Georgia State University’s Big Hoops Year: A Talk with Men’s Basketball Coach Ron Hunter

  The Georgia State University men’s basketball team had an amazing season in 2013-2014.  The Panthers compiled an overall regular season record of 24 wins and 7 losses.  They won all but one of the 18 Sun Belt Conference games they played, taking the conference regular season title.  GSU is the top seed in the upcoming conference tournament in New Orleans; if they win it, they will earn a berth in the NCAA national championship tournament.

Third year coach Ron Hunter was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year; his son R.J., a member of the GSU squad, was named Player of the Year.  In a conversation with WABE’s Denis O’Hayer, Coach Hunter talked about why he came to GSU, and how he has been able to rebuild the basketball program in an urban school surrounded by bigger college sports powers.