» 2015-16 SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall 1-5 A-Sun 0-0 Non-Conference 1-5 Home 1-1 Away 0-4 Neutral 0-0 » NOVEMBER » DECEMBER » JANUARY » FEBRUARY » MARCH DATE OPPONENT TIME 8 Middle Georgia (EX.) W, 98-75 13 at Alabama L, 77-64 16 at LSU L, 91-69 18 at Arizona State L, 91-53 21 at Samford L, 77-65 *FANDUEL LEGENDS CLASSIC 23 IUPUI* W, 71-63 24 Belmont/S. Ala.* L, 80-55 28 Tennessee State 7 p.m. 30 at Elon 7 p.m. DATE OPPONENT TIME 2 Florida A&M 7 p.m. 5 at West Viriginia TBD 7 Thomas 7 p.m. 16 at Louisville 7 p.m. 18 at Chattanooga 7 p.m. 22 at Indiana 6 p.m. 30 Mercer 2 p.m. DATE OPPONENT TIME 4 Reinhardt 2 p.m. 9 LIPSCOMB* 4:30 p.m. 14 at Jacksonville* 7 p.m. 16 at North Florida* 7 p.m. 21 FGCU* 7 p.m. 23 STETSON* 4:30 p.m. 27 USC Upstate* 7 p.m. 30 NJIT* 4:30 p.m. DATE OPPONENT TIME 1 USC Upstate* 7 p.m. 6 at NJIT* 4 p.m. 11 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 p.m. 13 JACKSONVILLE* 4:30 p.m. 18 at Stetson* 7 p.m. 20 at FGCU* 7:05 p.m. 25 at Lipscomb* 7:30 p.m. DATE OPPONENT TIME 1-6 Atlantic Sun Tournament TBD KENNESAW STATE VS TENNESSEE STATE GAME 6 | NOVEMBER 28 | KSU CONVOCATION CENTER | KENNESAW, GA. RECORD: 1-5, 0-0 A-SUN RANK: UNRANKED COACH: AL SKINNER 1ST SEASON (386-296) TENNESSEE STATE KENNESAW STATE vs RECORD: 3-2, 0-0 OVC RANK: UNRANKED COACH: DANA FORD 2ND SEASON (8-28) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP NO. NAME POS. CL. HT. WT. NOTES 0 KENDRICK RAY G R-JR. 6-1 180 AVERAGING 13.3 PPG 1 NIGEL PRUITT F SR. 6-7 180 HAD DOUBLE-DOUBLE AT LSU 2 JORDAN JONES F R-SO.6-8 200 PLAYED IN 26 GAMES LAST YEAR 4 YONEL BROWN G SR. 5-9 160 PRESEASON ALL-ATLANTIC SUN 21 NICK MASTERSON G S0. 6-5 180 MADE 27 THREES LAST SEASON KEY OFF THE BENCH NO. NAME POS. CL. HT. WT. NOTES 5 BERNARD MORENA F SR. 6-8 200 AVERAGED 16.1 MINUTES LAST YEAR 14 AUBREY WILLIAMS F R-JR. 6-6 225 LEADING REBOUNDER 3 TRACY HECTOR F FR. 6-4 212 PLAYED 27 MINS. AT BAMA 33 KOSTA JANKOVIC F FR. 6-7 200 STRETCH FORWARD 24 JOSH BURNETT F FR. 6-5 182 VERY ATHLETIC » Kennesaw State basketball enters its 31st season as a program and just its 11th season in NCAA Division I. » Al Skinner is in the middle of his first season as Kennesaw State’s head coach and his 23rd as a head coach. » This season, KSU has six returners with two of those being start- ers and five newcomers on the roster. The five newcomers consists of four freshmen and a graduate transfer. » After being named to the Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Team, Yonel Brown won Co-Player of the Week after the first game. » Kennesaw State is 1-1 in the KSU Convocation Center this season. » EASY BUCKETS » SOCIAL MEDIA TV: ESPN3 LIVE STATS: KSUOwls.com » GAME COVERAGE Kennesaw State University 2015-16 Game Notes Men’s Basketball Assistant Director of Communications/MBB Contact: Joseph Feldman | Email: [email protected] | Office: 470-578-7789 | Cell: 678-787-0988 » KennesawStateOwls » KSUOwlVision » KSUOwlNation » KSUOwlNation » KSUOwlsMBB » KennesawStateOwls
DATE OPPONENT TIME8 Middle Georgia (EX.) W, 98-7513 at Alabama L, 77-6416 at LSU L, 91-6918 at Arizona State L, 91-5321 at Samford L, 77-65*FANDUEL LEGENDS CLASSIC
