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
CUSA tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Conference USA
Record	21–13 (10–10 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
Liberty	17	–	3	.850	26	–	7	.788
Sam Houston	13	–	7	.650	22	–	12	.647
Western Kentucky	11	–	9	.550	18	–	14	.563
Louisiana Tech	11	–	9	.550	20	–	14	.588
Middle Tennessee	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Kennesaw State †	10	–	10	.500	21	–	13	.618
Jacksonville State	10	–	10	.500	15	–	17	.469
FIU	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Missouri State	8	–	12	.400	16	–	18	.471
New Mexico State	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
UTEP	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Delaware	6	–	14	.300	10	–	21	.323

† 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of March 18, 2026

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-USA 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 (S)	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	Rank^#	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	18 – Simpson	10 – Seals	7 – Rickard	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	L 81–92	8–4	20 – Cottle	11 – Sherman	4 – Tied	Propst Arena (4,520) Huntsville, AL
January 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Liberty	L 73–81	8–5 (0–2)	22 – Cottle	12 – Sherman	9 – Washington III	Liberty Arena (3,415) Lynchburg, VA
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Delaware	L 52–67	8–6 (0–3)	16 – Cottle	10 – Lue	7 – Cottle	Bob Carpenter Center (1,439) Newark, DE
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri State	W 90–80	9–6 (1–3)	25 – Cottle	7 – Sherman	11 – Cottle	Convocation Center (1,235) Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 88–82	10–6 (2–3)	28 – Cottle	8 – Sherman	4 – Tied	Convocation Center (2,141) Kennesaw, GA
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 89–86	11–6 (3–3)	28 – Simpson	16 – Sherman	7 – Johnson	Convocation Center (1,908) Kennesaw, GA
January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	W 81–65	12–6 (4–3)	31 – Johnson	10 – Sherman	5 – Johnson	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,823) Bowling Green, KY
January 21, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 87–93	12–7 (4–4)	32 – Johnson	12 – Sherman	5 – Johnson	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,388) Huntsville, TX
January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 76–82	12–8 (4–5)	20 – Sherman	7 – Tied	4 – Johnson	Thomas Assembly Center (1,852) Ruston, LA
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 72–69	13–8 (5–5)	19 – Johnson	10 – Sherman	4 – Johnson	Convocation Center (1,636) Kennesaw, GA
January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 76–53	14–8 (6–5)	20 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	7 – Johnson	Convocation Center (1,377) Kennesaw, GA
February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 58–77	14–9 (6–6)	12 – Tied	6 – Simpson	3 – Washington III	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,867) Jacksonville, AL
February 12, 2026 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		Middle Tennessee	L 87–90	14–10 (6–7)	23 – Lue	10 – Sherman	7 – Johnson	Convocation Center (1,676) Kennesaw, GA
February 14, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	L 79–83	14–11 (6–8)	21 – Tied	8 – Lue	6 – Johnson	Convocation Center (1,103) Kennesaw, GA
February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 91–87	15–11 (7–8)	29 – Johnson	9 – Sherman	4 – Johnson	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,070) Springfield, MO
February 21, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 58–55	16–11 (8–8)	15 – Johnson	6 – Tied	5 – Johnson	Convocation Center (1,827) Kennesaw, GA
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 74–65	17–11 (9–8)	25 – Johnson	9 – Sherman	5 – Johnson	Convocation Center (2,046) Kennesaw, GA
February 28, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware	W 90–82	18–11 (10–8)	22 – Harris	14 – Sherman	5 – Harris	Convocation Center (1,633) Kennesaw, GA
March 5, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UTEP	L 71–78	18–12 (10–9)	15 – Lue	16 – Sherman	5 – Rickard	Don Haskins Center (3,705) El Paso, TX
March 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 76–79	18–13 (10–10)	16 – Tied	9 – Sherman	9 – Johnson	Pan American Center (5,375) Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA tournament
March 12, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Western Kentucky Quarterfinal	W 96–87	19–13	26 – Simpson	10 – Sherman	6 – Johnson	Propst Arena (3,029) Huntsville, AL
March 13, 2026 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	(6)	vs. (2) Sam Houston Semifinal	W 79–73	20–13	23 – Taylor	7 – Sherman	6 – Johnson	Propst Arena (2,467) Huntsville, AL
March 14, 2026 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	(6)	vs. (4) Louisiana Tech Championship	W 71–60	21–13	18 – Harris	8 – Simpson	4 – Johnson	Propst Arena (3,235) Huntsville, AL
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2026* 10:00 p.m., TBS	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Gonzaga Round of 64						Moda Center Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. 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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