2024–25 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

2024–25 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–4 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jonas Hayes (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Danny Peters (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jarvis Hayes (6th season) Allen Payne (3rd season)
Home arena	GSU Convocation Center

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Arkansas State	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
Georgia Southern	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
South Alabama	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
Texas State	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
Troy	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
James Madison	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Marshall	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
Georgia State	0	–	0		–			4	–	4		.500
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
Southern Miss	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
Old Dominion	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0		–			3	–	7		.300
Louisiana	0	–	0		–			1	–	7		.125
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 3, 2024

The 2024–25 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represents Georgia State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Jonas Hayes, play their home games at the GSU Convocation Center in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 14–17, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They were upset by Marshall in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dwon Odom	1	G	6'2"	182	Junior	Alpharetta, Georgia	Transferred to Tulsa
Jamaine Mann	2	F	6'6"	230	Junior	Hampton, Georgia	Transferred to Gardner–Webb
Julian Mackey	3	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Grayson, Georgia	Transferred to Houston Christian
Rickey Bradley Jr.	4	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Transferred to VMI
Brenden Tucker	5	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Graduated
Jay'Den Turner	10	F	6'5"	205	Graduate student	High Point, North Carolina	Exhausted eligibility
Edward Nnamoko	21	C	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to New Mexico State
Leslie Nkereuwem	23	F	6'8"	232	Graduate student	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Exhausted eligibility
Lucas Taylor	31	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina	Transferred to Syracuse
Matt Davis	—	G	6'7"	195	Junior	Alpharetta, Georgia	Entered the transfer portal

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Justin Archer	2	F	6'7"	210	Graduate student	North Brunswick, New Jersey	Radford
Cesare Edwards	4	C	6'10"	235	Senior	Hartsville, South Carolina	Missouri State
Zarique Nutter	7	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Newark, New Jersey	Northern Illinois
Darnell Evans	8	G	6'0"	165	Senior	Amityville, New York	Caldwell
Jelani Hamilton	10	G	6'6"	205	RS Freshman	Marietta, Georgia	Iowa State
Malachi Brown	22	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Buford, Georgia	Seton Hall
Nick McMullen	33	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Greensboro, North Carolina	UNC Asheville

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jason Jackson G	Sarasota, Florida	Overtime Elite	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Clash Peters F	Long Beach, California	Word of God Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Trey Scott III F	Atlanta, Georgia	Mount Vernon Presbyterian School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Kwame Tanic F	Paris, France	Lycée Français d'Irlande	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Panthers were picked to finish in 12th place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Toneari Lane was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team. Senior guard Myles Tate was named to the conference preseason third team.

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 State Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jason Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Overtime Elite Sarasota, Florida G 1 Malik Ferguson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Grovetown High School Grovetown, Georgia F 2 Justin Archer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Radford North Brunswick, New Jersey C 4 Cesare Edwards 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Missouri State Hartsville, South Carolina G 6 Brevyn Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Edward High School Lakewood, Ohio G 7 Zarique Nutter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Northern Illinois Newark, New Jersey G 8 Darnell Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Caldwell Amityville, New York G 10 Jelani Hamilton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Iowa State Marietta, Georgia G 11 Toneari Lane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Winthrop Atlanta, Georgia F 12 Dhiaukuei "DK" Manyiel Dut 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Greenforest Christian Academy Rumbek, South Sudan G 14 Aaron Oh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Mill Creek High School Buford, Georgia G 20 Emmanuel Koveos 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So DME Academy Rhodes, Greece F 21 Clash Peters 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Word of God Christian Academy Long Beach, California G 22 Malachi Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Seton Hall Buford, Georgia F 24 Trey Scott III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Atlanta, Georgia F 32 Kwame Tanic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Lycée Français d'Irlande Paris, France F 33 Nick McMullen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr UNC Asheville Greensboro, North Carolina	Head coach Jonas Hayes (Georgia) Assistant coach(es) Danny Peters (Ohio State) Jarvis Hayes (Georgia) Allen Payne (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 2:00 pm		South Carolina–Beaufort	W 100–88	–	23 – Tied	11 – Edwards	5 – Nutter	GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State MAC–SBC Challenge	W 71–66	1–0	17 – Edwards	13 – McMullen	6 – Nutter	GSU Convocation Center (532) Atlanta, GA
November 8, 2024* 7:30 pm, SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 66–101	1–1	15 – Lane	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (8,726) Starkville, MS
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 67–72	1–2	16 – Tied	14 – McMullen	4 – Brown	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,654) Jacksonville, AL
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm		Toccoa Falls	W 106–66	2–2	32 – Hamilton	13 – Peters	4 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (349) Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina Central	W 93–79	3–2	23 – Lane	11 – McMullen	7 – Brown	GSU Convocation Center (540) Atlanta, GA
November 26, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Austin Peay Jacksonville Classic	L 50–62	3–3	17 – Nutter	12 – McMullen	3 – Tied	FSCJ Gymnasium (148) Jacksonville, FL
November 27, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Tulsa Jacksonville Classic	W 74–71	4–3	22 – Nutter	16 – Edwards	2 – Tied	FSCJ Gymnasium (203) Jacksonville, FL
November 29, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 76–105	4–4	21 – Edwards	7 – McMullen	5 – Brown	Rupp Arena (19,914) Lexington, KY
December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Auburn						Neville Arena  Auburn, AL
December 21, 2024 4:33 pm, ESPN+		at Troy						Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 8, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 15, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State						Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		James Madison						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 30, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State						Holmes Center  Boone, NC
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
February 8, 2025* TBA		TBA MAC–SBC Challenge
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
February 26, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 28, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate						Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN+		vs. TBA						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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