# 2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by first-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 (A-Sun). They finished the 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.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kendrick Ray | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | RS Junior | Middletown, New York |
| 1 | Nigel Pruitt | Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Senior | Potomac, Maryland |
| 2 | Jordan Jones | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | RS Sophomore | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 3 | Tracy Hector | Forward | 6–4 | 212 | Freshman | Jonesboro, Georgia |
| 4 | Yonel Brown | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Senior | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| 5 | Bernard Morena | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Junior | Ivory Coast |
| 11 | Kyle Clarke | Guard | 6–5 | 188 | Freshman | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 14 | Aubrey Williams | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | RS Junior | Bowie, Maryland |
| 15 | Cameron Neysmith | Guard | 6–4 | 220 | Junior | Norcross, Georgia |
| 21 | Nick Masterson | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Sophomore | Woodstock, Georgia |
| 24 | Josh Burnett | Guard | 6–5 | 182 | Freshman | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 33 | Kasta Jankovic | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Alabama | L 64–77 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (15,043) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/16/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 23 LSU Legends Classic | L 69–91 | 0–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,654) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/18/2015* 8:30 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State Legends Classic | L 53–91 | 0–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,197) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/21/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Samford | L 65–77 | 0–4 | Pete Hanna Center (724) Homewood, AL |
| 11/23/2015* 6:30 pm | | IUPUI Legends Classic | W 71–63 | 1–4 | KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/24/2015* 5:30 pm | | Belmont Legends Classic | L 55–80 | 1–5 | KSU Convocation Center (812) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee State | L 49–56 | 1–6 | KSU Convocation Center (884) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 93–103 | 1–7 | Alumni Gym (963) Elon, NC |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 61–41 | 2–7 | KSU Convocation Center (2,058) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/05/2015* 12:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 20 West Virginia | L 54–87 | 2–8 | WVU Coliseum (8,731) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/07/2015* 7:00 pm | | Thomas | W 69–59 | 3–8 | KSU Convocation Center (1,254) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 19 Louisville | L 57–94 | 3–9 | KFC Yum! Center (19,288) Louisville, KY |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Chattanooga | L 66–78 | 3–10 | McKenzie Arena (2,421) Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Indiana | L 72–99 | 3–11 | Assembly Hall (15,721) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/30/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 73–76 | 3–12 | KSU Convocation Center (1,903) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/04/2016* 2:00 pm | | Reinhardt | W 103–71 | 4–12 | KSU Convocation Center (936) Kennesaw, GA |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/09/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 102–86 | 5–12 (1–0) | KSU Convocation Center (1,253) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | L 70–83 | 5–13 (1–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (572) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 78–93 | 5–14 (1–2) | UNF Arena (2,131) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 74–79 | 5–15 (1–3) | KSU Convocation Center (1,809) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/23/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | L 79–84 | 5–16 (1–4) | KSU Convocation Center (1,909) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 78–75 | 6–16 (2–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (670) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/30/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | L 67–75 | 6–17 (2–5) | KSU Convocation Center (1,623) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 75–62 | 7–17 (3–5) | KSU Convocation Center (1,109) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | L 59–78 | 7–18 (3–6) | Fleisher Center (1,322) Newark, NJ |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 101–91 | 8–18 (4–6) | KSU Convocation Center (1,158) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/13/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 90–69 | 9–18 (5–6) | KSU Convocation Center (1,317) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 92–82 | 10–18 (6–6) | Edmunds Center (722) DeLand, FL |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 63–68 | 10–19 (6–7) | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 73–57 | 11–19 (7–7) | Allen Arena (1,823) Nashville, TN |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals | L 64–74 | 11–20 | Alico Arena (2,752) Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||