@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 AT FGCU Overall 9-17 GAME 27 | FEBRUARY 15 ‌​| ALICO ARENA | FORT MYERS, FLA. ASUN 5-6 KENNESAW STATE FGCU Non-Conference 4-11 at Home 8-6 RECORD: 8-17, 4-6 RECORD: 20-8, 11-0 Away 1-11 COACH: AL SKINNER COACH: JOE DOOLEY Neutral 0-0 3RD SEasON (34-55) 5TH SEasON (111-54) 25TH SEasON (419-347) » 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 THREE-YEAR STARTER 13 at Hofstra L, 77-57 3 JAMES SCOTT G SO. 6-5 185 TWO 30-POINT GAMES THIS SEASON 16 Piedmont W, 77-54 18 at Tennessee Tech L, 82-68 11 KYLE CLARKE G JR. 6-5 200 LONG POINT GUARD 22 at Florida State L, 98-79 21 NICK MasTERSON G SR. 6-6 214 ASUN PLAYER OF THE WEEK 25 Tennessee State L, 77-74 (OT) 5 IsaaC MBUYAMBA F SO. 6-6 232 PHysICAL PLAYER IN THE POst 28 at Washington L, 85-71 30 at Seattle L, 66-54 KEY OFF THE BENCH NO. NAME POS. CL. HT. WT. NOTES » DECEMBER 1 ANTHONY WILSON F SO. 6-5 221 HIT GAME WINNER AGAINst UpstATE DATE OPPONENT TIME 4 TYLER HOOKER G RSO. 6-0 150 STARTED 15 GAMES THIS SEASON 13 at Texas Tech L, 82-53 16 Bethune Cookman W, 81-74 33 KOSTA JANKOVIC F JR. 6-7 203 STRETCH FOUR 19 Georgia Southern L, 78-69 24 BRYSON LOCKLEY F SO. 6-8 203 STARTED TWO GAMES 21 Samford W, 71-66 28 at Mercer L, 89-56 30 Yale L, 89-74 » 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 during the 2016-17 season. » JANUARY » Kennesaw State pushed its record to 2-0 in February after defeating North DATE OPPONENT TIME Florida for the third year in a row in the KSU Convocation Center. 2 Carver Bible W, 98-75 » Nick Masterson was named ASUN Player of the Week after averaging 24.0 6 Lipscomb* L, 86-71 points per game in the Owls two wins last weekend. He scored 28 against 11 at Jacksonville* L, 65-58 North Florida as well as scoring his 1,000th career point and then followed that up with 20 points against Jacksonville on Senior Night. He was 9-11 on 13 at North Florida* L, 85-78 three-point attempts for the weekend. 18 Stetson* W, 95-81 » James Scott has been a dynamic player on offense this season leading the 20 FGCU* L, 66-49 team averaging 16.7 points per game. The sophomore has scored in double 24 NJIT* L, 66-60 figures in 20 of the 24 games he has played. He’s been on a tear recently 27 at USC Upstate* W, 81-80 scoring 30 points against USC Upstate followed up with 17 against North 29 at NJIT* L, 74-71 Florida. » With three games remaining in the regular season, KSU currently sits in a » FEBRUARY tie for fourth in the standings. This weekend, the Owls will play conference DATE OPPONENT TIME leading FGCU on the road and Stetson, who sits behind the Owls. 3 USC Upstate* W, 93-69 8 North Florida* W, 89-81 10 Jacksonville* W, 78-54 15 at FGCU* 7 p.m. » SOCIAL MEDIA » GAME Coverage 17 at Stetson* 4 p.m. VIDEO: ESPN3 22 at Lipscomb* 7:30 p.m. » KennesawStateOwls 26 ASUN Quaterfinals TBA » KSUOwlNation » MARCH DATE OPPONENT TIME » KSUOwlsMBB 1 ASUN Semifinals TBA KSUOwlNation 4 ASUN Championship TBA » LIVE STATS: KSUOwls.com » KSUOwlsMBB » KSUOwlNetwork 1 @KSUOWLSMBB GAME 27: AT FGCU 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. • Hit game winner against • Three year starter • Scored in double figures in 21• Led the team in +/- with +35 Upstate and finished with 22 • Second on team in blocks last of 25 games he has played in a season ago coming off the • Been starting since the Carver points. two seasons • Has two 30-point games this bench Bible game • Suffered a knee injury back in • Trick dunk of his went viral season • Averaging 11,0 ppg this season • Set career high with 12 points the spring and rehabbed back after he bounced it off the rim • Father played at St. John’s • Originally committed to ETSU against Lipscomb to get back early in December and it went in another basket. 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 • Got 1,000 career points • Started in three games this • Led team with 15 points • Starting point guard last two three games this season against North Florida season against Hofstra seasons • Three Star recruit on ESPN • CoSIDA Academic All-District • Scored in double figures • Only international player on • One of two players to play in • Named 2017 All-West member as Engineering major for the first time against the team all 32 games a season ago Tennessee Baskebtall Player of • Shooting 52.2 percent from Washington • 3.50 accounting major the Year three-point land • Began career at Santa Clara 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 • Coached at both Texas and College and transferred to for Kennesaw State’s athletic • Played with Dr. J at UMass Central before coming to KSU Nebraska. Clayton State to finish career. department. and in the ABA • Graduate of KSU since 2014. 2 @KSUOWLSMBB GAME 27: AT FGCU 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 33 Kosta Jankovic 6-7 200 F Jr. Belgrade, Serbia / Renaissance Academy 35 Markus Smith 6-4 188 G 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. Miami, Fla. 17/1 3.0 2.9 1.0 12.1 6 (blocks) NEWCOMERS (2) NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG OTHER 13 Tristan Jarrett 6-4 196 G Fr. Brownsville, Tenn. 24 Bryson Lockley 6-8 203 F So.. Houston, Texas PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kosta Jankovic Coast-Ah Yank-o-vitch Isaac Mbuyamba Boo-yahm-ba 3 @KSUOWLSMBB GAME 27: AT FGCU 2017-18 TALE OF THE TAPE » TEAM comPARISONS ON PAPER FGCU STATS KSU FGCU KENNESAW STATE 2017-18 Overall Record: .......................20-8 2017-18 Overall Record: ........................9-17 20-8 Record 9-17 Streak: .........................................................W12 Streak: .........................................................