2019-20 Georgia Southwestern Men's Basketball News

  • Dean Earns All-Conference Honors
    March 12, 2020
    An Ellenwood, Ga. native, Dean started all 26 games and led the Hurricanes in scoring (18.0 ppg), field goal percentage (53.5 percent), rebounding (9.9 rpg), minutes played per game (34.7) and steals (1.3 spg).
  • Dean Notches Second PBC Player of the Week Award
    February 17, 2020
  • Depleted Hurricanes Run Out of Gas at North Georgia
    February 05, 2020
  • Cougars Claw Victory in Front of Raucous Storm Dome Crowd
    January 29, 2020
    Columbus State never trailed and took advantage of 31 points from its bench to defeat the GSW men's basketball team, 89-82, in the Storm Dome on Wednesday evening. The Hurricanes suffered back-to-back losses at home for the first time this season to fall to 8-9 overall and 3-8 in the Peach Belt Conference. CSU won for the fourth time in its last five games to improve to 12-7 overall and 7-4 in the PBC.
  • Braves Bang for Boards to Beat GSW
    January 25, 2020
    UNC Pembroke pulled down 19 more rebounds than the GSW men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon to control the pace of the game and hand the Hurricanes an 88-72 loss in the Storm Dome. GSW suffered only its second loss at home this season (7-2) to fall to 8-8 overall, 3-7 PBC. UNC Pembroke won its fourth straight game to improve to 14-4 overall, 8-2 PBC.
  • Hurricanes Suffer Back-to-Back Losses Following Lander Upset
    January 11, 2020
    A pair of second half breakdowns led to back-to-back losses for the Georgia Southwestern State University men's basketball team this week. GSW suffered its first home loss of the season on Wednesday when the University of North Georgia erased a seven-point deficit in the final two and a half minutes to force overtime and went on to defeat the Hurricanes, 72-65. On Saturday at Flagler College, a tied game at halftime turned into a one-sided affair as the Saints defeated GSW, 109-77.
  • Canes Rally From 18 Down to Remain Unbeaten at Home
    January 04, 2020
    The Georgia Southwestern State University men's basketball team outscored Lander University by 21 points in the second half to rally for an 89-86 Peach Belt Conference victory in the Storm Dome on Saturday evening. With the win, Georgia Southwestern improves its record to 5-0 at home this season, 6-3 overall.
  • Convocation Center Curse Continues
    December 21, 2019
    The GSW men's basketball team remains winless in the Convocation Center after an 83-68 loss at USC Aiken on Saturday afternoon. The Hurricanes fall to 0-13 all-time in the building - including postseason contests - and 0-10 as the road team in the series with the Pacers. 
  • Hurricanes Drop Conference Opener
    December 19, 2019
    The GSW men's basketball team opened Peach Belt Conference play with a 77-68 loss at Augusta University on Thursday night in the Christenberry Fieldhouse, a building that has not been kind over the years to squads from Americus. The Hurricanes only victory in Christenberry Fieldhouse came in Feb. 2007. GSW is 1-9 all-time in the series as the road team and 2-17 overall against Augusta.
  • Former Cane Signs With Top Professional Division in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    December 06, 2019
    HKK Zrinjski HT Mostar adds Jure Gunjina to their roster.
  • Hurricanes Garner National Attention
    December 05, 2019
    The GSW men's basketball team received a vote in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II poll.
  • Monstrous Comeback Falls Short
    December 05, 2019
    The GSW men's basketball team cut a 21-point second half deficit to three points with under two minutes to play, but could not complete the comeback and suffered its first loss of the season, 72-66, at Albany State University on Monday in the ASU West Campus Arena. 
  • Thomas Goes for 31; Canes Remain Unbeaten at 5-0
    December 02, 2019
    Soloman Thomas connected on six first-half 3-pointers en route to a game-high 31 points to lead the GSW men's basketball team past Fort Valley State, 89-62, Monday evening in the Storm Dome. 
  • Thomas Takes Over; Hurricanes Improve to 4-0
    November 25, 2019
    Soloman Thomas scored 23 of his game-high 35 points over the final 20 minutes to lead the GSW men's basketball team past Brewton-Parker College, 98-76, Monday evening in the Storm Dome. 
  • Dean Named PBC Player of the Week
    November 18, 2019
  • Hurricanes Surge Past Albany State to Remain Unbeaten
    November 18, 2019
    Reigning Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week Jamari Dean did not disappoint the home fans as he turned in his third consecutive double-double with game highs in points (18) and rebounds (16) to keep the Hurricanes undefeated at 3-0 this season.
  • Double-Doubles Lift Canes Past Middle Georgia
    November 16, 2019
    Jamari Dean and Jalen Cameron posted double-doubles to lead the Georgia Southwestern State University men's basketball team past Middle Georgia State University, 79-72, Saturday evening in the Storm Dome.
  • Canes Get Road Win in Coombs Coaching Debut
    November 13, 2019
  • Hurricanes Picked To Finish 12th in Preseason Poll
    October 31, 2019
    "That's right where I want to be," head coach Coombs said. "I like my team a lot; if we was picked last it'll be good to see the talent in the league once the season starts."
  • Coombs Hired to Lead GSW Men's Basketball
    June 10, 2019
    GSW has hired Aaron Coombs as its new head men's basketball coach. Coombs comes to GSW from Oklahoma Panhandle State University where he completed his first season at the helm for the Aggies. In his lone season in Goodwell, Coombs guided OPSU to a 16-14 overall record, and the program earned a conference playoff berth for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
  • Watch a Replay of the Aaron Coombs Press Conference
    June 10, 2019
    Coombs comes to Georgia Southwestern from Oklahoma Panhandle State University where he completed his first season at the helm for the Aggies. In his lone season in Goodwell, Coombs guided OPSU to a 16-14 overall record, and the program earned a conference playoff berth for the first time since the 2005-06 season.