Byington to Take Over Georgia Southern
The soon-to-be Sun Belt school will look to the ACC for their next coach and are set to announce Virginia Tech assistant Mark Byington as their next head coach.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES
Last Game
| Final - 3.9.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern Eagles | 22 | 37 | 59 |
| Davidson Wildcats | 45 | 41 | 86 |
Stories
Georgia Southern loses to North Carolina A&T
The Eagles and Aggies kept it close for the majority of the night in Statesboro, but the home team came up short.
Georgia Southern falls to UAB
C.J. Reed led a late Georgia Southern charge, but the Eagles lost 65-61 to the UAB Blazers on Wednesday night.
Eagles travel to play Blazers
The Georgia Southern Eagles want to build on their comeback victory over the Georgia St. Panthers as they travel to play the UAB Blazers on Wednesday night.
Kennesaw St. following lead of coach Nitra Perry
On the night that Kennesaw State Owls senior Sametria Gideon was honored for scoring her 1000th point, first year coach Nitra Perry inspired her seniors to help lead her team to a win.
GSU falls at Bradley
The Georgia Southern offense went cold in the final 10 minutes, allowing the Braves to pull away.
Georgia Southern takes on Bradley
Georgia Southern is back on the road to play the Bradley Braves on Monday night.
Va Tech suffers bad home loss to Ga Southern
The Virginia Tech Hokies, 7-0 at home to begin the season, lost 78-73 on Saturday to the visiting Georgia Southern Eagles.
Georgia Southern upsets Virginia Tech on the road
The Eagles upset the Hokies in Blacksburg, giving them their first home loss of the season.
Eagles make return trip to FCS semifinals
Behind a 28 point 4th quarter outburst, Georgia Southern advances to the Semifinals for the third consecutive year.
Georgia Southern coming together as a team
Georgia Southern snapped its three-game losing streak on Saturday and coach Charlton Young is pleased with how his team is coming together.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Valparaiso Crusaders | Friday, November 09 2012 | loss 54 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte 49ers | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | loss 53 - 66 | coverage |
| Webber | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 87 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Kennesaw St. Owls | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | win 62 - 46 | coverage |
| @ Maryland Terrapins | Saturday, November 24 2012 | loss 53 - 70 | coverage |
| Elon Phoenix | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 50 - 55 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Samford Bulldogs | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 48 - 57 | coverage |
| Brewton Parker | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 79 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Virginia Tech Hokies | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 78 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Bradley Braves | Monday, December 17 2012 | loss 43 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Miss Valley St Delta Devils | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 63 - 52 | coverage |
| North Florida Ospreys | Sunday, December 23 2012 | loss 46 - 74 | coverage |
| Georgia St. Panthers | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 68 - 64 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ UAB Blazers | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 61 - 65 | coverage |
| N.C. A&T Aggies | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 65 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Wofford Terriers | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 53 - 71 | coverage |
| Davidson Wildcats | Monday, January 14 2013 | win 70 - 57 | coverage |
| Charleston Cougars | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 51 - 47 | coverage |
| The Citadel Bulldogs | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 55 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Appalachian St. Mountaineers | Thursday, January 24 2013 | loss 62 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Western Carolina Catamounts | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 72 - 66 | coverage |
| @ Furman Paladins | Thursday, January 31 2013 | loss 74 - 81 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Chattanooga Mocs | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 59 - 57 | coverage |
| Appalachian St. Mountaineers | Thursday, February 07 2013 | loss 86 - 91 | coverage |
| Western Carolina Catamounts | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 62 - 71 | coverage |
| @ The Citadel Bulldogs | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 78 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Charleston Cougars | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 60 - 69 | coverage |
| Wofford Terriers | Thursday, February 21 2013 | loss 47 - 53 | coverage |
| Furman Paladins | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 78 - 61 | coverage |
| @ UNC Greensboro Spartans | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 66 - 60 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Davidson Wildcats | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 48 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Wofford Terriers | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 60 - 44 | coverage |
| @ Davidson Wildcats | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 59 - 86 | coverage |
Roster
Georgia Southern Eagles Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Baskerville | 32 | FORWARD | 226 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Marvin Baynham | 10 | FORWARD | 217 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Tre Bussey | 11 | GUARD | 185 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Chris Daniels | 23 | GUARD | 200 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Kameron Dunnican | 34 | CENTER | 205 | 6-8 | sophomore | |
| Eric Ferguson | 3 | GUARD | 210 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Jelani Hewitt | 5 | GUARD | 185 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Brian Holmes | 12 | GUARD | 185 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Tracy Ham Jr. | 4 | GUARD | 137 | 5-8 | sophomore | |
| Sam Mike | 2 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Jessie Pernell | 1 | GUARD | 170 | 6-1 | sophomore | |
| C.J. Reed | 24 | GUARD | 200 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Cole Rives | 14 | GUARD | 185 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Cleon Roberts | 0 | GUARD | 175 | 6-5 | freshman |
Stats
Georgia Southern Eagles Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Eric Ferguson | 33 | 29.6 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 47.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 32.8 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 67.1 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 13.5 |
| C.J. Reed | 33 | 34.6 | 4.2 | 11.8 | 35.7 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 35.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 81.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
| Tre Bussey | 33 | 29.8 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 36.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 30.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 69.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| Cleon Roberts | 33 | 27.3 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 42.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 38.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 73.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8.6 |
| Cameron Baskerville | 33 | 19.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 46.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 34.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 87.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| Marvin Baynham | 33 | 19.1 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 56.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
| Jessie Pernell | 6 | 22.0 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 32.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 27.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| Brian Holmes | 26 | 19.7 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 38.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 30.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 65.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| Kameron Dunnican | 32 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Sam Mike | 29 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 59.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Cole Rives | 7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Chris Daniels | 26 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Tracy Ham Jr. | 3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
