2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 2nd-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, will play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2020–21 record	3–15 (0–10 ASUN)
Head coach	Amir Abdur-Rahim (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Ben Fletcher
Assistant coaches	Pershin Williams Tanner Smith
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center

2020–21 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bellarmine*	8	–	2		.800			11	–	5		.688
Liberty	6	–	2		.750			15	–	5		.750
North Florida	5	–	3		.625			7	–	11		.389
North Alabama*	6	–	4		.600			10	–	6		.625
Lipscomb	6	–	4		.600			12	–	9		.571
Florida Gulf Coast	4	–	4		.500			9	–	6		.600
Stetson	4	–	6		.400			7	–	10		.412
Jacksonville	3	–	7		.300			9	–	11		.450
Kennesaw State	0	–	10		.000			3	–	15		.167
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2021 ASUN Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2019–20 season 1–28, 0–16 in ASUN play to finish in last place. In turn, they failed to qualify for the ASUN Tournament.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Glenn Robinson II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Coastal Alabama CC Atlanta, GA G 1 Terrell Burden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Campbell HS Smyrna, GA F 2 Nate Springs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Ohio Charlotte, NC G 3 Chris Youngblood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr East Coweta HS Sharpsburg, GA F 4 Cole LaRue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr McGill–Toolen HS Mobile, AL G 5 Brandon Stroud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr East Coweta HS Atlanta, GA F 10 Alex Peterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Missouri State–West Plains Tappahannock, VA F 11 Demetrius Rives 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Tri-Cities HS East Point, GA G 12 Jamie Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS So Wake Forest Atlanta, GA G 13 Kasen Jennings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Langston Hughes HS Newnan, GA F 15 Mayson Quartlebaum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Lawrence HS Lawrence, KS F 21 Armani Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Newton HS Covington, GA G 22 Spencer Rodgers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Southwest Mississippi CC Lawrenceville, GA F 23 Antonio Spencer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS Jr Duncanville HS Dallas, TX G 24 Kenny Burns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr Wheeler HS Los Angeles, CA	Head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Ben Fletcher (Troy) Pershin Williams (North Florida) Tanner Smith (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm		Carver	W 87–40	1–0	KSU Convocation Center (287) Kennesaw, GA
November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Toccoa Falls	W 106–44	2–0	KSU Convocation Center (302) Kennesaw, Georgia
December 2, 2020* 7:30 pm		at UAB	L 48–73	2–1	Bartow Arena (820) Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2020* 5:00 pm, FS1		at No. 9 Creighton	L 58–93	2–2	CHI Health Center Omaha (201) Omaha, NE
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dalton State	W 72–62	3–2	KSU Convocation Center (231) Kennesaw, GA
December 16, 2020* 7:30 pm		at Belmont	L 53–64	3–3	Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
December 19, 2020* 4:30 pm		Samford	L 63–65	3–4	KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm		Mercer	L 71–81	3–5	KSU Convocation Center (341) Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 57–62	3–6 (0–1)	KSU Convocation Center (229) Kennesaw, GA
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 66–72	3–7 (0–2)	KSU Convocation Center (215) Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 63–69	3–8 (0–3)	Liberty Arena (250) Lynchburg, VA
January 23, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 47–76	3–9 (0–4)	Liberty Arena (250) Lynchburg, VA
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	L 43–66	3–10 (0–5)	KSU Convocation Center (387) Kennesaw, GA
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	L 64–66	3–11 (0–6)	KSU Convocation Center (348) Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 54–69	3–12 (0–7)	UNF Arena (787) Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 65–68	3–13 (0–8)	UNF Arena (703) Jacksonville, FL
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	L 67–84	3–14 (0–9)	KSU Convocation Center (388) Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	L 79–84	3–15 (0–10)	KSU Convocation Center (332) Kennesaw, GA
February 5, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb			Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
February 6, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb			Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast			KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast			KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson			Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson			Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 2–7 2021 TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

1. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.