The 2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Charlie Henry, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 9–24, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated South Alabama in the second round, before losing to

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in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the #7 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the second round, before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Brian Burg. On March 29, the school named

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assistant coach Charlie Henry the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball 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 Charl ...