Conference Sun Belt Conference Head coach Ron Hunter (6th year) | 2016–17 record 18–11 (11–6 Sun Belt) | |
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Assistant coach Sarman White (1st year) Assistant coach Ray McCallum (1st year) Assistant coach Claude Pardue (6th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represents Georgia State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Ron Hunter who is in his sixth season at Georgia State. The Panthers play their home games at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.
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Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 16–14, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Texas State.
Off-season
After the end of the 2015–16 season, work was completed on the new GSU Practice Facility, an indoor gym complete with six courts. This addition was mandated by head coach Ron Hunter after the March Madness run in 2015.
Assistant coach Everick Sullivan was hired by Lenoir-Rhyne University to serve as head basketball coach after coaching the Panthers for five season.
Shortly afterwards, Sharman White, the head basketball coach of Metro Atlanta high school Miller Grove was hired after winning his team seven state titles in his last eight seasons. He set a state record with six titles in a row (2009–14). Among his coaching recognitions, White has been awarded the Naismith Atlanta Tip-Off Club Bobby Cremins Award, named the USA Today National Coach Of The Year, and was most recently named the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Coach Of The Year. Before joining the Georgia State staff, White compiled a 373–86 career coaching record over a 19-year career.
Another assistant coach, Daryl LaBarrie, also left the Panthers to work as assistant coach at his alma mater, Georgia Tech. He was eventually replaced by former Detroit head coach Ray McCallum.