Championship teams
1986 SEC Champions
1985-86 Results RECORD: AP RANK: USA TODAY RANK: HEAD COACH: TOP SCORER: TOP REBOUNDER: 11/22 11/23 11/25 11/30 12/2 12/4 12/11 12/14 12/16 12/27 12/28 12/31 1/6 1/9 1/12 1/18 1/22 1/26 1/29 2/2 2/5 2/8 2/10 2/13 2/15 2/17 2/23 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/15 3/20 1 # 2 3 4 5
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No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 3 No. 3 No. 3 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 2
30-2 NO. 2 NO. 4
ANDY LANDERS KATRINA MCCLAIN (21.3) KATRINA MCCLAIN (10.1)
1 vs. Central Michigan 97-55 1 at Tennessee Tech 79-64 at Clemson 87-68 at No. 15 N.C. State 92-67 Middle Tennessee 108-58 Georgia Tech 93-58 Georgia Southern 97-67 # Cincinnati 98-47 at Florida A&M 90-62 2 vs. No. 18 N. Carolina 87-70 2 at No. 3 Southern Cal 67-70 at No. 4 Long Beach State 93-68 at UT-Chattanooga 83-67 at Georgia Southern 97-47 at Vanderbilt 68-61 at No. 9 Auburn 95-61 South Carolina 93-70 at No. 9 Ole Miss 70-69 No. 11 Tennessee 84-74 No. 12 LSU 90-66 at Alabama 73-69 Mississippi State 87-47 No. 4 Western Ky. 93-61 Mercer 105-54 at Florida 83-47 at South Florida 90-47 Kentucky 113-67 3 Alabama 88-71 3 No. 10 Ole Miss 76-68 3 No. 9 LSU 94-72 4 Illinois 103-64 5 vs. No. 15 Tennessee 82-85
TTU Classic (Cookeville, Tenn.) Home Game Played in Marietta, Ga. TransAmerica Classic (Los Angeles) SEC Tourney (Athens) NCAA 1st (Athens) NCAA Mideast (Iowa City, Iowa)
Seated (L-R): Rhonda Mikes, Traci Waites, Teresa Edwards, Susie Gardner, Carla Green and DeeDee Frasier. Standing: Anne Smith, Traci Inman, Lisa O’Connor, Katie Abrahamson, Barbara Bootz, Chris Toscas, Katrina McClain and Regan Acosta. The most successful Georgia team from a rankings standpoint was the 1986 Lady Dogs, who spent the entire season ranked either No. 2 or No. 3 in the nation. Georgia sported an impressive 26.0-point average margin of victory, including an even more impressive 19.8-point advantage in its 10 victories over ranked foes.
That season also capped the careers of the most successful senior class in UGA history. Teresa Edwards, Lisa O’Connor and Susie Gardner helped lead Georgia to a combined 116-7 record (.943), three SEC Championships (1983, 1984 and 1986), two Final Fours (1983, 1985) and a national runner-up finish (1985).
1985-86 Final Statistics
No. 32 5 43 20 15 53 23 42 51 14 25 13 33 41
Overall Record: 30-2 » Home: 15-0 » Away: 13-1 » Neutral: 2-1
Player Katrina McClain Teresa Edwards Lisa O’Connor Traci Waites Rhonda Mikes Barbara Bootz Susie Gardner Katie Abrahamson Chris Toscas Carla Green Anne Smith DeeDee Frasier Traci Inman Regan Acosta TEAM Georgia Opponents
DEADBALL REBOUNDS Georgia Opponents
156
G-GS 31-30 32-32 31-31 31-31 31-18 29-13 30-0 32-5 24-0 26-0 25-0 15-0 21-0 23-0
MP-AVG. 854-27.5 1022-31.9 958-30.9 842-27.2 603-19.5 438-15.1 331-11.0 570-17.8 126-5.3 207-7.9 124-4.9 90-6.0 83-3.9 152-6.6
FG-FGA 262-369 274-491 140-291 114-227 112-211 72-142 61-118 66-138 25-41 21-55 19-29 10-21 10-20 7-15
PCT. .662 .558 .481 .502 .531 .507 .517 .478 .609 .382 .655 .476 .500 .467
FT-FTA 137-176 82-104 84-114 24-30 24-39 18-28 26-34 19-26 11-17 21-29 7-11 3-4 4-10 9-20
PCT. .778 .788 .737 .800 .615 .643 .765 .731 .647 .724 .636 .750 .400 .450
32 32
6400 6400
1193-2195 825-2032
.544 .406
469-642 370-600
.731 .617
TOTAL 72 98
REB.-AVG. 314-10.1 146-4.6 193-6.2 112-3.6 63-2.0 104-3.6 29-0.9 91-2.8 33-1.4 29-1.1 23-0.9 4-0.3 18-0.9 21-0.9 140-4.3 1284-40.1 1198-37.4
A 37 176 72 160 73 33 34 35 3 29 10 11 4 1
TO 59 96 65 79 39 36 17 45 10 36 13 5 12 4
B 87 12 6 5 0 36 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 0
S 54 91 30 55 46 25 27 9 5 15 5 2 2 3
PTS.-AVG. 661-21.3 630-19.7 364-11.7 252-8.1 248-8.0 162-5.6 148-4.9 151-4.7 61-2.5 63-2.4 45-1.8 23-1.5 24-1.1 23-1.0
678 516 156 369 2855-89.2 410 695 50 205 2021-63.2