The 2025-26 Georgia Basketball Media Guide was produced with Adobe InDesign Desktop Publishing. The publication was written and edited by Assistant AD Mike Mobley, with assistance of UGA sports communications graduate & student assistants.
Outside and inside covers designed by Andrew Chang of UGA Athletics Creative Services.
Cover photography by Tony Walsh, Conor Dillon and Olivia Wilson. Additional photos from: Kristin Bradshaw, Steffenie Burns, Ben Clark, Steven Colquitt, Ashley Connell, Robert Crawford, Keith Currie, Rob Davis, Donovan Eason, Dan Evans, Phillip Faulkner, Joel Gibson, Steve Guyer, Travis Hatfield, Becky Hay, Kari Hodges, John Kelley, David Marck, Ted Mayer, Amanda Melton, Perry McIntyre, Erin McCall, Mackenzie Miles, Parker Moore, Meredith Page, Daniel Shirey, Chamberlain Smith, Evan Stichler, Caitlyn Tam, Sean Taylor, Lauren Tolbert, Scott Trubey, Dylan Wilson, Dale Zanine, Getty Images, NCAA Photos, NBAE, UGA Photographic Services and USA Basketball.
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 that information to Mike Mobley at mmobley@sports.uga.edu.
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UGA became the nation’s first state-chartered university in 1785 and is considered the birthplace of public higher education in the U.S.
The University of Georgia was ranked as the college with the second best student life in the nation in an annual survey by niche.com.
UGA has been ranked among the nation’s top-25 public universities by U.S. News & World Report for 27 consecutive years.
niche.com ranked UGA No. 10 among top public universities based on academic, admissions, financial and student life data.
UGA’s dining halls, which include 24-hour options, were ranked as the nation’s 13th-best 10 by Business Insider magazine.
Forbes ranked UGA No. 17 among colleges that “dominate” in sports and academics based NCAA titles and Forbes’ list of Americas’ Top Colleges. 1 2 27 10 13 17
UGA: FIRST & STILL FOREMOST
Founded on Jan. 27, 1785 – four years before George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the U.S.A. – the University of Georgia is the nation’s first state-chartered university. More than two centuries later, UGA combines its 18thcentury history with the most modern of amenities to create one of the premier college campuses in the world.
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS:
> 24 Baccalaureate degrees in more than 142 fields
> 32 Master’s degrees in 135 fields
> 4 Doctoral degrees in 100 areas
> Professional degrees in law, pharmacy and veterinary medicine
> More than 100 Study Abroad & exchange programs
> 99 percent of 2024 grads employed or in graduate school within 6 months
RANKING UGA
#1 AMERICA’S COOLEST TOWN
“NEVER BARK ALONE”
With more than 370,000 living alumni, Georgia graduates can be found worldwide. A UGA “G” is guaranteed to draw a “Go Dawgs!” no matter how far you venture from Athens.
RANKING UGA:
> No. 1 in Insurance
> No. 1 in Student Counseling
> No. 2 in Public Management & Leadership
> No. 3 in Public Budget and Financing
> No. 4 in Real Estate
> No. 4 in Public Affairs
> No. 5 in Business Administration
> No. 5 in Accounting & Finance
> No. 5 in Local Government Management
> No. 6 in Sports Management
> No. 6 in Journalism/Communications
> No. 6 in Personnel Services
> No. 9 in Agricultural Sciences
> No. 7 Veterinary Medicine
> No. 7 in Higher Education Administration
> No. 8 in Curriculum and Instruction
> No. 10 in Elementary Teacher Education
> No. 10 in Secondary Teacher Education
> No. 12 in Kinesiology & Physical Therapy
> No. 12 in Management Info. Systems (MIS)
> No. 15 in Pharmacy
> No. 17 in Criminal Justice
> No. 18 in Nonprofit Management
> No. 19 in Public Health
> No. 20 in Law
> No. 20 in Social Work
NOTABLE NUMERALS
UGA has captured 52 national championships in 11 different sports, with 36 of those coming in the 2000s.
Eighteen of UGA’s 21 athletic programs have posted top20 finishes in their national championships during the 2000s.
Georgia was one of six schools to have three or more players ranked among the NBA’s top-100 players by CBS Sports prior to the 2024-25 season.
Georgia has finished as one of the nation’s top-25 programs in the NACDA Director’s Cup all-sports rankings for 27 consecutive years.
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UGA registered a graduation rate of 87 percent in the most recent NCAA statistics, with four sports posting a perfect 100 percent.
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A total of 33 current and former UGA student-athletes combined to win six medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including four Gold Medals.
KCP WINS AGAIN: JOINS ELITE NBA COMPANY
> Kentavious Caldwell-Pope became just the 33rd player in NBA history to win Championships with multiple franchises – with the Lakers in 2020 and the Nuggets in 2023.
> In 2020, UGA became just the fifth school to have top-10 selections in the NFL (Andrew Thomas, No. 4 by the Giants), MLB (Emerson Hancock, No. 6 by Seattle) and NBA (Anthony Edwards, No. 1 by Minnesota) in the same draft cycle.
Ernie Johnson, Jr. Maria Taylor Quavo Samuel L. Jackson Omari Hardwick Ryan Seacrest Jason Aldean & Ludacris
$25M
UGA transformed Stegeman Coliseum with two major renovations costing more than $20 million combined to give the arena at 21st century face lift...and has spent additional millions in the past several years.
FANS FLOCK TO THE STEG:
Georgia’s reseating of Stegeman Coliseum and the moving of UGA’s student section to touch the arena’s floor has turned the venue into an electric atmosphere. Over the past three seasons, Georgia has welcomed 18 crowds of more than 10,000 fans to Stegeman, including 12 sellouts.
STEGEMAN UPDATES:
> In 2010, a $13-million renovation upgraded Stegeman’s concourse and added 10,000-square feet of space on each side of the arena. Those efforts won multiple awards including from the American Institute of Architects.
> In 2016-17, an $8-million investment enhanced the Coliseum’s court and seating areas and added 1000-square feet of HD video and nearly 3000-square feet of LED scoreboard sections.
> During Mike White’s tenure, athletic training and strength & conditioning facilities have been added to Stegeman Coliseum, creating more than 7000-square feet of basketball-specific space.
A GROWING TRADITION
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Asa Newell became Georgia’s 40th all-time NBA Draft pick when he was taken No. 23 overall in the first round of the 2025 selections.
UGA has welcomed 18 crowds topping the 10,000 plateau at Stegeman Coliseum during Mike White’s three seasons in Athens.
Georgia Bulldog basketball players have combined to be earn All-SEC 97 accolades during the conference’s history.
Georgia has earned bids to postseason play 28 times, with all of those coming last 40 seasons.
The 1983 Final Four is UGA’s best showing.
UGA’s practice facility, which is adjacent to Stegeman Coliseum, is one of the nation’s largest with 120,000 square feet.
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The SEC Network is the most successful of all college sports TV ventures and was available in 90 million homes when it launched in 2014.
UGA QUICK FACTS
LOCATION Athens, Ga.
ENROLLMENT 41,615 (31,514 undergrad)
FOUNDED 1785
CONFERENCE Southeastern
NICKNAME Bulldogs
MASCOT Uga XI
COLORS Red & Black
PRESIDENT
Jere W. Morehead (Georgia J.D. ‘80)
FACULTY ATHLETICS REP.
