# 2023–24 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Jonas Hayes, played their home games at the GSU Convocation Center in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Marshall in the second round.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. The Panthers lost to Texas State in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

## Offseason
### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| DK Manyiel C | Decatur, GA | Greenforest Mccalep Christian Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Vashon Ferguson SG | Grovetown, GA | Grovetown High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 31, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "Georgia State 2023 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022. ||||||

## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Panthers were picked to finish in fifth place in the conference's preseason poll.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) |
| 1 | Louisiana - 190 (10) |
| 2 | Texas State - 162 (1) |
| 3 | South Alabama - 150 (1) |
| 4 | James Madison - 149 (1) |
| 5 | Georgia State - 127 (1) |
| 6 | Marshall - 122 |
| 7 | App State - 120 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina - 100 |
| 9 | Old Dominion - 93 |
| 10 | Troy - 76 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern - 69 |
| 12 | Arkansas State - 48 |
| 13 | Southern Miss - 34 |
| 14 | ULM - 30 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2023* 2:00 pm | | Morehouse | W 92–66 | – | 19 – Turner | 12 – Turner | 6 – Taylor | GSU Convocation Center (1,964) Atlanta, GA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 87–89 | 0–1 | 14 – Nkereuwem | 11 – Turner | 6 – Odom | Curb Event Center (2,204) Nashville, TN |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge | W 77–70 | 1–1 | 27 – Taylor | 7 – Turner | 2 – Turner | University Arena (1,313) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois Capitol Challenge | L 64–70 | 1–2 | 16 – Tucker | 12 – Turner | 5 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,337) Atlanta, GA |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock Capitol Challenge | W 88–77 | 2–2 | 23 – Lane | 7 – 2 Tied | 5 – 2 Tied | GSU Convocation Center (1,451) Atlanta, GA |
| November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 93–90 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 23 – Lane | 8 – Turner | 3 – Odom | Jack Stephens Center (737) Little Rock, AR |
| November 25, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 57–65 | 3–3 | 12 – Lane | 11 – Nkereuwem | 3 – 3 Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,218) Charlotte, NC |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 77–88 | 3–4 | 17 – Taylor | 8 – Turner | 5 – Odom | KSU Convocation Center (3,805) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 4, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Georgia State | W 89–57 | 4–4 | 19 – Turner | 7 – Nnamoko | 9 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,570) Atlanta, GA |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 60–64 | 4–5 | 15 – Taylor | 8 – Turner | 4 – Odom | Hawkins Arena (1,527) Macon, GA |
| December 16, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 18 BYU | L 54–86 | 4–6 | 12 – Odom | 10 – Odom | 3 – Tied | Marriott Center (13,819) Provo, UT |
| December 19, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Toccoa Falls | W 122–45 | 5–6 | 18 – Lane | 16 – Nnamoko | 9 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (2,034) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 91–90 | 6–6 (1–0) | 24 – Odom | 12 – Turner | 4 – Turner | GSU Convocation Center (1,644) Atlanta, GA |
| January 4, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 73–79 | 6–7 (1–1) | 15 – Tied | 11 – Tied | 3 – Taylor | Reed Green Coliseum (3,733) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 90–76 | 7–7 (2–1) | 22 – Taylor | 10 – Turner | 4 – Odom | Mitchell Center (2,141) Mobile, AL |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 77–70 | 8–7 (3–1) | 23 – Lane | 15 – Turner | 8 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,642) Atlanta, GA |
| January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate | W 90–62 | 9–7 (4–1) | 28 – Taylor | 15 – Turner | 9 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (3,152) Atlanta, GA |
| January 17, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 68–76 | 9–8 (4–2) | 12 – Tied | 12 – Turner | 3 – Tied | Holmes Center Boone, NC |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate | L 70–86 | 9–9 (4–3) | 20 – Taylor | 5 – Nkereuwem | 2 – Odom | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,831) Statesboro, GA |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 68–77 | 9–10 (4–4) | 21 – Odom | 11 – Turner | 5 – Odom | Cam Henderson Center (4,045) Huntington, WV |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (4–5) | 30 – Odom | 7 – Turner | 3 – 2 Tied | HTC Center (1,389) Conway, SC |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 71–81 | 9–12 (4–6) | 14 – Taylor | 8 – 3 Tied | 3 – 4 Tied | GSU Convocation Center (3,127) Atlanta, GA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | L 74–78 | 9–13 (4–7) | 22 – Taylor | 8 – Nkereuwem | 5 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (2,624) Atlanta, GA |
| February 7, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 78–69 | 10–13 (5–7) | 16 – Lane | 8 – Turner | 2 – 2 Tied | Cajundome (1,613) Lafayette, LA |
| February 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) MAC-SBC Challenge | W 73–53 | 11–13 | 17 – Lane | 9 – Nnamoko | 6 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,643) Atlanta, GA |
| February 15, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 63–83 | 11–14 (5–8) | 18 – Mackey | 8 – Nkereuwem | 3 – Odom | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,162) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 68–65 | 12–14 (6–8) | 16 – Mackey | 12 – Turner | 5 – Odom | Chartway Arena (5,996) Norfolk, VA |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 72–71 | 13–14 (7–8) | 16 – Lane | 8 – Turner | 7 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,697) Atlanta, GA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 59–68 | 13–15 (7–9) | 16 – Odom | 10 – Turner | 5 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,992) Atlanta, GA |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 78–84 | 13–16 (7–10) | 18 – Taylor | 10 – Turner | 2 – 3 Tied | GSU Convocation Center (1,988) Atlanta, GA |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 82–79 | 14–16 (8–10) | 26 – Taylor | 9 – Turner | 10 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (2,122) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Marshall Second round | L 74–86 | 14–17 | 20 – Taylor | 7 – 2 Tied | 5 – Odom | Pensacola Bay Center (1,207) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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