# 2022–23 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Jonas Hayes, played their home games at new the GSU Convocation Center in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 18–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Arkansas State, Appalachian State, and Louisiana to win the Sun Belt tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the West region. They lost in the first round to overall No. 1 seed Gonzaga.
On March 27, 2022, head coach Rob Lanier left the school to take the head coaching position at SMU. On April 6, the school named Xavier assistant and former Georgia State player Jonas Hayes the team's new basketball coach.
The season marked the Panthers' final season at the GSU Sports Arena, with the new GSU Convocation Center set to open for the 2022–23 season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Georgia State Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Eliel Nsoseme | 1 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Kinshasa, DR Congo | Graduated |
| Justin Roberts | 2 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated; Signed to play with Fribourg Olympic |
| Jordan Rawls | 4 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Chattanooga, TN | Transferred to Western Kentucky |
| Nelson Phillips | 10 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Waner Robins, GA | Transferred to Troy |
| Corey Allen | 11 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Ypsilanti, MI | Graduated; Signed to play with Pieno Zvaigzdes |
| Kane Williams | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Douglasville, GA | Graduated |
| Chien-Hao Ma | 14 | F | 6'7" | 180 | Freshman | Taichung City, Taiwan | Signed to play professionally in China with Jiangsu Dragons |
| Jalen Thomas | 25 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Transferred to Butler |
| Zach Pina | 31 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Junior | Peachtree City, GA | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Incoming Transfers

Georgia State Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining |
| Dwon Odom | 1 | G | 6'2" | 182 | Sophomore | Alpharetta, GA | Xavier | 2 |
| Jamaine Mann | 2 | G | 6'6" | 230 | Sophomore | Hampton, GA | Vanderbilt | 2 |
| Brenden Tucker | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Lawrenceville, GA | College of Charleston | 2 |

### 2022 Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Edward Nnamoko C | Miami, FL | Riviera Preparatory School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 20, 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 2022 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022. ||||||

#### 2023 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023) :
| 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 31, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Morehouse | W 68–57 | | 20 – Tucker | 12 – Odom | 6 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,928) Atlanta, GA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Georgia | W 76–59 | 1–0 | 16 – Hudson | 10 – Hudson | 4 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (2,089) Atlanta, GA |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Tech | L 57–59 | 1–1 | 23 – Hudson | 11 – Hudson | 5 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (4,083) Atlanta, GA |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 21 – Odom | 4 – Hudson | 3 – Johnson | GSU Convocation Center (1,607) Atlanta, GA |
| November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky Capitol Classic | L 61–62 | 2–2 | 16 – Odom | 9 – Hudson | 2 – Tied | GSU Convocation Center (1,259) Atlanta, GA |
| November 19, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce Capitol Classic | W 57–53 | 3–2 | 20 – Odom | 6 – Tied | 4 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,198) Atlanta, GA |
| November 20, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville Capitol Classic | W 74–68 | 4–2 | 27 – Odom | 7 – Tied | 5 – Mann | GSU Convocation Center (1,331) Atlanta, GA |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 66–68 | 4–3 | 24 – Odom | 9 – Hudson | 4 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,416) Atlanta, GA |
| December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Georgia State | W 79–53 | 5–3 | 19 – Mann | 13 – Hudson | 5 – Johnson | GSU Convocation Center (1,385) Atlanta, GA |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Northeastern | L 46–66 | 5–4 | 11 – Hudson | 8 – Hudson | 3 – Johnson | Matthews Arena (627) Boston, MA |
| December 14, 2022* 8:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 19 Auburn | L 64–72 | 5–5 | 14 – Johnson | 11 – Hudson | 5 – Odom | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 75–66 | 6–5 | 15 – Tucker | 6 – Brooks | 8 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,440) Atlanta, GA |
| December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toccoa Falls | W 91–52 | 7–5 | 18 – Jones III | 10 – Jones III | 6 – Mann | GSU Convocation Center (1,176) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 47–63 | 7–6 (0–1) | 17 – Odom | 7 – Odom | 3 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,878) Atlanta, GA |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 68–58 | 8–6 (1–1) | 18 – Tied | 11 – Hudson | 2 – Tied | GSU Convocation Center (1,306) Atlanta, GA |
| January 5, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 58–66 | 8–7 (1–2) | 25 – Tucker | 6 – Tied | 4 – Johnson | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,208) Monroe, LA |
| January 7, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 70–78 | 8–8 (1–3) | 18 – Odom | 6 – Nnamoko | 2 – Johnson | Cajundome (3,306) Lafayette, LA |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 53–65 | 8–9 (1–4) | 21 – Tucker | 9 – Clyce | 3 – Tied | GSU Convocation Center (1,673) Atlanta, GA |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 100–66 | 9–9 (2–4) | 26 – Hudson | 5 – Tied | 11 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,479) Atlanta, GA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 58–70 | 9–10 (2–5) | 15 – Johnson | 8 – Hudson | 5 – Johnson | Chartway Arena (5,433) Norfolk, VA |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern Rivalry | L 52–58 | 9–11 (2–6) | 17 – Moore | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,672) Statesboro, GA |
| January 26, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 59–71 | 9–12 (2–7) | 16 – Mann | 8 – Tied | 3 – Odom | Holmes Center (2,559) Boone, NC |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 65–103 | 9–13 (2–8) | 12 – Mann | 14 – Jones III | 3 – Tied | Cam Henderson Center (5,711) Huntington, WV |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern Rivalry | W 64–60 | 10–13 (3–8) | 20 – Tucker | 11 – Moore | 7 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (3,309) Atlanta, GA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | L 71–79 | 10–14 (3–9) | 17 – Tucker | 10 – Mann | 7 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (2,024) Atlanta, GA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 60–63 | 10–15 (3–10) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Hudson | 5 – Odom | GSU Convocation Center (1,581) Atlanta, GA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 77–88 | 10–16 (3–11) | 28 – Moore | 9 – Odom | 5 – Odom | GSU Conovcation Center (1,913) Atlanta, GA |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 68–77 | 10–17 (3–12) | 18 – Mann | 9 – Mann | 5 – Odom | HTC Center (1,655) Conway, SC |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 70–75 | 10–18 (3–13) | 18 – Tied | 7 – Moore | 5 – Odom | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 52–78 | 10–19 (3–14) | 19 – Tucker | 9 – Mann | 5 – Odom | GSU Conovcation Center (1,850) Atlanta, GA |
| February 24, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 69–90 | 10–20 (3–15) | 16 – Tied | 7 – Mann | 4 – Odom | Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,019) Williamsburg, VA |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| February 28, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (14) | vs. (11) Texas State First Round | L 76–81 | 10–21 | 25 – Moore | 6 – Hudson | 2 – Odom | Pensacola Bay Center (748) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||