David Shipley (Oberlin ’72)
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Josh Brooks (LSU ‘02)
SENIOR DEPUTY AD
Darrice Griffin
DEPUTY ADs
Will Lawler, Stephanie Ransom, Steven Drummond
EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE ADs
Ron Courson, Ford Williams
SENIOR ASSOCIATE ADs
Matt Brachowski, Glada Horvat, Jeff Smith, Alan Thomas
ASSOCIATE ADs
Brad Bell, Beth Dziedzic, Travis Epling, Steve Flippen, Scott Hallberg, Derek Hammock, Rhonda Kilpatrick, Christie Purks, Anna Randa, Tanner Stines, Amy Thomas, Christian Williams
ASSISTANT ADs
Leland Barrow, John Bateman, Alan Daniel, Emily Deitz, Dr. Dylan Firsick, Leigh Futch, Jen Galas, Courtney Gay, Dan Goldstein, Cory Kopaniasz, Christopher Lakos, Tray Littlefield, Mike Mobley, Chad Morehead
SID OFFICE
ASSISTANT ADs
Leland Barrow, Christopher Lakos, Tray Littlefield
Mike Mobley (MBB Contact)
SR. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Sean Stevenson
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Karra Gentry, Jake Stanley
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
John Frierson, Julia Maenius STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
Tony Walsh, Conor Dillon
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
Hailey Beard, Sam Carter, Cadee Pierce, Lindsay Rogers
STUDENT ASSISTANTS
Carter Brown, Katelyn Chatham, Sophia Clancy, Knox Cleveland, Ana Escamilla, Rosemary Furgeson, Ansley Gavlak, Hannah Hitson, Elizabeth Isakson, Erin
The 2025-26 Georgia Basketball Guide was prepared to assist members of the media covering the Bulldogs. Any specific requests beyond the information in this publication – interviews, credentials, photography, etc. –should be directed to: Mike Mobley, OR Sam Carter, Assistant AD Graduate Assistant mmobley@sports.uga.edu Samuel.Carter@uga.edu (706) 540-7486 706-421-0063
MAILING ADDRESS OVERNIGHT ADDRESS
P.O. Box 1472 One Selig Circle Athens, Ga. 30603 Athens, Ga. 30605
CREDENTIALS
Credentials for Georgia’s home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. Credentials are issued on a priority basis. All requests should be made via the SportsSystems online credentialing site.
All single-game credentials will be left at Media Will Call, which is located at the Coliseum box office adjacent to Gate D on the Smith Street side of the arena (see map on Page 9).
Season parking passes will also be issued to media who cover the majority of UGA’s home games. Media parking is in the Coverdell Lot, located off Smith Street behind the Coliseum Training Facility (see map on Page 9). In addition, parking in the Carlton Street deck, which is actually closer to Media Will Call than the Media Lot, is free on game days.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews with coaches and players will be conducted before or after practice on pre-determined dates in the Stegeman Coliseum postgame interview room. Unless the calendar necessitates a change, these availabilities will take place the day before each home game. As much advance notice as possible will be given for these dates and times. Please contact Mike Mobley in the Sports Communications office for assistance.
PRACTICES
Georgia’s practice sessions are generally closed to the media. Upon request, videographers and photographers may be allowed to shoot a pre-determined portion at the beginning of some practices.
GAME DAY MEDIA SERVICES
Stegeman Coliseum’s press facilities are outlined in the diagram to the following page.
The press room is located through Portal 3 and is equipped with wireless and ethernet internet access. A room with similar capabilities is available for photographers adjacent to the press room. Credentialed media will be supplied with a voucher which can be redeemed at any Stegeman Coliseum concessions stands for a pregame meal. Vouchers can not be used for alcoholic beverages.
Press seating is located above Portal 2 in section K of the Coliseum’s lower bowl. Radio broadcast positions are at the scorer’s table, while TV announce locations are at center court opposite the scorer’s table.
Complete first-half and final box scores will be provided, as will final game books with the aforementioned as well as first- and second-half playby-plays, first- and second-half shot charts and post-game notes and quotes.
INTERNET ACCESS
Media wishing to obtain high-speed Internet access may log on via either through wireless or hard-wired ethernet method. Both are available in the media seating area and the working press room within the Coliseum. Please see a member of the UGA Sports Communications office to obtain information on how to access the University network.
IN-GAME STATISTICS
Media covering Georgia home games can view a running statistical account on a web browser by logging onto: uga.statbroadcast.com.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Only those accredited photographers working on assignment will be issued sideline credentials. Flashes and strobe units are prohibited unless permission has been granted. Photographers should shoot from the designated endzone locations. No photographers are permitted in the bench area of either team.
Photographers who wish to transmit their photos on-site are asked to use the room adjacent to the working press room. This area is specifically dedicated to the transmission of photography and provides greater work space.
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
Following home games, Georgia head coach Mike White and two Bulldog players will be available for interviews in the press conference room accessible via Tunnel 2 of the playing floor. The players will be available first after a 10-minute cooling off period, followed by Coach White. Zoom sessions with Coach White also will be conducted following road games.
CARTER
MOBLEY
Visiting teams will determine their own post-game procedure for available players. If those interviews are in person, most opponents choose to conduct those interviews may be in one of two locations: outside their locker room, which is located through Portal 1 of the Coliseum playing floor and through the double-doors to the left at the end of the hallway; or in an auxiliary locker room, which is down the hall to the right after exiting the Georgia interview room. The locker room entrance will be on the left as you walk down the hallway.
◊ Adam Gillespie (404) 688-0068 adam.gillespie@680thefan.com
WRFC RADIO – ATHENS (AM 960 The Ref)
◊ David Johnston (706) 549-6222 davidj@southernbroadcasting.com
4-9 5,163
4-9 5,458
10-5 5,317 1976-77 6-8 4,705 1977-78 6-7
Additional Stegeman Records can be found on Page 83. SEASONS IN STEGEMAN
Christened in 1963 as the Georgia Coliseum, the venue was officially renamed and dedicated to the memory of Herman James Stegeman on Saturday, March 2, 1996. Stegeman made many contributions to Georgia’s athletic program during his 20-year tenure (1919-39). He was a pioneer in the development of college basketball in the south, originating the region’s first big basketball tournament when he organized the Southern Conference Tournament in Atlanta from 1921-32. Stegeman Hall on the UGA campus was named for Coach Stegeman in 1946 and for years it was home of the University’s athletic and physical education departments. The athletic department moved its offices to the new coliseum in 1964, and Stegeman Hall was demolished in 1995 following completion of the Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities.
The Coliseum is actually two separate structures, the roof and the building beneath it. The only connection is an aluminum bellows which seals the joints and permits the rise and fall of the roof with temperature change.
In addition, Stegeman Coliseum was utilized for rhythmic gymnastics and preliminary volleyball competition during the Centennial Olympic Games in 1996.
Stegeman has recently undergone thorough a series of major renovations, receiving a 21st Century face lift. In 2017, fans walked in to the final product following more than $20-million in renovations over several years.
In 2010, Stegeman’s concourses received a remarkable makeover, upgrading the graphics, enhancing spectator access to concessions and restrooms and adding 5,000-square feet of concourse space on each side of the arena. Those efforts won awards from both the American Institute of Architects and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
During the summer of 2017, the arena received a massive center-hung scoreboard, new black seats, an improved LED lighting system, a state-of-the-art sound system and graphics above the horseshoe end celebrating past teams and retired jerseys. That followed work in 2016 which provided a dramatic mural covering the Coliseum’s distinctive end wall.
