March 19, 2026, 9:00 p.m. ET
It solely took Kennesaw State two seasons in Conference USA to win the league title — even after a 10-10 run by way of convention play. The Owls rolled by way of the C-USA Tournament, successful three video games in the gauntlet construction all by six factors or extra.
That provides Kennesaw State the prospect to win its first-ever Division I NCAA Men’s Tournament sport when it takes on Gonzaga late on Thursday night time. The Owls have been 2004’s nationwide champion, however that was again on the Division II degree (and got here via a series of blowouts. Hoooo, buddy.). Toppling the Bulldogs would open the subsequent chapter of this system’s hardwood success, however it will not be simple.
So how far is Kennesaw State’s journey to its first spherical sport in Portland, Oregon?
Kennesaw State is in the Atlanta metropolitan space
Kennesaw State has two campuses. One is in, unsurprisingly, Kennesaw, Georgia. That’s about 25 miles northwest of Atlanta or, given Atlanta visitors, about an hour’s drive. That’s the place the college’s athletic services are located.
The different location is in close by Marietta. That’s roughly 18 miles northwest of Atlanta.