23 IUPUI* W, 71-6324 Belmont/S. Ala.* L, 80-5528 Tennessee State 7 p.m.30 at Elon 7 p.m.
DATE OPPONENT TIME2 Florida A&M 7 p.m.5 at West Viriginia TBD7 Thomas 7 p.m.16 at Louisville 7 p.m.18 at Chattanooga 7 p.m.22 at Indiana 6 p.m.30 Mercer 2 p.m.
DATE OPPONENT TIME4 Reinhardt 2 p.m.9 LIPSCOMB* 4:30 p.m.14 at Jacksonville* 7 p.m.16 at North Florida* 7 p.m.21 FGCU* 7 p.m.23 STETSON* 4:30 p.m.27 USC Upstate* 7 p.m.30 NJIT* 4:30 p.m.
DATE OPPONENT TIME1 USC Upstate* 7 p.m.6 at NJIT* 4 p.m.11 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 p.m.13 JACKSONVILLE* 4:30 p.m.18 at Stetson* 7 p.m.20 at FGCU* 7:05 p.m.25 at Lipscomb* 7:30 p.m.
DATE OPPONENT TIME1-6 Atlantic Sun Tournament TBD
KENNESAW STATE VS TENNESSEE STATEGame 6 | November 28 | KSU CoNvoCatioN CeNter | KeNNeSaw, Ga.
reCord: 1-5, 0-0 A-Sun
raNK: unrAnked
CoaCh: Al Skinner
1St SeASon (386-296)
TENNESSEE STATEKENNESAW STATE vsreCord: 3-2, 0-0 oVCraNK: unrAnked
CoaCh: dAnA Ford
2nd SeASon (8-28)
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPNo. Name PoS. Cl. ht. wt. NoteS 0 kendriCk rAy G r-Jr. 6-1 180 AverAging 13.3 PPg 1 niGel Pruitt F Sr. 6-7 180 HAd double-double At lSu 2 JordAn JoneS F r-So.6-8 200 PlAyed in 26 gAmeS lASt yeAr 4 yonel Brown G Sr. 5-9 160 PreSeASon All-AtlAntic Sun 21 niCk MASterSon G S0. 6-5 180 mAde 27 tHreeS lASt SeASon
KEY OFF THE BENCHNo. Name PoS. Cl. ht. wt. NoteS 5 BernArd MorenA F Sr. 6-8 200 AverAged 16.1 minuteS lASt yeAr 14 AuBrey williAMS F r-Jr. 6-6 225 leAdinG reBounder 3 trACy HeCtor F Fr. 6-4 212 PlAyed 27 minS. At bAmA 33 koStA JAnkoViC F Fr. 6-7 200 StretcH ForwArd 24 JoSH Burnett F Fr. 6-5 182 very AtHletic
» Kennesaw State basketball enters its 31st season as a program
and just its 11th season in NCAA Division I.
» Al Skinner is in the middle of his first season as Kennesaw State’s
head coach and his 23rd as a head coach.
» This season, KSU has six returners with two of those being start-
ers and five newcomers on the roster. The five newcomers consists
of four freshmen and a graduate transfer.
» After being named to the Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Team, Yonel
Brown won Co-Player of the Week after the first game.
» Kennesaw State is 1-1 in the KSU Convocation Center this season.
