# 2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

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.

## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

Along with Old Dominion, the Eagles were picked to finish eighth in the conference's preseason poll.
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 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | W 64–54 | 5–2 | 20 – Holiman | 12 – Brown | 3 – Tied | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,552) Statesboro, GA |
| November 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 47–61 | 5–3 | 11 – Brown III | 6 – White | 4 – Horne | Knapp Center (3,061) Des Moines, IA |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 54–89 | 5–4 | 13 – Banks | 6 – Brown | 3 – Horne | Siegel Center (6,624) Richmond, VA |
| December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 93–91 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | 21 – Douglas | 10 – White | 6 – White | Hill Convocation Center (2,838) Statesboro, GA |
| December 13, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 63–77 | 6–5 | 20 – Douglas | 7 – White | 4 – Douglas | Thomas Assembly Center (1,831) Ruston, LA |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 86–81 | 7–5 | 31 – Douglas | 8 – Douglas | 7 – White | Hill Convocation Center (1,611) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 61–83 | 7–6 (0–1) | 17 – Douglas | 6 – Kuhl | 4 – Banks | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 90–82 | 8–6 (1–1) | 30 – Douglas | 8 – Kuhl | 7 – Banks | Hill Convocation Center (1,357) Statesboro, GA |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 47–76 | 8–7 (1–2) | 11 – Thomas | 8 – Douglas | 4 – Horne | Hill Convocation Center (1,582) Statesboro, GA |
| January 8, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State Modern Day Hate | L 78–82 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (1–3) | 19 – Holiman | 14 – Brown | 3 – Holiman | GSU Convocation Center (1,875) Atlanta, GA |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 69–81 | 8–9 (1–4) | 22 – White | 6 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Cam Henderson Center (3,866) Huntington, WV |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 88–87 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (2–4) | 20 – Douglas | 11 – Brown | 3 – Holiman | HTC Center (2,492) Conway, SC |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 67–63 | 10–9 (3–4) | 28 – Holiman | 9 – Parker | 2 – Banks | Chartway Arena (5,739) Norkfolk, VA |
| January 23, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 85–58 | 11–9 (4–4) | 18 – Banks | 8 – Banks | 4 – Tied | Hill Convocation Center (1,335) Statesboro, GA |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 67–71 | 11–10 (4–5) | 26 – Holiman | 7 – Brown | 5 – Douglas | Hill Convocation Center (3,135) Statesboro, GA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 74–81 | 11–11 (4–6) | 16 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 4 – Holiman | Trojan Arena (2,781) Troy, AL |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 68–72 | 11–12 (4–7) | 24 – Holiman | 12 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Reed Green Coliseum (3,616) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 83–82 | 12–12 (5–7) | 24 – Holiman | 8 – Brown | 4 – Douglas | Hill Convocation Center (1,756) Statesboro, GA |
| February 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan MAC–SBC Challenge | W 83–57 | 13–12 | 15 – Douglas | 13 – Thomas | 7 – Tied | University Arena (1,431) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 72–77 | 13–13 (5–8) | 22 – Holiman | 11 – Brown | 5 – White | Hill Convocation Center (1,560) Statesboro, GA |
| February 15, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 78–75 | 14–13 (6–8) | 24 – Holiman | 13 – Brown | 5 – Tied | Hill Convocation Center (2,144) Statesboro, GA |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 74–79 $^{OT}$ | 14–14 (6–9) | 20 – Holiman | 10 – Tied | 4 – Banks | Holmes Center (3,152) Boone, NC |
| February 22, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 73–78 | 14–15 (6–10) | 18 – Tied | 11 – Brown III | 2 – Tied | Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,428) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 61–59 | 15–15 (7–10) | 17 – White | 6 – White | 4 – Tied | Hill Convocation Center (1,821) Statesboro, GA |
| February 28, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State Modern Day Hate | W 76–75 | 16–15 (8–10) | 24 – Holiman | 10 – Brown | 7 – Douglas | Hill Convocation Center (3,484) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (12) Southern Miss Second round | W 78–64 | 17–15 | 16 – Banks | 12 – Brown | 5 – Holiman | Pensacola Bay Center (744) Pensacola, FL |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Georgia State Third round | L 71–80 | 17–16 | 25 – Holiman | 7 – Brown | 5 – White | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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