2017 – 18 Georgia State Panthers men 's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team 's head coach was Ron Hunter , who was in his seventh season at Georgia State . The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta , Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 24 – 11 , 12 – 6 in Sun Belt play to finish the regular season in second place . The Panthers defeated Troy , Georgia Southern , and UT Arlington to become champions of the Sun Belt Tournament . As a result , they received the Sun Belt 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As the No. 15 seed in the West region , they lost to Cincinnati in the First Round
Sun Belt Tournament
2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team