2016 – 17 Georgia State Panthers men 's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team 's head coach was Ron Hunter who was in his sixth season at Georgia State . The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta as members of the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 20 – 13 , 12 – 6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place . They defeated Louisiana – Lafayette in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Troy . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
Sun Belt Tournament
2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team