ATLANTA-- On a 3-0 streak in February, Georgia State hosts Appalachian State on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day at the GSU convocation Center.
Georgia State and App State are meeting for the 24th time in program history. The Panthers are 10-13 on the season after falling 80-76 to the Mountaineers on the road previously this season.
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> Senior Cesare Edwards led the Panthers with a career-high 29 points and 11 rebounds in the 97-75 win over Old Dominion (Feb. 13). The Panthers shot an impressive 65.5% from the field and 53.3% from three-point range and senior Toneari Lane was nearly perfect from deep, knocking down seven three-pointers on his way to 21 points.
> The Panthers went undefeated in the 2024-25 SBC-MAC Challenge after defeating Buffalo 80-75 on the road on Feb. 8. Previously this season, Georgia State defeated Ball State on Nov. 4 to tip off the Challenge.
> Senior Guard Zarique Nutter and senior forward Nick McMullen both scored their thousandth career point in the Panthers' 97-64 win over ULM (Feb. 5).
> After falling to Marshall at home just one week earlier, the Panthers took down the Herd 85-81 on the road on Jan. 30.
> The Panthers hit a 3-0 win streak at home after defeating Louisiana (Jan. 4), Georgia Southern (OT win, Jan. 8) and Coastal Carolina (Jan. 11).
PANTHERS IN THE SUN BELT
> Led by Nick McMullen, who is second in the conference and ranks 14th nationally in rebounds per-game, the Panthers' 38.24 rebounds per-game ranks fourth in the Sun Belt.
> Georgia State's scoring offense ranks fourth in the Sun Belt, averaging 74.7.
> Nick McMullen is second in the Sun Belt in every rebounding category, including total rebounds (245, ranks 10th nationally), rebounds per-game (9.8, ranks 14th nationally), defensive rebounds per-game (6.56, ranks 23rd nationally) and offensive rebounds (3.24 ranks 32nd nationally).
Georgia State hits the road for the remainder of the season, facing James Madison (Feb. 20) before traveling to Old Dominion (Feb. 22), Coastal Carolina (Feb. 26) and Georgia Southern (Feb. 28).
