Men's Basketball 11/8/2021 11:17:00 AM

Opening Night ‘Black-Out’: Panthers Host Brewton-Parker Tuesday

ATLANTA-Coming off a third-straight appearance in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship Game, the Georgia State men's basketball team will open the 2021-22 season on Tuesday night hosting Brewton-Parker in the GSU Sports Arena at 7 p.m.

Fans are encouraged to wear black for the game as Georgia State debuts its new black uniforms for the first time this season.

The Panthers are coming off a 101-56 exhibition win over Clayton State on Friday night as senior Corey Allen led the Panthers with 22 points going 9-of-11 from the floor. Georgia State finished the game shooting 60.6 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from 3-point range.

Georgia State enters the season with arguably its most depth in program history, including two 'super seniors' in Kane Williams and Corey Allen, along with fellow seniors Justin Roberts and Eliel Nsoseme. Adding in junior Jalen Thomas, the Panthers return all five starters from last season as each player averaged in double figures.

Allen earned All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason First Team honors last month, while Williams and Nsoseme garnered second team recognition.

The senior foursome is joined by fellow returners Evan Johnson, Kalik Brooks, Collin Moore, Jalen Thomas, Kaleb Scott, and Zach Pina. After taking a redshirts last season, Nelson Phillips is back and finished with 18 points and seven steals in the exhibition game with Clayton State.

Head coach Rob Lanier, who is now beginning his third year at the helm of the program, also welcomes in five talented newcomers all who will see action this year. Jordan Rawls transferred to Georgia State from Western Kentucky, while freshmen Chien-Hao Ma, Ja'Heim Hudson, Danny Stubbs, and Jamall Clyce will give the Panthers their biggest line-up in program history with 17 players.

In his first two seasons, Lanier has the highest winning percentage of any men's basketball coach in his first two years in the program in school history, winning 35 games and putting together a .648 winning percentage.

Broadcast Information

Radio: WRAS-FM 88.5, GSU App, PbP: Dave Cohen, Color: Lamont McIntosh
Television: ESPN+, PbP: Dave Cohen, Color: Lamont McIntosh

Game Notes

Georgia State will open the 2021-22 season hosting Brewton-Parker for the second time after earning a 101-35 victory in 2019.
Georgia State has won eight-straight regular season openers entering Tuesday after topping Georgia Tech 123-120 in four overtimes to open the 2020-21 season.
GSU has won 13-straight home openers after defeating Toccoa Falls in the home opener last season.
GSU earned the top spot in the annual Sun Belt Conference Preseason Poll as selected by the coaches.
Seniors Corey Allen (1st Team), Kane Williams (Second Team) and Eliel Nsoseme (Second Team) were all selected to the All-Sun Belt Preseason Teams before the start of the season. Allen (Second Team) and Nsoseme (Third Team) earned postseason All-Sun Belt honors last spring.
Kane Williams broke Terrence Brandon's school record of 531 career free throw attempts last year and has 544 entering the season. He is second all-time with 394 made free throws, trailing only R.J. Hunter's school record of 448.
Williams enters the year with 1,227 career points which is 10th on Georgia State's all-time list. He currently trails Leonard Mendez (1,238) for ninth and is 592 points behind R.J. Hunter's school record of 1,819.
Senior Corey Allen enters the season with 1,613 career points scored which is among the top 25 career active scorers in the country. He has scored 762 of those points in a Panther uniform.
Senior Justin Roberts enters the year with 843 career points including 714 in a Panther uniform. He and Allen are looking to become the 24th and 25th 1,000-point scorers in program history.
Georgia State has won 54-straight games dating back to 1999 when scoring 90 or more points.
Georgia State is under the leadership of third-year head coach Rob Lanier. His .648 winning percentage (35-19 record) is the best of any GSU head coach in their first two years leading the program.
Georgia State welcomes one transfer to the program this year in Jordan Rawls who played the last two seasons at Western Kentucky.
Georgia State also welcomes four freshmen to the team this year. Chien-Hao Ma, Jamall Clyce, Danny Stubbs, and Ja'Heim Hudson make up one of the most talented recruiting classes in program history.
Since returning to the Sun Belt in 2013-14, Georgia State has finished in the top two of the final regular season conference standings six times in eight seasons.
During that same time, GSU has won more games (169) than any other NCAA Division I team in Georgia.

Following the game on Tuesday, Georgia State will remain at home to host former CAA foe Northeastern on Friday at 1 p.m., in the GSU Sports Arena.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Corey Allen: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#21 Kalik Brooks: G; 6' 5"; Junior

#0 Evan Johnson: G; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#24 Collin Moore: G; 6' 4"; Sophomore

#1 Eliel Nsoseme: F; 6' 8"; Senior

#2 Justin Roberts: G; 5' 10"; Senior

#30 Kaleb Scott: F; 6' 6"; Sophomore

#12 Kane Williams: G; 6' 4"; Senior

#33 Jamall Clyce: F; 6' 6"; Freshman

#15 Ja'Heim Hudson: F; 6' 7"; Freshman

#14 Chien-Hao Ma: F; 6' 7"; Freshman

#20 Danny Stubbs: G; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#11 Corey Allen
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#21 Kalik Brooks
: 6' 5"; Junior
: G

#0 Evan Johnson
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: G

#24 Collin Moore
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: G

#1 Eliel Nsoseme
: 6' 8"; Senior
: F

#2 Justin Roberts
: 5' 10"; Senior
: G

#30 Kaleb Scott
: 6' 6"; Sophomore
: F

#12 Kane Williams
: 6' 4"; Senior
: G

#33 Jamall Clyce
: 6' 6"; Freshman
: F

#15 Ja'Heim Hudson
: 6' 7"; Freshman
: F

#14 Chien-Hao Ma
: 6' 7"; Freshman
: F

#20 Danny Stubbs
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: G