2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|year=2011–12
|team=Georgia State Panthers
|sport=Basketball
|image=GSU wordmark.png
|conference=Colonial Athletic Association
|division=
|short_conf=CAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 22–12
|conf_record= 11–7
|head_coach=Ron Hunter
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=Darryl LaBarrie
|ac1_year = 1st
|asst_coach2= Everick Sullivan
|ac2_year = 1st
|asst_coach3= Claude Pardue
|ac3_year = 1st
|stadium=GSU Sports Arena
|champion=
|tourney=CIT
|tourney_result=Second Round, vs. Mercer, L 59–64
}}
{{2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings}}
The 2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in first season at GSU. They played their home games at GSU Sports Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball tournament to George Mason. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling in the second round to eventual tournament winner Mercer.
Season notes
- During the November 29 away game at South Carolina State, Georgia State set a record margin of victory at any away game of 31 points.
- On the December 1 game against FIU, Georgia State set a school record of 14 rejections (blocked shots). The previous record was 12 on January 29, 2000 against Troy.
- During the 2011–12 season, the schools winning streak record was extended to 11 consecutive games ranging from the November 18th game against McNeese State game to the January 4th game against VCU.
- Eric Buckner set the career blocks record for the university at 167.
- Eric Buckner set the season blocks record for the university at 117.{{cite web|last=Holmes|first=Mike|title=Panthers' Season Ends with 64-59 Loss at Mercer|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=53527&SPID=5655&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205399521&DB_OEM_ID=12700|publisher=Georgia State Athletics|accessdate=20 March 2012}}
- Jihad Ali set the career-games played record at 126 games.
- During the CAA tournament, Georgia State set the tournament record for largest margin of victory against Hofstra at 35 points.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=James|last=Fields|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=192|class=SR|rs=|home=Savannah, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=McGee|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=220|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Chicago, IL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Josh|last=Micheaux|num=23|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=211|class=SR|rs=|home=Missouri City, TX}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jamar|last=Taylor|num=55|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=225|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Charleston, SC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=James|last=Vincent|num=22|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=250|class=JR|rs=|home=Columbus, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rashaad|last=Richardson|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=SO|rs=|home=James Island, SC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Devonta|last=White|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=158|class=SO|rs=|home=Alpharetta, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyler|last=Gamble|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=195|class=FR|rs=|home=Commerce, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Justin|last=Green|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=FR|rs=|home=Jonesboro, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryann|last=Green|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=171|class=FR|rs=|home=College Park, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Kimbro Jr.|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=|home=Louisville, KY}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Darryl LaBarrie ({{college|Georgia Tech}})
- Everick Sullivan (Louisville)
- Claude Pardue (Emory)
|accessdate=2011-10-31
}}
Class of 2012 commitments
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| recruit = R. J. Hunter
| position = SG
| hometown = Indianapolis, IN
| highschool = Pike High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 5
| weight = 180
| 40 =
| commitdate = 05/26/2011
| rivals stars = 3
| scout stars = 3
| espn grade = 84
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{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = T. J. Shipes
| position = PF
| hometown = Buford, GA
| highschool = Buford High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 220
| 40 =
| commitdate = 10/17/2011
| rivals stars = 2
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{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = LaRon Smith
| position = PF
| hometown = Palm Bay, FL
| highschool = Heritage High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 210
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{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Cameron Solomon
| position = SG
| hometown = Hampton, GA
| highschool = Brevard Community College
| feet = 6
| inches = 4
| weight = 175
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{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = David Travers
| position = PG
| hometown = Carlsbad, CA
| highschool = La Costa Canyon High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| weight = 165
| 40 =
| commitdate = 08/18/2011
| rivals stars =
| scout stars =
| espn grade = 79
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{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Curtis Washington
| position = F
| hometown = Elizabethtown, KY
| highschool = Elizabethtown High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 10
| weight = 245
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| rivals stars = 2
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| espn grade = 87
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| rivals ref title = Georgia State 2012 Basketball Commitments
| scout ref title = 2012 Georgia State Basketball Commits
| espn ref title = ESPN
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| espn schoolid = 2247
| scout overall =
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| accessdate = 2011-11-30
| bball = yes
}}
Schedule
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = October 31, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|team=Southern Poly Runnin' Hornets|title=Southern Poly}}
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| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
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| score = 90–65
| overtime =
| record =
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 5, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|team=Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels|title=Oglethorpe}}
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| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta,GA
| gamename =
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| score = 90–49
| overtime =
| record =
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|-
!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|Georgia State Panthers}}|Regular Season
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| date = November 12, 2011
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename = World Vision Classic
| tv =
| score = 74–91
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13, 2011
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Portland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename = World Vision Classic
| tv =
| score = 61–66
| overtime =
