| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Prev Year: | 2023–24 |
| Next Year: | 2025–26 |
| Team: | Georgia State Panthers |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Assoc Coach: | Danny Peters |
| Ahc Year: | 3rd |
| Ac1 Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach2: | Allen Payne |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
The 2024–25 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represents Georgia State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Jonas Hayes, play their home games at the GSU Convocation Center in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 14–17, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.[1] They were upset by Marshall in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwon Odom | 1 | G | 6'2" | 182 | Junior | Transferred to Tulsa | ||
| Jamaine Mann | 2 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Junior | Transferred to Gardner–Webb | ||
| Julian Mackey | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Transferred to Houston Christian | ||
| Rickey Bradley Jr. | 4 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred to VMI | ||
| Brenden Tucker | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jay'Den Turner | 10 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Graduate student | Exhausted eligibility | ||
| Edward Nnamoko | 21 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Transferred to New Mexico State | ||
| Leslie Nkereuwem | 23 | F | 6'8" | 232 | Graduate student | Exhausted eligibility | ||
| Lucas Taylor | 31 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Transferred to Syracuse | ||
| Matt Davis | — | G | 6'7" | 195 | Junior | Entered the transfer portal |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Archer | 2 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate student | Radford | ||
| Cesare Edwards | 4 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Missouri State | ||
| Zarique Nutter | 7 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Northern Illinois | ||
| Darnell Evans | 8 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Caldwell | ||
| Jelani Hamilton | 10 | G | 6'6" | 205 | RS Freshman | Iowa State | ||
| Malachi Brown | 22 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Seton Hall | ||
| Nick McMullen | 33 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | UNC Asheville |
The Panthers were picked to finish in 12th place in the conference's preseason poll.[3] Senior guard Toneari Lane was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team. Senior guard Myles Tate was named to the conference preseason third team.
| Coaches poll | ||
| 1 | Arkansas State - 193 (12) | |
| 2 | James Madison - 170 (1) | |
| 3 | Troy - 155 (1) | |
| 4 | Louisiana - 144 | |
| 5 | Southern Miss - 133 | |
| 6 | App State - 122 | |
| 7 | Texas State - 89 | |
| T8 | Georgia Southern - 85 | |
| T8 | Old Dominion - 85 | |
| 10 | Marshall - 79 | |
| 11 | South Alabama - 78 | |
| 12 | Georgia State - 75 | |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina - 34 | |
| 14 | ULM - 28 | |
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt tournament|-Sources:[4] [5]