2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Charlie Henry, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated South Alabama in the second round, before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–24 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Charlie Henry (1st season)
Associate head coach	Chris Shumate
Assistant coaches	Kente' Hart Marreese Speights
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Appalachian State	16	–	2		.889			27	–	7		.794
James Madison †	15	–	3		.833			32	–	4		.889
Troy	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Arkansas State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	17		.541
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Southern Miss	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
South Alabama	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
Georgia Southern	8	–	10		.444			9	–	24		.273
Marshall	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Texas State	7	–	11		.389			17	–	18		.486
Louisiana–Monroe	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Old Dominion	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.^[1] As the #7 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the second round,^[2] before losing to Louisiana in the quarterfinals.^[3]

On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Brian Burg.^[4] On March 29, the school named Alabama assistant coach Charlie Henry the team's new head coach.^[5]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eren Banks CG	Eatonton, GA	Putnam County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 7, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Collin Kuhl PF	Holly Springs, NC	Holly Springs High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 28, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Avantae Parker PF	Columbia, SC	Gray Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 7, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Luke Wilson C	Augusta, GA	Augusta Christian School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Nov 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Georgia Southern 2023-24 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022. "2023-24 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Eagles were picked to finish in thirteenth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[6]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Malik Tidwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Bluefield State Chicago, Illinois F 1 Cam Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Dutchtown High School Camilla, Georgia G 2 Deuce Dean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Hampton Columbia, South Carolina F 3 Eugene Brown III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Ohio State Conyers, Georgia F/C 4 David Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Indian Hills Community College Sacramento, California G 5 Derrick Harris Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Mitchell County High School Camilla, Georgia C 10 Carlos Curry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Northwest Mississippi Community College Albany, Georgia G 11 Jamar Franklin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So South Alabama Rockledge, Florida G 12 Tyren Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Moberly Area Community College Louisville, Kentucky G 13 Eren Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Putnam County High School Eatonton, Georgia F 14 Collin Kuhl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Holly Springs High School Holly Springs, North Carolina G 21 Pierce Shirk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Bolles School Jacksonville, Florida F 23 Nate Brafford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Waynesville, North Carolina F 24 Luke Keller (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, Georgia F 25 Avantae Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Gray Academy Columbia, South Carolina F 35 Tyler Bush 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Centre College Union, Kentucky	Head coach Charlie Henry (Madonna) Assistant coach(es) Chris Shumate (Murray State) Kente' Hart (Purdue) Marreese Speights (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 9, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2023* 7:00 pm		Augusta	L 77–82	–	28 – Parker	11 – Parker	8 – Dean	Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Georgia Tech	L 62–84	0–1	17 – Franklin	5 – 2 Tied	4 – Tidwell	McCamish Pavilion (3,414) Atlanta, GA
November 11, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan MAC/SBC Challenge	L 60–70	0–2	20 – Dean	9 – Bryant	4 – Moore	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,484) Ypsilanti, MI
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 68–85	0–3	14 – Dean	5 – Brafford	4 – Dean	Swisher Gymnasium (782) Jacksonville, FL
November 19, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Kennesaw State TowneBank Holiday Classic	L 92–96	0–4	17 – 2 Tied	12 – Parker	4 – Moore	Williams Arena (3,673) Greenville, NC
November 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina TowneBank Holiday Classic	L 64–82	0–5	17 – Harris Jr.	3 – 3 Tied	3 – Brafford	Williams Arena (3,536) Greenville, NC
November 21, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Northeastern TowneBank Holiday Classic	L 76–93	0–6	13 – 2 Tied	8 – Parker	3 – 2 Tied	Williams Arena (129) Greenville, NC