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NO. NAME HEIGHT WEIGHT POS. CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Kendrick Ray 6-1 180 Guard R-Jr. Middletown, N.Y. / Quinnipiac University1 Nigel Pruitt 6-7 180 Forward Sr. Potomac, Md. / Bullis School2 Jordan Jones 6-8 205 Forward R-So. Alpharetta, Ga. / St. Francis HS3 Tracy Hector 6-4 212 Forward Fr. Jonesboro, Ga. / Jonesboro HS4 Yonel Brown 5-9 160 Guard Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Berkmar HS5 Bernard Morena 6-8 200 Forward Jr. Ivory Coast / Auburn11 Kyle Clarke 6-5 188 Guard Fr. Daytona Beach, Fla./Oldsmar Christian School14 Aubrey Williams 6-6 225 Forward R-Jr. Bowie, Md. / Toledo15 Cameron Neysmith 6-4 220 Guard Jr. Norcross, Ga. / Charleston Southern21 Nick Masterson 6-5 180 Guard So. Woodstock, Ga. / River Ridge HS24 Josh Burnett 6-5 182 Guard Fr. Honolulu, Hawaii / SOE Academy33 Kosta Jankovic 6-7 200 Forward Fr. Belgrade, Serbia /Renaissance Academy
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Al Skinner (UMass, 1974)Associate Head Coach: Michael Cotton (Boston College, 2000)Assistant Coach: Carlton Owens (Rhode Island, 1988)Assistant Coach: Stephen Cox (Clayton State, 2004)Director of Operations: John Brinson (Ken-nesaw State, 2014)
00 Kendrick RayJr. / G / 6-1 / 180Middletown, N.Y.
1 Nigel PruittSr. / F / 6-7 / 180
Potomac, Md.
2 Jordan JonesR-So. / F / 6-8 / 205
Alpharetta, Ga.
3 Tracy HectorFr. / F / 6-4 / 212Jonesboro, Ga.
4 Yonel BrownSr. / G / 5-9 / 160Lawrenceville, Ga.
5 Bernard MorenaR-Sr. / F / 6-8 / 200
Ivory Coast
11 Kyle ClarkeFr. / G / 6-5 / 188
Daytona Beach, Fla.
14 Aubrey WilliamsR-Jr. / F / 6-6 / 225
Bowie, Md.
15 Cameron NeysmithSr. / G / 6-4 / 220
Norcross, Ga.
21 Nick MastersonSo. / G / 6-5 / 180Woodstock, Ga.
24 Josh BurnettFr. / G / 6-5 / 182Honolulu, Hawaii
33 Kosta JankovicFr. / F / 6-7 / 200Belgrade, Serbia
Al SkinnerHead Coach1st Season
Michael CottonAssociate Head Coach
1st Season
Carlton OwensAssistant Coach
1st Season
Stephen CoxAssistant Coach
1st Season
HEAD COACH AL SKINNER
Al SkinnerHead Coach • 22nd Year
UMass • 1974
A l Skinner, a former Division I national coach of the year and two-time BIG
EAST Conference Coach of the Year, has been named the new head coach of the Kennesaw State men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams announced on Sunday (April 26).
Skinner, who becomes the sixth head coach in program history, brings 22 years of Division I head coaching experi-ence to Kennesaw State.
Skinner most recently served as as-sociate head coach at Division I Bryant University in Rhode Island.
“I am extremely honored and excited to announce that Al Skinner has accept-ed our offer to become the next head coach of Kennesaw State men’s basket-ball,” Williams said. “It is a great compli-ment to the University and Department of Athletics to attract someone of Al’s stature and record of accomplishments.
“Coach Skinner embodies every value, characteristic and skill set that we look for when choosing head coaches to lead our student-athletes,” Williams added. “He has distinguished himself at the highest level of college basketball as evident by his nine NCAA Tournament appearances. He also has a stellar history of graduating his players as every men’s basketball player who stayed four years at Boston College graduated.
