On March 21 , 2011 , President Mark P. Becker and Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick announced Ron Hunter as the new head men 's basketball coach at Georgia State University . Previously , Hunter spent 17 years as head coach at IUPUI . Known for his affiliation with Samaritan 's Feet , a charity that donates shoes to children , Hunter brought with him a tradition of playing one game per season barefoot in an effort to raise awareness to his cause . Hunter inherited a team mostly put together by his predecessor , a lineup that had only managed 12 wins the previous season . With this team , he finished with a 22 – 12 record – which was just the ninth winning season the program had achieved since its inception in 1984 . His son , R. J. Hunter , remained in Indianapolis to finish his high school career with his mother while Hunter coached in Atlanta . R. J. was actively recruited the elder Hunter to play at Georgia State , where he committed over Virginia Tech , Wake Forest and Iowa . R. J. would eventually go on to become the school 's all-time leading scorer while breaking many other offensive records . Coach Hunter became the third Georgia State coach to take the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament during the 2015 iteration of the event . After beating Georgia Southern in the SBC Tournament , Coach Hunter tore his achilles tendon while running to his son R. J. Hunter in celebration , garnering attention from the media before their trip to the NCAA 's . Due to his injury , Hunter was forced to coach in the NCAA Tournament from a rolling stool . After a dramatic comeback over the third seeded Baylor Bears capped by a deep three-pointer shot by his son , R. J. , Coach Hunter fell off his stool in celebration . This resulted in a media firestorm resulting in multiple interviews , features , and a spot in " One Shining Moment " at the conclusion of the tournament . The Panthers would be eliminated from the tournament in the next round by Xavier
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