@KSUOWLSMBB Assistant Director of Communications/MBB Contact: Joseph Feldman | Email: [email protected] | Office: 470-578-7789 | Cell: 678-787-0988 » 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RECORD KENNESAW STATE VS TENNESSEE STATE Overall 1-4 GAME 6 | NOVEMBER 25 ‌​| KSU CONVOCATION CENTER | KEnnESAW, GA. ASUN 0-0 KENNESAW STATE TENNESSEE STATE Non-Conference 1-4 vs Home 1-0 RECORD: 1-4, 0-0 RECORD: 2-2, 0-0 Away 0-4 COACH: AL SKINNER COACH: DANA FORD Neutral 0-0 25TH SEasON (412-332) 4TH SEasON (42-50) » NOVEMBER DATE OPPONENT TIME PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 5 West Georgia (EXH) W, 96-76 NO. NAME POS. CL. HT. WT. NOTES 10 at Butler L, 82-64 2 JORdaN JONES F RSR. 6-8 205 TWO-YEAR STARTER 13 at Hofstra L, 77-57 3 JAMES SCOTT G SO. 6-5 185 TEAM LEADER AVG. 16.2 PPG 16 Piedmont W, 77-54 18 at Tennessee Tech L, 82-68 11 KYLE CLARKE G JR. 6-5 200 SECOND SEASON AS STARTING PG 22 at Florida State L, 98-79 21 NICK MasTERSON G SR. 6-6 214 2ND IN NATION IN 3PT FG % 25 Tennessee State 7 p.m. 24 BRYSON LOCKLEY F SO. 6-8 203 STARTED TWO GAMES 28 at Washington 9 p.m. 30 at Seattle 10:30 p.m. KEY OFF THE BENCH NO. NAME POS. CL. HT. WT. NOTES » DECEMBER 4 TYLER HOOKER G RSO. 6-0 150 PLAYED 34 MINS AGAINst FSU DATE OPPONENT TIME 13 TRISTAN JARRETT G FR. 6-4 196 3 STAR RECRUIT ON ESPN 13 at Texas Tech 9 p.m. 16 Bethune Cookman 7 p.m. 5 IsaaC MBUYAMBA F SO. 6-6 232 PHysICAL PLAYER IN THE POst 19 Georgia Southern 7 p.m. 33 KOSTA JANKOVIC F JR. 6-7 203 STARTED TWO GAMES 21 Samford 7 p.m. 28 at Mercer 7 p.m. 30 Yale 4 p.m. » Easy BUCKETS » Head coach Al Skinner enters his 25th season as a head coach and third at Kennesaw State. Last season, he picked up win number 400 against N.C. A&T. » The Owls finished the 2017-18 season with the most wins in Division-I histo- » JANUARY ry with 14 and made a run to the ASUN semifinals after beating USC Upstate DATE OPPONENT TIME in the quarterfinals. It was KSU’s first victory in the ASUN Tournament since 2 Carver Bible 7 p.m. the 2010 season. 6 Lipscomb* 4:30 p.m. » The Owls have three starters returning this season with two seniors Nick 11 at Jacksonville* 7 p.m. Masterson and Jordan Jones and junior point guard Kyle Clarke. In the home opener against Piedmont, they combined to score the Owls first 15 points 13 at North Florida* 7 p.m. and Masterson led the team with 18 points. 18 Stetson* 7 p.m. » Masterson was voted to the ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team heading 20 FGCU* 4:30 p.m. into the season after being second on the team in scoring last year averaging 24 NJIT* 7 p.m. 12.9 points per game. He was prolific from behind the three-point line finish- 27 at USC Upstate* 2 p.m. ing second in the country making 54 percent of his outside shots. Masterson 29 at NJIT* 7 p.m. also led the team in steals and second on the team in assists. » James Scott leads the team averaging 16.2 points per game. He has scored » FEBRUARY in double figures in four of the five games and has led the team in three of DATE OPPONENT TIME the five games. The sophomore shooting guard scored in double figures in seven games his freshman season. 3 USC Upstate* 4:30 p.m. 8 North Florida* 7 p.m. 10 Jacksonville* 4:30 p.m. 15 at FGCU* 7 p.m. » SOCIAL MEDIA » GAME Coverage 17 at Stetson* 4 p.m. LIVE STATS: ESPN3 22 at Lipscomb* 7:30 p.m. » KennesawStateOwls 26 ASUN Quaterfinals TBA » KSUOwlNation » MARCH DATE OPPONENT TIME » KSUOwlsMBB 1 ASUN Semifinals TBA KSUOwlNation KSUOwls.com 4 ASUN Championship TBA » LIVE STATS: » KSUOwlsMBB » KSUOwlNetwork 1 @KSUOWLSMBB GAME 6: VS TENNESSEE STATE 1 Anthony Wilson 2 Jordan Jones 3 James Scott 4 Tyler Hooker 5 Isaac Mbuyamba So. / F / 6-5 / 221 RSr. / F / 6-8 / 205 So. / G / 6-5 / 185 RSr. / G / 6-0 / 150 So. / F / 6-6 / 232 Miami, Fla. Alpharetta, Ga. Union, N.J. Simpsonville, S.C. Portland, Ore. • Hurt his knee in the spring • Three year starter • Scored in double figures in • Led the team in +/- with +35 and will be back in January • Second on team in blocks last three out of four games a season ago coming off the • One of the first men off the • One of the best free throw two seasons • Scored 26 points at Butler bench bench in