Photos: Kennesaw State begins NCAA Tournament journey

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Photos: Kennesaw State begins NCAA Tournament journey

The Kennesaw State men's basketball team left Wednesday for its first-round NCAA Tournament game, which is scheduled Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Kennesaw State guard Chris Youngblood reacts as he walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State guard Brandon Stroud reacts as he walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State guard Matt Brown walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim greets Lee Rhyant as he walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State guard Spencer Rodgers reacts as he walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State forward Demond Robinson reacts as he walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

The Kennesaw State University Marching Owls perform during a send-off party as the men's basketball team leaves campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State guard Terrell Burden walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State guard Brandon Stroud reacts as he walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State forward Demond Robinson reacts as he walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Kennesaw State guard Kasen Jennings walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A bus transporting the Kennesaw State men’s basketball team leaves the KSU Convocation Center on Wednesday. The Owls are scheduled to play Xavier on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Buses transporting the Kennesaw State men’s basketball team leave campus Wednesday. The Owls are scheduled to play Xavier on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Kennesaw State guard Chris Youngblood reacts as he walks through a send-off party as the Owls leave campus Wednesday to play in an NCAA first-round game against Xavier. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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