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Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Southern Eagles
	2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
University	Georgia Southern University
Head coach	Charlie Henry (1st season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Statesboro, Georgia
Arena	Hanner Fieldhouse ; (Capacity: 4,358)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Blue and white;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1970*
NCAA tournament appearances
	1970, 1983, 1987, 1992; at Division II level;
NAIA tournaments
	1956, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966
Conference tournament champions
	TAAC/A-Sun: 1983, 1987, 1992
Conference regular season champions
	TAAC/A-Sun: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992; SoCon: 2006
Conference division season champions
	2002, 2004, 2006

The Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference and is coached by Charlie Henry. The Eagles have appeared three times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1992.

Postseason results[edit]

The Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 0–3.^[2]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	Preliminary Round	Robert Morris	L 54–64
1987	First Round	Syracuse	L 73–79
1992	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 73–100

Georgia Southern appeared in one Division II tournament. Their record was 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1970	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Old Dominion Stetson	W 86–79 L 86–93

The Eagles have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	First Round	Georgia	L 48–53
1989	First Round	UAB	L 74–83
2006	Opening Round	Charlotte	L 61–77

The Eagles have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round	Utah Valley	L 49–74

3 former Georgia Southern players have played at least one game in the NBA.

Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Building (1932–55) Hanner Gymnasium (1955–69) Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–present) Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center (from 2024)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture and lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Georgia Southern University
Located in: Statesboro, Savannah, and Hinesville, Georgia
Academics	Military Science Public Health
Facilities	Eagle Field Georgia Southern Botanical Garden Hanner Fieldhouse J. I. Clements Stadium Paulson Stadium U.S. National Tick Collection
Athletics	Baseball‎ Men's basketball‎ Women's basketball Equestrian Team Football Men's soccer Women's volleyball Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry
Media	The George-Anne A Scholar Under Siege
People	Alumni
Founded: 1906 Students: 27,173 Endowment: 46.2 million

Sun Belt Conference men's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Golden Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24