# 2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Antoine Pettway, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ASUN play, to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they lost to Jacksonville in the first round.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 26–9, 15–3 in ASUN play, to tie for first place in conference standings. They defeated Queens, Lipscomb and Liberty to win the ASUN tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. They lost in the first round to Xavier.

## Preseason
### Preseason ASUN Conference poll

The Owls were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Terrell Burden was named to the preseason All-ASUN First Team.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st-place votes) |
| 1 | Eastern Kentucky – 140 (8) |
| 2 | Florida Gulf Coast – 106 |
| 3 | Stetson – 105 |
| 4 | Kennesaw State – 103 (1) |
| 5 | Lipscomb – 99 |
| 6 | Bellarmine – 81 |
| 7 | North Alabama – 74 (1) |
| 8 | Austin Peay – 71 (1) |
| 9 | Jacksonville – 51 |
| 10 | Queens – 47 |
| 11 | North Florida – 36 (1) |
| 12 | Central Arkansas – 23 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakwood | W 93–46 | 1–0 | KSU Convocation Center (2,733) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Florida State | L 67–94 | 1–1 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,165) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Keiser | W 101–55 | 2–1 | KSU Convocation Center (1,788) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Georgia Southern Pirate Classic | W 96–92 | 3–1 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,673) Greenville, NC |
| November 20, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Northeastern Pirate Classic | W 79–77 | 4–1 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (212) Greenville, NC |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. East Carolina Pirate Classic | L 84–85 | 4–2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,311) Greenville, NC |
| November 26, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 84–91 | 4–3 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (755) Miami, FL |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 88–77 | 5–3 | KSU Convocation Center (3,805) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | KSU Convocation Center (1,230) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 84–77 | 7–3 | G. B. Hodge Center (472) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 94–84 | 8–3 | Templeton Physical Education Center (514) Clinton, SC |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brescia | W 91–59 | 9–3 | KSU Convocation Center (1,327) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 23, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 70–79 | 9–4 | Kimmel Arena (1,579) Asheville, NC |
| December 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | at Indiana | L 87–100 | 9–5 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,689) Bloomington, IN |
| ASUN Conference regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Queens | W 80–77 | 10–5 (1–0) | KSU Convocation Center (1,921) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 10, 2024 7:10 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 88–70 | 11–5 (2–0) | KSU Convocation Center (1,729) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 78–75 | 12–5 (3–0) | KSU Convocation Center (1,769) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 75–84 | 12–6 (3–1) | UNF Arena (1,377) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 83–79 | 13–6 (4–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,081) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Alabama | L 84–90 | 13–7 (4–2) | KSU Convocation Center (1,422) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | L 87–92 | 13–8 (4–3) | Farris Center (989) Conway, AR |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | L 95–96 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (4–4) | KSU Convocation Center (1,630) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | L 76–86 | 13–10 (4–5) | KSU Convcation Center (2,357) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 69–85 | 13–11 (4–6) | Dunn Center (2,032) Clarksville, TN |
| February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 95–101 | 13–12 (4–7) | Allen Arena (2,134) Nashville, TN |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 66–61 | 14–12 (5–7) | KSU Convocation Center (1,158) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 81–82 | 14–13 (5–8) | KSU Convocation Center (1,841) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 74–67 | 15–13 (6–8) | Alico Arena (2,123) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 72–84 | 15–14 (6–9) | Edmunds Center (580) DeLand, FL |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Queens | L 82–91 | 15–15 (6–10) | Curry Arena (344) Charlotte, NC |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (10) Jacksonville First round | L 86–92 | 15–16 | Baptist Health Arena (150) Richmond, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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