2016 – 17 Kennesaw State Owls men 's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Owls were led by second-year head coach Al Skinner and played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center on the university 's campus in Kennesaw , Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference ( ASUN ) . They finished the season 14 – 18 , 7 – 7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place . As the No. 5 seed in the ASUN Tournament , they defeated USC Upstate before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals
ASUN Tournament
2017 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team