The 2012–13 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second 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 3–27, 2–16 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Atlantic Sun Basketball tournament.
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| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Record | 3–27 (2–16 A-Sun) |
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| Home arena | KSU Convocation Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 29, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
edit| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 0 | Myles Hamilton | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Freshman | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1 | Nigel Pruitt | Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Sophomore | Potomac, Maryland |
| 2 | Markeith Cummings | Guard | 6–6 | 240 | Senior | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 3 | Delbert Love | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Sophomore | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 4 | Yonel Brown | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Freshman | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| 5 | Bernard Morena | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Freshman | Ivory Coast |
| 10 | Cole Hobbs | Guard | 6–7 | 185 | Freshman | Atlanta |
| 13 | Jordan Montgomery | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 175 | Freshman | Orlando, Florida |
| 21 | Aaron Anderson | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Tucson, Arizona |
| 25 | Kris Drees | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Cumming, Georgia |
| 35 | Brandon Dawson | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Atlanta |
| 45 | Andrew Osemhen | Forward | 6–9 | 270 | Junior | Loganville, Georgia |
| 50 | Willy Kouassi | Center | 6–10 | 220 | Sophomore | Ivory Coast |
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm |
at Tennessee | L 67–76 | 0–1 |
Thompson–Boling Arena (18,044) Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
| 11/12/2012* 7:30 pm |
at South Carolina State | W 67–65 OT | 1–1 |
SHM Memorial Center (1,687) Orangeburg, South Carolina | |||||||
| 11/16/2012* 6:00 pm |
at Eastern Kentucky Comfort Suites Invitational |
L 71–85 | 1–2 |
McBrayer Arena (1,150) Richmond, Kentucky | |||||||
| 11/17/2012* 8:00 pm |
vs. Radford Comfort Suites Invitational |
L 58–67 | 1–3 |
McBrayer Arena (150) Richmond, Kentucky | |||||||
| 11/18/2012* 7:00 pm |
vs. Towson Comfort Suites Invitational |
L 63–69 | 1–4 |
McBrayer Arena (150) Richmond, Kentucky | |||||||
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm |
Georgia Southern | L 46–62 | 1–5 |
KSU Convocation Center (1,036) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 11/24/2012* 2:30 pm |
Chattanooga | L 51–65 | 1–6 |
KSU Convocation Center (552) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm |
at Tennessee–Martin | L 63–65 | 1–7 |
Skyhawk Arena (1,638) Martin, Tennessee | |||||||
| 12/16/2012* 4:00 pm |
Charlotte | L 52–66 | 1–8 |
KSU Convocation Center (1,115) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 22 Notre Dame | L 57–85 | 1–9 |
Purcell Pavilion (6,772) Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm |
at IPFW | L 47–70 | 1–10 |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,263) Fort Wayne, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/23/2012* 5:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV/ESPN3 |
at Pittsburgh | L 43–59 | 1–11 |
Petersen Events Center (8,125) Pittsburgh | |||||||
| 12/31/2012 5:00 pm |
Florida Gulf Coast | L 59–68 | 1–12 (0–1) |
KSU Convocation Center (821) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 01/02/2013 5:00 pm |
Stetson | L 60–70 | 1–13 (0–2) |
KSU Convocation Center (422) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 01/05/2013 2:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Mercer | W 83–75 | 2–13 (1–2) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,981) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm |
at Jacksonville | L 92–99 3OT | 2–14 (1–3) |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (917) Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm |
at North Florida | L 72–81 | 2–15 (1–4) |
UNF Arena (1,018) Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm |
USC Upstate | L 54–66 | 2–16 (1–5) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,056) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 01/19/2013 2:30 pm |
East Tennessee State | L 60–70 | 2–17 (1–6) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,002) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 01/24/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Lipscomb | L 72–79 OT | 2–18 (1–7) |
Allen Arena (895) Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm |
Northern Kentucky | L 53–64 | 2–19 (1–8) |
Bank of Kentucky Center (4,716) Highland Heights, Kentucky | |||||||
| 02/01/2013 7:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 |
at Mercer | L 42–66 | 2–20 (1–9) |
Hawkins Arena (3,072) Macon, Georgia | |||||||
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm |
North Florida | L 52–60 | 2–21 (1–10) |
KSU Convocation Center (2,148) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 02/09/2013 2:30 pm |
at Jacksonville | W 75–68 | 3–21 (2–10) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,757) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm |
at East Tennessee State | L 70–79 | 3–22 (2–11) |
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,453) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at USC Upstate | L 67–79 | 3–23 (2–12) |
G. B. Hodge Center (733) Spartanburg, South Carolina | |||||||
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm |
Northern Kentucky | L 54–64 | 3–24 (2–13) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,115) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 02/23/2013 2:30 pm |
Lipscomb | L 55–70 | 3–25 (2–14) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,288) Kennesaw, Georgia | |||||||
| 02/28/2013 7:15 pm |
at Stetson | L 77–91 | 3–26 (2–15) |
Edmunds Center (1,043) DeLand, Florida | |||||||
| 03/02/2013 5:15 pm |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 49–67 | 3–27 (2–16) |
Alico Arena (2,574) Fort Myers, Florida | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||