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Individual Georgia
Opponent
Points 46 by Ronnie Hogue vs. LSU (12/20/71) 58 by Pete Maravich, LSU (3/8/69)
Arkansas A&M (12/2/67) 106 by Kentucky (2/19/68) Rebounds 78 vs. Sewanee (12/3/68) 62 by Kentucky (2/9/76)
RADIO NETWORK
THE GEORGIA BULLDOG RADIO NETWORK
The best and broadest exposure possible for UGA basketball comes from the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network, a joint venture between Learfield College and JMI Sports. Not only with its vast number of affiliates but also from its powerful flagship station AM 750 in Atlanta, the network gives coverage to Bulldog hoops unmatched by any program nationwide.
Learfield provides radio network production for more than 50 major college athletic programs within the SEC and other prominent conferences across the United States.
The network flagship is News/Talk 750 WSB – Atlanta’s 50,000-watt, clear-channel station – which provides coverage with a signal that reaches more than 35 states and Canada. Scott Howard and Chuck Dowdle will again handle the play-by-play and color analyst duties, respectively. Coach Mike White can also be heard on weeknights during the season on the Bulldog Hotline, heard over most of the network stations.
SCOTT HOWARD
The voice of Scott Howard has become synonymous with Georgia sports and in particular, with Bulldog football and basketball. Howard returns for his 31st season behind the microphone at Georgia basketball games. First a color analyst with legendary voice Larry Munson, Howard will be working his 27th season as the Bulldogs’ primary play-by-play announcer.
Howard was the sports director at Athens radio stations WNGC-WGAU for 14 years before joining IMG Sports in 2009.
A 1984 Georgia graduate, Howard began his association with Bulldog football as a color analyst alongside Munson in 1994. In 2007, he broadcasted play-by-play action in all of Georgia’s road football games, and the next season he became the program’s primary radio voice by the third game. Howard was also play-by-play announcer for Georgia baseball from 1990-96.
CHUCK DOWDLE
Native Atlantan Chuck Dowdle, one of the most prominent figures in the Atlanta sports scene, will return to the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network for the his 14th season as color analyst for basketball broadcasts. Dowdle retired from WSB-TV in 2009 after 24 years as weeknight sports anchor with the top-rated station. Dowdle also worked for WPLG in Miami from 1973-85. During
that time, he hosted the Don Shula TV Show and also announced football for the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes, as well as the NASL’s Ft. Lauderdale Strikers.
During his time at WSB, Dowdle was involved with almost every aspect of Atlanta sports, from announcing Falcons’ preseason games to hosting UGA football and basketball coaches’ shows. He was also the host of “High-Q”, a game show pitting some of the Atlanta region’s brightest high-school students against one another in academic competition.
Dowdle attended UGA in his freshman year, where he played for the basketball team. He then transferred to Georgia State, where he was a pitcher for the baseball team in his junior and senior years, before graduating in 1972.
ADAM GILLESPIE
After serving as the back-up producer/ engineer for the Georgia Radio Network for one season, Adam Gillespie took over in a full-time role beginning with the 2020-21 campaign.
An Athens native who attended high school in Augusta, Gillespie joined the production staff at 680 The Fan in Atlanta in 2005. His role expanded to include producing the postgame show on the Atlanta Braves Network when the stationed the team’s broadcast rights in 2010. That same year, 680 became the official sports-talk partner of Georgia Athletics and Gillespie began producing Bulldog Roundtable, the station’s show devoted exclusively to UGA Athletics which aired on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
GEORGIA, SEC
Scott Howard (right) and Chuck Dowdle will work their 14th season together in 2025-26.
NUMERICAL
NO. NAME HT. WT. CL. POS. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL
0 Blue Cain 6-5 195 Jr. G Knoxville, Tenn. / IMG Academy
1 Kareem Stagg 6-8 230 Fr. F Chesapeake, Va. / IMG Academy
Fri. & Sun. March 20 & 22 Philadelphia; San Diego; St. Louis; Tampa
Thurs. & Sat. March 26 & 28
NCAA Regionals Houston; San Jose
Fri. & Sun. March 27 & 29 Chicago, Ill.; Washington
Sat. & Mon. April 5 & 7 Final Four Indianapolis ^ – CareSource Invitational – Atlanta Supporting Mental Health ◊ & – Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.). % – SEC/ACC Challenge ◊ @ – Holiday Hoopsgiving (State Farm Arena) ◊ * – Denotes SEC games Dates and times subject to change. All times listed are EASTERN
PERSONAL DATA
EDUCATION
High School Jesuit High School ’95 College Ole Miss ’00 (Business Administration)
FAMILY
Wife Kira
Daughters Rylee and Maggie Sons Twins, Collin and Keegan, and Dillon
COACHING HONORS
2017 SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
2015 CONFERENCE USA COACH OF THE YEAR
2013 WAC COACH OF THE YEAR
2013, 2017 NABC DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR
2013, 2017 USBWA DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR
CAREER PATH
JACKSONVILLE STATE
Assistant Coach 2000-03
Associate Head Coach 2003-04
OLE MISS
Assistant Coach 2004-11
LOUISIANA TECH
Head Coach 2011-15
FLORIDA
Head Coach 2015-22
GEORGIA
Head Coach 2022-present
WHITE Mike
It was a different type of Selection Sunday for Georgia Basketball in 2022. While the college basketball universe was focused on the release of the NCAA Tournament bracket for “March Madness,” Georgia made significant waves in the news cycle just as the selection show was ending by announcing Mike White as the Bulldogs’ new head coach at 7:54 p.m. ET.
“I am beyond excited for the opportunity to lead the men’s basketball program at the University of Georgia,” White stated. “I believe in the limitless future of Georgia Basketball.”
White, who averaged more than 22 wins per season in 11 campaigns as head coach at Florida and Louisiana Tech, was named the 23rd head men's basketball coach of the Georgia Bulldogs on March 13, 2022. White owns the unique distinction of being named Coach of the Year in three different conferences, securing 2017 SEC, 2015 Conference USA and 2014 WAC honors.
During his first three seasons in Athens, White's teams have displayed consistent and impressive improvement. From the traditional sports information standpoint, you might read something like:
In White's first season, the Bulldogs upped their regular-season win total by double digits from the 2021-22 campaign, producing the second-largest increase among all Power conference programs. A year later, Georgia earned its first postseason bid since 2017 and while advancing to the NIT semifinals reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since 2016. Last winter, the Bulldogs secured their first NCAA Tournament bid in a decade, doing so while playing a nation-leading eight regular-season games against top-10 opponents.
However, the Bulldogs’ growth from a quantifiably measurable standpoint is even more dramatic.
From the 2021-22 season before White arrived through his third campaign at Georgia, the Bulldogs have ascended an average of 181.2 spots among six of the most popular basketball metrics outlined to the right
The immediate future looks even brighter. White and his staff have signed eight top-100 prep prospects in their three recruiting classes, including 2025 NBA Draft first round pick Asa Newell.
White’s entire basketball career has been a model of consistent winning and postseason play.
In seven seasons at Florida before his arrival in Athens, he compiled a 142-88 record while leading the Gators to six postseason bids including four NCAA appearances. In four campaigns at Louisiana Tech between 2011-15, White’s Bulldogs compiled a 101-40 record, won a trio of conference regularseason titles and advanced to three NITs.
As a head coach, 10 of his 14 teams reached the 20-win mark, while four notched 27 or more victories. White’s squads advanced to postseason play during 11 of 13 possible seasons. During another, when the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19, the Gators were a consensus pick for a single-digit NCAA seed.
White’s teams have made solid usage of the opportunities afforded them. Georgia's trek to the 2024 NIT semifinals included impressive road victories at Wake Forest and Ohio State in a threeday span. White was the only SEC coach and one of just five D-I coaches (along with Bill Self, Mark Few, Jay Wright and Leonard Hamilton) to win a game in each NCAA Tournament between 2017-21, headlined by a trip to the 2017 “Elite Eight.” At Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs won three conference titles – 2013 WAC and 2014 and 2015 Conference USA – and advanced to the NIT quarterfinals in both 2014 and 2015.
