Panther Basketball Band

The Panther Basketball Band is a key element in the game day atmosphere at the Georgia State Sports Arena. Recently referred to as “the Sound of Downtown,” the Panther Basketball Band plays at all men’s and women’s home basketball games, and at post-season tournaments.

Founded in 2010 along with the University’s football team, the Georgia State Panther Band has quickly made a name for itself performing for live, televised, and motion picture audiences. Rated by its peers as one of the best college marching bands in the country, the Panther Band was ranked among the top-ten bands in the nation by the College Band Directors National Association in 2013 and the top-five among the Southern Division in 2012 and 2016. In 2014, the band entertained millions along the streets of New York and on television as it participated in the 88th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2013, the Panther Band proudly marched through Washington, D.C. during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. In 2019, the Panther Band performed for over 100 million viewers as part of the Super Bowl LIII Pepsi Halftime Show.

Both the Panther Basketball Band and Panther Band are under the direction of Chester B. Phillips, Georgia State’s director of athletic bands, and T. Devin Reid, assistant director of bands. To learn more about the Panther Band visit pantherband.gsu.edu.