“We look forward to Al bringing those attributes to Kennesaw State and building a men’s basketball program that regularly challenges for Atlantic Sun Conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances, while at the same time instilling into our student-athletes those characteristics and values that are essen tial to being successful,” Williams said.
Birthdate June 16, 1952 Hometown Malverne, NY High School Malverne HS College UMass, ‘74Family Wife, Donna, Children,
Vaniecia and Andre HEAD COACHING CAREER 1988-89 Rhode Island 13-151989-90 Rhode Island 15-131990-91 Rhode Island 11-171991-92 Rhode Island 22-10*1992-93 Rhode Island 19-11*1993-94 Rhode Island 11-161994-95 Rhode Island 7-201995-96 Rhode Island 20-14*1996-97 Rhode island 20-10*1997-98 Boston College 15-161998-99 Boston College 6-211999-00 Boston College 11-192000-01 Boston College 27-5*2001-02 Boston College 20-12*2002-03 Boston College 19-12*2003-04 Boston College 24-10*2004-05 Boston College 25-5*2005-06 Boston College 28-8*2006-07 Boston College 21-12*2007-08 Boston College 14-172008-09 Boston College 22-12*2009-10 Boston College 15-16
ASSISTANT COACH1982-83 Marist 1983-84 Marist 1984-85 Marist 1985-86 Rhode Island 9-191986-87 Rhode island 20-101987-88 Rhode Island 28-72013-14 Bryant 18-142014-15 Bryant 16-15
Coaching Honors2004-05 Eastern Basketball Coach of the YearBig East Coach of the Year
2000-01 Chevrolet/CBS Coach of the YearESPN Coach of the YearSports Illustrated Coach of the YearThe Sporting News Coach of the YearEastern Basketball Coach of the YearUSBWA Coach of the YearBig East Coach of the YearNABC District 1 Coach of the Year
1991-92Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
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HEAD COACH AL SKINNER
A current member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Ethics Coalition, Skinner
compiled a 385-291 (.570) career record while guiding his teams to nine NCAA Tournament appearances and four confer-ence titles during tenures at the University of Rhode Island and Boston College. His teams posted ten 20-plus win seasons.
“My lifelong passion has been basketball. I am passionate about coaching young men to be successful team members on winning basketball teams,” Skinner said. “With the assistance of the alumni, student body, faculty, President Dan Papp, Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams and Owl fans, we will work tirelessly to build a basketball program Kennesaw State will be proud of. I appreciate the opportunity I have been given to coach the KSU basketball team.”
The winningest coach in BC history, Skinner spent 13 seasons at The Heights, compiling a 247-165 (.560) record from 1997-2010. He took Boston College to six NCAA Tourna-ments in a seven-year stretch, leading his 2005-06 team to the Sweet 16. Four of his teams finished the year ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 Poll, including the 2001 and 2007 clubs that concluded those seasons at No. 7.
After guiding the Eagles to a 27-5 overall record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Skinner was named 2001 National Coach of the Year by Chevrolet/CBS, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). He also earned BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year honors.
Skinner earned BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year again in 2005 after lead-ing Boston College to a 25-5 mark and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Eagles accomplished something no Big East team had done before by starting the season 20–0. During the streak, the Ea-gles beat two ranked opponents and, were one of two teams (Illinois) in the country to begin the year 20-0. Following a win over No. 9 Syracuse in early February, the Eagles vaulted to No. 3 in both the AP and coaches’ polls, marking the highest ranking for any Boston College basketball team.
Prior to his time at BC, Skinner spent nine seasons as head coach at Rhode Island, leading the Rams to a 138-126 (.523) mark.
Skinner took over as head coach at URI in 1988 after serving as an assistant on the Rams’ bench from 1984-88.
