# 2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by second-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 (ASUN). They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Georgia Southwestern | W 60–58 | | KSU Convocation Center (553) Kennesaw, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 9:30 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 74–91 | 0–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,007) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Brewton–Parker | W 80–74 | 1–1 | KSU Convocation Center (1,402) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:30 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 72–75 | 1–2 | Ocean Center (678) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/19/2016* 3:00 pm | | at UMBC | L 85–93 | 1–3 | Retriever Activities Center (719) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/22/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Alabama State | W 79–72 | 2–3 | KSU Convocation Center (937) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Chattanooga | L 71–88 | 2–4 | KSU Convocation Center (1,031) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | at South Florida | L 69–71 | 2–5 | USF Sun Dome (2,196) Tampa, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 76–74 | 3–5 | Teaching Gym (579) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Michigan | L 55–82 | 3–6 | Crisler Center (10,687) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Rider Gotham Classic | L 79–81 | 3–7 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,612) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Massachusetts Gotham Classic | L 77–95 | 3–8 | Mullins Center (1,758) Amherst, MA |
| 12/20/2016* 10:00 pm | | at Pacific Gotham Classic | L 56–69 | 3–9 | Stockton Arena (1,355) Stockton, CA |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic | W 68–60 | 4–9 | KSU Convocation Center (1,074) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 76–80 | 4–10 | KSU Convocation Center (1,506) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/31/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Georgia | W 89–76 | 5–10 | KSU Convocation Center (653) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/02/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee State | W 76–73 | 6–10 | Gentry Complex (483) Nashville, TN |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 79–82 | 6–11 (0–1) | Allen Arena (1,025) Nashville, TN |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 75–78 | 6–12 (0–2) | KSU Convocation Center (1,851) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/14/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 84–65 | 7–12 (1–2) | KSU Convocation Center (751) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 84–86 | 7–13 (1–3) | UNF Arena (1,605) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | W 81–71 | 8–13 (2–3) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,006) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 71–65 | 9–13 (3–3) | KSU Convocation Center (771) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | L 73–79 | 9–14 (3–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (723) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 54–53 | 10–14 (4–4) | Fleisher Center (657) Newark, NJ |
| 02/04/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 84–79 | 11–14 (5–4) | KSU Convocation Center (1,645) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 92–85 | 12–14 (6–4) | Edmunds Center (694) DeLand, FL |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 63–75 | 12–15 (6–5) | Alico Arena (4,670) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | L 78–79 | 12–16 (6–6) | KSU Convocation Center (453) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/18/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 85–68 | 13–16 (7–6) | KSU Convocation Center (1,362) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | L 74–85 | 13–17 (7–7) | KSU Convocation Center (1,355) Kennesaw, GA |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) USC Upstate Quarterfinals | W 80–78 | 14–17 | G. B. Hodge Center (735) Spartanburg, SC |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Semifinals | L 62–74 | 14–18 | Alico Arena (4,333) Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||