2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–3 (0–1 CUSA)
Head coach	Antoine Pettway (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Philip Pearson
Assistant coaches	Donovan Kates; Willie Watson; Jamie Baker; Perkins Carden;
Home arena	Convocation Center

2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Liberty	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
FIU	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Delaware	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
UTEP	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
Kennesaw State	0	–	1	.000	8	–	3	.727

† 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of December 19, 2025

The 2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Antoine Pettway, play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2024–25 season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the C-USAA tournament, they defeated New Mexico State in the quarterfinals,^[1] before losing to Liberty in the semifinals.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Ramone Seals	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Tampa, FL
G	1	Davin Cosby Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Richmond, VA
F	2	Trey Simpson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Evergreen, AL
G	3	Darius Washington III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Orlando, FL
G	4	Kaden Rickard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Madison, AL
G	5	Simeon Cottle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	College Park, GA
F	6	Frankquon Sherman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Lincolnton, GA
G	7	Chase Clemons	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS So	Woodstock, GA
F	8	Nigel Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, OH
G	9	Eric Holland	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	153 lb (69 kg)	Sr	Tifton, GA
F	10	Jamil Miller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Spokane, WA
G	11	RJ Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Huntsville, AL
C	12	Perry Smith Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Augusta, GA
F	13	Braedan Lue	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Douglasville, GA
G	21	Jaden Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	GS	Atlanta, GA
F	23	Amir Taylor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Pittsburgh, PA
G	24	Brendan Tousignaut	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Canton, GA
F	30	Dozie Onyirimba	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Powder Springs, GA
G	31	Charles Stone	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Columbus, GA

Head coach

Antoine Pettway (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Willie Watson (Alabama)
Donovan Kates (Alabama)
Philip Pearson (Alabama)
Jamie Baker (Alabama)
Perkins Carden (Alabama)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025*	West Georgia	W 86–73	–	–	–	–	Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Paine	W 105–29	1–0	17 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Washington III	Convocation Center (2,025) Kennesaw, GA
November 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SWAC TV	at Florida A&M	W 92–72	2–0	16 – Johnson	8 – Sherman	3 – Cottle	Al Lawson Center (704) Tallahassee, FL
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Point	W 111–60	3–0	16 – Tied	11 – Sherman	6 – Johnson	Convocation Center (1,805) Kennesaw, GA
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida	L 89–108	3–1	25 – Cottle	8 – Tied	6 – Johnson	Convocation Center (2,167) Kennesaw, GA
November 24, 2025* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Rice Coconut Hoops – Tarpon Bay Division	W 89–84 ^OT	4–1	25 – Tied	8 – Seals	4 – Tied	Alico Arena (555) Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2025* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Oral Roberts Coconut Hoops – Tarpon Bay Division	L 83–91	4–2	17 – Lue	9 – Lue	2 – Tied	Alico Arena (341) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Florida Gulf Coast Coconut Hoops – Tarpon Bay Division	W 102–100 ^OT	5–2	33 – Cottle	8 – Lue	3 – Rickard	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jackson State	W 88–73	6–2	28 – Cottle	12 – Sherman	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (1,378) Kennesaw, GA
December 6, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State	W 92–69	7–2	18 – Taylor	12 – Taylor	4 – Cottle	Convocation Center (3,064) Kennesaw, GA
December 8, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Wesleyan	W 121–66	8–2	26 – Simpson	8 – Simpson	8 – Rickard	Convocation Center (1,145) Kennesaw, GA
December 17, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 67–68	8–3 (0–1)	20 – Lue	15 – Sherman	2 – Tied	Murphy Center (2,812) Murfreesboro, TN
December 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. No. 16 Alabama Rocket City Classic						Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
January 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Liberty						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Delaware						Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Missouri State						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville State						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	FIU						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
January 21, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Sam Houston						Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Kentucky						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico State						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Jacksonville State						Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
February 12, 2026 6:30 p.m., CBSSN	Middle Tennessee						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 14, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sam Houston						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Missouri State						Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 21, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Liberty						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 28, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Delaware						Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
March 5, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at UTEP						Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State						Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA tournament
March 10–14, 2026 TBA	vs.						Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ Coppola, Nick. "New Mexico State basketball falls apart in second half in loss to Kennesaw State". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
^ Johnson, Eric (March 14, 2025). "Liberty erases double-digit deficit to win CUSA semifinal over Kennesaw State". WSLS. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
^ "Kennesaw State Owls 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2025.

[1] Coppola, Nick. "New Mexico State basketball falls apart in second half in loss to Kennesaw State". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved October 4, 2025.

[2] Johnson, Eric (March 14, 2025). "Liberty erases double-digit deficit to win CUSA semifinal over Kennesaw State". WSLS. Retrieved October 4, 2025.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2025.

[4] "Kennesaw State Owls 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2025.

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