During his tenure in Kingston, he led Rhode Island to a pair of NCAA Tourna-ment berths (1993 and 1997) and two more National Invitational Tournament (NIT) ap-pearances (1992 and 1996), as well as three 20+ win seasons. He was named the At-lantic-10 Coach of the Year in 1991-92 and was inducted into the University of Rhode Island Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
Skinner comes to Kennesaw State after serving two seasons as associate head coach under longtime friend Tim O’Shea at Bryant University where the Bulldogs compiled a 34-29 (.540) overall record, including a 22-12 (.647) mark in the North-east Conference. The two have a long history of sharing a bench as O’Shea spent 14 years as an assistant under Skinner at Rhode Island and Boston College.
Skinner first broke into coaching as an assistant at Marist College in 1982 following successful stints in the ABA and NBA from 1974-80 (Nets, Pistons, 76ers). Drafted by the ABA’s New York Nets in the eighth round of the 1974 draft, Skinner was named to the 1974-75 ABA All-Rookie Team and led the Nets to an ABA Championship a year later.
Prior to his professional playing career, Skinner spent three years on the court at the University of Massachusetts from 1971-74, becoming the only player in Minuteman history to be named a three-time All-Yan-kee Conference selection.
A team captain and All-America Honor-able Mention in 1973-74, Skinner remains one of the most decorated players in UMa-ss basketball history, concluding his career with 1,235 points, 749 rebounds and 320 assists in 79 games. Skinner was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982, and his No. 30 jersey was retired by the Minutemen on Feb. 18, 2004.
Skinner and his wife, Donna, have two grown children, Vaniecia and Andre.
PLAYING CAREERProfessional Playing Career1974-76 New York Nets (ABA)1976-77 New York Nets (NBA)1977-78 New York Nets Detroit Pistons1978-79 New Jersey Nets Philadelphia 76ers1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers1980-81 Joventut (Barcelona, Spain)
Collegiate Playing CareerThree-time letterman for the Minute-men
Collegiate Honors Only Player in UMass history to be a three-time All-Yankee Conference selection
All-America honorable mention selec-tion, 1973-74
Team Captain, 1973-74
Special DistinctionsInducted into the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982
Inducted into the University of Rhode Island Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000
Had his uniform #30 retired by the University of Massachusetts on Feb. 18, 2004.
As a CoachWinningest coach in Boston College History
Led his teams to nine NCAA Tourna-ments and three NIT’s in his time with Rhode Island and Boston College.
Coached a 20-win team 10 seasons.
Is the only person to represent USA Basketball in international competition that has been affiliated with Kennesaw State basketball. Coach Skinner served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2001 World University Games in Beijing, China.
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2015-16 TALE OF THE TAPE
TSU STATS KSU
3-2 Record 1-5
0-0 Conf. Record 0-0
73.6 Scoring Offense 62.8
65.2 Scoring Defense 79.8
+8.4 Scoring Margin -17.0
43.6 % FG % 37.5 %
36.8 % FG % Def. 48.5 %
31.3 % 3-pt FG % 31.7 %
31.7 % 3-pt FG % Defense 31.7 %
5.2 3-pt FG Per Game 6.7
71.8 % FT % 65.9 %
20.4 FT Per Game 14.5
40.4 Rebs. Per Game 41.2
+5.6 Reb Margin -6.2
11.4 Assists Per Game 10.0
16.2 Turnovers Per Game 15.3
-0.6 Turnover Margin -3.0
7.8 Steals Per Game 6.8
3.2 Blocks Per Game 3.2
TENNESSEE STATE2015-16 Overall Record: .........................3-22015-16 OVC League Record: .............0-0 Streak: ...........................................................W1Last Game: ............W, 77-61 vs. Reinhardt
Head Coach: ................................Dana FordOverall: ......................................... 8-28 (2nd)Tennessee State ...................................Same
TEAM LEADERSPoints: .......................Keron Deshields, 14.8Rebounds: ................... Wayne Martin, 12.4Assists:.............................Tahjere McCall, 16Blocks: ............................... Wayne Martin, 6Steals: ............................. Tahjere McCall, 10
SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE Tennessee State is off to its best start since the 1998-99 season with a 3-2 start. So far this season the Tigers have alternated wins and losses on the season and is coming off a 77-61 home win over Reinhardt on November 24.
