# 2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in his fifth season. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena and competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Texas State

## Last season

The Panthers finished the season 25–10, 15–5 in SBC play to finish in first place. They also won the SBC tournament and advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament after upsetting third seed, Baylor.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| RJ Hunter | 22 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Conyers, GA | NBA draft |
| Ryan Harrow | 55 | PG | 6'2" | 160 | Senior | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
| Curtis Washington | 42 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Elizabethtown, KY | Graduated |
| Ryann Green | 2 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | College Park, GAI | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Willie Clayton | 21 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Thomasville, GA | Transferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clayton will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Devin Mitchell | 24 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Suwanee, GA | Transferred from Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mitchell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 9* 7:00 pm | at Oglethorpe | W 85–34 | | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| Regular season |||||
| November 13* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Middle Georgia State | W 73–54 | 1–0 | GSU Sports Arena (2,334) Atlanta, GA |
| November 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Emmanuel | W 77–58 | 2–0 | GSU Sports Arena (1,573) Atlanta, GA |
| November 25* 5:00 pm, SECN | at Ole Miss | L 59–68 | 2–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,550) Oxford, MS |
| November 27* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | IUPUI | W 78–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | GSU Sports Arena (1,557) Atlanta, GA |
| December 1* 9:00 pm, ASN | at UAB | L 57–64 | 3–2 | Bartow Arena (3,709) Birmingham, AL |
| December 4* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Wright State | W 59–46 | 4–2 | Nutter Center (5,148) Fairborn, OH |
| December 12* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Old Dominion | W 68–64 | 5–2 | GSU Sports Arena (1,741) Atlanta, GA |
| December 19* 5:00 pm, ASN | at Southern Miss | W 66–46 | 6–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,358) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 22* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Middle Tennessee | W 64–62 | 7–2 | GSU Sports Arena (1,819) Atlanta, GA |
| Conference Games |||||
| December 30 8:15 pm | at UT Arlington | L 70–85 | 7–3 (0–1) | College Park Center (3,002) Arlington, TX |
| January 2 5:30 pm | at Texas State | W 58–46 | 8–3 (1–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,808) San Marcos, TX |
| January 7 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Troy | W 72–68 | 9–3 (2–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,393) Atlanta,GA |
| January 9 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | South Alabama | W 70–55 | 10–3 (3–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,614) Atlanta, GA |
| January 14 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana–Monroe | W 65–51 | 11–3 (4–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,789) Atlanta, GA |
| January 16 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 54–87 | 11–4 (4–2) | GSU Sports Arena (1,440) Atlanta, GA |
| January 19 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (5–2) | GSU Sports Arena (3,854) Atlanta, GA |
| January 21 7:30, ESPN3 | at Appalachian State | L 67–76 | 12–5 (5–3) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,450) Boone, NC |
| January 28 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Arkansas State | L 69–75 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (5–4) | Convocation Center (1,719) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 30 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Little Rock | L 53–63 | 12–7 (5–5) | Jack Stephens Center (4,682) Little Rock, AR |
| February 4 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Texas State | W 59–56 | 13–7 (6–5) | GSU Sports Arena (1,482) Atlanta, GA |
| February 6 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | UT Arlington | L 69–90 | 13–8 (6–6) | GSU Sports Arena (1,579) Atlanta, GA |
| February 11 8:00 pm | at South Alabama | L 78–79 | 13–9 (6–7) | Mitchell Center (1,956) Mobile, AL |
| February 13 5:15 pm | at Troy | L 53–54 | 13–10 (6–8) | Trojan Arena (1,436) Troy, AL |
| February 18 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Little Rock | L 49–57 | 13–11 (6–9) | GSU Sports Arena (1,516) Atlanta, GA |
| February 20 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | Arkansas State | W 69–61 | 14–11 (7–9) | GSU Sports Arena (1,468) Atlanta, GA |
| February 23 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | at Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate | L 52–54 | 14–12 (7–10) | Hanner Fieldhouse (4,046) Statesboro, GA |
| February 27 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | Appalachian State | W 83–70 | 15–12 (8–10) | GSU Sports Arena (1,784) Atlanta, GA |
| March 3 8:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 72–69 | 16–12 (9–10) | Cajundome (3,743) Lafayette, LA |
| March 5 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 78–91 | 16–13 (9–11) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,470) Monroe, LA |
| Sun Belt Tournament |||||
| March 10 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Texas State First round | L 61–63 | 16–14 | Lakefront Arena (703) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||