2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third year head coach Lewis Preston, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Atlantic Sun tournament.

2013–14 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record6–25 (3–15 A-Sun)
Head coach
  • Lewis Preston (3rd season; first 15 games)
  • Jimmy Lallathin (remainder of season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Lallathin
  • Brian Lawhon
  • Mike Scutero
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
Seasons
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mercer 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Florida Gulf Coast 14 4   .778 22 13   .629
USC Upstate 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
East Tennessee State 10 8   .556 19 16   .543
Lipscomb 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
North Florida 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Jacksonville 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Northern Kentucky* 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Stetson 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Kennesaw State 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Nigel Pruitt Forward 6–7 180 Sophomore Potomac, Maryland
2 Jordan Jones Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Alpharetta, Georgia
3 Delbert Love Guard 6–0 185 Junior Cleveland, Ohio
4 Yonel Brown Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Lawrenceville, Georgia
5 Bernard Morena Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Ivory Coast
11 Myles Hamilton Guard 6–1 190 Sophomore Cleveland, Ohio
12 Nate Rucker Forward 6–6 240 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
13 Jordan Montgomery Guard/Forward 6–5 170 Sophomore Orlando, Florida
21 Kris Drees Forward 6–6 210 Senior Cumming, Georgia
23 Tanner Wozniak Guard 6–5 185 Junior St. Petersburg, Florida
24 Orlando Coleman Forward 6–5 185 Junior Pleasant Grove, Alabama
32 Charlie Byers Guard 5–11 185 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
40 Drew McGhee Forward 6–11 235 Senior North Ridgeville, Ohio
45 Andrew Osemhen Forward 6–9 270 Senior Loganville, Georgia
50 Willy Kouassi Center 6–10 230 Sophomore Ivory Coast

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
7:00 pm
Covenant College W 95–66 
KSU Convocation Center (976)
Kennesaw, GA
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm
Piedmont W 85–78 
KSU Convocation Center (679)
Kennesaw, GA
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
Youngstown State
Kennesaw State Tournament
L 57–73  0–1
KSU Convocation Center (1,412)
Kennesaw, GA
11/09/2013*
5:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky
Kennesaw State Tournament
L 60–68  0–2
KSU Convocation Center (1,404)
Kennesaw, GA
11/10/2013*
3:30 pm
FIU
Kennesaw State Tournament
L 58–66  0–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,101)
Kennesaw, GA
11/11/2013*
11:00 am
Warren Wilson
Kennesaw State Tournament
W 92–48  1–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,201)
Kennesaw, GA
11/14/2013*
8:00 pm
at Mississippi State L 55–78  1–4
Humphrey Coliseum (6,806)
Starkville, MS
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at Chattanooga W 73–69  2–4
McKenzie Arena (3,028)
Chattanooga, TN
11/24/2013*
2:00 pm
IPFW L 66–76  2–5
KSU Convocation Center (886)
Kennesaw, GA
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
Truett-McConnell W 73–54  3–5
KSU Convocation Center (884)
Kennesaw, GA
11/29/2013*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati L 67–95  3–6
Fifth Third Arena (6,627)
Cincinnati, OH
12/01/2013*
2:00 pm
at Kent State L 51–68  3–7
MAC Center (1,994)
Kent, OH
12/16/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Tech L 57–74  3–8
McCamish Pavilion (5,972)
Atlanta, GA
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm
at Georgia Southern L 55–73  3–9
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,159)
Statesboro, GA
12/22/2013*
12:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 66–90  3–10
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
12/30/2013
7:00 pm
at North Florida L 60–85  3–11
(0–1)
UNF Arena (642)
Jacksonville, FL
01/01/2014
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville L 66–86  3–12
(0–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (207)
Jacksonville, FL
01/04/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 55–71  3–13
(0–3)
KSU Convocation Center (509)
Kennesaw, GA
01/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 68–58  4–13
(1–3)
KSU Convocation Center (678)
Kennesaw, GA
01/10/2014
7:00 pm, CSS
at Mercer L 46–83  4–14
(1–4)
Hawkins Arena (3,372)
Macon, GA
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at Lipscomb L 83–88  4–15
(1–5)
Allen Arena (641)
Nashville, TN
01/18/2014
7:00 pm
at Northern Kentucky L 69–82  4–16
(1–6)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,783)
Highland Heights, KY
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 65–68  4–17
(1–7)
KSU Convocation Center (1,823)
Kennesaw, GA
01/25/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 62–83  4–18
(1–8)
KSU Convocation Center (1,671)
Kennesaw, GA
01/31/2014
7:00 pm
at USC Upstate L 48–65  4–19
(1–9)
Hodge Center (611)
Spartanburg, SC
02/02/2014
2:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 73–86  4–20
(1–10)
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,303)
Johnson City, TN
02/07/2014
7:00 pm, CSS
Mercer L 68–75  4–21
(1–11)
KSU Convocation Center (3,624)
Kennesaw, GA
02/14/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 69–67  5–21
(2–11)
KSU Convocation Center (605)
Kennesaw, GA
02/16/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb L 73–76  5–22
(2–12)
KSU Convocation Center (713)
Kennesaw, GA
02/21/2014
7:00 pm
at Stetson W 67–63  6–22
(3–12)
Edmunds Center (538)
DeLand, FL
02/23/2014
1:30 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast L 68–78  6–23
(3–13)
Alico Arena (4,458)
Fort Myers, FL
02/27/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville L 69–71  6–24
(3–14)
KSU Convocation Center (1,108)
Kennesaw, GA
03/01/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida L 77–87  6–25
(3–15)
KSU Convocation Center (1,471)
Kennesaw, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".