White helped five more teams reach 20 wins during his 11 campaigns as an assistant and associate head coach at Ole Miss and Jacksonville State, with the Rebels capturing a pair of SEC West titles. Ole Miss appeared in four NITs during his seven seasons, reaching the semifinals in both 2008 and 2010.
As a player, White was a four-year starter at Ole Miss, including SEC West title teams in 1997 and 1998. He helped the Rebels string together three-consecutive 20-wins seasons from 1997-99, with each culminating with an NCAA Tournament bid – both firsts in program history. White fondly lists his proudest achievement as a player as dribbling out the clock of the Rebels’ 72-70 victory over Villanova in 1999 to give Ole Miss its first-ever “March Madness” victory.
Totaling up the aforementioned, White has been a part of 18 20-win teams during his 29 seasons as a college basketball player and coach, capturing seven regular-season conference regular-season titles and earning 19 postseason bids.
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN GAINESVILLE
Florida earned postseason bids in every season under White, reaching the 2016 NIT quarterfinals, becoming the only SEC program to qualify for four consecutive NCAAs from 2017-21 and advancing to the second round of the 2022 NIT.
From an accolades standpoint, White was voted as 2017 SEC Coach of the Year by both league coaches and the Associated Press after Florida finished second in the league and reached the NCAA “Elite Eight.” He also was honored as the District Coach of the Year by the NABC and USWBA that season. In addition, Canyon Berry was tabbed 2017 SEC Sixth Man of the Year, seven different Gators were named All-SEC a combined eight times, three players were named to the SEC All-Freshman team and two were selected for the SEC All-Defensive unit during White’s tenure.
Florida recorded 21 wins during White’s first campaign in Gainesville, matching the program record for a first-year head coach.
White led Florida to the “Elite Eight” and 27 victories during his second season, just the eighth time in program history the Gators won as many games. In addition, White’s two-season tally of 48 wins ranked as the fourth-most in SEC history. Simultaneously, White and his staff also put together a 2017 recruiting class ranked ninth nationally by ESPN that included three top-10 prospects.
In 2017-18, Florida tied for the most wins over top-25 teams nationally, knocking off six ranked foes. The Gators followed that with a late-season surge in 2018-19. After starting 12-11, Florida finished 20-16 and pulled two more ranked upsets in SEC and NCAA Tournament play.
White collected his 100th win at Florida during 2019-20. His pace of 158 games to reach that milestone was second-fastest in program history only to Billy Donovan’s 154 contests.
The Gators continued their streak of reaching – and winning – during “March Madness” in 2021, which was even more impressive considering Keyontae Johnson, the Preseason SEC Player of the Year, suffered a medical emergency in the fourth game of the season and did not return to action.
A RECORD-SETTING PACE AT LOUISIANA TECH
At Louisiana Tech, White produced the best winning percentage (.716) of any coach in the program’s history as he led the Bulldogs to the Western Athletic Conference regular-season crown in 2013 before winning back-to-back Conference USA titles in 2014 and 2015. The Bulldogs reached the NIT in each of those campaigns and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2014 and 2015. In NIT play, Louisiana Tech recorded a trio of impressive road victories, toppling Florida State in 2013, Georgia in 2014 and Texas A&M in 2015.
White was named WAC Coach of the Year in 2013 and Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2015. He coached the 2015 C-USA Player of the Year, two WAC Newcomers of the Year, the 2014 C-USA Sixth Man of the Year and the 2014 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, four Bulldogs combined to earn nine All-Conference certificates during that span.
White’s most impressive coaching effort in Ruston may have been with his first team. Louisiana Tech started 8-10 before going 10-6 the rest of the way and advancing to the championship game of the WAC Tournament. The Bulldogs then went 83-24 over the next three seasons under White.
FROM PRO PLAYER TO STUDENT TO ASSISTANT COACH
White was a four-year starter at Ole Miss and helped the Rebels to a pair of SEC West titles, three NCAA Tournament appearances and the school's first-ever “March Madness” victory. He also earned a spot on two SEC Academic Honor Rolls and was named to the 1999 SEC Good Works Team.
After being invited to the Utah Jazz’s summer training camp, White spent the 1999-2000 season playing professionally for the IBL’s New Mexico Slam and in England before returning to Ole Miss in the spring of 2000 to complete his B.A. in business. The day after his last Final Exam, White made the four-hour drive from Oxford to Jacksonville, Ala., to begin his coaching career at Jacksonville State the next day – literally.
White spent four years at Jacksonville State and helped the Gamecocks secure their first-ever 20-win season in 2003. He then returned to his alma mater and spent seven successful seasons while developing a reputation as one of the nation’s top assistant coaches. White helped the Rebels to four NIT berths, including two runs to the NIT Final Four, and SEC West titles in 2007 and 2010.
BORN AND MARRIED INTO ATHLETIC FAMILIES
Though he was born in Dunedin, Fla., White lived all around the U.S. as his father’s career in athletic administration progressed. His dad, Kevin, was the Athletic Director at Duke from 2008 until he retired at the end of August 2021 Previously, Kevin was AD at Loras College (1982-87), Maine (1987-91), Tulane (1991-96), Arizona State (1996-2000) and Notre Dame (2000-08).
Both of Mike’s brothers and one of his sisters have also excelled in college athletics administration. Danny became the AD at Tennessee in 2021 after serving in the same role at Buffalo from 2012-15 and UCF from 2015-21. He played basketball at Towson and Notre Dame. Brian has been the AD at Florida Atlantic since 2018. He was Deputy AD for external relations at Missouri before moving to Boca Raton. Mariah (Chappell), who swam collegiately at Duke, was Assistant AD for Administration at SMU, where she worked from 2017-23.
White is married to the former Kira Zschau, who was an All-SEC volleyball player at Ole Miss and also has a law degree from Ole Miss. They have five children – two daughters, Rylee and Maggie; twin boys, Collin and Keegan; and another son, Dillon.
