Georgia State University
Public university in Atlanta
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| 2024 | Damaine Wilson, a linebacker for Georgia State Panthers football, received CFN Freshman Honorable Mention All-American recognition. |
| November 2024 | University secured $107 million for campus upgrades, including an $80 million donation from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation - the largest gift ever to a University System of Georgia institution. |
| September 14 2024 | Georgia State defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 36-32 at Center Parc Stadium, marking their first victory against an SEC team since beating Tennessee in 2019 and their first time hosting an SEC opponent. |
| February 23 2024 | Dell McGee was announced as the fourth head coach of the Georgia State Panthers football program, succeeding the previous coach. |
| February 15 2024 | Shawn Elliott resigned as head coach of Georgia State to become an assistant coach at South Carolina due to family reasons. Mike Sirignano was named interim head coach on the same day. |
| 2023 | U.S. News & World Report ranked Georgia State University as the No. 2 most innovative university in the nation. |
| December 23 2023 | Under head coach Shawn Elliott, Georgia State Panthers won the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Utah State with a score of 45-22. |
| 2022 | Lanier's team won the Sun Belt Conference tournament title by defeating Louisiana, securing an NCAA Tournament automatic bid, their fourth in eight years. |
| 2022 | Georgia State Panthers won the conference tournament, defeating Louisiana 80-71 as #3 seed against #8 seed. |
| 2022 | In the NCAA Tournament as a 16 seed, the Panthers competed closely against number one overall seed Gonzaga, trailing 62-58 with 10½ minutes remaining before ultimately losing 93-72. |
| 2022 | At the end of the 2021-2022 season, Georgia State Panthers held a 17-7 record against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in their ongoing conference rivalry. |
| 2022 | Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team made their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. |
| 2022 | Won Conference Tournament Championship. Made NCAA Tournament Appearance, eliminated in 1st round. |
| 2022 | The marching band participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. |
| 2022 | The Georgia State marching band performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. |
| September 13 2022 | The Georgia State Convocation Center was officially opened, with a capacity of 7,300 for basketball games, 7,500 for commencement ceremonies, and 8,000 for concerts. |
| April 11 2022 | Jonas Hayes was officially introduced as the head coach of Georgia State's men's basketball team, after serving as an assistant coach at Xavier for four seasons. |
| March 16 2022 | Jonas Hayes was named interim head coach at Xavier and led the program to its first NIT championship in 64 years, defeating teams including Florida, Vanderbilt, St. Bonaventure, and Texas A&M. |
| 2021 | The Panthers were crowned Sun Belt regular season champions and reached the Sun Belt Conference tournament final, losing 80-73 to Appalachian State. |
| December 25 2021 | Under head coach Shawn Elliott, Georgia State Panthers won the Camellia Bowl against Ball State with a dominant score of 51-20. |
| June 2021 | M. Brian Blake became Georgia State University's first African-American and person of color president. |
| 2020 | Lanier led the Panthers to a historic victory over Georgia Tech 123-120 in quadruple overtime, marking the program's first win against an ACC opponent and setting several program records including most points scored in a game. |
| 2020 | The university's stadium was renamed from Georgia State Stadium to Center Parc Stadium, signifying its complete integration into the university's athletic facilities. |
| December 26 2020 | Under head coach Shawn Elliott, Georgia State Panthers won the LendingTree Bowl against Western Kentucky with a score of 39-21. |
| February 28 2020 | Georgia Southern defeated Georgia State 79-70 in Atlanta, ending Georgia State's home winning streak that dated back to 1992. |
| 2019 | Malik Benlevi was named Sun Belt Tournament MVP. |
| 2019 | Ron Hunter led Georgia State to a Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championships. |
| 2019 | Georgia State Panthers won the conference tournament, defeating UT Arlington 73-64 as #1 seed against #2 seed. |
| 2019 | Won both Conference Championship and Conference Tournament Championship. Made NCAA Tournament Appearance, eliminated in 1st round. |
| 2019 | The Georgia State marching band performed at the Super Bowl LIII halftime show. |
| 2019 | Georgia State University won its first-ever national championship in esports, with the SMITE: Battleground of the Gods team defeating Arizona State University 2-0 at Dreamhack Atlanta. |
| 2019 | The university continued to expand its research capabilities and received significant funding for innovative academic programs. |
| December 31 2019 | Under head coach Shawn Elliott, Georgia State Panthers participated in the Arizona Bowl, losing to Wyoming 17-38. |
| April 5 2019 | Rob Lanier was hired as head coach of the Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team after serving as associate head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. |
| March 9 2019 | Georgia State broke the home court advantage streak by defeating Georgia Southern 90-85 in Statesboro, in a de facto regular season conference championship game. |
| 2018 | D'Marcus Simonds was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year. |
| 2018 | Georgia State Panthers won the conference tournament, defeating UT Arlington 74-61 as #2 seed against #4 seed. |
| 2018 | After his coaching career, Lefty Driesell is inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. |
| 2018 | Ron Hunter led Georgia State to a Sun Belt Conference tournament championship. |
| 2018 | Ground was broken for the new Georgia State Convocation Center. |
| 2018 | Won Conference Tournament Championship. Made NCAA Tournament Appearance, eliminated in 1st round. |
| 2018 | The university completed a major merger with Georgia Perimeter College, substantially increasing its institutional size and educational reach in the Atlanta metropolitan area. |
| 2018 | Georgia State University achieved research and development expenditures of over $200 million, ranking first nationally among universities without an engineering or medical school. |
| 2018 | Georgia State University launched new initiatives to enhance student success and increase graduation rates, particularly targeting minority and first-generation college students. |
| January 31 2018 | Georgia State officially announced plans to build a new Arena and Convocation Center to host basketball games, to be located on land north of the converted Turner Field site. |
| 2017 | During the Sun Belt Conference tournament, Troy unexpectedly defeated Georgia State 74-63, preventing the Panthers from reaching the conference finals despite being the #2 seed. |
| 2017 | D'Marcus Simonds was named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year. |
| 2017 | D'Marcus Simonds set multiple school records during the 2017-18 season, including most points (742), most field goals made (277), and achieving the only triple-double in school history |
| 2017 | Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team participated in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), losing their first round game to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 64-80. |
| 2017 | Bob Reinhart is inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. |
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