Men's Basketball | 11/24/2015 11:37:00 AM

Georgia Southern (1-2) at Palmetto State Shootout
vs. The Citadel (2-2) - Wednesday, Nov. 25 - 7 p.m.
at USC Upstate (0-4) - Friday, Nov. 27 - 5 p.m. - ESPN3
Hodge Center (837) - Spartanburg, S.C.
Live Video (Friday only) | Live Audio
Live Stats vs. The Citadel | Live Stats vs. Upstate 
Radio: 103.7 WBMZ-FM (Statesboro/Metter/Swainsboro), 102.1 WZAT-FM (Savannah), 1370 WLOP-AM (Jesup)
Series: GS leads 30-21 vs. The Citadel; First meeting vs. USC Upstate
Last meeting vs. Citadel: 3/1/14, L 63-80 (away)
Probable Starters:
#0 Montae Glenn
#1 Devonte Boykins
#2 Mike Hughes
#3 Ike Smith
#10 Jake Allsmiller

Georgia Southern Information:
[Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [@GSAthletics_MBB] [Game Notes (PDF)]

The Citadel Information:
[Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [@CitadelHoops]

USC Upstate Information:
[Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [@UPSTMBB]

Layup Line
• Georgia Southern travels to Spartanburg, S.C., for the Palmetto State Shootout this week. It's a three-game tournament in which the Eagles will play The Citadel, USC Upstate and Bob Jones University.
• The Eagles will renew a Southern Conference rivalry with The Citadel Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Hodge Center on the campus of USC Upstate.
• Georgia Southern takes on the host Spartans Friday at 5 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 at WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
• The Eagles cap the tournament by hosting Bob Jones in Hanner Fieldhouse Monday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m.
• Georgia Southern has lost its last two and is coming off a 92-62 setback at Auburn last Friday. It was the Eagles' second-straight contest against an SEC opponent and their worst defeat since an 82-52 setback at Davidson Jan. 25, 2013, which was head coach Mark Byington's first season.
• The Citadel enters the game with a 2-2 record and is coming off a 95-79 loss at Presbyterian Saturday.
• USC Upstate enters the week 0-4 and is coming off an 83-79 home loss to Bob Jones Saturday. The Spartans are in the midst of a six-game homestand and play host to Winthrop Tuesday night.
• Georgia Southern returns just four scholarship letterwinners from last season's 22-9 team that advanced to the Sun Belt Conference Championship game.
• With 11-of-12 scholarship student-athletes who are freshmen, redshirt freshmen or sophomores (92 percent), Georgia Southern has the highest percentage of underclassmen on its current roster of the 345 NCAA Division I squads. Liberty (91 percent), Ohio State (85 percent), Fairleigh Dickinson (85 percent) and Wyoming (80 percent) round out the top-5.
• Georgia Southern lost 76 percent of its scoring and 72 percent of its rebounding from last season.
• The Eagles were picked 10th in the Preseason Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll.
• Former VMI coach Duggar Baucom is in his first season at the helm of The Citadel program. He picked up his first win at the school when the Bulldogs topped Stetson 94-93 at home Nov. 17.
• The Citadel was picked ninth in the Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll and returns five lettermen and two starters from last season's 11-19 team.
• USC Upstate was picked sixth in the Atlantic Sun Preseason Coaches' Poll and returns seven lettermen and one starter from last year's 24-12 team that finished third in the league and lost 63-57 to North Florida in the A-Sun Championship game.
• Friday's contest will be the first meeting between Georgia Southern and USC Upstate on the hardwood.

The Series vs. The Citadel
• Georgia Southern leads the all-time series against the Bulldogs 30-21 and is 4-2 in the last six meetings.
• The Citadel posted an 80-63 win over Georgia Southern at home in the last meeting March 1, 2014. That was the Eagles' last season as members of the Southern Conference and the first campaign under head coach Mark Byington.
• No current members of the Eagle roster played in that contest, and four Bulldogs - Warren Sledge, Tom Koopman, Brian White and Quinton Marshall - saw action in the game. Koopman had six points and five boards in 15 minutes.
• Two of the Eagles' last four wins in the series came in overtime as Georgia Southern posted a pair of victories in the extra period in the 2011-12 season. The Eagles won 78-72 at home Jan. 23, and topped the Bulldogs 73-72 Feb. 11 on the road.

Quick Hitters
• After not playing an SEC opponent since a 78-75 loss to Auburn Dec. 30, 2011, the Eagles have faced two this season. Georgia Southern fell 82-72 at Ole Miss Nov. 16 and 92-62 at Auburn Nov. 20.
• Georgia Southern has been whistled for 64 fouls in its last two contests after being called for 20 in its first game.
• Georgia Southern was close to setting some school milestones in its 116-49 win over Webber International in the season opener Nov. 13.
• The 116 points were tied for the 16th most all-time and the most since a 116-73 neutral site win over UC Davis Nov. 12, 2006, which was the 2006-07 season opener.
• The Eagles' 40 3-point attempts tied for the second-the most in school history (West Georgia, 1/2/1992).

Season Tickets
• Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at GSEagles.com/tickets. Season ticket options are available for both general admission and reserved seating. Fans can enjoy chair-back seats in the reserved sections for $90 a season ticket for either men's or women's basketball. Alternatively, general admission season tickets are $65 and are located behind the baskets on bleachers. A combo package is also available for $120 and includes both men's and women's basketball contests.

Eagles Sign Quan Jackson
• Mark Byington has announced that Quan Jackson (Tallahassee, Fla./Godby) has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Georgia Southern and compete for the Eagles.
• A 6-foot-3 guard, Jackson helped lead Godby to a state championship last season and averaged 16.5 points, four rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.3 assists a contest. He hit a 3-pointer late in the semifinal game to send it into overtime and was named MVP of the state tournament.
• Jackson was the Big Bend Conference Co-Player of the Year and first-team all-league. According to Source Hoops, he is the 18th-ranked prospect in the state of Florida, and he played AAU for Team Speights in the summer.

Boarding the Mothership
• Twelve Georgia Southern games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of Networks this season.
• Games at No. 4 Duke (12/15) and Georgia State (2/23) will air on ESPN2. 
• Seven Sun Belt contests and the Eagles' game at USC Upstate Friday will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
• The matchups at Ole Miss and Auburn were shown on the SEC Network +.

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