MIKE WHITE SEASON-BY-SEASON
PLAYING CAREER
OLE MISS (4-YEAR STARTER)
SEASON OVERALL CONF. FINISH POSTSEASON
1995-96 12-15 6-10 T-4th (SEC West)
1996-97 20-9 11-5 1st (SEC West) NCAA Rd. of 64
1997-98 22-7 12-4 1st (SEC West) NCAA Rd. of 64
1998-99 20-13 8-8 T-3rd (SEC West) NCAA Rd. of 32
COACHING CAREER PATH
JACKSONVILLE STATE (ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH)
SEASON OVERALL CONF. FINISH POSTSEASON
2000-01 9-19 3-13 7th (A-Sun)
2001-02 13-16 8-12 T-7th (A-Sun)
2002-03 20-10 10-6 2nd (A-Sun)
2003-04 14-4 7-9 T-5th (OVC)
OLE MISS (ASSISTANT COACH)
2004-05 14-17 4-12 T-5th (SEC West)
2005-06 14-16 4-12 T-5th (SEC West)
2006-07 21-13 8-8 T-1st (SEC West) NIT Rd. of 16
2007-08
3rd (SEC West) NIT Semifinals
T-4th (SEC West)
24-11 9-7 T-1st (SEC West) NIT Semifinals
20-14 7-9 T-3rd (SEC West) NIT Rd. of 32
LOUISIANA
TECH (HEAD COACH)
SEASON OVERALL CONF. FINISH POSTSEASON
2011-12 18-16 6-8 T-5th (WAC)
2012-13 27-7 16-2 T-1st (WAC) NIT Rd. of 16
2013-14 29-8 13-3 T-1st (C-USA) NIT Quarterfinals
2014-15 27-9 15-3 1st (C-USA) NIT Quarterfinals
TOTALS 101-40 .716 50-16 .758
FLORIDA (HEAD COACH)
2015-16 21-15 9-9 T-8th (SEC) NIT Quarterfinals
2016-17 27-9 14-4 2nd (SEC) NCAA Elite Eight
2017-18 21-13 11-7 3rd (SEC) NCAA Rd. of 32
2018-19 20-16 9-9 8th (SEC) NCAA Rd. of 32
2019-20 19-12 11-7 T-4th (SEC) NCAA Canceled
2020-21 15-10 9-7 5th (SEC) NCAA Rd. of 32
2021-22 19-13 9-9 T-5th (SEC) NIT Rd. of 16
TOTALS 142-88 .617 72-52 .581
GEORGIA (HEAD COACH)
2022-23 16-16 6-12 11th (SEC)
2023-24 20-17 6-12 11th (SEC) NIT Semifinals
2024-25 20-13 8-10 T-9th (SEC) NCAA Rd. of 64
TOTALS 56-46 .549 20-34 .370
MIKE WHITE VS. ALL OPPONENTS
REYNOLDS DEAN Antonio
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH • 4TH SEASON • RHODE ISLAND ’99
Atlanta native Antonio Reynolds Dean was named Associate Head Coach for the Georgia Bulldogs on April 12, 2022. From his time as a standout post player at one of Georgia’s premier high school programs to the anchor of the winningest class in his college alma mater’s history to stops throughout his coaching career, Reynolds Dean’s career has consistently featured winning teams and postseason play.
That trend has continued in Athens as Georgia. In 2024, Georgia made its first postseason appearance since 2017 and advanced to the NIT semifinals. Last spring, the Bulldogs earned their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2015 and recorded their second consecutive 20-win campaign.
Dean spent five seasons at Clemson from 2017-22, helping the Tigers to a pair of NCAA Tournament bids and an NIT appearance. He also helped coach Rhode Island to an NCAA Tournament bid in 2017 and Northeastern to a pair of NIT invites in 2010 and 2013.
In his first season at Clemson, the Tigers equaled the school record for victories, posting a 25-10 mark and advancing to the “Sweet 16” round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament for the first time in more than two decades. Clemson reached the NIT’s round of 16 and finished 20-14 in 2019, just the sixth time in school history the Tigers recorded back-to-back 20-win campaigns. Clemson earned another invitation to “March Madness” in 2021 when the Tigers tied for fifth in the ACC standings.
Individually, the Tigers’ post players thrived under Reynolds Dean. In 2020, Aamir Simms averaged team bests of 13.0 points and 7.2 rebounds and also led the Tigers in assists and blocks. In 2021, he repeated leading Clemson in points (13.4 ppg), boards (6.4 rpg) and assists – the only player ever in ACC history to do so twice. Elijah Thomas was named to the ACC’s All-Defensive team in 2018 and 2019.
Reynolds Dean spent two years as an assistant coach at Rhode Island, where he also was one of the Rams’ greatest players ever. In his final season on the staff, the Rams finished 25-10 overall and won the Atlantic-10 Tournament title, their first since his Reynolds Dean’s senior year in 1999. The Rams then defeated Creighton in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Oregon, an eventual Final Four participant, 75-72 in the round of 32. While Reynolds Dean was at Rhode Island, he worked with Hassan Martin, the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year in both 2016 and 2017.
Prior to his stint at Rhode Island, Reynolds Dean was an assistant coach at the College of Charleston for the 2014-15 season and at Northeastern for five campaigns from 2009-14. Reynolds Dean helped lead Northeastern to the 2013 CAA regular-season title and bids to the 2010 and 2013 NITs. He spent 2008-09 at Fairfield as the Director of Basketball Operations.
As a player, Reynolds Dean was a two-time all-state performer at Atlanta’s Frederick Douglass High. He averaged a double-double during each of those seasons, scoring 24.6 points and 15.5 rebounds as a senior after contributing 23.0 points and 13.0 boards as a junior.
Reynolds Dean enjoyed a standout career at Rhode Island, where he was the 1996 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and an All-Atlantic 10 selection in 1999. He helped lead the Rams to 85 wins over four seasons, including a then-school record 25 victories in 1998. Rhode Island earned three NCAA Tournament bids during his career, highlighted by a trip to the 1998 “Elite Eight.”
Reynolds Dean became just the third player in school history to record 1,000 points and rebounds. Among career leaders, he wrapped up his eligibility as the school record holder for games played (131) and also ranked No. 9 in points (1,576), No. 3 in rebounds (1,028) and No. 2 in blocks (235).
A 2015 inductee into the URI Athletic Hall of Fame, Reynolds Dean is the only person in Rhode Island men’s basketball history to play on and coach for an Atlantic 10 Championship team. Professionally, Reynolds Dean averaged 18.7 points and a league-leading 12.2 rebounds with the Dakota Wizards of the International Basketball League (IBL) in 1999-2000. After being named the IBL’s Rookie of the Year in 2000, he played eight seasons overseas in Spain and Argentina.
Reynolds Dean earned a bachelor’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Human Development and Family Studies from Rhode Island in 1999 and secured a master’s in Sports Leadership from Northeastern in 2012. Reynolds Dean is married for the former Donna Carr, who played volleyball for Georgia in the 1990s. He is the proud father of two daughters, Jasmine and Naomi.
PERSONAL DATA
HOMETOWN Atlanta, Ga.
EDUCATION
High School Frederick Douglass ’95
Undergraduate Rhode Island ’99 (Education)
Graduate Northeastern ’12 (Sports Leadership)
FAMILY
Wife Donna
Daughters Jasmine and Naomi
CAREER PATH
FAIRFIELD
Director of Operations 2008-09
NORTHEASTERN
Assistant Coach 2009-14
CHARLESTON
Assistant Coach 2014-15
RHODE ISLAND
Assistant Coach 2015-17
CLEMSON
Assistant Coach 2017-22
GEORGIA
Associate Head Coach 2022-present
PERSONAL DATA
HOMETOWN Greensboro, N.C.
EDUCATION
High School Oscar Smith ’04
Undergraduate St. John's ’08 (Sports Management)
FAMILY
Wife Stephanie
Son Anthony “Trey”
Daughter Reese
CAREER PATH
DARTMOUTH
Assistant Coach 2013-14
YALE
Assistant Coach 2014-17
QUINNIPIAC
Assistant Coach 2017-19
CLEMSON
Assistant Coach 2019-21
BOSTON COLLEGE
Assistant Coach 2021-24
GEORGIA
Assistant Coach 2024-present
ASSISTANT
GOINS Anthony
2ND SEASON
Anthony Goins, who has a consistent history of winning basketball at every stop in his coaching career, was named assistant coach for the Georgia Bulldogs on May 24, 2024.
Prior to his arrival in Athens, Goins spent the past three seasons at Boston College. He also sports stints on the staffs at Clemson, Quinnipiac, Yale and Dartmouth over the last 11 years.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join Georgia Basketball,” Goins said. “Coach White and his staff have done an unbelievable job building the Georgia program the past two years. I could feel the energy and momentum the moment I got on campus. I’m extremely appreciative of Coach White for giving me the opportunity. Coach Grant, the staff and everyone around Boston College have been unbelievable the past three years, but I can’t wait to get to work in Athens!”
