Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

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Georgia Southern Eagles

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

University

Georgia Southern University

Head coach

Charlie Henry (2nd season)

Conference

Sun Belt

Location

Statesboro, Georgia

Arena

Hill Convocation Center
(capacity: 5,500)

Nickname

Eagles

Colors

Blue and white

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

1970*

NCAA tournament appearances

1970*, 1983, 1987, 1992
*at Division II level

NAIA tournaments

1956, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966

Conference tournament champions

TAAC/A-Sun: 1983, 1987, 1992

Conference regular season champions

TAAC/A-Sun: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992
SoCon: 2006

Conference division season champions

2002, 2004, 2006

The Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference and is coached by Charlie Henry. The Eagles have appeared three times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1992.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	Preliminary Round	Robert Morris	L 54–64
1987	First Round	Syracuse	L 73–79
1992	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 73–100

NCAA Division II

Georgia Southern appeared in one Division II tournament. Their record was 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1970	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Old Dominion Stetson	W 86–79 L 86–93

NIT

The Eagles have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	First Round	Georgia	L 48–53
1989	First Round	UAB	L 74–83
2006	Opening Round	Charlotte	L 61–77

CBI

The Eagles have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round	Utah Valley	L 49–74

Eagles in the NBA

3 former Georgia Southern players have played at least one game in the NBA.

Name	Draft Year	Draft Team
Michael Curry	1993	Undrafted
Jeff Sanders	1989	Chicago Bulls
Perry Warbington	1974	Philadelphia 76ers

References

Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"NCAA basketball tournament History: Georgia Southern Eagles - ESPN". Archived from the original on November 19, 2010.
http://i.turner.ncaa.com/dr/ncaa/ncaa/release/sites/default/files/files/nit-postseasonparticipants.pdf

External links

Official website

v t e Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Building (1932–1955) Hanner Gymnasium (1955–1969) Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–2024) Hill Convocation Center (2024–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture and lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Georgia Southern University
Located in: Statesboro, Savannah, and Hinesville, Georgia
Academics	Military Science Public Health
Facilities	Bo Pitts Field Botanical Garden Clements Stadium Hanner Fieldhouse Herty AMDC Hill Convocation Center Paulson Stadium U.S. National Tick Collection
Athletics	Baseball‎ Men's basketball‎ Women's basketball Equestrian Team Football Men's soccer Women's volleyball Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry
Media	The George-Anne A Scholar Under Siege
People	Alumni
Founded: 1906 Students: 27,173 Endowment: $46.2 million

v t e Sun Belt Conference men's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Golden Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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