2025–26 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–0 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | GSU Convocation Center |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 20, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represents Georgia State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Jonas Hayes, play their home games at the GSU Convocation Center in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place.[1] They would defeat Georgia Southern in the third round of the Sun Belt tournament[2] before losing to Marshall in the fourth round.[3]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Jason Jackson | 0 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Sarasota, Florida | Transferred to Howard |
| Malik Ferguson | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Grovetown, Georgia | Transferred to Tennessee Tech |
| Justin Archer | 2 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate student | North Brunswick, New Jersey | Transferred to La Salle |
| Cesare Edwards | 4 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Hartsville, South Carolina | Graduated; signed as a UDFA for the Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Brevyn Coleman | 6 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Lakewood, Ohio | Transferred to Seward County CC |
| Zarique Nutter | 7 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Newark, New Jersey | Transferred to Fordham |
| Darnell Evans | 8 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Amityville, New York | Transferred to Clark Atlanta |
| Toneari Lane | 11 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Transferred to San Diego |
| Dhiaukuei "DK" Manyiel Dut | 12 | F | 7'0" | 210 | RS Freshman | Rumbek, South Sudan | Transferred to California |
| Aaron Oh | 14 | G | 6'0" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Buford, Georgia | |
| Nick McMullen | 33 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina | Exhausted eligibility |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Jakai Newton | 1 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Sophomore | Covington, Georgia | Indiana |
| James Cooper | 2 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Graduate student | Mauldin, South Carolina | Oregon |
| Anthony Enoh | 12 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Uyo, Nigeria | Jessup |
| Ayouba Berthe | 20 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minot State |
Recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Christian Beam C |
Woodland, Alabama | Southern Union State Community College | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A) | ||||||
| Joah Chappelle F |
Atlanta, Georgia | Pearl River Community College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A) | ||||||
| Chris Jones G |
Atlanta, Georgia | Douglass High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A) | ||||||
| Isaiah Sherrard F |
Westlake Village, California | Moorpark College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A) | ||||||
| Micah Tucker G |
Atlanta, Georgia | Overtime Elite | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A) | ||||||
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Preseason
Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll
The Panthers were picked to finish in eleventh place in the conference's preseason poll.[4] Redshirt sophomore guard Jelani Hamilton was named to the conference preseason second team.[4]
| Coaches poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) | |
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| 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 | App 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 | ULM - 19 | |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 15, 2025* 7:00 pm |
Georgia CareSource Invitational |
L 61–65 | – |
– | – | – | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | ||||
| October 24, 2025* 7:00 pm |
at Morehouse | W 73–62 | – |
– | – | – | Forbes Arena (1,867) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 6:30 pm |
at Eastern Michigan MAC–SBC Challenge |
L 49–71 | 0–1 |
13 – Hamilton | 8 – Enoh | 3 – Brown | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,729) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | L 64–74 | 0–2 |
26 – Hamilton | 9 – Chappelle | 4 – Hamilton | Fifth Third Arena (10,009) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
| November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Presbyterian | L 61–63 | 0–3 |
23 – Chappelle | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tucker | GSU Convocation Center (1,262) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm |
Fort Valley State | W 90–56 | 1–3 |
18 – Tucker | 12 – Chappelle | 3 – Tied | GSU Convocation Center (1,832) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| November 17, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | L 62–75 | 1–4 |
15 – Brown | 9 – Newton | 4 – Brown | Desert Financial Arena (5,925) Tempe, AZ | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 8:00 pm, SLN |
at South Dakota State Cancún Challenge |
L 58–105 | 1–5 |
21 – Hamilton | 4 – Beam | 4 – Tucker | First Bank & Trust Arena (2,641) Brookings, SD | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 3:00 pm, FloSports |
vs. Samford Cancún Challenge |
L 63–78 | 1–6 |
21 – Tucker | 7 – Tied | 3 – Brown | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancun, Mexico | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 3:00 pm, FloSports |
vs. New Mexico State Cancún Challenge |
L 58–77 | 1–7 |
15 – Tucker | 11 – Chappelle | 5 – Brown | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancun, Mexico | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm |
at Mercer | L 67–78 | 1–8 |
18 – Newton | 9 – Chappelle | 3 – Brown | Hawkins Arena (955) Macon, GA | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | L 69–92 | 1–9 |
15 – Brown | 8 – Enoh | 2 – Tied | Convocation Center (3,064) Kennesaw, GA | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm |
Jacksonville State | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| Sun Belt regular season | |||||||||||
| December 18, 2025 8:00 pm |
at Georgia Southern | Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA | |||||||||
| December 20, 2025 1:00 pm |
at Appalachian State | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| December 28, 2025* 5:00 pm |
Columbia College (SC) | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| December 31, 2025 4:00 pm |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 1:00 pm |
at Coastal Carolina | HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 pm |
Appalachian State | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 4:00 pm |
Marshall | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 3:30 pm |
at Louisiana–Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 7:00 pm |
Southern Miss | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 2:00 pm |
Arkansas State | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 8:00 pm |
at Louisiana | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:00 pm |
at South Alabama | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Troy | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026* 2:00 pm |
TBA MAC–SBC Challenge |
GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:00 pm |
at James Madison | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 3:30 pm |
at Old Dominion | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 8:00 pm |
Georgia Southern | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 4:00 pm |
James Madison | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| February 24, 2026 7:30 pm |
Coastal Carolina | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| February 27, 2026 7:30 pm |
Old Dominion | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| March 3–9, 2026* |
vs. | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ "Big Games from Lane, Nutter and Edwards Lead Georgia State over Georgia Southern 80-71". Georgia State University Athletics. March 6, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ "Hamilton, Nutter Combine to Score 47, Georgia State Falls to Marshall 79-76". Georgia State University Athletics. March 7, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ a b "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". sunbeltsports.org. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ "Georgia State Panthers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2025.