Boston College increased its win total during each of Goins’ season with the Eagles, culminating with a 20-16 finish and a bid to the NIT in 2024. Boston College reached the round of 16 in the NIT and in the process secured the Eagles’ first 20-win campaign and first postseason victory since 2011.
Goins was an assistant coach at Clemson for two seasons from 2019-21, helping the Tigers secure a bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament. While at Clemson, he oversaw the development of the Tigers' backcourt standouts Tevin Mack, Al-Amir Dawes and Nick Honor.
From 2017-19, Goins was on the staff at Quinnipiac. During the 2018-19 season, the Bobcats finished 16-15 to notch their first winning record in five years. Quinnipiac also received a bid to the CollegeInsider. com Tournament (CIT) in 2019, just QU’s fifth postseason appearance ever. Goins helped to develop three all-conference guards for the Bobcats, including first-team All-MAAC selection Cameron Young. Goins enjoyed a trio of successful seasons at Yale from 2014-17. The Bulldogs finished 22-10 overall and 11-3 in his year in New Haven to secure the Bulldogs’ first Ivy League title since 2002. Yale improved to 23-7 overall and 13-1 in league play during the 2015-16 campaign, both school-record win totals. The Bulldogs won the Ivy League championship outright to garner the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid in 54 years. Yale, a No. 12 seed, then upset fifth-seeded Baylor in first round of “March Madness,” the first NCAA victory ever for the Bulldogs.
Goins’ collegiate career began at Dartmouth in 2013-14, where he helped the Big Green to their highest win total in 15 seasons.
Goins also spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Salisbury Prep School in Connecticut, which compiled a combined 64-18 record during his tenure.
Originally from Greensboro, N.C., Goins graduated from Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from St. John’s in 2008. While an undergrad, Goins served as a practice player for the men’s team and helped with women’s practices as well.
Goins and his wife, Stephanie, have two children: a son, Anthony “Trey”; and a daughter, Reese.
ABERNETHY Todd
ASSISTANT COACH • 1ST SEASON • OLE MISS ’07
Todd Abernethy, who helped Florida Atlantic to NCAA Tournament bids two of the three years prior to his arrival in Athens including reaching the 2023 Final Four, was named assistant coach for the Georgia Bulldogs in May 2025.
Abernethy spent the previous six seasons coaching at FAU during the Owls’ most successful stretch in program history, including postseason bids each of his last four seasons. He is returning to his roots in the SEC. Abernethy sports eight seasons of experience at Ole Miss, four as a player from 2003-07 and four as an assistant coach from 2014-18. In fact, White was an assistant coach on the Rebels’ staff during Abernethy’s sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
All told, 10 of 11 teams Abernethy has coached finished .500 or better and six have advanced to postseason play. Those squads have combined to produce 13 all-conference honorees – three at Ole Miss, two at Trinity International and eight at FAU. Abernethy helped recruit and develop standouts such as Alijah Martin, Johnell Davis and Vladislav Goldin with the Owls.
FAU recorded a winning record in each of Abernethy’s six seasons in Boca Raton and earned four postseason bids. Five of those campaigns were working with Dusty May, who was on White’s staff at Louisiana Tech and Florida before becoming the Owls’ head coach.
The highlight of that span was during 2022-23 when the Owls notched a nation-leading 35 victories and advanced to Final Four. After sweeping the Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles, FAU was seeded ninth in the East Regional and defeated No. 8 Memphis, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, No. 4 Tennessee and No. 3 Kansas State to reach the NCAA semifinals in Houston. There the Owls dropped a 72-71 setback to San Diego State to finish with a 35-4 record.
Florida Atlantic returned to “March Madness” in 2024, finishing 25-9 and placing second in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the Owls’ first year in the league.
The Owls were 18-16 in 2024-25 and secured an invite to the NIT.
During Abernethy’s first three seasons at FAU, the Owls were 17-15 in 2019-20, 13-10 in 2020-21 and 19-15 in 2021-22. FAU earned a bid to the 2022 Roman College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Abernethy spent the 2018-19 campaign as head coach at Trinity International University, an NAIA school in Bannockburn, Ill., where he led the Trojans to a 15-15 record.
That was preceded for a successful four-season stint at Ole Miss which included a trio of 20-win seasons, reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and advancing the NIT quarterfinals in 2017.
Abernethy began his coaching career by serving as director of basketball operations and video coordinator at IUPUI during the 2013-14 season.
Abernethy enjoyed a successful six-year professional career in Europe with stops in the Netherlands, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine and Poland. In 2010, his Tartu Rock squad won the Estonian Championship, and he later helped BK Ventspils in Latvia reach the Final 8 of the EuroChallenge in 2012. Abernethy’s professional playing career has greatly assisted in his strong record recruiting internationally as a coach.
A 2023 inducted into the Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame, Abernethy was a three-year captain for the Rebels. As a senior, he led the Rebels to a 21-13 finish, the SEC Western Division title and the NIT’s round of 16 in 2007. Individually, Abernethy earned SEC All-Freshman honors in 2004, was the league’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2005 and was an All-SEC honoree by both league coaches an the AP in 2007. Abernethy scored 1,036 points at Ole Miss and when he graduated ranked among the Rebels’ top-10 career leaders in assists (No. 3 at 431), 3-pointers (No. 5 with 158), games played (No. 6 with 122) and minutes played (No. 9 with 3,533).
Abernethy was voted first-team Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in both 2006 and 2007. He received his bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance in 2007 and was Ole Miss’ male nominee for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Award that spring. A native of Carmel, Ind., Abernethy and his wife, Micah, have two daughters, Ruthie and Maria, and two sons, Jack and Nash. Micah lettered in track & field and cross country and earned a degree in Marketing at Ole Miss.
PERSONAL DATA
HOMETOWN Carmel, Ind.
EDUCATION
High School Heritage Christian '03
Undergraduate Ole Miss '07 (Banking & Finance)
FAMILY
Wife Micah
Daughters Ruthie and Maria Sons Jack and Nash
CAREER PATH
IUPUI
Director of Ops/Video Coordinator 2013-14
OLE MISS
Assistant Coach 2014-18
TRINITY INTERNATIONAL
Head Coach 2018-19
FLORIDA ATLANTIC Assistant Coach 2019-25
GEORGIA
Assistant Coach 2025-present
PERSONAL DATA
HOMETOWN Evansville, Ind.
EDUCATION
High School Reitz Memorial ’04
Undergraduate Louisville ’09 (Business Marketing)
FAMILY
Wife Diana Sons Reilly, Brady
CAREER PATH
OLE MISS
Graduate Assistant 2008-10
CHIPOLA COLLEGE
Assistant Coach 2010-12
Head Coach 2012-15
COASTAL CAROLINA
Assistant Coach 2015-19
EASTERN KENTUCKY
Assistant Coach 2019-23
GEORGIA
Assistant Coach 2023-present
BLAKE Patrick
ASSISTANT COACH • 3RD SEASON • LOUISVILLE ’09
Patrick Blake joined the Georgia Bulldogs in the summer of 2023 as an assistant coach after enjoying success at every stop of his 13-year college coaching career.
Most recently, Blake served as an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky from 2019-23 and at Coastal Carolina from 2015-19. During his tenure, both programs established their single-season records for points scored. Blake also enjoyed a stellar run at Chipola College, including leading the Indians to the “Elite Eight” of the 2014 NJCAA Tournament.
Blake helped Eastern Kentucky become one of the nation’s highest scoring teams in his final three seasons. The Colonels paced their conference in scoring offense in each of those years, finishing eighth nationally in 2020-21 (81.8 ppg) in EKU’s final season in the Ohio Valley Conference. EKU led the Atlantic Sun offensively in both 2021-22 (79.3 ppg) and 2022-23 (78.6 ppg).
