# 2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by third-year head coach Al Skinner and played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center on the university's campus in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 6–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place.
The Owls lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Jacksonville.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 14–18, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated USC Upstate before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Kendrick Ray | 0 | G | 6'2" | 188 | RS Senior | Middletown, NY | Graduated |
| Johannes Nielsen | 10 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Freshman | Virum, Denmark | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Aubrey Williams | 14 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Senior | Bowie, MD | Graduated |
| Cameron Neysmith | 15 | G | 6'4" | 207 | Senior | Norcross, GA | Graduated |
| Shazier Lawson | 22 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Perry, GA | Transferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College |
| Josh Burnett | 24 | G | 6'5" | 182 | Sophomore | Honolulu, HI | Graduate transferred to Shorter |
| Zach Cameron | 35 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Freshman | Sacramento, CA | Transferred to Mineral Area College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Arthur Gray | 15 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Lawrenceville, GA | Transferred from North Greenville. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gray graduated from North Greenville. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on. |
| Bryson Lockley | 21 | F | 6'7" | 210 | RS Sophomore | Houston, TX | Junior college transferred from Panola College |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Tristan Jarrett SG | Brownsville, TN | Haywood High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5, 2017* 4:30 pm | | West Georgia | W 96–76 | | KSU Convocation Center (667) Kennesaw, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, FCS | | at Butler | L 64–82 | 0–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,138) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 57–75 | 0–2 | Mack Sports Complex (1,013) Hempstead, NY |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Piedmont | W 77–54 | 1–2 | KSU Convocation Center (1,056) Kennesaw, GA |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | L 68–82 | 1–3 | Eblen Center (1,116) Cookeville, TN |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Florida State | L 79–98 | 1–4 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,284) Tallahassee, FL |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee State | L 74–77 | 1–5 | KSU Convocation Center (981) Kennesaw, GA |
| Nov 28, 2017* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 71–85 | 1–6 | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,858) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 30, 2017* 10:30 pm | | at Seattle | L 54–66 | 1–7 | Connolly Center (782) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 13, 2017* 9:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at No. 24 Texas Tech | L 53–82 | 1–8 | United Supermarkets Arena (7,026) Lubbock, TX |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bethune–Cookman | W 81–74 | 2–8 | KSU Convocation Center (708) Kennesaw, GA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | L 69–78 | 2–9 | KSU Convocation Center (1,356) Kennesaw, GA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Samford | W 71–66 | 3–9 | KSU Convocation Center (876) Kennesaw, GA |
| Dec 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 56–89 | 3–10 | Hawkins Arena (3,513) Macon, GA |
| Dec 30, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Yale | L 74–89 | 3–11 | KSU Convocation Center (1,200) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 2, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Carver Bible College | W 98–75 | 4–11 | KSU Convocation Center (692) Kennesaw, GA |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | L 71–86 | 4–12 (0–1) | KSU Convocation Center (1,075) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | L 58–65 | 4–13 (0–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (947) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 78–85 | 4–14 (0–3) | UNF Arena (1,669) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 95–81 | 5–14 (1–3) | KSU Convocation Center (1,176) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 49–66 | 5–15 (1–4) | KSU Convocation Center (1,502) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | L 60–66 | 5–16 (1–5) | KSU Convocation Center (1,119) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 81–80 | 6–16 (2–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (704) Spartanburg, SC |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | L 71–74 | 6–17 (2–6) | Wellness and Events Center (593) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 93–69 | 7–17 (3–6) | KSU Convocation Center (1,171) Kennesaw, GA |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 89 | 8–17 (4–6) | KSU Convocation Center (1,336) Kennesaw, GA |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 78–54 | 9–17 (5–6) | KSU Convocation Center (1,391) Kennesaw, GA |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 97–93 | 10–17 (6–6) | Alico Arena (3,825) Fort Myers, FL |
| Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | L 74–86 | 10–18 (6–7) | Edmunds Center (632) DeLand, FL |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 74–83 | 10–19 (6–8) | Allen Arena (1,150) Nashville, TN |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| Feb 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | at (3) Jacksonville Quarterfinals | L 68–87 | 10–20 | Swisher Gymnasium (725) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||