Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Georgia Southern Eagles

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

University

Georgia Southern University

Head coach

Mark Byington (4th season)

Conference

Location

Arena

Hanner Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 4,358)

Nickname

Eagles

Colors

Blue and White^[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances

1983, 1987, 1992

Conference tournament champions

TAAC/A-Sun: 1983, 1987, 1992

Conference regular season champions

TAAC/A-Sun: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992

The Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference.

Postseason results

The Eagles have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	Preliminary Round	Robert Morris	L 54–64
1987	First Round	Syracuse	L 73–79
1992	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 73–100

The Eagles have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	First Round	Georgia	L 48–53
1989	First Round	UAB	L 74–83
2006	Opening Round	Charlotte	L 61–77

The Eagles have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round	Utah Valley	L 49–74

Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Georgia Southern University
Located in: Statesboro, Georgia
Academics	Graduate Studies Military Science Public Health
Facilities	Eagle Field Georgia Southern Botanical Garden Hanner Fieldhouse J. I. Clements Stadium Paulson Stadium U.S. National Tick Collection
Athletics	Baseball‎ Men's basketball‎ Women's basketball Equestrian Team Football Women's volleyball Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry
Media	The George-Anne A Scholar Under Siege
People	Alumni
Founded: 1906 Students: 20,673 Endowment: 46.2 million

Sun Belt Conference men's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers Little Rock Trojans Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks South Alabama Jaguars Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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