Category | Sports

Men’s basketball takes the court

Published on October 23, 2007 by The Sentinel

    The KSU men’s basketball team is set to begin a new season. After finishing 13-18 last year and 9-9 in the
Atlantic Sun Conference, the Owls have been picked to finish seventh
this year in the preseason polls.

    
  
    Tony Ingle returns for his eighth season at the helm of the Owls.

    “Right now, our primary goal is to find the right guys and identify their roles,” Ingle said.

    The Owls return nine players to the team, including three starters. 

    Two pivotal players returning are seniors Ronnell Wooten and Shaun Stegall. 

    Stegall received first team all A-Sun honors in a
season that saw him lead the team in blocked shots and average 8.3
rebounds per game, which was good enough for second in the conference.
Wooten, who was named to the A-Sun second team led the team with 14.7
points per game, which was good enough for sixth in the conference.

    “I’m confident going into this season; it should be an exciting season,” Wooten said.

    Stegall echoes those statements and also has high hopes for KSU this year.

    “Our number one goal is to win the A-Sun and get an NCAA berth,” Stegall said.

    One question mark going into the new season is the point guard position. 

    The Owls have no experienced point guard on the team after losing Golden Ingle to graduation. 

    KSU will once again have a tough non-conference
schedule with games against UNLV, Auburn, Minnesota and Western
Kentucky. 

    Ingle is hoping for the best this season and is ready to start play.

    “[We] should bring a lot of energy and excitement to the floor this season,” Ingle said.

    KSU starts play Nov. 3 against Tusculum at the Convocation Center.