Georgia State’s non-conference men’s basketball schedule may not have the name recognition as last year, but it may be more challenging.
Replacing Alabama and Vanderbilt from last year’ schedule are three teams that may be more difficult: Iowa State, which went 28-8 last year, Wisconsin-Green Bay, which went 24-7 last year and Southern Miss, which went 29-7 last year. The Panthers and Phoenix will play a home-and-home at the Sports Arena on Dec. 4 and at Green Bay on Dec. 27.
Georgia State went 25-9 and won the Sun Belt’s regular-season title last year. The team returns leading-scorer R.J. Hunter, second-leading scorer Ryan Harrow, starting center Curtis Washington, transfer Ryan Harrow and several bench players, including Markus Crider and Ryann Green.
It is already being tabbed as a potential NCAA tournament team.
Georgia State will open the regular season hosting Tennessee Temple on Nov. 14. The road trip against the Cyclones and Colorado State follows, followed by more road games against Chicago State, Western Carolina and Oakland.
A tearful reunion should occur on Nov. 29 when Ron Hunter returns to IUPUI, which he led for 17 years before joining Georgia State in 2011.
The conference schedule was released in July.
Georgia State’s men’s basketball schedule
Nov. 3 vs. Georgia College (exhibition), 7 p.m.
Nov. 10 vs. Shorter (exhibition), 7 p.m.
Nov. 14. Tennessee Temple, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 at Iowa State
Nov. 21 at Colorado State
Nov. 24 vs. Chicago State in Oakland, Mich.
Nov. 25 vs. Western Carolina in Oakland, Mich.
Nov. 26 at Oakland
Nov. 29 at IUPUI
Dec. 4 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay
Dec. 17 at Old Dominion
Dec. 21 vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 27 at Wisconsin-Green Bay
Dec. 30 vs. Louisiana-Monroe*
Jan. 3 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock*
Jan. 5 vs. Texas State*
Jan. 8 at Louisiana-Lafayette*
Jan. 10 vs. Troy*
Jan. 15 vs. Texas-San Antonio*
Jan. 17 at Appalachian State*
Jan. 19 at Arkansas State*
Jan. 24 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette*
Jan. 29 at Texas-San Antonio*
Jan. 31 vs. Arkansas State*
Feb. 5 at Georgia Southern*
Feb. 7 at South Alabama*
Feb. 14 at Texas State*
Feb. 19 vs. South Alabama*
Feb. 21 vs. Appalachian State*
Feb. 26 at Arkansas-Little Rock*
Feb. 28 at Troy*
March 5 at Louisiana-Monroe*
March 7 vs. Georgia Southern*
March 12-15 Sun Belt Championship, New Orleans
*Sun Belt Conference
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Women’s basketball schedule
Nov. 15 at North Florida, 7 p.m.
Nov. 24 vs. Thomas, 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 vs. Samford, 2 p.m.
Nov. 30 Consolation Game of GSU tournament, 12:30 p.m.
Championship Game, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 vs. Kennesaw State, 7 p.m.
Dec. 7 at Morehead Statem, 2 p.m.
Dec. 13 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Massachusetts, 5 p.m.
Dec. 20 vs. LaSalle, 6 p.m.
Dec. 30 vs. Louisiana-Monroe*
Jan. 3 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock*
Jan. 5 vs. Texas State*
Jan. 8 at Louisiana-Lafayette*
Jan. 10 vs. Troy*
Jan. 15 vs. Texas-Arlington*
Jan. 17 at Appalachian State*, 2 p.m.
Jan. 19 at Arkansas State*
Jan. 24 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette*
Jan. 29 at Texas-Arlington*, 6 p.m.
Jan. 31 vs. Arkansas State*
Feb. 5 at Georgia Southern*, 5 p.m.
Feb. 7 at South Alabama*
Feb. 14 at Texas State*, 3 p.m.
Feb. 19 vs. South Alabama*
Feb. 21 vs. Appalachian State*
Feb. 26 at Arkansas-Little Rock*
Feb. 28 at Troy*, 6:15 p.m.
March 5 at Louisiana-Monroe*, 6:15 p.m.
March 7 vs. Georgia Southern*, TBA
March 11-14 Sun Belt Championship, New Orleans
* Sun Belt Conference
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