Division I · Conference USA
Kennesaw State University Men's Basketball
Kennesaw, GA · the Owls · Kennesaw State University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$3M
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$233,844
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
948
APR
93% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Kennesaw State University fields a men's basketball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,039,976, about the median of $3M — $233,844 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 948, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,333,815 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,398 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#180Team budgetof 362 · Division I#146Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#346Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#287APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,039,976 for the year
- Operating expenses$837,291 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$233,844 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate948 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,333,815 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,398 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$478,941 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Pettway head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Willie Watson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Donovan Kates | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Philip Pearson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Perkins Carden | Assistant Coach, Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Jamie Baker | Assistant Coach, Video Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →40,509undergraduates · 45,069 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 23,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate948
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,039,976 $233,844 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,333,815
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $478,941
Cost
Full picture →$17,566net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Kennesaw State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,566 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 40,509Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.43 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 18 | 24 | $213k | — | 60% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 15 | $12M | 970 | 16% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | 16 | $817k | — | 65% | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 23 | 16 | $515k | — | 11% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 23 | 17 | $2.9M | 946 | 62% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 34 | 18 | $409k | — | 71% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 16 | $379k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 39 | 14 | $220k | — | 62% | |
| University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 44 | 16 | $1.3M | — | 49% | |
| University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 48 | 14 | $772k | — | 72% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 17 | $2.3M | 939 | 76% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University at cap | 15 | $5.6M | $371,117 | 970 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.8M | $220,704 | 938 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $210,572 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Delaware at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $223,251 | 970 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $218,898 | 957 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 2 | 13 | $3M | $233,844 | 948 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 3 over cap | 18 | $3M | $165,373 | 948 | vs | |
| Florida International University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $177,914 | 976 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,575 | 939 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,827 | 980 | vs |
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