Georgia Southwestern State University has announced that Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Stephen Cox has left the program to become the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Thomas University.
Missing four starters and five of the 13 players on their opening day roster, the Hurricanes were no match for Columbus State and lost 84-64 in the season finale.
GSW did its part to extend the home basketball season by ending regulation on a 17-5 run and forcing OT against Georgia College on Senior Night, only to fall 60-58.
Star guard Evan Mobley would score another career high with 33 points as the GSW Hurricanes won in dramatic fashion Wednesday night 75-73 over North Georgia.
The Hurricanes rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half to take a 51-50 lead with 7:18 remaining, only to have UNC Pembroke pull away late for a 68-60 win.
With the Hurricanes short-handed, it was "next man up" for GSW. Despite Mobley's valiant career-high 32 points, Georgia Southwestern lost 57-52 at Augusta State.
After opening the conference portion of their schedule with three-consecutive road losses, GSW welcomed a return to the friendly confines of the Storm Dome on Saturday and defeated Armstrong Atlantic, 82-63.
Averaging 19.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 22 minutes earned senior Phillip Brown the Peach Belt Conference men's basketball Player of the Week award.
The Hurricanes utilized a 21-4 run to close the first half with a 39-14 lead over Lenoir-Rhyne on Thursday at the Lander Bearcat Holiday Classic and went on to a 68-52 win.
The Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes would sleepwalk for much of the first half before waking up and walking away with a 106-70 victory over Clearwater Christian