2024–25 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–7 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jonas Hayes (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Danny Peters (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jarvis Hayes (6th season) Allen Payne (3rd season)
Home arena	GSU Convocation Center
Seasons← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana	1	–	0	1.000	3	–	9	.250
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Texas State	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Troy	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Marshall	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
James Madison	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	3	–	8	.273
Appalachian State	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 20, 2024

The 2024–25 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represents Georgia State University during the 2024–25 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 2023–24 season 14–17, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They were upset by Marshall in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dwon Odom	1	G	6'2"	182	Junior	Alpharetta, Georgia	Transferred to Tulsa
Jamaine Mann	2	F	6'6"	230	Junior	Hampton, Georgia	Transferred to Gardner–Webb
Julian Mackey	3	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Grayson, Georgia	Transferred to Houston Christian
Rickey Bradley Jr.	4	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Transferred to VMI
Brenden Tucker	5	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Graduated
Jay'Den Turner	10	F	6'5"	205	Graduate student	High Point, North Carolina	Exhausted eligibility
Edward Nnamoko	21	C	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to New Mexico State
Leslie Nkereuwem	23	F	6'8"	232	Graduate student	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Exhausted eligibility
Lucas Taylor	31	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina	Transferred to Syracuse
Matt Davis	—	G	6'7"	195	Junior	Alpharetta, Georgia	Entered the transfer portal

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Justin Archer	2	F	6'7"	210	Graduate student	North Brunswick, New Jersey	Radford
Cesare Edwards	4	C	6'10"	235	Senior	Hartsville, South Carolina	Missouri State
Zarique Nutter	7	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Newark, New Jersey	Northern Illinois
Darnell Evans	8	G	6'0"	165	Senior	Amityville, New York	Caldwell
Jelani Hamilton	10	G	6'6"	205	RS Freshman	Marietta, Georgia	Iowa State
Malachi Brown	22	G	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Buford, Georgia	Seton Hall
Nick McMullen	33	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Greensboro, North Carolina	UNC Asheville

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jason Jackson G	Sarasota, Florida	Overtime Elite	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Jason Jackson G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Clash Peters F	Long Beach, California	Word of God Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
Clash Peters F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Trey Scott III F	Atlanta, Georgia	Mount Vernon Presbyterian School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Trey Scott III F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Kwame Tanic F	Paris, France	Lycée Français d'Irlande	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)
Kwame Tanic F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Panthers were picked to finish in 12th place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Toneari Lane was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team. Senior guard Myles Tate was named to the conference preseason third team.

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2	James Madison - 170 (1)
3	Troy - 155 (1)
4	Louisiana - 144
5	Southern Miss - 133
6	App State - 122
7	Texas State - 89
T8	Georgia Southern - 85
T8	Old Dominion - 85
10	Marshall - 79
11	South Alabama - 78
12	Georgia State - 75
13	Coastal Carolina - 34
14	ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jason Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Sarasota, Florida
G	1	Malik Ferguson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Grovetown High School	Grovetown, Georgia
F	2	Justin Archer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Radford	North Brunswick, New Jersey
C	4	Cesare Edwards	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Missouri State	Hartsville, South Carolina
G	6	Brevyn Coleman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Edward High School	Lakewood, Ohio
G	7	Zarique Nutter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Northern Illinois	Newark, New Jersey
G	8	Darnell Evans	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Caldwell	Amityville, New York
G	10	Jelani Hamilton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Iowa State	Marietta, Georgia
G	11	Toneari Lane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Winthrop	Atlanta, Georgia
F	12	Dhiaukuei "DK" Manyiel Dut	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Greenforest Christian Academy	Rumbek, South Sudan
G	14	Aaron Oh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Mill Creek High School	Buford, Georgia
G	20	Emmanuel Koveos	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	DME Academy	Rhodes, Greece
F	21	Clash Peters	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Word of God Christian Academy	Long Beach, California
G	22	Malachi Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Seton Hall	Buford, Georgia
F	24	Trey Scott III	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Mount Vernon Presbyterian School	Atlanta, Georgia
F	32	Kwame Tanic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Lycée Français d'Irlande	Paris, France
F	33	Nick McMullen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	UNC Asheville	Greensboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Jonas Hayes (Georgia)

Assistant coach(es)

Danny Peters (Ohio State)
Jarvis Hayes (Georgia)
Allen Payne (Auburn)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 2:00 pm	South Carolina–Beaufort	W 100–88	–	23 – Tied	11 – Edwards	5 – Nutter	GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Ball State MAC–SBC Challenge	W 71–66	1–0	17 – Edwards	13 – McMullen	6 – Nutter	GSU Convocation Center (532) Atlanta, GA
November 8, 2024* 7:30 pm, SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 66–101	1–1	15 – Lane	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (8,726) Starkville, MS
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	L 67–72	1–2	16 – Tied	14 – McMullen	4 – Brown	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,654) Jacksonville, AL
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm	Toccoa Falls	W 106–66	2–2	32 – Hamilton	13 – Peters	4 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (349) Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Carolina Central	W 93–79	3–2	23 – Lane	11 – McMullen	7 – Brown	GSU Convocation Center (540) Atlanta, GA
November 26, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Austin Peay Jacksonville Classic	L 50–62	3–3	17 – Nutter	12 – McMullen	3 – Tied	FSCJ Gymnasium (148) Jacksonville, FL
November 27, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Tulsa Jacksonville Classic	W 74–71	4–3	22 – Nutter	16 – Edwards	2 – Tied	FSCJ Gymnasium (203) Jacksonville, FL
November 29, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN	at No. 8 Kentucky	L 76–105	4–4	21 – Edwards	7 – McMullen	5 – Brown	Rupp Arena (19,914) Lexington, KY
December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Kennesaw State	L 77–81	4–5	20 – Nutter	12 – McMullen	4 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (1,642) Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Charlotte	L 63–77	4–6	19 – Nutter	8 – Peters	1 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (1,490) Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 2 Auburn	L 59–100	4–7	15 – Tied	16 – McMullen	2 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 21, 2024 4:33 pm, ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercer						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	South Alabama						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 8, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+	Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 15, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Marshall						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	James Madison						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
January 30, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 8, 2025* TBA	TBA MAC–SBC Challenge
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Appalachian State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 26, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
February 28, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–10, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:

References

"2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
"Marshall tops Georgia State 86-74 for first Sun Belt Tournament win". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
"2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
"Georgia State Panthers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

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