The Owls, led by first-year head coach Antoine Pettway, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the ASUN Conference.
The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 26–9, 15–3 in ASUN play, to tie for first place in conference standings.
[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No.
[3][4] The Owls were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.
[5] Senior guard Terrell Burden was named to the preseason All-ASUN First Team.