ATLANTA-Georgia State will make its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament beginning on Friday as a No. 14 seed facing No. 3 seed Houston in a Midwest Region first-round contest Tulsa, Okla.
Georgia State (24-9) is making its second-straight appearance for the first time in program history and third in the last five years.
Last season the Panthers earned a No. 15-seed and fell to No. 2-Cincinnati 68-53 despite leading in the second half. In 2015, when a No. 14-seed, the Panthers became the Cinderella of the ‘Big Dance’ when R.J. Hunter hit a 30-foot 3-pointer with 2.