| record = 0–2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 14, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|title=Florida Atlantic}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename = World Vision Classic
| tv =
| score = 77–84
| overtime =
| record = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 18, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 69–50
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2011
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Samford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Center
| site_cityst = Homewood, AL
| gamename =
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| score = 55–47
| overtime =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2011
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = Liberty
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
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| score = 72–50
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29th, 2011
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|sex=none|team=South Carolina State Bulldogs|title=South Carolina State}}
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| site_stadium = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC
| gamename =
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| score = 85–54
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|team=FIU Panthers|title=FIU}}
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| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 73–47
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2011
| time = 2:00 pm
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| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
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| score = 66–34
| overtime =
| record = 6–3 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2011
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|team=Rhode Island Rams|title=Rhode Island}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 96–64
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2011
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah Valley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UCCU Center
| site_cityst = Orem, UT
| gamename =
| tv = FCS Pacific
| score = 71–68
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 72–52
| overtime =
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
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| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
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| score = 58–44
| overtime =
| record = 10–3 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2012
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stuart C. Siegel Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 55–53
| overtime =
| record = 11–3 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2012
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patriot Center
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv = CSS
| score = 58–61
| overtime =
| record = 11–4 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
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| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Barefoot for Bare Feet
| tv = CSS
| score = 75–61
| overtime =
| record = 12–4 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2012
| time = 2:00 pm
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|team=Towson Tigers|title=Towson}}
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| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN 3
| score = 57–42
| overtime =
| record = 13–4 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 57–60
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2012
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–77
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 13–6 (5–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
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| opponent = James Madison
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| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
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| score = 74–58
| overtime =
| record = 14–6 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 46–68
| overtime =
| record = 14–7 (6–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2012
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| tv = CSS
| score = 58–59
| overtime =
| record = 14–8 (6–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 68–53
| overtime =
| record = 15–8 (7–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2012
| time = 4:00 pm
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| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2011|team=Hofstra Pride|title=Hofstra}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofstra Arena
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename =
| tv = FiOS1
| score = 59–43
| overtime =
| record = 16–8 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
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| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
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| score = 61–59
| overtime =
| record = 17–8 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2012
| time = 2:00 pm
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| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
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| score = 77–80
| overtime = OT
| record = 17–9 (9–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James Madison University Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–64
| overtime =
| record = 18–9 (10–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| opponent = UTSA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Sears BracketBusters
| tv =
| score = 82–71
| overtime =
| record = 19–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
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| opponent = Old Dominion
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| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
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| score = 60–65
| overtime =
| record = 19–10 (10–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2012
| time = 2:00 pm
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| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
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| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename =
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| score = 64–60
| overtime =
| record = 20–10 (11–7)
}}
|-
!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|Georgia State Panthers}}| 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2012
| time = 8:30 pm
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| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = first round
| tv =
| score = 85–50
| overtime =
| record = 21–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2012
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
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| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = TCN, CSS
| score = 59–61
| overtime =
| record = 21–11
}}
|-
!colspan=8 style={{NCAA color cell|Georgia State Panthers}}| 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 13, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = first round
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 74–43
| overtime =
| record = 22–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 17, 2012
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The University Center
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| gamename = second round
| tv =
| score = 59–64
| overtime =
| record = 22–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Eastern Time
}}
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