GEORGIA BASKETBALL TIMELINE March 25, 2000 – Paced by double-doubles from Tawana McDonald and Kelly Miller, Georgia tops North Carolina, 83-57, in the “Sweet 16” to give Landers his 650th win overall and the Lady Dogs’ their school-record 32nd victory of the campaign. March 29, 2000 – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association tabs Landers its National Coach of the Year, the fourth such honor of his career. April 20, 2001 – Kelly Miller, Deanna Nolan and Coco Miller are the No. 2 (Charlotte), No. 6 (Detroit) and No. 9 (Washington) picks in the WNBA draft, marking the first time a school has supplied three first-rounders. March 24, 2003 – No. 19-ranked Georgia, a No. 5 seed, “upsets” No. 23-ranked Rutgers, a No. 4 seed, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs then drop a 66-63 decision to top-seeded Duke in the “Sweet 16” A Sweet National Sweep despite dressing out only seven players. Landers A day after securing Naismith National Coach and dubbed his team “The Miracle Workers.” Player of they Year honors, Andy Landers and Saudia March 6, 2004 – Janese Hardrick’s running jumper Roundtree also celebrated cutting down the nets at the with 0.9 seconds remaining in OT lifts Georgia 1996 Midwest Regional in Nacogdoches, Texas. to a 68-66 victory over No. 1 Tennessee in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. February 2, 2006 – Georgia shoots a sizzling 64.2 percent from the field to dispatch No. 21 Kentucky, 91-57, to supply Andy Landers with his 650th victory as the Lady Bulldogs’ head coach. March 9, 2006 – Sherill Baker and Tasha Humphrey are named among the dozen finalists for the State Farm/Wade Trophy. February 2, 2006 – With Landers in attendance, Deanna Nolan leads the Detroit Shock to an 8075 win over Sacramento in the decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Nolan is named Finals Most Valuable Player and hoists the championship trophy with two more former Lady Bulldogs – Kedra Holland-Corn and Kara Braxton – who are her teammates with the Shock. November 12, 2006 – The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announces that Andy Landers will be inducted into its membership in 2007. The announcement is made in association with the State Farm Tip-off Classic, where the Lady Bulldogs defeat eventual NCAA Runner-up Rutgers, 78-69, despite having only seven players dressed out. December 3, 2006 – Georgia defeats Georgia Tech, 79-69, to give his Andy Landers his 664th win with the Lady Bulldogs, making him the winningest college basketball coach in the State of Georgia’s history.
February 19, 1997 – Kedra Holland-Corn hits a layup with 5.5 seconds left to give the Lady Dogs a 6664 win over Florida and clinch Georgia’s second straight SEC Championship. June 6, 1997 – La’Keshia Frett, Brandi Decker, Tracy Henderson and Tiffany Walker graduate four years after they enrolled at Georgia. January 10, 1999 – Georgia downs LSU, 73-60, in Baton Rouge to improve to 14-0 on the season, the best start ever by the Lady Dogs. March 22, 1999 – A youthful Georgia squad, with just one senior on the roster, pounces Iowa State, 89-71, in the Mideast Regional final to advance to a third Final Four in five years. March 24, 1999 – Kelly Miller is named to the Kodak All-America team, the first Lady Bulldog sophomore ever to earn a spot on the prestigious unit.
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Milestone UGA Wins No. 1
Nov. 10, 1979
UGA 88, Piedmont 69
No. 50 Dec. 18, 1981 UGA 80, Memphis St. 68
No. 100 Dec. 29, 1983 UGA 93, Miami (Ohio) 36
No. 150 March 29, 1985 UGA 81, Western Ky. 78
No. 200 Feb. 15, 1987 UGA 89, Vanderbilt 72
No. 250 Feb. 22, 1989 UGA 86, Howard 49
No. 300 Feb. 23, 1991 A Poetically Appropriate Induction
UGA 70, Auburn 66
Teresa Edwards’ heartfelt “farewell to my one true love” speech at the United States Olympic Hall of Fame induction ceremonies drew a standing ovation.
No. 350 Dec. 15, 1993
March 17, 2008 – Tasha Humphrey is named firstteam All-SEC by the AP and in the process becomes only the third four-time consensus firstteam All-SEC performer in league history. February 28, 2009 – Andy Landers is inducted into the State of Georgia’s Sports Hall of Fame along with two other UGA greats – men’s basketball coach Hugh Durham and football All-American and Academic All-American Terry Hoage. August 13, 2009 – Teresa Edwards is inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. January 7, 2010 – Ashley Houts and Jasmine James score the game’s final five points to lead Georgia in a 61-60 overtime victory against Kentucky, improving the Lady Bulldogs to a best-ever 15-0. March 22, 2011 – Jasmine James’ stickback with 2.9 seconds left lifts Georgia over No. 15 Florida State and secures a 19th trip to the “Sweet 16.” August 12, 2011 – Teresa Edwards becomes the first Lady Bulldog enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. September 7, 2012 – Katrina McClain is inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in ceremonies in Springfield, Mass.
UGA 77, Tennessee 71
UGA 67, Georgia Tech 52
No. 400 Jan. 8, 1996 No. 450 Dec. 29, 1997 UGA 94, Fairfield 68
No. 500 Dec. 29, 1999 UGA 78, East Tenn. 51
No. 550 Dec. 2, 2001 UGA 54, California 54
No. 600 Feb. 1, 2004 UGA 71, Alabama 68
No. 650 Feb. 2, 2006 UGA 91, Kentucky 57
No. 700 Jan. 24, 2008 UGA 82, Florida 55
No. 750 March 22, 2010 UGA 74, Oklahoma St. 71
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