Saturday, January 3
Statesboro, Ga.
7 PM
Georgia Southern University
vs
Texas State
Angel Matias
Photo by: Frank Fortune - Georgia Southern Athletics
Men’s Basketball Hosts Texas State on Saturday
1/2/2015 12:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tickets for Community Day available for just $5
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern faces Texas State on Saturday night in the first Sun Belt Conference home opener for the Eagles. Tipoff between the Eagles and Bobcats is set for 7:00 p.m. on Community Day. Tickets for Saturday's game are available for just $5. Fans can watch the game live on GS All-Access on GSEagles.com or listen to the contest on the Georgia Southern Sports Network from Learfield Sports.
DATE: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Hanner Fieldhouse – Statesboro, Ga.
VIDEO: GSEagles.com
RADIO: Georgia Southern Sports Network from Learfield Sports
Play-by-Play – Chris Blair - @CSBRadio
Analyst – AJ Henderson - @AJHenderson_SID
Metter/Swainsboro – 103.7 WMBZ-FM
Statesboro – 106.5 WZBX-FM
Savannah/Hilton Head/Brunswick – 102.1 WZAT-FM
Jessup – 1370 WLOP-AM
Worldwide – GSEagles.com
LIVE STATS: GSEagles.com
TWITTER UPDATES: @GSAthletics_MBB
SERIES HISTORY: GS Leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: 12-18-1965 | Home | Win | 78-72
GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (7-3, 0-1 Sun Belt)
Schedule/Results | Roster | Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes
TEXAS STATE BOBCATS (7-3, 1-0 Sun Belt)
Schedule/Results | Roster | Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes
ONE OF BEST NON-CONFERENCE SEASONS
Georgia Southern's 7-2 non-conference start ranks as the second-best non-conference season in program history.
Pl. Year Record Pct. Notes
1. 1984-85 12-1 .923 TAAC Regular Season Champs
2. 2014-15 7-2 .778 ???
2003-04 7-2 .778 -
4. 1992-93 6-2 .778 -
5. 1988-89 7-3 .700 NIT Appearance
1987-88 7-3 .700 NIT Appearance
7. 1985-86 9-4 .692 -
8. 2005-06 9-5 .643 SoCon South Champs / NIT
1991-92 9-5 .643 TAAC Champs / NCAA Tourney
10. 2006-07 7-4 .636 -
2002-03 7-4 .636 -
2001-02 7-4 .636 SoCon South Champs
WIEDEMAN REACHES 1,000/700
Trent Wiedeman joined an exclusive club in the Stetson game, reaching 1,000 career points and 700 career rebounds. Crossing the threshold was special because Wiedmean crossed both marks on the same play. He grabbed an offensive rebound, put it back for a deuce and was fouled on the play. He added the free throw for 1,000/700 with 16:17 left in the first half.
HEWITT MOVES INTO TOP-20
In the Eagles' loss to UCF on December 2nd, Jelani Hewitt moved into the top-20 in career scoring at Georgia Southern. He now sits in 15th with 1,477 career points. He needs just 42 more points to Don "Whitey" Verstaete's 10th place career total of 1,519.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
The Eagles will travel 12,283 miles in the 30 games scheduled for the 2014-15 schedule. That total is just 168 miles less than halfway around the Earth. Georgia Southern's farthest games away from home last season, played in Cancun (840 mi.), are closer than two of the Eagles' opponents at Texas State (971 mi.) and UT Arlington (893 mi.).
Season miles to date................................4,336 mi.
2014-15 total season mileage..................12,283 mi.
2013-14 total season mileage....................9.216 mi.
STARTERS SCORE THE BALANCE AGAINST USF
The Eagles' scoring against USF came exclusively from the starting lineup for the first time in 659 games. The last time the bench went scoreless was on March 20, 1992 in the NCAA Tournament against Oklahoma State.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Season tickets for the 2014-15 season are available now by contacting the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office. With 13 doubleheaders on the schedule, fans can get the same seat for men's and women's games for just $120. For more information, contact the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GSU-WINS.
THE COACH
Head Coach Mark Byington enters this game with a 29-26 career record with a 22-22 mark at Georgia Southern in his second season in Statesboro.
