2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Charlie Henry, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–1 ( Sun Belt)
Head coach	Charlie Henry (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kente' Hart Dion Bethea
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arkansas State	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Georgia Southern	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
James Madison	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Marshall	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Southern Miss	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Texas State	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Troy	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
Appalachian State	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Georgia State	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Louisiana	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
South Alabama	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Old Dominion	0	–	0		–			0	–	3		.000
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 14, 2024

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 9–24, 8–10 in Sun Belt play. As the #9 seed the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated #8 South Alabama in the second round before losing to #1 seed Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

Along with Old Dominion, the Eagles were picked to finish eighth in the conference's preseason poll.

Roster

2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Braylhan Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Gray Academy Atlanta, Georgia G 2 Bradley Douglas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Eustis High School Little Rock Eustis, Florida F 3 Eugene Brown III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Ohio State Conyers, Georgia G 4 Dante Horne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Kirby High School Texas State Memphis, Tennessee G 5 Adanté Holiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr McAlester High School UTSA McAlester, Oklahoma F 7 Nakavieon White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Permian High School National Park Odessa, Texas F 8 Luke Keller (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, Georgia F 11 Micah Smith 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sandy Creek High School Tyrone, Georgia F 12 Tyler Bush 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Centre College Union, Kentucky G 13 Eren Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Putnam County High School Eatonton, Georgia F 14 Collin Kuhl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Holly Springs High School Holly Springs, North Carolina F 21 Tyson Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Massanutten Military Academy Rhode Island Virginia Beach, Virginia F 23 Nate Brafford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Waynesville, North Carolina G 24 Langston Boyf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Mallard Creek High School Charlotte, North Carolina F 25 Avantae Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Gray Academy Columbia, South Carolina	Head coach Charlie Henry (Madonna) Assistant coach(es) Kente' Hart (Purdue) Dion Bethea (Benedict) 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 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois MAC/SBC Challenge	W 80–65	1–0	19 – Holiman	7 – Brafford	5 – Horne	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,520) Statesboro, GA
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloSports		at UNC Wilmington	L 84–92	1–1	23 – Horne	5 – Brown	4 – Banks	Trask Coliseum (4,949) Wilmington, NC
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Augusta	W 79–69	2–1	22 – Douglas	8 – Horne	5 – Horne	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,358) Statesboro, GA
November 15, 2024* 7:30 pm		vs. North Carolina Central Rock Hill Classic						Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
November 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Winthrop Rock Hill Classic						Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
November 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. William & Mary Rock Hill Classic						Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
November 23, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia						Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, GA
November 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake						Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU						Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
December 7, 2024*  ESPN+		North Florida						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
December 13, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb Runnin'						Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 21, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State						Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
January 2, 2025 7:00pm, ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
January 4, 2025 3:00pm, ESPN+		South Alabama						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
January 8, 2025 8:30pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2025 4:00pm, ESPN+		at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
January 16, 2025 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center  Conway, SC
January 18, 2025 3:30pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena  Norkfolk, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
January 25, 2025 3:30pm, ESPN+		Marshall						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2025 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Troy						Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
February 1, 2025 4:30pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
February 5, 2025 4:30pm, ESPN+		Louisiana						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
February 8, 2025  ESPN+		MAC-SBC Challenge
February 13, 2025 7:00pm, ESPN+		James Madison						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
February 15, 2025 3:00pm, ESPN+		Old Dominion						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
February 20, 2025 7:00pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State						Holmes Center  Boone, NC
February 22, 2025 4:30pm, ESPN+		James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
February 25, 2025 7:00pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2025 8:00pm, ESPN+		Georgia State						Jack and Ruth Anne Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–9, 2025 TBA, ESPN+		vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.