Blake played an integral role in Eastern Kentucky signing its highest rated group of recruits in the internet age in 2022. That class of Colonels ranked No. 65 nationally by 247Sports, higher than eight Power conference programs. The group included the EKU’s first-ever ESPN four-star prospect and the program’s first Kentucky Mr. Basketball since 1980.
The scoring and recruiting translated into winning by the Colonels. Eastern Kentucky led all Division I men’s basketball teams in Kentucky with 23 victories in 2022-23 after notching 22 Ws in 2020-21.
During Blake’s four seasons in Richmond, the Colonels reached the conference tournament semifinals three times. The 2022-23 season was especially gratifying after the Colonels were picked to finish 10th in the ASUN. Eastern Kentucky went on to reach the championship game of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), the first time in 78 years that EKU won three games in a national tourney.
Blake also spent four seasons at Coastal Carolina, helping the Chanticleers to a trio of postseason bids and an appearance in the CBI’s championship series in 2016. In his first season in Conway, Coastal finished 21-12, earned the program’s first national postseason victory and went on to reach the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) semifinals. The following year, the Chanticleers advanced to the CBI's championship series. Blake also helped Coastal Carolina back to the 2019 CBI, where the Chanticleers stunned West Virginia, 109-91, in Morgantown.
Blake’s first full-time coaching stint was at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla., where he served as an assistant coach for two seasons before being promoted to head coach. In three campaigns as head coach, Blake compiled a record of 62-30 and was named the 2014 Panhandle Conference and State Coach of the Year. The Indians were a combined 46-10 with Blake as an assistant coach. In 2012, Chipola went 26-6 and as the No. 3 seed in the NJCAA Tournament reached the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual national champs, Jones County (Miss.) College.
Blake was a graduate assistant at Ole Miss from 2008-10 while Mike White was an assistant coach on the staff. That stint included a 23-4 finish by the Rebels in 2010 when they shared the SEC West Division title and reached the semifinals of the NIT.
Blake graduated from Louisville in 2009 with a bachelor’s in Business Marketing. He was a student manager for the Cardinals for four seasons when they reached the NCAA Final Four in 2005, the NIT semifinals in 2006, the NCAA Round of 32 in 2007 and the NCAA Elite Eight in 2008.
A native of Evansville, Ind., Blake is married to the former Diana Truong. The couple has two sons, Reilly (3) and Brady (2).
HARDIN Darryl
Darryl Hardin, who built a reputation as a premier player development coach while concentrating on the grass roots level of basketball, joined the Georgia Basketball Staff as Director of Player Development in July 2024. He was subsequently promoted to assistant coach after helping the Bulldogs earn their first NCAA Tournament bid in a decade during his first season in Athens.
Prior to joining Mike White's staff, Hardin spent the previous 11 years developing players and teams in the Orlando, Fla., area. He founded and served as head coach for the highly successful 1Family Hoops program. Hardin also worked as a player development coach for Ghost Player Development and is widely known for his expertise with shooting improvements among his players.
In 2023, Hardin was honored by the Black Coaches Association’s as a first-team selection in the BCA Circuit Coaching Awards. The BCA selected 10 coaches – five first team and five second team – from more than 5,000 youth development basketball programs nationwide for its awards.
During a decade plus of work at the grass roots level, Hardin coached and helped develop more than 70 players who played NCAA basketball, including approximately 25 at the Power Conference level. The list of 1Family alums includes Asa Newell, who was a first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft following one season at Georgia, current Bulldogs Dylan James and Jaden Newell and former UGA players Tyree Crump, Jordan Harris and Amanze Ngumezi.
In addition, Hardin has mentored Division I standouts such as Nassir Little (North Carolina), Kai Jones (Texas), John Mooney (Notre Dame) and Isaiah Brown (Florida).
Hardin also has worked with more than 15 current and former NBA players with summer training sessions, a list headlined by the Indiana Pacers’ Pascal Siakam, an NBA Champion, two-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection, and Nikola Vucevic, a two-time NBA All-Star.
A native of Saint Petersburg, Fla., Hardin graduated from Saint Petersburg High, where he was a three-year letterwinner in basketball. Hardin also played one season of high school basketball at Northside Christian Academy.
Hardin earned bachelor’s degrees in History and Child Development from Florida State in 2013. Darryl and his wife, Sara, have two children: a daughter Myla, born in 2018, and a son Kyrin, born in 2021.
PERSONAL DATA
HOMETOWN St. Petersburg, Fla.
EDUCATION
High School St. Petersburg HS ' Undergraduate Florida State '13 (History & Child Development)
FAMILY
Wife Sara Daughter Myla Son Kyrin
CAREER PATH
GEORGIA
Director of Player Development 2024-25 Assistant Coach 2025-present
GONZALEZ Ben
DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS 4TH SEASON • FLORIDA ’17
Ben Gonzalez was named the Director of Operations for Georgia Basketball in April 2022.
Gonzalez arrived in Athens after spending the past four seasons in the same role at Florida Atlantic. He also was an undergraduate and graduate manager at Florida for three years during head coach Mike White’s first three seasons with the Gators from 2015-18.
“I’m looking forward to working with Ben again,” White said. “He was a tremendous student manager for us at UF and enjoyed breakthrough success at FAU. He’s very driven and intense in his tasks.”
“I am very honored and excited to be able to work for Coach White again,” Gonzalez said. “I think of Coach White and many others on our staff as family, and I am grateful to be working with such high-quality people.”
Gonzalez joined the FAU staff in 2018 shortly after the introduction of head coach Dusty May, one of three former White assistants at Florida who are now Division I head coaches. Gonzalez’s responsibilities at Georgia mirror his duties the Owls, where he managed the team’s budget and travel, developed and organized itineraries for recruiting official visits and recruited and developed the team’s student managers. In addition, he played a major role in the staging of summer team and individual camps.
While a student at Florida, Gonzalez worked with White during his first three seasons as the Gators’ head coach. He spent two years as an undergraduate manager before serving as a graduate manager for the 2017-18 campaign. During that time, Florida recorded 68 wins, advancing to the 2016 NIT quarterfinals, the 2017 NCAA “Elite Eight” and the 2018 NCAA round of 32.
In the summer of 2025, Gonzalez was an assistant coach for an Athletes in Action Foreign tour to the Czech Republic. He helped coach the team to a 3-1 record against the Czech U20 and U23 national teams as they prepared for the U20 European Tournament and the World University Games. The AIA team was made up of college players from around the country who volunteered as a way to further develop their faith and also grow in the game.
Since 2017, Gonzalez has been involved with the Uncommon Sports Group, a faith-based organization founded by former student managers designed to develop leaders in the sports industry. His activities include traveling to Liberia to help lead a three-week sports camp, representing the group at the men’s Final Four to attract new members and leading a tour of FAU Athletics facilities for 15 participants selected for an “Impact Trip.”
A native of Tampa, Fla., Gonzalez has two degrees from Florida. He earned his bachelor’s in Sport Management in three years in 2017 and added a master’s in Sport Management a year later. Ben and his wife, Alex, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Stella, in October of 2025.
MANN Charles
DIR. OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT/RECRUITING COORD. 4TH SEASON • GEORGIA ’16
Charles Mann, one of the most successful players in Georgia history, returned to his alma mater in April 2022 and currently serves as the Bulldogs' Director of Player Development and Recruiting Coordinator.
“Charles knows what it takes to be a successful student-athlete at this level,” head coach Mike White said. “He is extremely proud to be a Georgia Bulldog and in many ways has lived the experience we want for all of our players. I’m confident he’ll make a major impact within our program.”
