2021–22 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
2021–22 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball | |
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Sun Belt Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
2021–22 record | 18–11 (9–5 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | GSU Sports Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 21, 2022; |
The 2021–22 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Rob Lanier, played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. After starting the season 6–9, with an 0–4 record in Sun Belt play, the Panthers rallied to win 12 of their final 13 games, eventually winning the Sun Belt Tournament and securing the program's fourth NCAA Tournament bid since 2015. Drawing a 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Panthers gave #1 overall seed Gonzaga all they could handle for 30 minutes. Gonzaga blew open what was a 59–57 ballgame at the under 12, eventually winning 93–72.
This was the Panthers' final season at the GSU Sports Arena, with the new GSU Convocation Center set to open for the 2022–23 season.
Previous season[]
The Panthers finished the season 16–6, 8–4 in Sun Belt play to finish as Eastern Division champions (divisions were created to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic). They were the No. 1-East seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, where they lost to Appalachian State in the championship game.
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition Matches | |||||||||||
November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Clayton State | W 101–56 | 22 – Allen | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tied | GSU Sports Arena (732) Atlanta, GA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Brewton–Parker | W 97–37 | 1–0 |
20 – Allen | 6 – Thomas | 7 – Williams | GSU Sports Arena (1,839) Atlanta, GA | ||||
November 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northeastern | W 83–64 | 2–0 |
25 – Allen | 7 – Phillips | 6 – Allen | GSU Sports Arena (1,008) Atlanta, GA | ||||
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Richmond | L 78–94 | 2–1 |
17 – Williams | 6 – Thomas | 5 – Johnson | Robins Center (5,521) Richmond, VA | ||||
November 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m. |
vs. William & Mary Legends Classic at High Point |
W 77–59 | 3–1 |
23 – Williams | 11 – Thomas | 6 – Williams | Quebin Center (1,570) High Point, NC | ||||
November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at High Point Legends Classic at High Point |
W 74–66 OT | 4–1 |
25 – Roberts | 11 – Williams | 4 – Williams | Qubein Center (3,112) High Point, NC | ||||
November 27, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | L 59–94 | 4–2 |
19 – Williams | 8 – Brooks | 7 – Williams | Ryan Center (4,132) Kingston, RI | ||||
December 1, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA | ||||||||
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Mercer | L 77–83 | 4–3 |
19 – Phillips | 6 – Williams | 3 – Williams | Hawkins Arena (901) Macon, GA | ||||
December 6, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Voorhees | W 80–51 | 5–3 |
12 – Thomas | 13 – Allen | 8 – Allen | GSU Sports Arena (913) Atlanta, GA | ||||
December 14, 2021* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Mississippi State | L 50–79 | 5–4 |
13 – Allen | 5 – Allen | 5 – Williams | Humphrey Coliseum (5,953) Starkville, MS | ||||
December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Toccoa Falls | W 92–44 | 6–4 |
23 – Allen | 12 – Thomas | 8 – Williams | GSU Sports Arena (846) Atlanta, GA | ||||
December 21, 2021* 9:00 p.m., RSN/BSSE |
at Georgia Tech | L 62–72 OT | 6–5 |
15 – Allen | 8 – Thomas | 4 – Johnson | McCamish Pavilion (4,228) Atlanta, GA | ||||
Conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | ||||||||
January 1, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | ||||||||
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | L 63–70 | 6–6 (0–1) |
15 – Allen | 12 – Thomas | 7 – Allen | GSU Sports Arena (732) Atlanta, GA | ||||
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA | ||||||||
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at South Alabama | L 65–74 | 6–7 (0–2) |
12 – Williams | 4 – 3 Tied | 3 – Allen | Mitchell Center (2,354) Mobile, AL | ||||
January 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Troy | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | ||||||||
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | L 60–61 | 6–8 (0–3) |
16 – Allen | 11 – 2 Tied | 5 – Roberts | GSU Sports Arena (1,196) Atlanta, GA | ||||
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | L 68–72 OT | 6–9 (0–4) |
19 – Nsoseme | 15 – Nsoseme | 5 – Roberts | GSU Sports Arena (1,034) Atlanta, GA | ||||
January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | W 68–64 | 7–9 (1–4) |
14 – 2 Tied | 10 – Nsoseme | 6 – Roberts | Cajundome (2,580) Lafayette, LA | ||||
January 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–62 | 8–9 (2–4) |
18 – 2 Tied | 13 – Nsoseme | 6 – Williams | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,007) Monroe, LA | ||||
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Troy | L 63–67 | 8–10 (2–5) |
17 – Roberts | 13 – Nsoseme | 2 – Allen | GSU Sports Arena (1,038) Atlanta, GA | ||||
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Alabama | W 69–62 | 9–10 (3–5) |
17 – Williams | 9 – Nsoseme | 6 – Williams | GSU Sports Arena (1,377) Atlanta, GA | ||||
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | W 61–50 | 10–10 (4–5) |
18 – Williams | 13 – Thomas | 5 – Roberts | HTC Center (1,041) Conway, SC | ||||
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Appalachian State | W 58–49 | 11–10 (5–5) |
16 – Thomas | 12 – Nsoseme | 4 – Allen | Holmes Center (3,008) Boone, NC | ||||
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | W 79–63 | 12–10 (6–5) |
21 – Williams | 11 – Nsoseme | 5 – Roberts | GSU Sports Arena (3,339) Atlanta, GA | ||||
February 19, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | W 58–49 | 13–10 (7–5) |
14 – Roberts | 9 – Hudson | 6 – Williams | Hanner Fieldhouse (3,353) Statesboro, GA | ||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 82–70 | 14–10 (8–5) |
15 – Roberts | 10 – Thomas | 6 – Williams | GSU Sports Arena (1,006) Atlanta, GA | ||||
February 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana | W 65–58 | 15–10 (9–5) |
16 – Thomas | 8 – Thomas | 6 – Roberts | GSU Sports Arena (1,445) Atlanta, GA | ||||
Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
March 5, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Arkansas State Quarterfinals |
W 65–62 | 16–10 |
23 – Williams | 12 – Nsoseme | 2 – Tied | Pensacola Bay Center (2,452) Pensacola, FL | |||
March 6, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (2) Appalachian State Semifinals |
W 71–66 | 17–10 |
29 – Allen | 10 – Nsoseme | 8 – Allen | Pensacola Bay Center (1,289) Pensacola, FL | |||
March 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) | vs. (8) Louisiana Championship |
W 80–71 | 18–10 |
24 – Allen | 13 – Nsoseme | 6 – Allen | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 17, 2022* 4:15 pm, TNT |
(16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 1 Gonzaga First Round |
L 72–93 | 18–11 |
16 – Allen | 8 – Thomas | 5 – Roberts | Moda Center (14,343) Portland, OR | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References[]
- ^ "GSU MEN'S BASKETBALL - 2021-22 ROSTER". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State Athletics.
- ^ "Men's Basketball 2021-22 Schedule". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- Georgia State Panthers men's basketball seasons
- 2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season
- 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants