2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–2 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Charlie Henry (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kente' Hart; Dion Bethea;
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse; Hill Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Marshall	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Troy	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
James Madison	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Texas State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 22, 2024

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]

Predicted finish	Team (1st-place votes)
Coaches poll
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

Charlie Henry (Madonna)

Assistant coach(es)

Kente' Hart (Purdue)
Dion Bethea (Benedict)
Nori Johnson (College of Charleston)
George Neilson (Alabama)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
November 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Drake						Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
December 7, 2024* ESPN+	North Florida						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
December 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Gardner–Webb						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 21, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	South Alabama						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 8, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norkfolk, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Marshall						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 8, 2025 ESPN+	MAC-SBC Challenge
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	James Madison						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 15, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Old Dominion						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 22, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Appalachian State						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia State						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBD						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

^ Hosted their first 3 home games
^ Hosting their remaining 11 home games

References

^ "2023-24 Georgia Southern Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
^ "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
^ "Georgia Southern Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-17.

[Hanner-1] Hosted their first 3 home games

[Hill-2] Hosting their remaining 11 home games

[3] "2023-24 Georgia Southern Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.

[Preseason-4] "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-11-17.

[6] "Georgia Southern Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-17.

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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
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