2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	17–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Brian Burg (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Chris Shumate
Assistant coaches	Tim MacAllister Glynn Cyprien
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Miss	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Louisiana †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	8		.765
Marshall	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
James Madison	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
Troy	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Georgia Southern	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			19	–	16		.543
Appalachian State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Texas State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	19		.457
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Arkansas State	4	–	14		.222			13	–	20		.394
Georgia State	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Brian Burg, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the second round before losing to Louisiana in the quarterfinals.

On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Brian Burg. On March 29, the school named Alabama assistant coach Charlie Henry the team's new head coach.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 13–16, 5–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Elijah McCadden	2	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Rocky Mount, NC	Graduate transferred to Memphis
Tre Cobbs	3	G	6'0"	190	RS Senior	Lima, OH	Graduated
Gedi Juozapaitis	13	G/F	6'4"	210	Senior	London, England	Graduate transferred to Maine
Grant Weatherford	23	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Cicero, IN	Graduated
Prince Toyambi	24	F/C	6'7"	230	RS Junior	Kinshasa, DR Congo	Left the team due to personal reasons

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Old School
Jalen Finch	2	G	6'1"	165	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Jacksonville State
Tyren Moore	3	G	6'1"	180	Junior	Louisville, KY	Moberly Area CC
Tai Stickland	13	G	6'2"	180	RS Senior	Tampa, FL	Temple

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Brafford SF	Rabun Gap, GA	Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 7, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Georgia Southern 2022-23 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022. "2022-23 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eren Banks CG	Eatonton, GA	Putnam County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 7, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Collin Kuhl PF	Holly Springs, NC	Holly Springs High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 28, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Avantae Parker PF	Columbia, SC	Gray Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 7, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Luke Wilson C	Augusta, GA	Augusta Christian School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Nov 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Georgia Southern 2023-24 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022. "2023-24 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Eagles were picked to finish in 11th place in the conference's preseason poll.

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
1	Louisiana - 190 (10)
2	Texas State - 162 (1)
3	South Alabama - 150 (1)
4	James Madison - 149 (1)
5	Georgia State - 127 (1)
6	Marshall - 122
7	App State - 120
8	Coastal Carolina - 100
9	Old Dominion - 93
10	Troy - 76
11	Georgia Southern - 69
12	Arkansas State - 48
13	Southern Miss - 34
14	ULM - 30

