2026 Tournament PreviewFew expected Kennesaw State in the Big Dance, not only because the Owls went 10-10 in CUSA to enter the conference tournament as the six seed, but because they lost their best player and 20-point scorer Simeon Cottle in mid-January thanks to a point-shaving scandal. Without Cottle, the offense predictably suffered, falling to 144th in efficiency, per KenPom. Sophomore point guard and first-team All-conference selection RJ Johnson (14.5 ppg, 4.0 apg) helped pick up the slack, shooting 43.3 percent on three-pointers, but the Owls lack firepower. Defense is a bit better, particularly on the interior with 6-9 Braedan Lue (11.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg), 6-7 Frankquon Sherman (10.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg) and 6-8 Trey Simpson (9.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg), as the Owls are top 30 in opponent two-point percentage and top 15 in block rate. But without a Quad 1or 2 win (though they played Alabama within 11) and four Quad 4 losses, the magic likely ends soon.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.17 66 1.03 105
Pace 72.9 (23)
Effective FG% 50.72 (204) 48.50 (50)
Turnover % 14.32 (163) 14.00 (223)
Off Reb % 35.47 (39) 31.26 (214)
FTA/FGA 45.13 (7) 47.47 (358)
3P% 33.75 (187) 33.90 (176)
2P% 50.79 (219) 47.04 (29)
FT% 70.01 (270) 74.74 (304)
3PA/FGA 42.94 (114) 38.26 (145)
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Kennesaw State
Conference USA
Rankings
NET: #155 RPI: #124 RW: #94
Record
Overall: (21-13) Conference: (10-10) Quad 1: (0-1) Quad 2: (0-3) Quad 3: (6-5) Quad 4: (12-4)
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