Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball

Kennesaw State Owls
Kennesaw State Owls
	2023–24 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team
University	Kennesaw State University
Head coach	Octavia Blue (1st season)
Conference	Conference USA
Location	Kennesaw, Georgia
Arena	KSU Convocation Center ; (Capacity: 4,600)
Nickname	Lady Owls
Colors	Black and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1997, 1999
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1997, 1999
NCAA tournament second round
	1997, 1999, 2000*
NCAA tournament appearances
	1997, 1999, 2000; at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	1997 (Peach Belt)
Conference regular season champions
	1997, 1999, 2000

The Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University^[2] in the sport of College basketball. They are a mid-major team in NCAA Division I, and will play their first season in Conference USA (CUSA) in 2024–25 after 19 seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Owls host their opponents at the KSU Convocation Center, nearby to their Kennesaw Campus. They are coached by Octavia Blue.^[3]

History[edit]

The Owls began play in 1982. They played in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and Georgia Intercollegiate Athletics Conference from 1982 to 1994. In their time in the NAIA, they made the NAIA playoffs seven times while compiling an all-time record of 204–143. They transitioned from NAIA to Division II from 1992 to 1994. In their time in Division II, they made the Elite Eight in 1997 and 1999 along with an appearance in the second round in 2000, with an all-time record of 222–98. They were formerly a member of the Peach Belt Conference from 1994 to 2005. They joined Division I in 2005. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 550–442, with a record of 123–201 in Division I play.^[4]

In 2014–15, the Owls had their most wins in their Division I program history, at 17.^[5] The Owls had a strong season behind their senior point guard, Kristina Wells.^[6]

Division I era records[edit]

The Owls have been competing in Division I since the 2005–06 season.

Season	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage
2005–06	5	22	.185
2006–07	13	16	.448
2007–08	16	12	.571
2008–09	15	14	.517
2009–10	11	19	.367
2010–11	9	21	.300
2011–12	14	17	.452
2012–13	7	24	.226
2013–14	6	24	.200
2014–15	17	13	.567
2015–16	11	19	.367
2016–17	10	20	.333
2017–18	7	19	.269
Overall	141	240	.370

Postseason[edit]

NCAA Division II[edit]

The Owls made three appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 6–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1997	Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight	Fayetteville State Bowie State Bentley	W, 99–65 W, 74–68 L, 48–55
1999	First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight	Lander Bowie State Francis Marion North Dakota	W, 69–39 W, 81–70 W, 76–72 L, 69–96
2000	First round Regional semifinals	Livingstone Columbus State	W, 77–62 L, 72–82

NAIA Division I[edit]

The Owls made the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament two times, with a combined record of 1–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	NR	First round Second Round	#16 Rosary (IL) #1 Simon Fraser	W, 94–90 L, 40–77
1993	NR	First round	#5 Central State (OH)	L, 69–83

References[edit]

^ Kennesaw State University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^ "The Official Website of Kennesaw State University Athletics". www.ksuowls.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
^ "Kennesaw State hires women's hoops coach". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "2016–17 Kennesaw State Record & Fact Book" (PDF). Kennesaw State University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "2014–15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
^ "Kristina Wells – 2014–15 Women's Basketball". Retrieved 2016-04-13.

External links[edit]

Official website

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[1] Kennesaw State University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

[2] "The Official Website of Kennesaw State University Athletics". www.ksuowls.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

[3] "Kennesaw State hires women's hoops coach". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[4] "2016–17 Kennesaw State Record & Fact Book" (PDF). Kennesaw State University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[5] "2014–15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kennesaw State University. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

[6] "Kristina Wells – 2014–15 Women's Basketball". Retrieved 2016-04-13.

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v t e Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
Venues	KSU Convocation Center (2005–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Kennesaw State University
Colleges and centers	College of the Arts College of Science & Mathematics Coles College of Business University College Bagwell College of Education WellStar College of Health and Human Services College of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate College Center for Election Systems
Architecture	Social Sciences Convocation Center Spaceship Earth
People	Presidents Horace Sturgis Betty Siegel Daniel S. Papp Sam Olens Pamela Whitten Others Alumni and faculty
Athletics	ASUN Conference (current conference) Conference USA (joining in 2024) Kennesaw State Owls KSU Convocation Center Fred Stillwell Stadium Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Student life	The Sentinel Rare Book Gallery Kennesaw, Georgia Metro Atlanta

v t e ASUN Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Austin Peay Governors Bellarmine Knights Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Eastern Kentucky Colonels Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Kennesaw State Owls (leaving in 2024) Lipscomb Bisons North Alabama Lions North Florida Ospreys Queens Royals Stetson Hatters
Future teams	West Georgia Wolves (joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	ASUN women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

v t e Conference USA women's basketball
Teams	FIU Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Liberty Lady Flames Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats UTEP Miners Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
Future teams	Kennesaw State Owls (joining in 2024) Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Conference USA women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24