# 2018–19 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia and were led by fourth-year head coach Al Skinner. They finished the season 6-26 overall, 3–13 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for 8th place, and due to their tiebreaker over Stetson, they qualified for the conference tournament. As the #8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they lost in the first round to top-seeded Lipscomb 71–86.
On February 21, 2019, Skinner announced his resignation from Kennesaw State effective at the end of the season.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2017–18 season 10–20, 6–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Jacksonville.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:30 pm | | Clayton State | W 81–78 | | KSU Convocation Center (544) Kennesaw, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 7:30 pm | | Oglethorpe | W 68–57 | 1–0 | KSU Convocation Center (901) Kennesaw, Georgia |
| November 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, FSKC | | at Kansas State Paradise Jam campus game | L 41–56 | 1–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,021) Manhattan, KS |
| November 12, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 60–74 | 1–2 | Pete Hanna Center (891) Homewood, AL |
| November 16, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Missouri Paradise Jam quarterfinals | L 52–55 | 1–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (522) St. Thomas, VI |
| November 17, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round | L 47–65 | 1–4 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,253) St. Thomas, VI |
| November 19, 2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Kentucky Paradise Jam | L 81–100 | 1–5 | Sports and Fitness Center (886) St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 53–91 | 1–6 | KSU Convocation Center (602) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 52–78 | 1–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,947) Athens, GA |
| December 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 52–78 | 1–8 | KSU Convocation Center (683) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 13, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 77–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–9 | Paul Porter Arena (1,069) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 73–68 | 2–9 | KSU Convocation Center (1,203) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Elon | L 67–76 | 2–10 | KSU Convocation Center (564) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 20, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern | W 90–72 | 3–10 | KSU Convocation Center (490) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 28, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | W 87–57 | 3–11 | McCamish Pavilion (5,589) Atlanta, GA |
| January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Yale | L 65–92 | 3–12 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (784) New Haven, CT |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 52–72 | 3–13 (0–1) | Wellness and Events Center (455) Newark, NJ |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 70–90 | 3–14 (0–2) | KSU Convocation Center (814) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 41–62 | 3–15 (0–3) | KSU Convocation Center (843) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 59–72 | 3–16 (0–4) | KSU Convocation Center (824) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 21, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 57–86 | 3–17 (0–5) | Allen Arena (1,134) Nashville, TN |
| January 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 71–76 | 3–18 (0–6) | Flowers Hall (811) Florence, AL |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 81–64 | 4–18 (1–6) | KSU Convocation Center (871) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 75–92 | 4–19 (1–7) | Edmunds Center (512) DeLand, FL |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 73–82 | 4–20 (1–8) | Swisher Gymnasium (296) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 63–62 | 5–20 (2–8) | KSU Convocation Center (1,100) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 57–80 | 5–21 (2–9) | UNF Arena (1,568) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 67–83 | 5–22 (2–10) | KSU Convocation Center (856) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | L 61–76 | 5–23 (2–11) | KSU Convocation Center (608) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 56–78 | 5–24 (2–12) | Alico Arena (3,522) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 59–76 | 5–25 (2–13) | Vines Center (3,376) Lynchburg, VA |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 83–82 | 6–25 (3–13) | KSU Convocation Center (771) Kennesaw, GA |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | (1) Lipscomb Quarterfinals | L 71–86 | 6–26 | Allen Arena (2,957) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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