After going 18-15 (11-7 Sun Belt) last season and finishing fifth in a loaded Sun Belt Conference, the Georgia Southern men's basketball team will return all five starters going into the newly released 2017-2018 schedule.
Guards Ike Smith and Tookie Brown will be back for their junior campaigns after being first and second in the conference in scoring, respectively, in 2016-2017. Last season, the team played in a postseason tournament for the first time since 2006.
On Monday, GS sent a press release to media detailing highlights of the schedule and touting its difficulty.
Non-conference tests
The schedule includes three non-conference games against teams that won 20 or more games last season, including two games against Cal.