November 28, 2023* 6:30 pm, B1G		at Michigan State	L 55–86	0–7	15 – Moore	6 – Parker	2 – 2 Tied	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
December 2, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 79–81	0–8	30 – Moore	5 – 2 Tied	4 – Dean	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,036) Statesboro, GA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 56–64	0–9	10 – 4 Tied	9 – Bryant	5 – Dean	UNF Arena (1,138) Jacksonville, FL
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 12 Tennessee	L 56–74	0–10	13 – Harris Jr.	9 – Brafford	3 – 2 Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,013) Knoxville, TN
December 16, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	L 77–82	0–11	30 – Moore	4 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,127) Statesboro, GA
December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Coastal Empire Eagle Classic	L 42–53	0–12	16 – Banks	4 – 3 Tied	4 – Moore	Enmarket Arena (706) Savannah, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 88–67	1–12 (1–0)	27 – Moore	6 – 2 Tied	5 – Moore	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,208) Statesboro, GA
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 83–109	1–13 (1–1)	15 – Banks	6 – Parker	2 – Parker	First National Bank Arena (1,652) Jonesboro, AR
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–68	2–13 (2–1)	20 – Brown III	8 – Bryant	7 – Moore	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,007) Monroe, LA
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall	L 74–79	2–14 (2–2)	34 – Moore	9 – Parker	2 – 3 Tied	Cam Henderson Center (4,262) Huntington, WV
January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State Modern Day Hate	L 62–90	2–15 (2–3)	19 – Moore	6 – Jones	3 – Moore	GSU Convocation Center (3,152) Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 73–70	3–15 (3–3)	19 – Banks	7 – Moore	5 – Moore	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,821) Statesboro, GA
January 20, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State Modern Day Hate	W 86–70	4–15 (4–3)	19 – Bryant	9 – Parker	8 – Moore	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,831) Statesboro, GA
January 25, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 74–84	4–16 (4–4)	28 – Moore	7 – Brown III	2 – 2 Tied	Holmes Center (3,136) Boone, NC
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	W 76–70	5–16 (5–4)	21 – Moore	9 – Bryant	4 – Banks	Chartway Arena (5,519) Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	L 63–84	5–17 (5–5)	16 – Banks	5 – 2 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,627) Statesboro, GA
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 84–85 ^OT	5–18 (5–6)	24 – Moore	9 – Parker	4 – Moore	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,412) Statesboro, GA
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 65–78	5–19 (5–7)	15 – Harris Jr.	4 – Brafford	2 – Banks	Mitchell Center (1,712) Mobile, AL
February 10, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Buffalo MAC/SBC Challenge	L 81–82 ^OT	5–20	25 – Banks	9 – Parker	3 – Banks	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,524) Statesboro, GA
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 75–82	5–21 (5–8)	21 – Banks	8 – Kuhl	4 – 2 Tied	HTC Center (1,428) Conway, SC
February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at James Madison	L 80–87	5–22 (5–9)	21 – Brown III	10 – Brown III	3 – 2 Tied	Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,796) Harrisonburg, VA
February 22, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas State	W 84–76	6–22 (6–9)	21 – Moore	10 – Parker	5 – Moore	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,623) Statesboro, GA
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		James Madison	L 74–80	6–23 (6–10)	27 – Moore	5 – Brown III	3 – Banks	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,342) Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	W 87–73	7–23 (7–10)	23 – Moore	8 – Kuhl	3 – Moore	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,384) Statesboro, GA
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Old Dominion	W 92–75	8–23 (8–10)	32 – Moore	8 – Parker	5 – Moore	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,721) Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 7, 2024 11:30 am, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) South Alabama Second round	W 76–71	9–23	18 – Moore	12 – Parker	3 – 2 Tied	Pensacola Bay Center (764) Pensacola, FL
March 9, 2024 11:30 am, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Appalachian State Quarterfinals	L 80–85 ^OT	9–24	36 – Moore	7 – 2 Tied	5 – Moore	Pensacola Bay Center (1,763) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7][8]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
2. "Defense Keys Men's Basketball 66-57 Sun Belt Tourney Win over ULM". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
3. "Fast Start Propels Ragin' Cajuns In SBC Quarterfinals Win". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
4. "SOURCES: Georgia Southern will not renew contract of MBB head coach Brian Burg". WJCL. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
5. "Alabama Assistant Charlie Henry Named Georgia Southern Head Basketball Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
6. "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
7. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
8. "Georgia Southern Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2023.