Redshirt junior Wayne Martin has posted four double-doubles through the team’s first five games.
The team’s three wins have come against Loyola (Md.), FISK and Reinhardt. TSU is averaging 73.6 points per game. THE ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS TENNESSEE STATE This will be the third meeting between the two schools. Tennessee State is 2-0 against KSU topping them in the first two meetings. The most recent win came on New Year’s Eve last year where Tennessee State won 73-62 on their home floor.
OWLS CLOSE OUT LEGENDS CLASSIC GOING 1-1 AT HOME After a long road trip to start the season, Kennesaw State finally had its home opener, winning against IUPUI 71-63.
Yonel Brown led the team with 19 points and had four steals in the game. Two other Owls finished the game in double-figures as Nigel Pruitt had 13 points and Kendrick Ray had 10 points and nine rebounds.
The win matched the Owls up with the Belmont Bruins in the Legends Classic Subregional Championship. The Bruins pulled away in the second half to win 80-55.
Brown notched his second career double-double finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
TENNESSEE STATE ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School)0 Armani Chaney G 5-10 162 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS)1 Jordan Reed G 6-4 210 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Binghamton)2 Marcus Roper G 6-5 205 Sr. Walton Beach, Fla. (New Mexico Military Institute)
3 Xavier Richards G 6-2 200 Sr. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (Baltimore City CC)5 Tahjere McCall G 6-5 195 R-Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Niagara)10 Thomas Davis G 6-2 165 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Lighthouse Christian HS)11 Demontez Loman F 6-6 192 Sr. South Port, N.C. (Brunswick CC)13 Samson Oyediran F 6-7 220 Fr. London, England (Ancilla College)14 Darreon Reddick G 6-4 204 So. Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS)15 Keron DeShields G 6-2 195 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md. (Montana)20 Johnny Woodard G 6-4 222 Jr. Duluth, Minn. (North Dakota State College of Science)
21 Christian Mekowulu F 6-9 232 So. Lagos, Nigeria (Covenant Christian HS)23 Neville Fincher C 6-10 246 Jr. Teaneck, N.J. (Navarro College)30 Khalil Spencer G 6-4 220 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS)33 Wayne Martin F 6-7 237 R-Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Navarro College)34 Jalen Duke G 6-5 213 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King HS)42 Christian Griggs-Williams F 6-7 265 Gr. Milwaukee, Wisc. (Long Beach State)
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LAST 10 MEETINGSTennessee State, 0-2
Date Venue Result12/31/14 Tennessee State L, 73-62
11/27/09 Neutral L, 73-67
Coach Skinner IntroducedKennesaw State named Al Skinner the sixth men’s basketball coach in school history on April 26, 2015. Skinner has a career record of 385-292 in 22 years and has taken his team’s to either the NCAA tournament (9 times) or NIT (3 times) a total of 12 times.
He picked up his first win on the KSU bench against IUPUI.
Tough Travel Schedule to Start the SeasonThe Owls started the season off with not only one of the toughest schedule’s in the country but also with brutal travel as well.
After starting with Alabama, Kennesaw State traveled to No. 23 LSU to play its first game of the Legends Classic. Two days later, the Owls tipped off with Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona.
After getting back to Atlanta on Thursday night, they left the next afternoon for Birmingham, Alabama to take on Samford on Saturday night.
Winning Home OpenerAfter beating IUPUI in its home opener, Kennesaw State has won its first home game for the second year in a row. Last year, the Owls beat Samford.
Overall since joining Division I, Kennesaw State is 6-4 overall in home openers.
YB Leads Team in Points once AgainAfter leading the team averaging 15.2 points per game a season ago, Yonel Brown has had a really strong start to the season. Through six games, he’s leading the team averaging 18.5 points per game.
In games, he has been the leading scorer for the Owls in four of the six games so far this season, and has been in double-figures in all six games.
In the first game against Alabama, he scored 34 points against Alabama. Brown was one of 12 players to score over 30 points in the season opener around the country. The 34 points was the second most by any player during the opening games and was only behind Davidson’s Jack Gibbs, who had 35 points.
