2022–23 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season with 26–9, 15–3 in ASUN play to earn a share of the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ASUN tournament, the Owls defeated Queens, Lipscomb, and Liberty to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, they lost in the first round to Xavier.

2022–23 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball
ASUN regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record26–9 (15–3 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachBen Fletcher
Assistant coaches
  • William Small
  • Pershin Williams
Home arenaKSU Convocation Center
2022–23 ASUN men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kennesaw State153 .833269  .743
Liberty153 .833279  .750
Eastern Kentucky126 .6672314  .622
Stetson126 .6671714  .548
Lipscomb117 .6112013  .606
North Alabama108 .5561815  .545
North Florida99 .5001417  .452
Bellarmine*99 .5001518  .455
Queens*711 .3891815  .545
Florida Gulf Coast711 .3891715  .531
Jacksonville612 .3331316  .448
Jacksonville State612 .3331318  .419
Central Arkansas414 .222922  .290
Austin Peay315 .167922  .290
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2023 ASUN tournament winner

On March 29, 2023, head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim left the school to take the head coaching position at South Florida. On April 7, the school named Alabama assistant coach Antoine Pettway the team's new head coach.

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