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2019–20 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
Empire Classic Riverside Subregional champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–13 (12–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 15 – 5   .750 21 – 10   .677
South Alabama 13 – 7   .650 20 – 11   .645
Texas State 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
Georgia State 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Georgia Southern 12 – 8   .600 20 – 13   .606
Appalachian State 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545
UT Arlington 10 – 10   .500 14 – 18   .438
Louisiana 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Arkansas State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Coastal Carolina 8 – 12   .400 16 – 17   .485
Louisiana–Monroe 5 – 15   .250 9 – 20   .310
Troy 5 – 15   .250 9 – 22   .290
Note: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Rob Lanier, who was coaching his first season at Georgia State. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were the No. 4 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, where they lost to Georgia Southern.

Previous season[edit]

The Panthers finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in the Sun Belt, claiming the title of SBC regular season champions. The Panthers also went on to defeat Texas State and UT Arlington to become back-to-back champions of the Sun Belt tournament. As a result, they received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Houston in the first round. After losing in the NCAA tournament, it was reported that head coach Ron Hunter had been offered the head coaching position at Tulane, to which he responded that he was going to take 48 hours to think about the future.[1] On March 24, Tulane officially announced Hunter as head coach.[2] It was later reported Hunter opted to leave Georgia State due to a disagreement between the university and Hunter over contract details regarding performance bonuses, tying them to his team's GPA, which was purported by the university to be declining year after year.[3] On 5 April 2019, Georgia State announced the selection of Rob Lanier, associate head coach for the Tennessee Vols, to head the program at GSU.[4]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Malik Benlevi 2 F 6'6" 225 Senior Savannah, GA Graduated
D'Marcus Simonds 15 G 6'3" 195 Junior Gainesville, GA Declared for NBA draft
James Wall 21 F 6'8" 190 Freshman Canton, GA Walk-on; did not return
Devin Mitchell 24 G 6'4" 190 Senior Lawrenceville, GA Graduated
Jeff Thomas 30 F 6'5" 190 Senior Norwalk, OH Graduated
Matt Chism 35 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Dawsonville, GA Walk-on; did not return
Jordan Tyson 50 F 6'9" 220 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
JoJo Toppin 4 G 6'5" 175 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Georgia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Toppin will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season, using a redshirt, leaving three years of eligibility remaining.
Eliel Nsoseme NA F 6'9" 225 Junior Kinshasa, Congo Cincinnati. Under NCAA transfer rules, Nsoseme will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season, using a redshirt, leaving two years of eligibility remaining.
Ryan Boyce 32 G 6'6" 190 RS Freshman Memphis, TN Memphis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Boyce will have to sit out for the remainder of the 2019–20 season, leaving three years of eligibility remaining.

2019 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kalik Brooks
G 		Alpharetta, GA Alpharetta 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Walk-on 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NA
Joe Jones III
C 		Buffalo, NY The Park School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jun 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jalen Thomas
F 		Detroit, MI University of Detroit Jesuit 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 106   Rivals: NA  ESPN: NA
  • 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:

Roster[edit]

2019–20 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kavonte Ivery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Stockbridge Stockbridge, GA
G 1 Damon Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Our Savior New American / Pittsburgh New York, NY
G 2 Justin Roberts 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Henderson International School / DePaul Indianapolis, IN
G 4 JoJo Toppin Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Norcross High School / Georgia Brooklyn, NY
G 10 Nelson Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA
G 11 Corey Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Ypsilanti / Detroit Ypsilanti, MI
G 12 Kane Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr South Paulding Douglasville, GA
F 14 Chris Clerkly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Perry Perry, GA
F 20 Josh Linder 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Veterans Kathleen, GA
G 21 Kalik Brooks (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Alpharetta Alpharetta, GA
C 23 Joe Jones III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr The Park School Buffalo, NY
F 25 Jalen Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr University of Detroit Jesuit Detroit, MI
G 32 Ryan Boyce Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr East High / Memphis Memphis, TN
F NA Eliel Nsoseme Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr The RISE Centre Academy / Cincinnati Kinshasa, Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Regular season[edit]

  • The Panthers won the regional championship of the 2K Empire Classic.
  • Kane Williams and Justin Roberts were named to the All-Tournament Team of the Empire Classic. Williams was also named the regional MVP.[6]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Point W 101–66 
 20 – Allen   10 – Wilson   5 – Tied  GSU Sports Arena (824)
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Brewton–Parker W 104–35  1–0
  22 – Wilson   9 – Jones III   6 – Williams  GSU Sports Arena (1,644)
Atlanta, GA
November 9, 2019*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at College of Charleston L 80–84  1–1
  22 – Roberts   12 – Linder   3 – Roberts  TD Arena (3,853)
Charleston, SC
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACC Network 		at No. 2 Duke
2K Empire Classic campus-site game 		L 63–74  1–2
  20 – Allen   7 – Wilson   7 – Williams  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 17, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Georgetown
2K Empire Classic campus-site game 		L 83–91  1–3
  21 – Allen   11 – Linder   4 – Roberts  Capital One Arena (4,118)
Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2019*
8:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Prairie View A&M
2K Empire Classic subregional semifinals 		W 83–72  2–3
  18 – Allen   6 – Tied   6 – Wilson  CBU Events Center (234)
Riverside, CA
November 23, 2019*
10:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Cal Baptist
2K Empire Classic subregional finals 		W 69–60  3–3
  14 – Tied   8 – Wilson   5 – Williams  CBU Events Center (1,946)
Riverside, CA
November 27, 2019*
2:00 pm 		Charlotte W 81–78 OT 4–3
  17 – Allen   6 – Williams   7 – Williams  GSU Sports Arena (1,468)
Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Dartmouth W 83–80 OT 5–3
  28 – Allen   8 – Williams   4 – Tied  GSU Sports Arena (1,340)
Atlanta, GA
December 7, 2019*
4:30 pm 		at Mercer W 73–64  6–3
  16 – Tied   5 – Tied   6 – Roberts  Hawkins Arena (1,564)
Macon, GA
December 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 83–77  7–3
(1–0) 		 22 – Wilson   9 – Williams   6 – Roberts  GSU Sports Arena (1,057)
Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State W 81–69  8–3
(2–0) 		 17 – Tied   11 – Jones III   4 – Tied  GSU Sports Arena (1,531)
Atlanta, GA
December 23, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at SMU L 76–85  8–4
  22 – Williams   5 – Linder   3 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (4,085)
Dallas, TX
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Middle Georgia State W 83–53  9–4
  22 – Roberts   9 – Roberts   7 – Roberts  GSU Sports Arena (1,400)
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State W 69–60  10–4
(3–0) 		 14 – Thomas   7 – Phillips   9 – Williams  George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,253)
Boone, NC
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 72–74  10–5
(3–1) 		 16 – Roberts   10 – Jones III   7 – Williams  HTC Center (937)
Conway, SC
January 6, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 87–90  10–6
(3–2) 		 19 – Wilson   8 – Wilson   7 – Roberts  First National Bank Arena (1,105)
Jonesboro, AR
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 90–52  11–6
(4–2) 		 24 – Allen   5 – Clerkley   8 – Williams  GSU Sports Arena (1,336)
Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 84–62  12–6
(5–2) 		 23 – Roberts   5 – Allen   5 – Tied  GSU Sports Arena (1,954)
Atlanta, GA
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama W 72–63  13–6
(6–2) 		 20 – Roberts   11 – Wilson   5 – Wilson  Mitchell Center (1,744)
Mobile, AL
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy L 65–75  13–7
(6–3) 		 15 – Roberts   7 – Wilson   7 – Roberts  Trojan Arena (2,282)
Troy, AL
January 25, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern
Modern Day Hate 		W 82–77  14–7
(7–3) 		 15 – Williams   8 – Phillips   3 – Tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (3,897)
Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 76–73  15–7
(8–3) 		 19 – Allen   7 – Tied   5 – Williams  GSU Sports Arena (1,829)
Atlanta, GA
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy L 78–84  15–8
(8–4) 		 25 – Allen   9 – Williams   4 – Wilson  GSU Sports Arena (2,543)
Atlanta, GA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 78–80  15–9
(8–5) 		 17 – Tied   7 – Tied   5 – Williams  Cajundome (3,537)
Lafayette, LA
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 77–69  16–9
(9–5) 		 19 – Williams   7 – Jones III   7 – Roberts  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,381)
Monroe, LA
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 76–65  17–9
(10–5) 		 17 – Roberts   7 – Williams   5 – Tied  GSU Sports Arena (2,273)
Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 92–80  18–9
(11–5) 		 20 – Tied   7 – Williams   6 – Roberts  GSU Sports Arena (2,282)
Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 62–70  18–10
(11–6) 		 21 – Williams   9 – Wilson   5 – Williams  College Park Center (1,671)
Arlington, TX
February 22, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State L 76–86  18–11
(11–7) 		 23 – Williams   7 – Williams   6 – Williams  Strahan Arena (2,718)
San Marcos, TX
February 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern
Modern Day Hate 		W 79–70  18–12
(11–8) 		 21 – Roberts   7 – Phillips   4 – Roberts  GSU Sports Arena (3,854)
Atlanta, GA
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock W 89–70  19–12
(12–8) 		 21 – Williams   6 – Tied   7 – Williams  GSU Sports Arena (1,855)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 11, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) (5) Georgia Southern
Quarterfinals/Modern Day Hate 		L 62–81  19–13
  20 – Williams   5 – Williams   4 – Williams  GSU Sports Arena (2,843)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Bradley, Mark. "Ron Hunter says he's leaving Georgia State for Tulane". AJC.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tulane Names Ron Hunter Men's Basketball Head Coach". TulaneGreenWave.com. Tulane Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Roberson, Doug. "What went wrong between Ron Hunter and Georgia State". AJC.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Vivlamore, Chris. "Georgia State hires Rob Lanier as men's basketball coach". AJC.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "GSU MEN'S BASKETBALL - 2019-20 ROSTER". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State Athletics.
  6. ^ Holmes, Mike. "Panthers Top California Baptist 69-60 to Win 2K Empire Classic Regional Title". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball 2019-20 Schedule". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
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