# 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.

## 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. They lost in the first round of the ASUN tournament to Liberty.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 73–84 | 0–1 | Hilton Coliseum (12,180) Ames, IA |
| November 11, 2021* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | L 44–51 | 0–2 | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,092) Omaha, NE |
| November 14, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Piedmont | W 81–57 | 1–2 | KSU Convocation Center (1,028) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 15, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carver | W 117–58 | 2–2 | KSU Convocation Center (764) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 78–97 | 2–3 | KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 23, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 61–92 | 2–4 | LJVM Coliseum (3,554) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 89–52 | 3–4 | KSU Convocation Center (742) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | L 71–73 | 3–5 | KSU Convocation Center (1,518) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 62–88 | 3–6 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (857) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 11, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Voorhees | W 80–56 | 4–6 | KSU Convocation Center (936) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 84–85 | 4–7 | Pete Hanna Center (713) Homewood, AL |
| December 22, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Nebraska | L 74–88 | 4–8 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,519) Lincoln, NE |
| December 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Toccoa Falls | W 108–51 | 5–8 | KSU Convocation Center (787) Kennesaw, GA |
| ASUN Conference regular season ||||||
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 77–53 | 6–8 (1–0) | KSU Convocation Center (628) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 77–49 | 7–8 (2–0) | Edmunds Center (464) DeLand, FL |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 62–60 | 8–8 (3–0) | UNF Arena (1,357) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 22, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 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 State | L 64–70 | 9–10 (4–2) | KSU Convocation Center (1,531) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 29, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | L 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 Kentucky | L 81–82 $^{3OT}$ | 9–13 (4–5) | Alumni Coliseum (2,397) Richmond, KY |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 75–70 | 10–13 (5–5) | Freedom Hall (1,564) Louisville, KY |
| February 9, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 83–72 | 11–13 (6–5) | KSU Convocation Center (1,190) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 72–74 | 11–14 (6–6) | KSU Convocation Center (939) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 76–82 | 11–15 (6–7) | Alico Arena (1,857) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 56–59 | 11–16 (6–8) | Swisher Gymnasium (986) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 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 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (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. ||||||
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