ATLANTA – Georgia State men's basketball head coach Jonas Hayes announced the Panthers' 2025-26 schedule, featuring a challenging non-conference slate, a pair of exhibition matchups and a full Sun Belt Conference lineup.

The season tips off with two exhibition contests as the Panthers host the University of Georgia on Wednesday, Oct. 15at 7:00 p.m. for the CareSource Invitational, before traveling across town to face Morehouse College on Friday, Oct. 24.

Georgia State opens regular season play on the road at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 3) for game one of the SBC-MAC Challenge. and Cincinnati (Nov. 7) before returning home for its season opener against Presbyterian College on Monday, Nov. 10. 

The Panthers will also welcome Fort Valley State (Nov. 13) to the GSU Convocation Center before hitting the road again for marquee games at Arizona State (Nov. 17) and South Dakota State (Nov. 21).

The non-conference schedule also includes participation in the Cancun Challenge, with matchups against South Dakota State (Nov. 21), Samford (Nov. 25) and New Mexico State (Nov. 26). 

After returning from Cancun, the Panthers' schedule is followed by in-state trips to Mercer (Dec. 2) and Kennesaw State (Dec. 5). 

Georgia State will host Jacksonville State (Dec. 13) before opening conference play on the road at rivals Georgia Southern (Dec. 18) and Appalachian State (Dec. 20). 

The Panthers host one more non-conference opponent against Columbia College (Dec. 28) before resuming conference play on the road at Marshall (Dec. 31) to close out the year. 

Georgia State rings in the new year on the road at Coastal Carolina (Jan. 3) before returning to Atlanta to host Appalachian State (Jan. 8) and Marshall (Jan. 10) in back-to-back home games. 

In between two weeks of home games for the Panthers, Gerogia State will head to Louisiana to face ULM on Jan. 17. 

Georgia State hosts Southern Miss (Jan. 22) and Arkansas State (Jan. 24) before closing out January on the road to Louisiana (Jan. 29) and South Alabama (Jan. 31). 

The Panthers open February with a two-game home series against Troy (Feb. 4) and the SBC-MAC Challenge (Feb. 7). 

Georgia State head out of Georgia for its last road series at James Madison (Feb. 21) and Old Dominion (Feb. 14) before finishing the regular season with a four-game home stretch against Georgia Southern (Feb. 19), James Madison (Feb. 21), Coastal Carolina (Feb. 24) and Old Dominion (Feb. 27).

The Sun Belt Conference Championship Tournament is slated for March 3-9 in Pensacola, Fla. 

Fans can claim season tickets, as well as tickets for the CareSource Invitational, at gsutix.com. Single-game tickets will be on sale soon. 
 
2025-26 Georgia State Men's Basketball Schedule
Exhibition Games

• Wed, Oct. 15 – vs. Georgia – Convo Center – 7:00 pm
• Fri, Oct. 24 – at Morehouse – 7:00 pm

Non-Conference

• Mon, Nov. 3 – at Eastern Michigan – 6:30 pm
• Fri, Nov. 7 – at Cincinnati – 7:00 pm
• Mon, Nov. 10 – vs. Presbyterian – Convo Center – 7:00 pm
• Thurs, Nov. 13 – vs. Fort Valley State – Convo Center – 7:00 pm
• Mon, Nov. 17 – at Arizona State – TBD
• Fri, Nov. 21 – at South Dakota State – 8:00 pm
• Tues, Nov. 25 – vs. Cancun Challenge – Cancun – 3:00 pm
• Wed, Nov. 26 – vs. Cancun Challenge – Cancun – 3:00 pm
• Tues, Dec. 2 – at Mercer – 7:00 pm
• Fri, Dec. 5 – at Kennesaw State – 7:00 pm
• Sat, Dec. 13 – vs. Jacksonville State – Convo Center – 2:00 pm
• Thurs, Dec. 18 – at Georgia Southern – TBD
• Sat, Dec. 20 – at Appalachian State – 1:00 pm
• Sun, Dec. 28 – vs. Columbia College – Convo Center – 5:00 pm
• Wed, Dec. 31 – at Marshall – TBD
• Sat, Jan. 3 – at Coastal Carolina – TBD

Conference Play

• Thurs, Jan. 8 – vs. Appalachian State – Convo Center – 7:00 pm
• Sat, Jan. 10 – vs. Marshall – Convo Center – 4:00 pm
• Sat, Jan. 17 – at UL-Monroe – 3:30 pm
• Thurs, Jan. 22 – vs. Southern Miss – Convo Center – 7:00 pm
• Sat, Jan. 24 – vs. Arkansas State – Convo Center – 2:00 pm
• Thurs, Jan. 29 – at Louisiana – 8:00 pm
• Sat, Jan. 31 – at South Alabama – 4:00 pm
• Wed, Feb. 4 – vs. Troy – Convo Center – 7:00 pm
• Sat, Feb. 7 – SBC/MAC Challenge – Convo Center – 2:00 pm
• Thurs, Feb. 12 – at James Madison – 7:00 pm
• Sat, Feb. 14 – at Old Dominion – 3:30 pm
• Thurs, Feb. 19 – vs. Georgia Southern – Convo Center – TBD
• Sat, Feb. 21 – vs. James Madison – Convo Center – 4:00 pm
• Tues, Feb. 24 – vs. Coastal Carolina – Convo Center – TBD
• Fri, Feb. 27 – vs. Old Dominion – Convo Center – TBD