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Men's basketball to tip off regular season in Winston-Salem

GS head coach Mark Byington directs traffic from the sideline last season. His Eagles finished 18-15 last year. This season will be his fifth as head coach in Statesboro.

Photo by Jay McClendon

After two comfortable and convincing exhibition wins over in-state teams Georgia College and Augusta University, the Georgia Southern men’s basketball team travels to Wake Forest on Friday for its first game of the regular season.

Hand shake

The Eagles shake hands after the Texas State game last season.

Photo: Jay McClendon

In the two exhibitions, the usual suspects, junior guards Ike Smith and Tookie Brown, have led the charge as expected.