2023–24 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

2023–24 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
2023–24 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–7 (4–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jonas Hayes (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Danny Peters (2nd season); Jarvis Hayes (5th season); Allen Payne (2nd season); Sean Flannery (1st season);
Home arena	GSU Convocation Center

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Appalachian State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Georgia State	4	–	1	.800	9	–	7	.563
Marshall	4	–	1	.800	9	–	9	.500
James Madison	3	–	2	.600	15	–	2	.882
Southern Miss	3	–	2	.600	9	–	8	.529
Arkansas State	3	–	2	.600	7	–	10	.412
Louisiana	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
South Alabama	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
Coastal Carolina	2	–	3	.400	5	–	11	.313
Georgia Southern	2	–	3	.400	2	–	15	.118
Texas State	1	–	4	.200	7	–	10	.412
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	5	.000	4	–	11	.267
Old Dominion	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represents Georgia State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Jonas Hayes, play their home games at the GSU Convocation Center in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.^[1] The Panthers lost to Texas State in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
DK Manyiel C	Decatur, GA	Greenforest Mccalep Christian Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 19, 2022
DK Manyiel C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Vashon Ferguson SG	Grovetown, GA	Grovetown High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 31, 2022
Vashon Ferguson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Georgia State 2023 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Panthers were picked to finish in fifth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	Louisiana - 190 (10)
2	Texas State - 162 (1)
3	South Alabama - 150 (1)
4	James Madison - 149 (1)
5	Georgia State - 127 (1)
6	Marshall - 122
7	App State - 120
8	Coastal Carolina - 100
9	Old Dominion - 93
10	Troy - 76
11	Georgia Southern - 69
12	Arkansas State - 48
13	Southern Miss - 34
14	ULM - 30

Roster

2023–24 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Malik Ferguson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Grovetown High School	Grovetown, Georgia
G	1	Dwon Odom	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Xavier	Alpharetta, Georgia
F	2	Jamaine Mann	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Vanderbilt	Hampton, Georgia
G	3	Julian Mackey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	Grayson, Georgia
G	4	Rickey Bradley Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	VMI	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	5	Brenden Tucker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Charleston	Lawrenceville, Georgia
F	10	Jay'Den Turner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Queens	High Point, North Carolina
G	11	Toneari Lane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Winthrop	Atlanta, Georgia
F	12	Dhiaukuei "DK" Manyiel Dut	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Greenforest Christian Academy	Rumbek, South Sudan
G	14	Aaron Oh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Mill Creek High School	Buford, Georgia
C	21	Edward Nnamoko	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Riviera Prep	Lagos, Nigeria
F	23	Leslie Nkereuwem	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	GS	Longwood	Lawrenceville, Georgia
G	31	Lucas Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Wake Forest	Raleigh, North Carolina
G		Brevyn Coleman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Edward High School	Lakewood, Ohio
G		Matt Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Laramie County Community College	Alpharetta, Georgia
G		Michael Whitmore	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS So	Holmes Community College	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Jonas Hayes (Georgia)

Assistant coach(es)

Danny Peters (Ohio State)
Jarvis Hayes (Georgia)
Allen Payne (Auburn)
Sean Flannery (John Carroll)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 2:00 pm	Morehouse	W 92–66	–	19 – Turner	12 – Turner	6 – Taylor	GSU Convocation Center (1,964) Atlanta, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont	L 87–89	0–1	14 – Nkereuwem	11 – Turner	6 – Odom	Curb Event Center (2,204) Nashville, TN
November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	W 77–70	1–1	27 – Taylor	7 – Turner	2 – Turner	University Arena (1,313) Kalamazoo, MI
November 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois Capitol Challenge	L 64–70	1–2	16 – Tucker	12 – Turner	5 – Odom	GSU Convocation Center (1,337) Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Little Rock Capitol Challenge	W 88–77	2–2	23 – Lane	7 – 2 Tied	5 – 2 Tied	GSU Convocation Center (1,451) Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Little Rock	W 93–90 ^OT	3–2	23 – Lane	8 – Turner	3 – Odom	Jack Stephens Center (737) Little Rock, AR
November 25, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Charlotte	L 57–65	3–3	12 – Lane	11 – Nkereuwem	3 – 3 Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,218) Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	L 77–88	3–4	17 – Taylor	8 – Turner	5 – Odom	KSU Convocation Center (3,805) Kennesaw, GA
December 4, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Georgia State	W 89–57	4–4	19 – Turner	7 – Nnamoko	9 – Odom	GSU Convocation Center (1,570) Atlanta, GA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer	L 60–64	4–5	15 – Taylor	8 – Turner	4 – Odom	Hawkins Arena (1,527) Macon, GA
December 16, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 18 BYU	L 54–86	4–6	12 – Odom	10 – Odom	3 – Tied	Marriott Center (13,819) Provo, UT
December 19, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Toccoa Falls	W 122–45	5–6	18 – Lane	16 – Nnamoko	9 – Odom	GSU Convocation Center (2,034) Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Arkansas State	W 91–90	6–6 (1–0)	24 – Odom	12 – Turner	4 – Turner	GSU Convocation Center (1,644) Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss	L 73–79	6–7 (1–1)	15 – Tied	11 – Tied	3 – Taylor	Reed Green Coliseum (3,733) Hattiesburg, MS
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama	W 90–76	7–7 (2–1)	22 – Taylor	10 – Turner	4 – Odom	Mitchell Center (2,141) Mobile, AL
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Old Dominion	W 77–70	8–7 (3–1)	23 – Lane	15 – Turner	8 – Odom	GSU Convocation Center (1,642) Atlanta, GA
January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate	W 90–62	9–7 (4–1)	28 – Taylor	15 – Turner	9 – Odom	GSU Convocation Center (3,152) Atlanta, GA
January 17, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 20, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate						Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Appalachian State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Troy						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 7, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 10, 2024* TBD, ESPN+	TBD MAC-SBC Challenge						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	James Madison						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Marshall						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5–11, 2024	vs.						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
↑ "Moore Scores 25 But Panthers Fall in Sun Belt Tourney". Georgia State University. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
↑ "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
↑ "Georgia State Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[2] "Moore Scores 25 But Panthers Fall in Sun Belt Tourney". Georgia State University. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[:0-3] "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[5] "Georgia State Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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