Antoine Pettway

Last updated
Antoine Pettway
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Kennesaw State
Conference C-USA
Record18–17 (.514)
Biographical details
Born (1982-11-13) November 13, 1982 (age 42) [1]
Camden, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
2000–2004 Alabama
2004–2005 Kentucky Reach
2004–2005 Huntsville Flight
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2006 Alabama (GA)
2006–2008 Jacksonville State (assistant)
2008–2010Alabama (assistant)
2013–2023Alabama (assistant)
2023–present Kennesaw State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2010–2013Alabama (DBO)
Head coaching record
Overall18–17 (.514)
Tournaments0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
WBA Rookie of the Year (2005)

Antoine Pettway (born November 13, 1982) [1] is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is the head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team.

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Playing career

Pettway attended Wilcox Central High School in Camden, Alabama, where he helped lead his team to a state championship. [2]

Pettway walked on at the University of Alabama. As a senior, during the 2003–04 season, he started in every game, as the Crimson Tide made the Elite Eight. [3] That season, he averaged 9 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds. [4]

During the summer of 2004, Pettway joined the Kentucky Reach of the World Basketball Association. He averaged 13 points and five assists, while being named the league's rookie of the year. [5] After the season's conclusion, Pettway signed with the Huntsville Flight of the NBA D-League.

Coaching career

Pettway began coaching in 2005 serving as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Alabama. In 2006, he joined Jacksonville State as a full-time assistant coach. [6] Pettway stayed with the Gamecocks until 2008, when he returned to Alabama as an assistant coach. [7] In 2010, he switched to being Alabama's director of basketball operations, holding this position until 2013. [8] He then returned to being an assistant coach, a position in which he would remain for the rest of his tenure.

On April 7, 2023, Pettway was named the head coach at Kennesaw State, replacing Amir Abdur-Rahim. [9] [10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Kennesaw State Owls (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2023–2024)
2023–24 Kennesaw State 15–166–109th
Kennesaw State Owls (Conference USA)(2024–present)
2024–25 Kennesaw State 3–1
Kennesaw State:18–17 (.514)6–10 (.375)
Total:18–17 (.514)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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