THE WEATHER
Saturday will bring pleasant conditions to the Statesboro area under mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid-70s.
UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to Arkansas State for the first of two-straight road games on Thursday night. The ninth meeting between Georgia Southern and the Red Wolves starts from 8:30 p.m. (ET) in Jonesboro, Ark.
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.
DATE: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Hanner Fieldhouse – Statesboro, Ga.
VIDEO: GSEagles.com
RADIO: Georgia Southern Sports Network from Learfield Sports
Play-by-Play – Chris Blair - @CSBRadio
Analyst – AJ Henderson - @AJHenderson_SID
Metter/Swainsboro – 103.7 WMBZ-FM
Statesboro – 106.5 WZBX-FM
Savannah/Hilton Head/Brunswick – 102.1 WZAT-FM
Jessup – 1370 WLOP-AM
Worldwide – GSEagles.com
LIVE STATS: GSEagles.com
TWITTER UPDATES: @GSAthletics_MBB
SERIES HISTORY: GS Leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: 12-18-1965 | Home | Win | 78-72
GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (7-3, 0-1 Sun Belt)
Schedule/Results | Roster | Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes
TEXAS STATE BOBCATS (7-3, 1-0 Sun Belt)
Schedule/Results | Roster | Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes
ONE OF BEST NON-CONFERENCE SEASONS
Georgia Southern's 7-2 non-conference start ranks as the second-best non-conference season in program history.
Pl. Year Record Pct. Notes
1. 1984-85 12-1 .923 TAAC Regular Season Champs
2. 2014-15 7-2 .778 ???
2003-04 7-2 .778 -
4. 1992-93 6-2 .778 -
5. 1988-89 7-3 .700 NIT Appearance
1987-88 7-3 .700 NIT Appearance
7. 1985-86 9-4 .692 -
8. 2005-06 9-5 .643 SoCon South Champs / NIT
1991-92 9-5 .643 TAAC Champs / NCAA Tourney
10. 2006-07 7-4 .636 -
2002-03 7-4 .636 -
2001-02 7-4 .636 SoCon South Champs
WIEDEMAN REACHES 1,000/700
Trent Wiedeman joined an exclusive club in the Stetson game, reaching 1,000 career points and 700 career rebounds. Crossing the threshold was special because Wiedmean crossed both marks on the same play. He grabbed an offensive rebound, put it back for a deuce and was fouled on the play. He added the free throw for 1,000/700 with 16:17 left in the first half.
HEWITT MOVES INTO TOP-20
In the Eagles' loss to UCF on December 2nd, Jelani Hewitt moved into the top-20 in career scoring at Georgia Southern. He now sits in 15th with 1,477 career points. He needs just 42 more points to Don "Whitey" Verstaete's 10th place career total of 1,519.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
The Eagles will travel 12,283 miles in the 30 games scheduled for the 2014-15 schedule. That total is just 168 miles less than halfway around the Earth. Georgia Southern's farthest games away from home last season, played in Cancun (840 mi.), are closer than two of the Eagles' opponents at Texas State (971 mi.) and UT Arlington (893 mi.).
Season miles to date................................4,336 mi.
2014-15 total season mileage..................12,283 mi.
2013-14 total season mileage....................9.216 mi.
STARTERS SCORE THE BALANCE AGAINST USF
The Eagles' scoring against USF came exclusively from the starting lineup for the first time in 659 games. The last time the bench went scoreless was on March 20, 1992 in the NCAA Tournament against Oklahoma State.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Season tickets for the 2014-15 season are available now by contacting the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office. With 13 doubleheaders on the schedule, fans can get the same seat for men's and women's games for just $120. For more information, contact the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GSU-WINS.
THE COACH
Head Coach Mark Byington enters this game with a 29-26 career record with a 22-22 mark at Georgia Southern in his second season in Statesboro.
THE WEATHER
Saturday will bring pleasant conditions to the Statesboro area under mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid-70s.
UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to Arkansas State for the first of two-straight road games on Thursday night. The ninth meeting between Georgia Southern and the Red Wolves starts from 8:30 p.m. (ET) in Jonesboro, Ark.
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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