Kennesaw State hires Antoine Pettway from Alabama’s staff

KENNESAW, Ga. — Former Alabama assistant Antoine Pettway was employed as Kennesaw State’s basketball coach Friday.

Pettway takes over for Amir Abdur-Rahim, who led the Owls to their first NCAA Event berth this season earlier than being taking the South Florida job on March 29.

Pettway, 40, served on the Alabama employees for 15 years. He performed for the Crimson Tide from 2000-04.

Pettway turned the third Alabama assistant to be employed by one other college as coach, following Charlie Henry (Georgia Southern) and Bryan Hodgson (Arkansas State).

Kennesaw State athletic director Milton Overton described Pettway as “a well-rounded basketball coach, elite recruiter and household man with nice integrity. His core values, distinctive work ethic, dedication to his gamers and love for the sport is evident by the success Alabama basketball has skilled over time.”

Overton stated Pettway brings “a well-defined relationship” as a recruiter in Georgia.

Pettway was the offensive coordinator as Alabama ranked within the high 20 within the nation in scoring every of the final 4 seasons.