The Georgia State men’s basketball season will play games that will take them from Cancun, Mexico to Myrtle Beach, S.C., according to the complete schedule released by the school’s athletic department on Friday. The team released the conference portion of the schedule earlier this year.
The Panthers, led by coach Ron Hunter, went 16-14 overall, 9-11 in the Sun Belt last season.
The team returns Jeremy Hollowell, Isaiah Williams, Jordan Session, Malik Benlevi, Austin Donaldson and Isaiah Dennis, and welcomes transfers Willie Clayton (Charlotte), Devin Mitchell (Alabama) and freshmen D'Marcus Simonds and Chris Clerkley. Hunter also welcomes new assistants Sharman White and Ray McCallum.
The Panthers will play three teams that appeared in the NCAA tournament last season, Arkansas-Little Rock, Purdue and Middle Tennessee State. The Trojans defeated the Boilermakers in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Middle Tennessee upset Michigan State.
Georgia State’s regular season will start with a home game against Thomas University on Nov. 11, before the Panthers begin playing in the Cancun Challenge with games at Auburn and at Purdue.
They will return home to host Wright State on Nov. 30 before going on the road against to play at Mississippi State.
The Panthers will host Massachusetts on Dec. 28 in the final non-conference game before Sun Belt play begins at Georgia Southern on Dec. 31.
The regular season will end with the Panthers hosting Georgia Southern on March 4.
Conference games will be played on Saturdays and Mondays. Georgia State won’t play more than two consecutive road games in the conference, nor will they host more than two consecutive games at the Sports Arena.
Nov. 4 vs. USC Aiken (exh.), 7 p.m.
Nov. 7 vs. Point University (exh.), 7 p.m.
Nov. 11vs. Thomas University (ESPN3), 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 at Auburn, TBA
Nov. 18 at Purdue (Big Ten Network), 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 vs. NJIT (YouTube Live) in Cancun, Mexico, 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 23 vs. E. Kentucky or Idaho St. (YouTube Live) in Cancun, Mexico, 12:30 or 3 p.m.
Nov. 30 vs. Wright State (ESPN3), 7 p.m.
Dec. 4 at Mississippi State, 5 p.m.
Dec. 10 vs. Georgia Southwestern (ESPN3), 2 p.m.
Dec. 14 vs. Alabama A&M (ESPN3), 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 at Old Dominion, TBA
Dec. 21 at Middle Tennessee, TBA
Dec. 28 vs. Massachusetts (ESPN3), TBA
Dec. 31 at Georgia Southern*, TBA
Jan. 7 vs. South Alabama* (ESPN3), TBA
Jan. 9 vs. Troy*, TBA
Jan. 14 at Louisiana-Monroe*, TBA
Jan. 16 at Louisiana-Lafayette*, TBA
Jan. 21 vs. Coastal Carolina* (ESPN3), TBA
Jan. 23 vs. Appalachian State* (ESPN3), TBA
Jan. 28 at Troy*, TBA
Jan. 30 at South Alabama*, TBA
Feb. 4 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette* (ESPN3), TBA
Feb. 6 vs. Louisiana-Monroe* (ESPN3), TBA
Feb. 11 at Appalachian State*, TBA
Feb. 13 at Coastal Carolina*, TBA
Feb. 18 vs. Texas-Arlington* (ESPN3), TBA
Feb. 20 vs. Texas State* (ESPN3), TBA
Feb. 25 at Arkansas-Little Rock*, TBA
Feb. 27 at Arkansas State* , TBA
March 4 vs. Georgia Southern* (ESPN3), TBA
* Sun Belt Conference game
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