Leading IUPUI at HalftimeAfter the Jaguars took a six-point lead in the first half, the Owls held them to only five points the final eight minutes outscoring them 16-5 to take a five-point lead into the break. It was the first game this season that the Owls have lead at halftime.
Playing with the lead, Kennesaw State came out of the locker room and took control of the game for their first win of the season.
Willams Provides Presence InsideFor the season, he is averaging 8.0 rebounds per game and has had dou-ble-digit boards in two of the six games. The 8.0 boards per game is the fourth best average in the A-Sun.
Coming into the season, he only had 15 career rebounds in his time at Toledo.
Early Season AwardsAfter the opening game of the season, Brown was named the Co-Atlantic Sun Player of the Week after his 34 point and 10 rebound performance against Al-abama. He shared the award with Dallas Moore, who scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds in North Florida’s season opening win against Illinois.
He was also named to the Legends Classic Subregional All-Tournament Team after posting 19 points against IUPUI and then having his second double-dou-ble of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Belmont.
KSU BY THE NUMBERS
1 This will be Al Skinner’s 1st season as the head coach at Kennesaw State.
8 Aubrey Williams is leading the team pulling down 8 rebounds per game.
23 This is the 23rd season that Al Skinner will be a division I head coach.
70 Last season, Nigel Pruitt led the Owls making 70 three pointers.
386 Coach Skinner has 386 career wins in 22 seasons.
34 Brown scored 34 points in the season opener. It was the third time in his career he’s had a 30-point game.
90 Last season, Yonel Brown made 135 of 150 free throws to shoot 90 percent from the charity stripe.
13 Kendrick Ray is averaging just over 13.0 points per game through six games this season.
5 The Owls welcomed 5 newcomers to the roster this season with four freshman and one graduate transfer.
2 KSU returns 2 starters from last year’s team with Nigel Pruitt and Yonel Brown.
11/18 Arizona State Brown Ray Masterson Pruitt Jones
11/21 Samford Brown Ray Masterson Pruitt Jones
11/23 IUPUI Brown Ray Masterson Pruitt Jones
11/24 Belmont Brown Ray Masterson Pruitt Jones
STARTING LINEUPS FOR KSU
Lineup RecordBrown, Ray, Masterson, Pruitt, Jones ....................................................................................................1-5
KSU’S RECORD WHEN...at home ...................................................... 1-1on the road ............................................0-4at a neutral site ....................................0-0in November ............................................1-5in December ..........................................0-0in January ...............................................0-0in February ............................................0-0in March ..................................................0-0
KSU’S RECORD SCORINGscoring <50 pts ....................................0-0scoring 50-59 pts ................................ 0-2scoring 60-69 pts ............................... 0-3scoring 70-79 pts ................................. 1-0scoring 80-89 pts ...............................0-0scoring 90 or more pts .....................0-0allowing <50 pts ..................................0-0allowing 50-59 pts ..............................0-0allowing 60-69 pts .............................. 1-0allowing 70-79 pts .............................. 0-2allowing 80-89 pts............................... 0-1allowing 90 or more pts ................... 0-2
