2017–18 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

2017–18 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2017–18 record	0-0 (0-0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ron Hunter (7th season)
Assistant coach	Sharman White (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Ray McCallum (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Claude Pardue (7th season)
Home arena	GSU Sports Arena

2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Little Rock	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Lafayette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas–Arlington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2018 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represents Georgia State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Ron Hunter, who will be in his seventh season at Georgia State. The Panthers play their home games at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament to Troy before receiving an invitation to the CIT, where they lost to Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jeremy Hollowell	1	G	6'3"	160	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Isaiah Dennis	4	G	6'0"	190	Senior	McDonough, GA	Graduated
Austin Donaldson	10	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Jonesboro, GA	Transferred Out
Justin Seymour	20	G	6'3"	215	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Ineligible/Graduated
Willie Clayton	21	F	6'8"	245	Redshirt Senior	Thomasville, GA	Graduated
Carter Cagle	34	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Gainesville, GA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Damon Wilson	1	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Pittsburgh. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wilson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season, using a redshirt, leaving two years of eligibility remaining.
Basil Smotherman	55	F	6'6"	225	Redshirt Senior	Atlanta, GA	Purdue. Smotherman transfers as a graduate student, granting immediate eligibility.

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Denis Alibegovic G	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove South	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 26, 2016
Denis Alibegovic G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Kane Williams G	Douglasville, GA	South Paulding	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 19, 2016
Kane Williams G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Josh Linder F	Kathleen, GA	Veterans	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 8, 2016
Josh Linder F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Matt Chism G	Douglasville, GA	South Paulding	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 14, 2016
Matt Chism G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NA Rivals: NA ESPN: NA
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 Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.

Roster

2016–17 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Felton, NileNile Felton	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Union	Atlanta, GA
1.5 !G	1	Wilson, DamonDamon Wilson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Our Savior New American / Pittsburgh	New York, NY
1.5 !G	2	Benlevi, MalikMalik Benlevi	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jenkins	Savannah, GA
1.5 !G	10	Alibegovic, DenisDenis Alibegovic	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Downers Grove South	Downers Grove, IL
1.5 !G	11	Williams, IsaiahIsaiah Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Buford / Samford	Buford, GA
3.5 !F	14	Clerkly, ChrisChris Clerkly	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Perry	Perry, GA
1.5 !G	15	Simonds, D'MarcusD'Marcus Simonds	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Gainesville	Gainesville, GA
3.5 !F	20	Linder, JoshJosh Linder	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Veterans	Kathleen, GA
3.5 !F	23	Session, JordanJordan Session	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Eagle's Landing	McDonough, GA
1.5 !G	24	Mitchell, DevinDevin Mitchell	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Collins Hill / Alabama	Suwanee, GA
1.5 !G	30	Thomas, JeffJeff Thomas	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Norwalk	Norwalk, OH
1.5 !G	35	Chism, MattMatt Chism	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dawson Christian Academy	Dawsonville, GA
3.5 !F	50	Tyson, JordanJordan Tyson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Walnut Hills / St. Bonaventure	Cincinnati, OH
3.5 !F	50	Smotherman, BasilBasil Smotherman	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Lawrence North / Purdue	Indianapolis, IN

Head coach

Ron Hunter (Miami (OH))

Assistant coach(es)

Ray McCallum (Ball State)
Sharman White
Claude Pardue (Emory)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 17*	at Ole Miss Men Who Speak Up Main Event campus-site game	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
December 16*	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29 TBA	at South Alabama South Alabama-Georgia State Rivalry	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
December 31 TBA	at Troy	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 4 TBA	Little Rock	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 6 TBA	Arkansas State	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 11 TBA	at Appalachian State	Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 13 TBA	at Coastal Carolina	HTC Center Conway, SC
January 20 TBA	Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 25 TBA	UT Arlington	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 27 TBA	Texas State	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
February 1 TBA	at Arkansas State	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
February 3 TBA	at Little Rock	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AL
February 8 TBA	Louisiana	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
February 10 TBA	UL Monroe	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
February 17 TBA	at Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
February 22 TBA	at Texas State	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
February 24 TBA	at UT Arlington	College Park Center Arlington, TX
March 1 TBA	Troy	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
March 3 TBA	South Alabama South Alabama-Georgia State Rivalry	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
March 7-11 TBA, ESPN	vs. TBD TBD	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "M Basketball – 2017–18 Roster". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
↑ http://www.georgiastatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&SPID=5655&SPSID=53529&DB_OEM_ID=12700
↑ "Men's Basketball - 2017-18 Schedule". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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