2025–26 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2025–26 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
2025–26 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	10–5 (2–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Charlie Henry (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Kente' Hart
Assistant coaches	Nori Johnson; George Neilson;
Home arena	Hill Convocation Center

2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas State	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Georgia Southern	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
Troy	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	5	.615
South Alabama	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Appalachian State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Coastal Carolina	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Texas State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Southern Miss	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Old Dominion	1	–	1	.500	4	–	9	.308
Georgia State	1	–	1	.500	3	–	10	.231
Louisiana	1	–	1	.500	2	–	11	.154
Marshall	0	–	1	.000	8	–	5	.615
James Madison	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	2	.000	3	–	10	.231

† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 23, 2025

The 2025–26 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, are led by third-year head coach Charlie Henry, and play their home games at the Hill Convocation Center in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 17–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place.^[1] They defeated Southern Miss,^[2] before falling to Georgia State in the third round of the Sun Belt tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt released their preseason poll. Georgia Southern was picked to finish tenth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	James Madison	175 (1)
2	Arkansas State	154 (3)
3	South Alabama	152 (4)
4	Troy	148 (1)
5	Old Dominion	145 (2)
6	Marshall	128 (1)
7	Appalachian State	123 (1)
8	Texas State	106
9	Louisiana	95 (1)
10	Georgia Southern	66
11	Georgia State	59
12	Southern Miss	57
13	Coastal Carolina	43
14	Louisiana–Monroe	19
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Tyren Moore	Graduate Student	Guard
Third	Nakavieon White	Redshirt Senior	Forward

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jayden Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Ramsay High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	1	Dwayne Williams Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Academy of Central Florida	Baltimore, Maryland
G	2	Dallas Gardner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	UNC Pembroke	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Khayri Dunn	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	College of Southern Idaho	Conyers, Georgia
G	4	Cade Lomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Sequoyah High School	Canton, Georgia
F	5	Nakavieon White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	National Park College	Odessa, Texas
G	6	Amare Neal	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Fr	Tuckerman High School	Swifton, Arkansas
F	7	Tsvet Sotirov	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Northern Illinois	Sofia, Bulgaria
F	8	Cullen Schreiner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Basha High School	Chandler, Arizona
G	9	Jefferson Koulibaly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Pacific	LaSalle, Quebec
G	10	Sean Van Dorn Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Tri-Cities High School	Atlanta, Georgia
F	11	Shainen Carter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Bluefield State	Detroit, Michigan
G	12	Tyren Moore	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	UAB	Louisville, Kentucky
F	13	Alden Applewhite	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Murray State	Memphis, Tennessee
G	21	Spudd Webb	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Emmanuel	Hartwell, Georgia
F	24	Andres Burney	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Georgetown College	Brundidge, Alabama
F	34	Pavle Ridesic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Western Reserve Academy	Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Head coach

Charlie Henry (Madonna)

Assistant coach(es)

Kente' Hart (Purdue)
Nori Johnson (College of Charleston)
George Neilson (Alabama)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina	L 89–92	0–1	21 – Alden	8 – Shainen	5 – Nakavieon	Williams Arena (3,259) Greenville, NC
November 8, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Asheville	W 93–90	1–1	25 – Webb	9 – Burney	3 – White	Hill Convocation Center (1,523) Statesboro, GA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast	W 95–94	2–1	20 – White	5 – Burney	6 – Webb	Alico Arena (1,848) Fort Myers, FL
November 14, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Johnson C. Smith	W 98–79	3–1	20 – Webb	9 – Sotirov	6 – Webb	Hill Convocation Center (202) Statesboro, GA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Georgia Tech	L 66–68	3–2	13 – Dunn	11 – Applewhite	4 – Webb	McCamish Pavilion (5,128) Atlanta, GA
November 21, 2025* 6:00 pm, ACCNX	at Florida State	L 72–98	3–3	14 – Carter	9 – Sotirov	3 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,977) Tallahassee, FL
November 24, 2025* 6:30 pm, PTB Live	vs. Youngstown State Jacksonville Classic	L 61–67	3–4	16 – Applewhite	7 – Webb	3 – Moore	John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (542) Jacksonville, FL
November 25, 2025* 9:00 pm, PTB Live	vs. UTSA Jacksonville Classic	L 64–77	3–5	18 – Applewhite	8 – Carter	3 – Koulibaly	John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (146) Jacksonville, FL
November 29, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 80–62	4–5	19 – Webb	10 – Applewhite	5 – Applewhite	Hill Convocation Center (1,116) Statesboro, GA
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	W 77–69	5–5	32 – Webb	8 – Webb	4 – Webb	Hill Convocation Center (1,921) Statesboro, GA
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb	W 88–84	6–5	15 – White	12 – Applewhite	4 – White	Paul Porter Arena (247) Boiling Springs, NC
December 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Georgia	W 100−58	7−5	21 – Tied	10 – Williams Jr.	7 – Webb	Hill Convocation Center (1,226) Statesboro, GA
December 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at West Georgia	W 91−85	8−5	20 – Tied	7 – Applewhite	4 – Moore	The Coliseum (686) Carrollton, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 18, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia State Modern Day Hate	W 90−67	9−5 (1−0)	19 – Applewhite	7 – Webb	5 – Webb	Hill Convocation Center (1,850) Statesboro, GA
December 20, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	James Madison	W 96−92 ^OT	10−5 (2−0)	25 – White	8 – Carter	3 – Tied	Hill Convocation Center (1,265) Statesboro, GA
January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
January 3, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Old Dominion						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Arkansas State						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 24, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Troy						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
January 29, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 31, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas State						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Appalachian State						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Marshall						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 19, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia State Modern Day Hate						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Sun Belt tournament
March 3–8, 2026	vs.						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Banks scores 16 as Georgia Southern takes down Southern Miss 78-64 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Georgia State takes down Georgia Southern 80-71 in Sun Belt Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Georgia Southern Eagles 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[2] "Banks scores 16 as Georgia Southern takes down Southern Miss 78-64 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[3] "Georgia State takes down Georgia Southern 80-71 in Sun Belt Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[poll-4] "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[6] "Georgia Southern Eagles 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

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Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Building (1932–1955) Hanner Gymnasium (1955–1969) Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–2024) Hill Convocation Center (2024–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26