Table of Contents Table of Contents / Credits......................2-3 Why Georgia............................................4-5 Athens, Ga. ..............................................6-7 University of Georgia..............................8-9 UGA Campus Life.................................10-11 Georgia Athletics................................. 12-13 Georgia Basketball.............................. 14-15 Basketball Staff.................................... 16-17 Stegeman Coliseum............................ 18-19 Practice Facility....................................20-21 Academic Success...............................22-23 Pros & USA Basketball........................24-25 Media Exposure...................................26-27 Media Information...............................28-30 Athletic Association Staff Directory........ 31 Radio Network.......................................... 32 Stegeman Coliseum................................. 33 Opponent SID Directory........................... 34 2017-18 Schedule...................................... 35 Roster Information.................................... 36 Radio & TV Spotter’s Chart....................... 37 Outlook.................................................38-39 Notebook................................................... 40
PERSONNEL
Mark Fox bio........................................42-44 Philip Pearson bio..................................... 45 Jonas Hayes bio........................................ 46 David Carter bio........................................ 47 Kent Davison bio....................................... 48 Matt Bucklin bio........................................ 48 Support Staff bios................................49-52 Administration bios.............................53-55 William “Turtle” Jackson bio..............56-57 Yante Maten bio...................................59-60 Jordan Harris bio................................. 61-62 Juwan Parker bio.................................63-65 Tyree Crump bio..................................66-67 Pape Diatta bio.....................................68-69 Teshaun Hightower bio............................ 70 Christian Harrison bio.............................. 71 E’Torrion Wildridge bio........................72-73 Rayshaun Hammonds bio........................ 74 Connor O’Neill bio............................... 75-76 Isaac Kante bio.......................................... 77 Mike Edwards bio................................78-79 Nicolas Claxton bio................................... 80 Derek Ogbeide bio............................... 81-82
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OPPONENTS
Records vs. Opponents, Bryant............... 84 USC Upstate, Texas A&M-CC................... 85 Cal State Fullerton, Sacramento State.... 86 San Diego State, Harvard, St. Joseph’s.......................................... 87 Saint Mary’s, Washington State, Marquette............................................. 88 Winthrop, Massachusetts......................... 89 Georgia Tech, Temple................................ 90 Kentucky, Ole Miss................................... 91 Alabama, Missouri.................................... 92 South Carolina, LSU................................. 93 Auburn, Arkansas..................................... 94 Kansas State, Florida................................ 95 Mississippi State, Vanderbilt.................... 96 Tennessee, Texas A&M............................. 97 Career stats vs. SEC Opponents.............. 98
2016-17 SEASON RECAP
Notebook & 2016-17 Seniors’ Stats................. 100-102 Game-by-Game Results......................... 103 Individual Stats & Double-Digits Bulldogs................ 104-105 Single-Game Superlatives..................... 106 Game-by-Game Team Stats................... 107 SEC Standings & Team Stats................. 108 SEC Tournament & Individual Stats...... 109 Box Scores........................................ 110-116
HISTORY & RECORDS
Individual Records............................ 118-119 Team Records.......................................... 120 Opponent Individual & Team Records... 120 Stegeman Coliseum Records................ 121
Georgia Individual Records............ 122-127 Georgia Team Single-Game Top-10s...... 128 Largest Margins of Victory & Defeat..... 129 Records by Class..................................... 129 Opponent Single-Game Top-10s..... 130-131 100-Point Games..................................... 132 Overtime Games..................................... 133 1,000-point Scorers......................... 134-139 Season-by-Season Records................... 140 Year-by-Year Results........................ 141-155 All-Time Series Results................... 156-157 Results vs. 2017-18 Opponents....... 158-165 Annual Individual Stat Leaders...... 166-168 SEC Statistical Champions..................... 169 Annual Team Stats........................... 170-171 Starting Lineups............................... 172-173 SEC Tournament History................. 174-175 Postseason History.......................... 176-177 Postseason Box Scores................... 178-187 All-Time Jersey Numbers............... 188-189 All-Time Coaches Records & Assistant Coaches.......................... 190 All-Time Letterwinners.................... 191-194 Team Awards........................................... 195 All-Americans.......................................... 196 SEC Award Winners................................ 197 All-SEC.............................................. 198-199 Freshman & Defensive All-SEC.............200 Academic Honors................................... 201 Halls of Fame Bulldogs.......................... 202 USA Basketball....................................... 203 Bulldogs in the Pros........................204-205 Stegeman Coliseum History.................. 206 Playing Facility History........................... 207 Endowed Scholarships........................... 208
CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The 2017-18 Georgia Bulldog Basketball Media Guide was produced with Adobe InDesign Desktop Publishing. The publication was designed, written and edited by UGA associate Sports Communications Director Mike Mobley, with much-appreciated assistance from graduate assistants Austin Hannon, Jackie Kinney and Ashleigh Shay, as well as student assistants McKenzie Armes, SK Bowen (a tireless opponents’ section editor), Andrew Keith, Kevin Mobley. Special thanks to Dasia Danzy for her graphic assistance. To ensure the accuracy of the historical information – especially in the early years of Georgia Basketball – extensive research has been conducted. If you have evidence that conflicts with dates, opponents or scores, please direct contact Mike Mobley at mmobley@sports.uga.edu. Covers, recruiting section and page template design by Harold Dean of The Adsmith of Athens. Printing by Walker 360 of Birmingham, Ala. Outside cover photography by Cassie Wright. Additional photography from: Steffenie Burns, Ben Clark, Steven Colquitt, Ashley Connell, Robert Crawford, Keith Currie, Donovan Eason, Dan Evans, Phillip Faulkner, Joel Gibson, Steve Guyer, Travis Hatfield, Becky Hay, John Kelley, David Marck, Ted Mayer, Amanda C. Melton, Perry McIntyre, Erin McCall, Parker Moore, Meredith Page, Daniel Shirey, Evan Stichler, Caitlyn Tam, Sean Taylor, Scott Trubey, Dylan Wilson, Dale Zanine, NCAA Photos, NBA Photos, UGA Photographic Services and USA Basketball. Additional copies of this media guide may be purchased for $15 each at the UGA Sports Communications office located on the second floor of the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. Copies also are available via mail by sending check or money order for $18 per media guide made payable to the UGA Athletic Association to: UGA Sports Communications; P.O. Box 1472; Athens, GA 30602.