Roster

2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Kaden Archie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Midlothian UTEP Dallas, Texas G/F 1 Cam Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dutchtwon Camilla, Georgia G 2 Jalen Finch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Broughton Jacksonville State Raleigh, North Carolina G 3 Tyren Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Louisville Male Moberly Area CC Louisville, Kentucky G 4 Kamari Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Chiles Panola College Tallahassee, Florida G 5 Derrick Harris Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Mitchell County Camilla, Georgia F 10 Carlos Curry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Dougherty Comprehensive Northwest Mississippi CC Albany, Georgia F 11 Mackenzie McFatten 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Coffee Douglas, Georgia F 12 Andrei Savrasov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr BC Zenit Texas Tech St. Petersburg, Russia G 13 Tai Strickland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr St. Petersburg Temple Tampa, Florida G 14 Donovan Stocks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Covington Catholic Cincinnati, Ohio G 21 Amar Augillard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Zion-Benton Zion, Illinois F 23 Nate Brafford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Waynesville, North Carolina F 24 Luke Keller (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr North Gwinnett Suwanee, Georgia G 34 Braxton Tucker (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Riverwood International Charter Atlanta, Georgia	Head coach Brian Burg (UNC Wilmington) Assistant coach(es) Chris Shumate (Murray State) Tim MacAllister (Murray State) Glynn Cyprien (Southern–New Orleans) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022* 10:00 p.m., MWN		at San Jose State	L 48–63	0–1	14 – Savrasov	8 – Curry	2 – Brown	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,241) San Jose, CA
November 10, 2022* 10:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Santa Clara	L 62–78	0–2	19 – Archie	6 – Finch	6 – Finch	Leavey Center (1,152) Santa Clara, CA
November 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Trinity Baptist	W 53–32	1–2	16 – Savrasov	11 – Savrasov	2 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,328) Statesboro, GA
November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSATV		at Rice Owl Invitational	L 71–88	1–3	15 – Strickland	6 – Curry	4 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,401) Houston, TX
November 19, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Houston Christian Owl Invitational	W 84–77	2–3	15 – Savrasov	6 – Finch	8 – Finch	Tudor Fieldhouse (608) Houston, TX
November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Western Michigan Owl Invitational	W 63–57	3–3	16 – Curry	8 – Tied	4 – Finch	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,267) Houston, TX
November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oglethorpe	W 101–73	4–3	30 – Curry	15 – Curry	6 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (512) Statesboro, GA
November 30, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	L 53–70	4–4	16 – Finch	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,423) Statesboro, GA
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Piedmont	W 91–47	5–4	20 – Curry	12 – Curry	3 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (724) Statesboro, GA
December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford	W 79–57	6–4	16 – Finch	7 – Savrasov	2 – Moore	Hanner Fieldhouse (545) Statesboro, GA
December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Morehead State	L 71–74	6–5	22 – Savasov	12 – Savrasov	3 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (501) Statesboro, GA
December 17, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	W 54–53	7–5	13 – Moore	12 – Curry	3 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (573) Statesboro, GA
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State	L 54–58	7–6	13 – Tied	11 – Curry	1 – Tied	Worthen Arena (3,288) Muncie, IN
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 64–50	8–6 (1–0)	14 – Finch	12 – Brown	5 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (957) Statesboro, GA
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 73–64	9–6 (2–0)	16 – Tied	8 – Savrasov	4 – Finch	HTC Center (1,201) Conway, SC
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	W 81–76	10–6 (3–0)	18 – Savrasov	8 – Curry	8 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,009) Statesboro, GA
January 7, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 75–81 OT	10–7 (3–1)	18 – Archie	9 – Savrasov	4 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,412) Statesboro, GA
January 12, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	W 67–65	11–7 (4–1)	21 – Savrasov	11 – Savrasov	2 – Tied	Holmes Center (1,651) Boone, NC
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 71–83	11–8 (4–2)	14 – Savrasov	9 – Savrasov	4 – Finch	Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,787) Harrisonburg, VA
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	L 59–72	11–9 (4–3)	15 – Archie	5 – Tied	4 – Savrasov	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,553) Statesboro, GA
January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State Rivalry	W 58–52	12–9 (5–3)	15 – Finch	7 – Brown	2 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,672) Statesboro, GA
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 67–70	12–10 (5–4)	19 – Moore	7 – Curry	2 – Tied	Strahan Coliseum (2,331) San Marcos, TX
January 28, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 87–94	12–11 (5–5)	16 – Tied	9 – Curry	2 – Tied	Cajundome (3,504) Lafayette, LA
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State Rivalry	L 60–64	12–12 (5–6)	16 – Finch	12 – Savrosov	3 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (3,309) Atlanta, GA
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 58–64	12–13 (5–7)	11 – Tied	13 – Curry	5 – Finch	Chartway Arena (7,029) Norfolk, VA
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	W 76–73	13–13 (6–7)	22 – Savrasov	10 – Savrasov	7 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,863) Statesboro, GA
February 11, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 68–53	14–13 (7–7)	24 – Savrasov	12 – Savrasov	4 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,727) Statesboro, GA
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 83–84	14–14 (7–8)	20 – Savrasov	10 – Brown	3 – Finch	Cam Henderson Center (5,711) Huntington, WV
February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	L 62–73	14–15 (7–9)	14 – Moore	7 – Curry	4 – Finch	Reed Green Coliseum (488) Hattiesburg, MS
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 76–68	15–15 (8–9)	14 – Brown	11 – Savrasov	6 – Finch	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,283) Statesboro, GA
February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 73–64	16–15 (9–9)	28 – Savrasov	5 – Tied	6 – Archie	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,445) Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 2, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Louisiana–Monroe Second Round	W 66–57	17–15	16 – Moore	9 – Brown	5 – Finch	Pensacola Bay Center (940) Pensacola, FL
March 4, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Louisiana Quarterfinals	L 49–67	17–16	15 – Savrasov	7 – Savrasov	1 – Tied	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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