8–9
(3–1)
Allen Arena (0)
Nashville, TN
January 24, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville
Rescheduled from January 5
W 76–68 9–9
(4–1)
KSU Convocation Center (843)
Kennesaw, GA
January 27, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville StateL 64–70 9–10
(4–2)
KSU Convocation Center (1,531)
Kennesaw, GA
January 29, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
North AlabamaL 58–71 9–11
(4–3)
KSU Convocation Center (1,194)
Kennesaw, GA
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Liberty
Rescheduled from January 20
L 50–65 9–12
(4–4)
KSU Convocation Center (835)
Kennesaw, GA
February 3, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern KentuckyL 81–82 3OT9–13
(4–5)
Alumni Coliseum (2,397)
Richmond, KY
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at BellarmineW 75–70 10–13
(5–5)
Freedom Hall (1,564)
Louisville, KY
February 9, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Central ArkansasW 83–72 11–13
(6–5)
KSU Convocation Center (1,190)
Kennesaw, GA
February 12, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
North FloridaL 72–74 11–14
(6–6)
KSU Convocation Center (939)
Kennesaw, GA
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf CoastL 76–82 11–15
(6–7)
Alico Arena (1,857)
Fort Myers, FL
February 19, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at JacksonvilleL 56–59 11–16
(6–8)
Swisher Gymnasium (986)
Jacksonville, FL
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
StetsonW 75–71 12–16
(7–8)
KSU Convocation Center (917)
Kennesaw, GA
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty
Rescheduled from January 8
L 93–100 OT12–17
(7–9)
Liberty Arena (3,112)
Lynchburg, VA
ASUN tournament
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(E4) (W5) Eastern Kentucky
First round
W 82–73 13–17
KSU Convocation Center (1,194)
Kennesaw, GA
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(E4) at (W1) Jacksonville State
Quarterfinals
L 67–78 13–18
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,732)
Jacksonville, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3][4]

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