By: By Joseph Feldman
Wednesday, November 30
7 p.m. – Kennesaw State at Florida A&M
Location: Tallahassee, Florida | Al Lawson Center
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After making a furious comeback against South Florida, Kennesaw State men's basketball will play its third game in five days at Florida A&M in Tallahassee, Florida.
It is the second year in a row that the teams will meet as last year the Owls beat the Rattlers 61-41 in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Comeback Time
The Owls fell behind 21 points in their home opener against Brewton Parker before making a huge comeback in front of their home crowd to secure their first victory of the season.
Dating back to the 2009-10 season, Kennesaw State has made seven comebacks when facing a double-digit deficit. The largest comeback the Owls made prior to the Brewton Parker game was 16 points against Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2011.
KSU almost had another comeback when trailing by 21 against South Florida. The Owls got within one with two minutes to play and had a look at the buzzer from behind the arc for the win, but couldn't get it to fall.
Fourth in the Nation in Rebounds
Aubrey Williams is fourth in the nation in rebounds per game with 12.7. He is one of 29 players in the country to be averaging over 10 boards per game
To go along with averaging 12.7 rebounds per game, the redshirt senior is averaging a double-double with 13.3 points per game.
Closing in on 400
Head Coach
Al Skinner is close to a career milestone as he currently sits on win 398 after defeating Alabama State. Career wins wise, Coach Skinner has the second most only behind Eddie Payne of USC Upstate, who has 471 career victories.
Efficient Post Play
Williams,
Jordan Jones and
Johannes Nielsen have been very efficient scoring the basketball. Combined the three of them are 74-109 from the floor making 67 percent of their shots.
Williams and Jones are both averaging career highs in points as Williams is second on the team averaging 14.2 points per game and Jones is fourth on the team averaging 8.5 points per game.
Fighting for a Cure
For every three pointer Kennesaw State makes this season, Fifth Third Bank will donate $53 dollars to SU2C. After six games, KSU has made 39 threes equaling 2,067 dollars for donations.
HOF Inductee
This fall, former start player Terrence Hill was inducted into the Kennesaw State Hall of Fame. In his time at KSU, he helped Kennesaw State win the 2004 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball national championship, while also earning 2004 Division II All-American honors. He was also named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year.
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