The following is a list of Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball seasons. The Owls compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference at the NCAA Division I level. They play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center. Kennesaw State became a Division I member in 2005, and won the Division II national championship in 2004.
Seasons
edit| Conference regular season champion† | Conference tournament champion‡ | Postseason bid^ | Shared standing |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | Final poll | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | AP | Coaches' | ||||||
| Wins | Losses | Wins | Losses | Finish | |||||||
| Kennesaw State Owls | |||||||||||
| 1985–86 | Phil Zenoni | GIAC (NAIA) |
7 | 21 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | — | — | NAIA First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Peach Belt (NCAA D-II) |
8 | 19 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995–96 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Greg Yarlett | 20 | 7 | 12 | 6 | T-3rd | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997–98 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 10th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 9 | T-6th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Tony Ingle | 11 | 15 | 6 | 10 | T-7th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001–02 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 6 | T-3rd | Finals | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2nd | Finals | NCAA Division II Second Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA Division II Champions^ | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 3 | T-1st† | Semifinals | NCAA Division II First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | A–Sun (NCAA D-I) |
12 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006–07 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 11th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 8th | Semifinals | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 14 | T-8th | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lewis Preston | 3 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 10th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 10th | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14[a] | Lewis Preston Jimmy Lallathin |
6 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 10th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014–15 | Jimmy Lallathin | 10 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 6th | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | |
| 2015–16 | Al Skinner | 11 | 20 | 7 | 7 | T-5th | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | |
| 2016–17 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 5th | Semifinals | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6th | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 13 | T-8th | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Amir Abdur-Rahim | 1 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 9th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020–21 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 9th | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 9 | T-4th (East) T-6th (overall) |
Quarterfinals | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 3 | T-1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA Division I First Round^ | ||||
- ^ Preston took a leave of absence fifteen games into the 2013–14 season, and Lallathin was named interim head coach for the remainder of the year.
Statistics
editStatistics correct as of the end of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
| Coaches | Overall | Conference | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Win% | Wins | Losses | Win% | Wins | Losses | Win% | |
| Phil Zenoni | 162 | 156 | .509 | 104 | 87 | .545 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Greg Yarlett | 63 | 45 | .583 | 33 | 33 | .500 | |||
| Tony Ingle | 179 | 165 | .520 | 104 | 96 | .520 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Lewis Preston | 9 | 67 | .118 | 2 | 36 | .053 | |||
| Jimmy Lallathin | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7 | 23 | .233 | |||
| Al Skinner | 41 | 84 | .328 | 23 | 35 | .397 | |||
| Amir Abdur-Rahim | 45 | 74 | .378 | 24 | 41 | .369 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| All-time record | 503 | 587 | .461 | 304 | 356 | .461 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
References
edit- ^ "Kennesaw State Men's Basketball Records & Facts" (PDF). KSUOwls.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.