2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
James Madison 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645
Troy 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Arkansas State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Marshall 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Texas State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Old Dominion 8 – 10   .444 15 – 20   .429
Louisiana 8 – 10   .444 12 – 21   .364
Southern Miss 5 – 13   .278 11 – 22   .333
Coastal Carolina 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Charlie Henry, will play their first three home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia and will finish their remaining home games at the Hill Convocation Center following its opening on December 4. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 9–24, 8–10 in Sun Belt play. As the #9 seed the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated #8 South Alabama in the second round before losing to #1 seed Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.[1]

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

Along with Old Dominion, the Eagles were picked to finish eighth in the conference's preseason poll.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st-place votes)
1 Arkansas State – 193 (12)
2 James Madison – 170 (1)
3 Troy – 155 (1)
4 Louisiana – 144
5 Southern Miss – 133
6 App State – 122
7 Texas State – 89
T8 Georgia Southern – 85
T8 Old Dominion – 85
10 Marshall – 79
11 South Alabama – 78
12 Georgia State – 75
13 Coastal Carolina – 34
14 ULM – 28

Roster

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Braylhan Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Gray Academy Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Bradley Douglas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Eustis High School
Little Rock 		Eustis, Florida
F 3 Eugene Brown III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Ohio State Conyers, Georgia
G 4 Dante Horne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Kirby High School
Texas State 		Memphis, Tennessee
G 5 Adanté Holiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr McAlester High School
UTSA 		McAlester, Oklahoma
F 7 Nakavieon White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Permian High School
National Park 		Odessa, Texas
F 8 Luke Keller (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, Georgia
F 11 Micah Smith 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sandy Creek High School Tyrone, Georgia
F 12 Tyler Bush 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Centre College Union, Kentucky
G 13 Eren Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Putnam County High School Eatonton, Georgia
F 14 Collin Kuhl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Holly Springs High School Holly Springs, North Carolina
F 21 Tyson Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Massanutten Military Academy
Rhode Island 		Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 23 Nate Brafford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Waynesville, North Carolina
G 24 Langston Boyf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Mallard Creek High School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 25 Avantae Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Gray Academy Columbia, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois
MAC/SBC Challenge 		W 80–65  1–0
  19 – Holiman   7 – Brafford   5 – Horne  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,520)
Statesboro, GA
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		at UNC Wilmington L 84–92  1–1
  23 – Horne   5 – Brown   4 – Banks  Trask Coliseum (4,949)
Wilmington, NC
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Augusta W 79–69  2–1
  22 – Douglas   8 – Horne   5 – Horne  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,358)
Statesboro, GA
November 15, 2024*
7:30 pm 		vs. North Carolina Central
Rock Hill Classic 		W 80–75  3–1
  24 – White   6 – White   4 – Banks  Winthrop Coliseum (1,324)
Rock Hill, SC
November 16, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Winthrop
Rock Hill Classic 		W 89–87  4–1
  23 – Holiman   8 – Brown III   4 – Douglas  Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
November 17, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. William & Mary
Rock Hill Classic 		L 87–102  4–2
  25 – White   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
November 23, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 64–54  5–2
  20 – Holiman   12 – Brown   3 – Tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,552)
Statesboro, GA
November 30, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake L 47–61  5–3
  11 – Brown III   6 – White   4 – Horne  Knapp Center (3,061)
Des Moines, IA
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VCU L 54–89  5–4
  13 – Banks   6 – Brown   3 – Horne  Siegel Center (6,624)
Richmond, VA
December 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Florida W 93–91 OT 6–4
  21 – Douglas   10 – White   6 – White  Hill Convocation Center (2,838)
Statesboro, GA
December 13, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 63–77  6–5
  20 – Douglas   7 – White   4 – Douglas  Thomas Assembly Center (1,831)
Ruston, LA
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 86–81  7–5
  31 – Douglas   8 – Douglas   7 – White  Hill Convocation Center (1,611)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 21, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 61–83  7–6
(0–1) 		 17 – Douglas   6 – Kuhl   4 – Banks  Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 90–82  8–6
(1–1) 		 30 – Douglas   8 – Kuhl   7 – Banks  Hill Convocation Center (1,357)
Statesboro, GA
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 47–76  8–7
(1–2) 		 11 – Thomas   8 – Douglas   4 – Horne  Hill Convocation Center (1,582)
Statesboro, GA
January 8, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State
Modern Day Hate 		L 78–82 OT 8–8
(1–3) 		 19 – Holiman   14 – Brown   3 – Holiman  GSU Convocation Center (1,875)
Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 69–81  8–9
(1–4) 		 22 – White   6 – Brown   2 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (3,866)
Huntington, WV
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 88–87 OT 9–9
(2–4) 		 20 – Douglas   11 – Brown   3 – Holiman  HTC Center (2,492)
Conway, SC
January 18, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion W 67–63  10–9
(3–4) 		 28 – Holiman   9 – Parker   2 – Banks  Chartway Arena (5,739)
Norkfolk, VA
January 23, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 85–58  11–9
(4–4) 		 18 – Banks   8 – Banks   4 – Tied  Hill Convocation Center (1,335)
Statesboro, GA
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marshall L 67–71  11–10
(4–5) 		 26 – Holiman   7 – Brown   5 – Douglas  Hill Convocation Center (3,135)
Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy L 74–81  11–11
(4–6) 		 16 – Brown   11 – Brown   4 – Holiman  Trojan Arena (2,781)
Troy, AL
February 1, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 68–72  11–12
(4–7) 		 24 – Holiman   12 – Brown   2 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (3,616)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 83–82  12–12
(5–7) 		 24 – Holiman   8 – Brown   4 – Douglas  Hill Convocation Center (1,756)
Statesboro, GA
February 8, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 83–57  13–12
  15 – Douglas   13 – Thomas   7 – Tied  University Arena (1,431)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		James Madison L 72–77  13–13
(5–8) 		 22 – Holiman   11 – Brown   5 – White  Hill Convocation Center (1,560)
Statesboro, GA
February 15, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Old Dominion W 78–75  14–13
(6–8) 		 24 – Holiman   13 – Brown   5 – Tied  Hill Convocation Center (2,144)
Statesboro, GA
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 74–79 OT 14–14
(6–9) 		 20 – Holiman   10 – Tied   4 – Banks  Holmes Center (3,152)
Boone, NC
February 22, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 73–78  14–15
(6–10) 		 18 – Tied   11 – Brown III   2 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,428)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 61–59  15–15
(7–10) 		 17 – White   6 – White   4 – Tied  Hill Convocation Center (1,821)
Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State
Modern Day Hate 		W 76–75  16–15
(8–10) 		 24 – Holiman   10 – Brown   7 – Douglas  Hill Convocation Center (3,484)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (12) Southern Miss
Second round 		W 78–64  17–15
  16 – Banks   12 – Brown   5 – Holiman  Pensacola Bay Center (744)
Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) vs. (8) Georgia State
Third round 		L 71–80  17–16
  25 – Holiman   7 – Brown   5 – White  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ Hosted their first 3 home games
  2. ^ Hosting their remaining 11 home games

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Georgia Southern Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Georgia Southern Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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