2022–23 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Kennesaw State Owls
Conference:ASUN Conference
Short Conf:ASUN
Record:26–9
Conf Record:15–3
Head Coach:Amir Abdur-Rahim
Hc Year:4th
Assoc Coach:Ben Fletcher
Asst Coach1:William Small
Asst Coach2:Pershin Williams
Stadium:KSU Convocation Center
Champion:ASUN regular season and tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament, First Round

The 2022–23 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season with 26–9, 15–3 in ASUN play to earn a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ASUN tournament, the Owls defeated Queens, Lipscomb, and Liberty to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, they lost in the first round to Xavier.

On March 29, 2023, head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim left the school to take the head coaching position at South Florida.[1] On April 7, the school named Alabama assistant coach Antoine Pettway the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2021–22 season 13–18, 7–9 in ASUN play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round,[3] before falling to Jacksonville State in the quarterfinals.[4]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-29 . Kennesaw State's Abdur-Rahim hired as South Florida coach . 2023-04-04 . AP NEWS . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-04-07 . Ex-Tide assistant Pettway takes Kennesaw St. job . 2023-06-09 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. News: Owls Explode for 57 Second-Half Points to Blow Past EKU in ASUN First Round. Kennesaw State University Athletics. November 17, 2022. en.
  4. News:
    1. ASUNMadness Return for JSU Sees Gamecocks Advance to Semifinals
    . ASUN Conference. November 17, 2022. en.
  5. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. Kennesaw State University Athletics. November 17, 2022. en.
  6. News: 2022-23 Kennesaw State Owls Schedule. ESPN. November 17, 2022. en.