2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the East Division of the ASUN Conference.

2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Division	East Division
Record	13–18 (7–9 ASUN)
Head coach	Amir Abdur-Rahim (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Ben Fletcher
Assistant coaches	Pershin Williams William Small
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Liberty	12	–	4		.750			22	–	11		.667
Jacksonville	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
Florida Gulf Coast	10	–	6		.625			22	–	12		.647
Kennesaw State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	18		.419
North Florida	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Stetson	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
West
Jacksonville State^	13	–	3		.813			21	–	11		.656
Bellarmine* †	11	–	5		.688			20	–	13		.606
Central Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Lipscomb	6	–	10		.375			14	–	19		.424
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	11		.313			13	–	18		.419
North Alabama*	2	–	14		.125			9	–	21		.300
*Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ^Due to Bellarmine's ineligibility, the regular-season champions Jacksonville State took their NCAA tournament berth instead.
† 2022 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Owls finished the 2020–21 season 5–19, 2–13 in ASUN play to finish in last place.^[1] They lost in the first round of the ASUN tournament to Liberty.^[2]

Roster

2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Demond Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Jr Murray State Montgomery, AL G 1 Terrell Burden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Campbell HS Smyrna, GA F 2 Nate Springs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Ohio Charlotte, NC G 3 Chris Youngblood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So East Coweta HS Tuscaloosa, AL F 4 Cole LaRue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So McGill–Toolen HS Mobile, AL G 5 Brandon Stroud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So East Coweta HS Atlanta, GA F 10 Alex Peterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Missouri State–West Plains Tappahannock, VA G 12 Jamir Moultrie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS Sr North Carolina Central Wilmington, DE G 13 Kasen Jennings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Langston Hughes HS Fairburn, GA G 14 Isaiah Reddish 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Barton College Durham, NC F 15 Mayson Quartlebaum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Lawrence HS Lawrence, KS F 21 Armani Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Newton HS Brooklyn, NY G 22 Spencer Rodgers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Southwest Mississippi CC Lawrenceville, GA	Head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Ben Fletcher (Troy) William Small (Belhaven) Pershin Williams (North Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 15, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 73–84	0–1	Hilton Coliseum (12,180) Ames, IA
November 11, 2021* 8:30 pm, FS1		at Creighton	L 44–51	0–2	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,092) Omaha, NE
November 14, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Piedmont	W 81–57	1–2	KSU Convocation Center (1,028) Kennesaw, GA
November 15, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Carver	W 117–58	2–2	KSU Convocation Center (764) Kennesaw, GA
November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 78–97	2–3	KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, GA
November 23, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 61–92	2–4	LJVM Coliseum (3,554) Winston-Salem, NC
November 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 89–52	3–4	KSU Convocation Center (742) Kennesaw, GA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 71–73	3–5	KSU Convocation Center (1,518) Kennesaw, GA
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 62–88	3–6	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (857) Spartanburg, SC
December 11, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Voorhees	W 80–56	4–6	KSU Convocation Center (936) Kennesaw, GA
December 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 84–85	4–7	Pete Hanna Center (713) Homewood, AL
December 22, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Nebraska	L 74–88	4–8	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,519) Lincoln, NE
December 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toccoa Falls	W 108–51	5–8	KSU Convocation Center (787) Kennesaw, GA
ASUN Conference regular season
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 77–53	6–8 (1–0)	KSU Convocation Center (628) Kennesaw, GA
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 77–49	7–8 (2–0)	Edmunds Center (464) DeLand, FL
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 62–60	8–8 (3–0)	UNF Arena (1,357) Jacksonville, FL
January 22, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 73–77	8–9 (3–1)	Allen Arena (0) Nashville, TN
January 24, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville Rescheduled from January 5	W 76–68	9–9 (4–1)	KSU Convocation Center (843) Kennesaw, GA
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 64–70	9–10 (4–2)	KSU Convocation Center (1,531) Kennesaw, GA
January 29, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	L 58–71	9–11 (4–3)	KSU Convocation Center (1,194) Kennesaw, GA
January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty Rescheduled from January 20	L 50–65	9–12 (4–4)	KSU Convocation Center (835) Kennesaw, GA
February 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 81–82 3OT	9–13 (4–5)	Alumni Coliseum (2,397) Richmond, KY
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 75–70	10–13 (5–5)	Freedom Hall (1,564) Louisville, KY
February 9, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 83–72	11–13 (6–5)	KSU Convocation Center (1,190) Kennesaw, GA
February 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	L 72–74	11–14 (6–6)	KSU Convocation Center (939) Kennesaw, GA
February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 76–82	11–15 (6–7)	Alico Arena (1,857) Fort Myers, FL
February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 56–59	11–16 (6–8)	Swisher Gymnasium (986) Jacksonville, FL
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 75–71	12–16 (7–8)	KSU Convocation Center (917) Kennesaw, GA
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty Rescheduled from January 8	L 93–100 OT	12–17 (7–9)	Liberty Arena (3,112) Lynchburg, VA
ASUN tournament
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(E4)	(W5) Eastern Kentucky First round	W 82–73	13–17	KSU Convocation Center (1,194) Kennesaw, GA
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(E4)	at (W1) Jacksonville State Quarterfinals	L 67–78	13–18	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,732) Jacksonville, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3][4]

References

1. "2020–21 Kennesaw State Owls Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
2. "Kennesaw State vs. Liberty – Game Recap – March 4, 2021 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
3. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
4. "2021–22 Kennesaw State Owls Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.