Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
{{Short description|College basketball team}}
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{{Infobox CBB Team
|current = 2024–25 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
|name = Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
|logo = Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg
|logo_size = 250
|university = Georgia Southern University
|conference = Sun Belt
|location = Statesboro, Georgia
|coach = Charlie Henry
|tenure = 2nd
|arena = Hill Convocation Center
|capacity = 5,500
|nickname = Eagles
|NCAAchampion =
|NCAAfinalfour =
|NCAAsweetsixteen=1970*
|NCAAtourneys = 1970*, 1983, 1987, 1992
*at Division II level
|nit_champion =
|nit_runnerup =
|nit_finalfour =
|nit_quarterfinal =
|nit_secondround =
|nit_appearance = 1988, 1989, 2006
|NAIAchampion =
|NAIAtourneys = 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966
|conference_tournament = TAAC/A-Sun: 1983, 1987, 1992
|conference_season = TAAC/A-Sun: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992
SoCon: 2006
|division_season = 2002, 2004, 2006
}}
The Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference and is coached by Charlie Henry. The Eagles have appeared three times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1992.
Postseason results
=NCAA Division I=
The Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 0–3.{{Cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history?team1Id=6032|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119062811/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history?team1Id=6032|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2010|title = NCAA basketball tournament History: Georgia Southern Eagles - ESPN}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}} | |||
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| 1983 | Preliminary Round | Robert Morris | L 54–64 |
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| 1987 | First Round | Syracuse | L 73–79 |
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| 1992 | First Round | Oklahoma State | L 73–100 |
=NCAA Division II=
Georgia Southern appeared in one Division II tournament. Their record was 1–1.
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| 1970 | First Round Sweet Sixteen | Old Dominion Stetson | W 86–79 L 86–93 |
=NIT=
The Eagles have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–3.
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| 1988 | First Round | Georgia | L 48–53 |
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| 1989 | First Round | UAB | L 74–83 |
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| 2006 | Opening Round | Charlotte | L 61–77 |
=CBI=
The Eagles have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}} | |||
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| 2017 | First Round | Utah Valley | L 49–74 |
Eagles in the NBA
3 former Georgia Southern players have played at least one game in the NBA.
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|Name|Draft Year|Draft Team}} | ||
| align="center" | 1993 | Undrafted |
| align="center" | 1989 | Chicago Bulls |
| align="center" | 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers |
References
{{Reflist}}