Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball

Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Southern Eagles
	2025–26 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
University	Georgia Southern University
Head coach	Hana Haden (2nd season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Statesboro, Georgia
Arena	Hill Convocation Center ; (capacity: 5,500)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Blue and white;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1993, 1994
AIAW tournament appearances
	1982
Conference tournament champions
	NSWAC/TAAC: 1987, 1988, 1990; SoCon: 1993, 1994
Conference regular-season champions
	1987, 1988, 1990 (NSWAC/TAAC); 1994, 1998, 2001 (SoCon)

Last updated November 07, 2025

The Georgia Southern Eagles women'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 holds matches at Hill Convocation Center.^[2]

History

The Eagles joined the New South Women's Athletic Conference (which later rebranded as the Atlantic Sun Conference) in 1985. They made the conference tournament championship game five straight years from 1986 to 1990, winning three times, although they did not receive an auto bid to the NCAA Division I tournament. They joined the Southern Conference in 1992. They reached the Southern Conference women's basketball tournament championship game six times, winning twice in 1993 and 1994. They joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.

Georgia Southern made it to the NCAA tournament in 1993 and 1994, losing in the First Round to Alabama 102-70 and 101–53 to North Carolina, respectively. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Eagles have an all-time record of 642–573.^[3]^[4]

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Eagles made two appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 2–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1993	#12	First Round	#5 Alabama	L 70–102
1994	#14	First Round	#3 North Carolina	L 53–101

AIAW Division I

The Eagles made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a record of 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First Round	Rutgers	L 69–79

References

↑ Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
↑ "Georgia Southern Athletics". Georgia Southern University.
↑ "Georgia Southern Athletics" (PDF). gseagles.com.
↑ "Georgia Southern Athletics" (PDF). gseagles.com.

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

[2] "Georgia Southern Athletics". Georgia Southern University.

[3] "Georgia Southern Athletics" (PDF). gseagles.com.

[4] "Georgia Southern Athletics" (PDF). gseagles.com.

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v t e Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1973–2024) Hill Convocation Center (2024–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 women'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 Lady Eagles Texas State Bobcats (leaving in 2026) Troy Trojans
Championships & awards	Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	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