Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Georgia Southern Eagles
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

Last updated November 26, 2024

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.^[2]

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

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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

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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 ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

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[1] Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[2] "NCAA basketball tournament History: Georgia Southern Eagles - ESPN". Archived from the original on November 19, 2010.

[3] ttp://i.turner.ncaa.com/dr/ncaa/ncaa/release/sites/default/files/files/nit-postseasonparticipants.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

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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