the post shooters on the team last • Trick dunk of his went viral (11/10) • Fourth on the team in both • Set career highs with 9 rebs season making .789 on his after he bounced it off the rim • Father played at St. John’s steals and assists and 6 points against Hofstra attempts and it went in another basket. • Originally committed to ETSU 11 Kyle Clarke 13 Tristan Jarrett 21 Nick Masterson 24 Bryson Lockley 33 Kosta Jankvovic Jr. / G / 6-5 / 200 Fr. / G / 6-4 / 196 Sr. / G / 6-6 / 214 Fr. / F / 6-8 / 203 Jr. / F / 6-7 / 203 Daytona Beach, Fla. Brownsville, Tenn. Woodstock, Ga. Houston, Texas Belgrade, Serbia • Scored in double figures in • ASUN Preseason All- • Got the start against Butler • Started last two games and • Starting point guard last two the first two out of three gamesConference Team before injuring his ankle led team with 15 points against seasons • Three Star recruit on ESPN • CoSIDA Academic All-District • Had a double-double with 15 Hofstra • One of two players to play in • Named 2017 All-West member as Engineering major points and 14 rebs in exhibition • Only international player on all 32 games a season ago Tennessee Baskebtall Player of • Second in the nation in three- against West Georgia the team the Year point field goal percentage • Began career at Santa Clara • 3.50 accounting major Al Skinner Michael Cotton Carlton Owens Stephen Cox John Brinson Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Ops. Third Season Third Season Third Season Third Season Third Season • 2003 National Coach of the • Transferred from Oklahoma • Played collegiate basketball at • Previously served as Head • Previously worked facilities Year and played for Skinner at Rhode Island and led them to Coach at Thomas University, and operations at KSU. • Been to nine NCAA Boston College. two post-season appearences. • Played at Middle Georgia • Served as student assistant Tournaments -Was an assistant at NC Central • Coached at both Texas and College and transferred to for Kennesaw State’s athletic • Played with Dr. J at UMass before coming to KSU Nebraska. Clayton State to finish career. department. and in the ABA • Graduate of KSU since 2014. 2 @KSUOWLSMBB GAME 6: VS TENNESSEE STATE 2017-18 ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2017-18 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Anthony Wilson 6-5 210 F So. Miami, Fla. / Miami Central 2 Jordan Jones 6-8 205 F R-Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. / St. Francis HS 3 James Scott 6-5 188 G So. Union, N.J. / St. Benedict’s Prep 4 Tyler Hooker 6-0 150 G R-So. Simpsonville, S.C. / Moravian Prep 5 Isaac Mbuyamba 6-6 220 F So. Portland, Ore. / Parkrose HS 11 Kyle Clarke 6-5 188 G Jr. Daytona Beach, Fla. / Oldsmar Christian School 13 Tristan Jarrett 6-4 203 SG Fr. Brownsville, Tenn. / Haywood County HS 15 Arthur Gray 6-6 234 F RSr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / North Greenville 21 Nick Masterson 6-6 202 G Sr. Woodstock, Ga. / River Ridge HS 24 Bryson Lockley 6-8 203 F RSo. Houston, Texas / Panola CC 31 Isaiah Rose 6-4 200 G Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. / Northview HS 33 Kosta Jankovic 6-7 200 F Jr. Belgrade, Serbia / Renaissance Academy 35 Markus Smith 6-4 188 F Fr. Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood HS STARTERS RETURNING (3) NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG OTHER 2 Jordan Jones 6-8 205 F R-Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. 30/30 5.1 4.9 1.1 20.5 21 (Blocks) 11 Kyle Clarke 6-5 188 G Jr. Daytona Beach, Fla. 32/31 4.8 1.8 2.5 21.3 20 (steals) 21 Nick Masterson 6-6 202 G Sr. Woodstock, Ga. 31/31 12.9 2.4 3.1 30.7 54.1 3P% STARTERS LOST (2) NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG OTHER 0 Kendrick Ray 6-2 188 G R-Sr. Quinnipiac, N.Y. 31/31 21.2 3.7 3.1 33.8 22 (Steals) 14 Aubrey Williams 6-5 230 F R-Sr. Bowie, Md. 32/32 12.9 10.8 1.3 32.2 19 DD’s OTHER KEY RETURNERS (3) NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG OTHER 3 James Scott 6-5 185 G So. Union, N.J. 23/1 8.5 1.5 1.1 15.4 11 (Steals) 4 Tyler Hooker 6-0 150 G So.. Simpsonville, S.C. 27/1 6.1 1.9 2.2 18.9 21 (Steals) 13 Anthony Wilson 6-5 221 F So.