During the seniors final home game at the GSU Sports Arena, the men’s basketball team gained a victory over conference member Appalachian State and maintained their conference tournament spot. Honoring seniors T.J. Shipes, Markus Crider, Kevin Ware and Jalen Brown, Shipes and Crider obtained their 80th win as Panthers.
Georgia State began the season defending the Sports Arena. The team went undefeated at home until falling to UL Lafayette on Jan. 16 with a score of 54-87. This marked the team’s largest defeat since Ron Hunter became head coach in 2011 as well as broke the home 8-0 winning streak of the 2015-16 season.