KSU’S RECORD SHOOTINGshooting <30% .....................................0-0shooting 30-39% .................................0-4shooting 40-49% ................................... 1-1shooting 50% or higher ....................0-0opponents shoot <30% ....................0-0opponents shoot 30-39% ................. 1-0opponents shoot 40-49% ................. 0-1opponents shoot 50% or higher 0-4shooting > opponent .......................... 1-0shooting < opponent ......................... 0-5shooting same as opponent ...........0-0
KSU’S RECORD TURNOVERScommitting more turnovers ............0-4committing fewer turnovers .............. 1-1teams tie in turnovers ........................0-0
KSU’S RECORD REBOUNDINGoutrebounding opponent ..................1-2getting outrebounded ....................... 0-3teams tie in rebounds ........................0-0
» ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (2015-16)
» NATIONAL POLLSASSOCIATED PRESSRANK TEAM RECORD1 KENTUCKY (59) 4-02 MARYLAND (6) 3-03 MICHIGAN STATE 3-04 IOWA STATE 2-05 KANSAS 1-16 DUKE 4-17 OKLAHOMA 2-08 VILLANOVA 4-09 UNC 3-110 GONZAGA 2-011 ARIZONA 4-012 VIRGINIA 4-113 INDIANA 3-014 CALIFORNIA 3-015 MIAMI (FL) 5-016 PURDUE 5-017 NOTRE DAME 3-018 CONNECTICUT 3-019 VANDERBILT 3-020 WICHITA ST 2-121 OREGON 4-022 LSU 3-023 XAVIER 3-024 CINCINNATI 4-025 TEXAS A&M 4-025 SMU 3-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Utah 95, George Washington 85, Baylor 81, West Virginia 69, Butler 59, Louisville 40, North-ern Iowa 23, Iowa 20, Dayton 18, Tulsa 17, Colorado State 13, Prov-idence 8, Georgetown 4, Michi-gan 3, Valparaiso 2, Washington 1, Chattanooga 1
USA TODAY COACHESRANK TEAM RECORD1 KENTUCKY (28) 4-0 2 MARYLAND (3) 3-03 DUKE 4-14 MICHIGAN STATE 3-05 IOWA STATE 2-06 OKLAHOMA 2-07 KANSAS 1-18 NORTH CAROLINA 3-19 VILLANOVA 4-010 ARIZONA 4-011 GONZAGA 2-012 VIRGINIA 4-113 CALIFORNIA 3-014 INDIANA 3-015 PURDUE 5-016 VANDERBILT 3-017 LSU 3-018 NOTRE DAME 3-019 MIAMI (FL) 5-020 WICHITA ST 2-121 CONNECTICUT 3-022 WEST VIRGINIA 3-023 OREGON 4-024 CINCINNATI 4-025 BAYLOR 2-1
Others receiving votes: Utah 73, Louisville 51, Butler 47, Xavier 44, Texas A&M 41, Michigan 15, George Washington 12, Dayton 10, Tulsa 6, Washington 3, New Mexico 3, Iowa 3, Northern Iowa 3, Davidson 3, Georgetown 1, Colora-do State 1
MID-MAJORRANK TEAM RECORD1. Gonzaga (28) 2-02. Northern Iowa (2) 2-13. Wichita State 2-14. Valparaiso 5-15. Evansville 3-06. BYU 2-17. Central Michigan 2-08. Chattanooga (1) 3-09. Belmont 3-210. Saint Mary’s 3-011. UC Irvine 3-012. North Florida 3-113. Yale 3-114. Oakland 1-115. Akron 3-116. Stephen F. Austin 1-217. Western Illinois 4-018. UL-Lafayette 1-219. South Dakota State 4-020. Iona 1-221. Montana 2-122. Hofstra 3-123. Monmouth 2-124. Southern Illinois 4-025. NJIT 3-1
A-SUN OVERALLTEAM CONF. PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL LAST 10 STREAK North Florida 0-0 .000 3-2 .600 2-0 0-2 1-0 3-2 L 2FGCU 0-0 .000 3-2 .600 3-1 0-1 0-0 3-2 L 1NJIT 0-0 .000 3-2 .600 2-0 1-2 0-0 3-2 L 1Jacksonville 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 W 2Lipscomb 0-0 .000 3-4 .429 1-0 1-1 1-3 3-4 W 1Stetson 0-0 .000 2-3 .400 1-0 0-3 1-0 2-3 W 2Kennesaw State 0-0 .000 1-5 .167 1-1 0-4 0-0 1-5 L 1USC Upstate 0-0 .000 0-5 .000 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-5 L 5
THE STAT CREW SYSTEMKennesaw State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 24, 2015)
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 1-5 1-1 0-4 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 1-5 1-1 0-4 0-0
