2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the semifinals to Georgia State. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–12 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
Georgia State 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Georgia Southern 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Texas–Arlington 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Louisiana–Monroe 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Troy 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 15 18   .455
Coastal Carolina 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
South Alabama 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Texas State 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Little Rock 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
2018 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 18–18, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Utah Valley.

Roster

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2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Montae Glenn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Carrollton, Georgia
G 1 Jared Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 2 Mike Hughes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 3 Ike Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Gainesville, Florida
G 4 Tookie Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Madison, Georgia
F 5 B. J. Gladden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Jake Allsmiller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Nashville, Tennessee
F 11 Shawn O'Connell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Roswell, Georgia
G 13 Quan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Tallahassee, Florida
F 14 Coye Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 21 Tione Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Gwinnett, Georgia
F 23 Simeon Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 24 David-Lee Jones, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Tampa, Florida
F 25 David Georgiev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Skopje, Macedonia
G 30 DeDe Reynolds 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Madison, Georgia
C 35 Tyshaun Crawford 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Griffin, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017*
7:00 pm
Georgia College W 92–59 
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,242)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 3, 2017*
7:00 pm
Augusta W 88–67 
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,015)
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest W 85–83  1–0
LJVM Coliseum (7,802)
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 13, 2017*
7:30 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 77–53  2–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,423)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
Bluefield State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 120–52  3–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,567)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 20, 2017*
1:30 pm
vs. Missouri State
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 74–73  4–0
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 21, 2017*
5:00 pm
vs. UMKC
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 78–75  5–0
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 22, 2017*
7:30 pm
vs. Towson
Gulf Coast Showcase championship game
L 67–70  5–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 25, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 57–62  5–2
Carver Arena (4,670)
Peoria, IL
Dec 2, 2017*
5:00 pm
Tennessee Wesleyan W 97–61  6–2
Hanner Fieldhouse (811)
Statesboro, GA
Dec 9, 2017*
5:00 pm
Savannah State W 102–91  7–2
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,105)
Statesboro, GA
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm
at George Mason W 74–51  8–2
EagleBank Arena (2,607)
Fairfax, VA
Dec 16, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield L 53–55  8–3
Icardo Center (2,588)
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 78–69  9–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,356)
Kennesaw, GA
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State L 59–79  9–4
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,050)
Johnson City, TN
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Dec 29, 2017
8:15 pm, ESPN3
at Troy W 86–80  10–4
(1–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,361)
Statesboro, GA
Dec 31, 2017
4:00 pm
at South Alabama L 67–69  10–5
(1–1)
Mitchell Center (1,612)
Mobile, AL
Jan 4, 2018
7:30 pm
Arkansas State W 80–49  11–5
(2–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,122)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 6, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 72–69  12–5
(3–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,392)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 11, 2018
7:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 77–66  13–5
(4–1)
HTC Center (1,329)
Conway, SC
Jan 13, 2018
3:30 pm
at Appalachian State W 60–59  14–5
(5–1)
Holmes Center (1,669)
Boone, NC
Jan 20, 2018
2:15 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 66–83  14–6
(5–2)
GSU Sports Arena (3,854)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 25, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas State L 61–62  14–7
(5–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,437)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 27, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UT Arlington W 74–59  15–7
(6–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,511)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 1, 2018
8:00 pm
at Little Rock W 67–61  16–7
(7–3)
Jack Stephens Center (2,084)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 3, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 89–91  16–8
(7–4)
First National Bank Arena (2,276)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 8, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe L 64–66 OT 16–9
(7–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,510)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana L 91–102  16–10
(7–6)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,687)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 16, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Georgia State W 85–80  17–10
(8–6)
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,897)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 22, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at UT Arlington L 63–84  17–11
(8–7)
College Park Center (2,099)
Arlington, TX
Feb 24, 2018
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Texas State W 81–77  18–11
(9–7)
Strahan Coliseum (1,934)
San Marcos, TX
Mar 1, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 81–74  19–11
(10–7)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,526)
Statesboro, GA
Mar 3, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 89–83  20–11
(11–7)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,264)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 9, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Louisiana–Monroe
Quarterfinals
W 63–55  21–11
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 10, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Georgia State
Semifinals
L 67–73  21–12
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule".