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Georgia State (0-1) opened their season at Eastern Michigan (who we play on 11/26) Monday evening and lost 71-49. The Panthers were only down 55-47 with 6:39 remaining, but failed to score again until there were 29 seconds left in the game - at which point they were down by 20 points. GSU shot 29.3% from the field, 30.4% from 3, and had 17 turnovers for the evening.
The Panthers were picked to finish 11th out of 14 teams in the Sun Belt this season after finishing 14-19 in 24/25 under 4th-year head coach Jonas Hayes (twin brother of ex-NBA player and UGA standout Jarvis Hayes).
They are led by 6'5 sophomore guard Jelani Hamilton, a preseason 2nd team All-Sun Belt selection, who averaged 10.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg as a freshman. Their only other returnee from last year's squad who saw game action is 6'1 junior guard Malachi Brown who averaged 7.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, and 3.4 apg while starting 31 of 33 games.
Their vast array of newcomers have extremely limited D1 playing experience and are primarily comprised of D2 and JUCO transfers along with a few freshmen.
They are currently ranked 311th nationally by Bart Torvik and 321st by KenPom.
The Panthers were picked to finish 11th out of 14 teams in the Sun Belt this season after finishing 14-19 in 24/25 under 4th-year head coach Jonas Hayes (twin brother of ex-NBA player and UGA standout Jarvis Hayes).
They are led by 6'5 sophomore guard Jelani Hamilton, a preseason 2nd team All-Sun Belt selection, who averaged 10.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg as a freshman. Their only other returnee from last year's squad who saw game action is 6'1 junior guard Malachi Brown who averaged 7.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, and 3.4 apg while starting 31 of 33 games.
Their vast array of newcomers have extremely limited D1 playing experience and are primarily comprised of D2 and JUCO transfers along with a few freshmen.
They are currently ranked 311th nationally by Bart Torvik and 321st by KenPom.
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