The Georgia Southern men's basketball program continued its upward arc in 2016-17. The Eagles improved their overall record (18-15) and Sun Belt record (11-7) and played in the postseason for the first time since 2006 and just the seventh time in the Division I era.
GS posted an eight-game win streak from Dec. 2-Jan. 23, its longest since the 2005-06 season, and Georgia Southern's NCAA RPI of 122 is the second-highest in the last 27 seasons, just behind the ranking of 111 in 2015, head coach Mark Byington's second season.
The best news is that all 11 scholarship student-athletes return to the 2017-18 roster and will be joined by transfer Jared Hamilton and redshirt freshman Quan Jackson, both of whom sat out last season.