Men’s Basketball Holds First Practice Session of 2014-15 Season
10/3/2014 6:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Eagles open the campaign on November 14th at Illinois
STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Men's Basketball returned to the hardwood for the first time as a full team on Friday afternoon. The Eagles practiced for two hours at Hanner Fieldhouse in the first of 22 practices scheduled for the month of October in the buildup to the November 14th season opener at Illinois.
"It was a great start to a long season," said Head Coach Mark Byington. "It was impressed with the leadership of our older guys and the pace that they set for practice. Our young guys picked things up very quickly and worked very hard."
NEWCOMERS
Georgia Southern's 2014-15 roster features nine players who will make their first appearance in the Blue and White this fall. Senior transfer Trent Wiedeman, who sat out the 2013-14 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules, joins the Eagles from College of Charleston while sophomore Amonte Potter was a standout player at Chattahoochee Technical College before coming to Georgia Southern this summer. Additionally, seven freshmen are on the roster and participated in their first official practice on Friday.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!
Season tickets are now available for the 2014-15 season and are available HERE. Season tickets start at $65 for general admission and $90 for reserved seats. For this season only, there will be a special Men's and Women's Combo Ticket that will get fans access to all Men's and Women's Basketball games at Hanner Fieldhouse.
SUN BELT OPENER ON DECEMBER 30
Georgia Southern plays its first Sun Belt Basketball contest on December 30th with a trip to face UT Arlington in the heart for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The contest starts at run of 20-straight Sun Belt Conference contests which will decide the league's regular season championship.
DOUBLEHEADERS FOR LEAGUE PLAY
For the 2014-15 season, all league Men's and Women's Basketball games will be doubleheaders. Eagle fans can see the Women's Basketball team play before all 10 home Men's Basketball contests at Hanner Fieldhouse against a common opponent. Additionally, fans who travel can see both Men's and Women's Basketball play at the same stop on the schedule.
SUN BELT TOURNAMENT IN THE BIG EASY
The 2015 Sun Belt Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments are scheduled for March 11-15 in New Orleans. The Lakefront Arena is home to the event for the second-straight year. Located on the south bank of Lake Pontchatrain and just five miles north of the French Quarter, the 2015 tournament will give fans a chance to experience Championship Basketball in vibrant city.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets call 1-800-GSU-WINS.
"It was a great start to a long season," said Head Coach Mark Byington. "It was impressed with the leadership of our older guys and the pace that they set for practice. Our young guys picked things up very quickly and worked very hard."
NEWCOMERS
Georgia Southern's 2014-15 roster features nine players who will make their first appearance in the Blue and White this fall. Senior transfer Trent Wiedeman, who sat out the 2013-14 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules, joins the Eagles from College of Charleston while sophomore Amonte Potter was a standout player at Chattahoochee Technical College before coming to Georgia Southern this summer. Additionally, seven freshmen are on the roster and participated in their first official practice on Friday.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!
Season tickets are now available for the 2014-15 season and are available HERE. Season tickets start at $65 for general admission and $90 for reserved seats. For this season only, there will be a special Men's and Women's Combo Ticket that will get fans access to all Men's and Women's Basketball games at Hanner Fieldhouse.
SUN BELT OPENER ON DECEMBER 30
Georgia Southern plays its first Sun Belt Basketball contest on December 30th with a trip to face UT Arlington in the heart for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The contest starts at run of 20-straight Sun Belt Conference contests which will decide the league's regular season championship.
DOUBLEHEADERS FOR LEAGUE PLAY
For the 2014-15 season, all league Men's and Women's Basketball games will be doubleheaders. Eagle fans can see the Women's Basketball team play before all 10 home Men's Basketball contests at Hanner Fieldhouse against a common opponent. Additionally, fans who travel can see both Men's and Women's Basketball play at the same stop on the schedule.
SUN BELT TOURNAMENT IN THE BIG EASY
The 2015 Sun Belt Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments are scheduled for March 11-15 in New Orleans. The Lakefront Arena is home to the event for the second-straight year. Located on the south bank of Lake Pontchatrain and just five miles north of the French Quarter, the 2015 tournament will give fans a chance to experience Championship Basketball in vibrant city.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets call 1-800-GSU-WINS.
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