2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	3–15 (0–10 ASUN)
Head coach	Amir Abdur-Rahim (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Ben Fletcher
Assistant coaches	Pershin Williams; Tanner Smith;
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	11	–	2	.846	23	–	6	.793
Bellarmine *	10	–	3	.769	14	–	8	.636
Lipscomb	9	–	6	.600	15	–	12	.556
North Florida	6	–	6	.500	8	–	15	.348
North Alabama *	7	–	8	.467	13	–	11	.542
Florida Gulf Coast	4	–	5	.444	10	–	8	.556
Stetson	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
Jacksonville	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Kennesaw State	2	–	13	.133	5	–	19	.208
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021

† 2021 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represents 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, will play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Glenn Robinson II	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Coastal Alabama CC	Atlanta, GA
G	1	Terrell Burden	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Campbell HS	Smyrna, GA
F	2	Nate Springs	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Ohio	Charlotte, NC
G	3	Chris Youngblood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	East Coweta HS	Sharpsburg, GA
F	4	Cole LaRue	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Fr	McGill–Toolen HS	Mobile, AL
G	5	Brandon Stroud	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	East Coweta HS	Atlanta, GA
F	10	Alex Peterson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Missouri State–West Plains	Tappahannock, VA
F	11	Demetrius Rives	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Tri-Cities HS	East Point, GA
G	12	Jamie Lewis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS So	Wake Forest	Atlanta, GA
G	13	Kasen Jennings	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Langston Hughes HS	Newnan, GA
F	15	Mayson Quartlebaum	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Lawrence HS	Lawrence, KS
F	21	Armani Harris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	So	Newton HS	Covington, GA
G	22	Spencer Rodgers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Southwest Mississippi CC	Lawrenceville, GA
F	23	Antonio Spencer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	RS Jr	Duncanville HS	Dallas, TX
G	24	Kenny Burns	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Wheeler HS	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Amir Abdur-Rahim (Southeastern Louisiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Fletcher (Troy)
Pershin Williams (North Florida)
Tanner Smith (Clemson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm	Carver	W 87–40	1–0	KSU Convocation Center (287) Kennesaw, GA
November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Toccoa Falls	W 106–44	2–0	KSU Convocation Center (302) Kennesaw, Georgia
December 2, 2020* 7:30 pm	at UAB	L 48–73	2–1	Bartow Arena (820) Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2020* 5:00 pm, FS1	at No. 9 Creighton	L 58–93	2–2	CHI Health Center Omaha (201) Omaha, NE
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Dalton State	W 72–62	3–2	KSU Convocation Center (231) Kennesaw, GA
December 16, 2020* 7:30 pm	at Belmont	L 53–64	3–3	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
December 19, 2020* 4:30 pm	Samford	L 63–65	3–4	KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm	Mercer	L 71–81	3–5	KSU Convocation Center (341) Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville	L 57–62	3–6 (0–1)	KSU Convocation Center (229) Kennesaw, GA
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville	L 66–72	3–7 (0–2)	KSU Convocation Center (215) Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Liberty	L 63–69	3–8 (0–3)	Liberty Arena (250) Lynchburg, VA
January 23, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Liberty	L 47–76	3–9 (0–4)	Liberty Arena (250) Lynchburg, VA
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama	L 43–66	3–10 (0–5)	KSU Convocation Center (387) Kennesaw, GA
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama	L 64–66	3–11 (0–6)	KSU Convocation Center (348) Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	L 54–69	3–12 (0–7)	UNF Arena (787) Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	L 65–68	3–13 (0–8)	UNF Arena (703) Jacksonville, FL
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine	L 67–84	3–14 (0–9)	KSU Convocation Center (388) Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine	L 79–84	3–15 (0–10)	KSU Convocation Center (332) Kennesaw, GA
February 5, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 6, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson			Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson			Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 2–7 2021 TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References

^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

[1] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

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