Mann played in 132 games for Georgia between 2012-16, the most ever by a four-year player, and he is one of only 12 Bulldogs ever to play on three 20-win teams.
Mann spent the three seasons at Army and VCU before coming to Athens. In 2021-22, Mann served as an assistant coach for the Cadets, who finished 15-16. He aided the development of Jalen Rucker, who averaged ranked fourth in the Patriot League in scoring (17.1 ppg), as well as second in 3-pointers, seventh in free throw percentage and ninth in assists.
Mann was a graduate assistant at VCU for two seasons, helping the Rams earn an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament after finishing second in the Atlantic-10 and reaching the championship game of the A-10 Tournament.
Mann was selected by the Oklahoma City Blue in the second round of the 2016 NBA G-League Draft. He played in Canada in 2016-17 and averaged 15.0 points for Cape Breton before contributing 15.9 points for AB Contern in Luxembourg in 2017-18.
At Georgia, Mann started 106 of 132 games, including 98 of 100 over his final three seasons. He was named to the SEC’s All-Freshman team in 2013 and was tabbed second-team All-SEC by league coaches in 2014.
Mann owns the Bulldogs’ career records for free throws made (618) and attempted (896). He ranks second in SEC history in trips to the charity stripe – behind only “Pistol” Pete Maravich. Among Georgia's career leaders, Mann finished ranked No. 13 in scoring (1,411 points) and No. 5 in assists (400). He helped Georgia reach postseason play three times, with a trip to the 2015 NCAA Tourney between bids to the 2014 and 2016 NITs, and averaged 19.4 points over six NCAA and NIT contests.
Originally from Queens, N.Y., Mann was a three-time All-State performer in high school, earning second-team honors in Class 5A as a senior at Milton after securing honorable mention status in Class 4A as a sophomore and junior at Union Grove. As a senior, he helped Milton capture the 2012 Georgia 5A state title and earn a consensus top-10 finish nationally.
Mann earned his bachelor’s degree in Housing Management and Policy from Georgia in 2016 and added a master’s in Education for Sports Leadership from VCU in 2021.
M c CLOSKEY Ryan
DIRECTOR OF VIDEO & ANALYTICS
3RD SEASON • FLORIDA ’16
Ryan McCloskey joined the Georgia Basketball staff in the summer of 2023 as the Bulldogs’ Director of Video and Analytics. Prior to arriving in Athens, McCloskey garnered a wealth of experience during a combined decade of working at Rhode Island and Florida, as well as with USA Basketball.
McCloskey spent five seasons on the staff at Rhode Island from 2018-23. He served in a variety of roles during his tenure with the Rams. After originally joining the staff as video coordinator, McCloskey was promoted after one season to director of operations from 2019-21. He was again promoted to special assistant to the head coach during the 2021-22 campaign before serving as assistant director of operations/video coordinator for the Rams in 2022-23.
Rhode Island’s best season during McCloskey’s time in Kingston was in 2019-20 when the Rams finished 21-9. Rhode Island entered the Atlantic 10 Tournament as the No. 3 seed and on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament before postseason play was cancelled with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
McCloskey also spent five seasons working with the Florida Gators, two years under Billy Donovan (2013-15) and three with Mike White (2015-18). McCloskey was an undergraduate manager assisting with day-to-day video operations and projects for three seasons before serving as a graduate assistant for two years, where he assisted with day-to-day operations and player development.
Florida averaged 24.2 wins per season during McCloskey’s five campaigns with the Gators. During 2013-14, Florida finished 36-3, including a 30-game winning streak. The Gators captured both the SEC regular-season and SEC Tournament titles, were No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final Four in Indianapolis. Florida also reached the Elite Eight and Round of 32 during the 2017 and 2018 NCAA Tournaments, respectively, during McCloskey’s time with the program.
McCloskey gained additional experience with USA Basketball during the summers of 2014 and 2015. He was part of the support staff for the 2014 U18 and 2015 U19 National Teams. The 2014 squad won the U18 FIBA Americas Championship in Colorado Springs, defeating its five opponents by an average of 54.8 points per game en route to qualifying for the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship. The following summer, the Americans, led by Jalen Brunson and Jayson Tatum, won the Gold Medal at the World Championships in Heraklion, Greece, on the island of Crete.
McCloskey received two degrees from Florida, earning both his bachelor’s and master’s in Sport Management in 2016 and 2018, respectively. Ryan and his wife, Amanda, welcomed a daughter, Jordan, in July 2025.
CRANE Collin
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
4TH SEASON • CARSON-NEWMAN ’13
Collin Crane was named Director of Athletic Performance for Georgia Men’s Basketball on May 12, 2022.
Crane sports 10 seasons of experience, including stints within the SEC at Mississippi State and Florida. During that span, teams with Crane on their strength and conditioning staff earned postseason bids in seven of nine possible years and averaged 22.8 wins per season.
Crane has spent the past five seasons at Mississippi State, helping the Bulldogs earn postseason bids each year possible. In addition, the Bulldogs were a lock for a postseason invitation in 2020 when they were an NCAA bubble team before the tournament was canceled. Three MSU players during Crane’s tenure were on NBA rosters during the 2021-22 season – Reggie Perry (Portland Trail Blazers), Quinndary Weatherspoon (Golden State Warriors) and Robert Woodard II (San Antonio Spurs).
Crane was one of the first strength coaches to partner with Mississippi State’s Athlete Engineering Program. The multidisciplinary research collaboration between the university’s academic and athletic departments explores human performance, processes and analysis. Since the initiative started, Crane has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed studies on various topics which include force plate analysis and wearable technology in addition to basketball shoe design and assessment.
Prior to his tenure in Starkville, Crane worked at Chattanooga (201517), Missouri State (2014-15) and Florida (2012-14). In two seasons at Chattanooga, the Mocs compiled 48 victories, swept the Southern Conference regular-season and tournament titles and earned an NCAA Tournament bid in 2016. He worked with the men’s basketball, tennis and golf programs at Missouri State in 2014-15 and also spent two seasons as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Florida from 2012-14. While in Gainesville, the Gators made runs to the 2013 Elite Eight and the 2014 Final Four, and Crane organized NBA Draft training regimens for standouts such as Bradley Beal, Chandler Parsons, Eric Murphy and Patric Young.
Crane played basketball at Carson-Newman University, where he was a four-year starter and three-time captain. Crane ranked fifth in career starts for the Eagles when he graduated. As a senior, Crane helped Carson-Newman to a 20-8 record, the program’s first 20-win campaign in a decade. Following the season, Carson-Newman renamed the program’s leadership honor the Collin Crane Leadership Award.
Crane earned his bachelor’s in Exercise Science from Carson-Newman in 2013 and his master’s in Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion from Mississippi State in 2020. Crane is married to the former Courtney Lawson. They have two children: a son, Carson, and a daughter, Miller.
SAITO Yoshi
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC TRAINER
2ND SEASON • MICHIGAN STATE ’16
Yoshitomo “Yoshi” Saito, who has extensive experience in the athletic training and sports medicine fields, joined the Bulldogs’ staff in the summer of 2024 after spending the previous two seasons with the Georgia Lady Bulldogs. Saito is the primary individual responsible for the overall healthcare of student-athletes and daily team activities and coordinates with team physicians and in-house physical therapists regarding athletes’ plans of care.
Saito came to Georgia in 2022 after spending five years at Louisville. He also has collegiate experience at Toledo and Michigan State, his alma mater.
Saito joined the Louisville sports medicine staff in 2018 as a seasonal assistant athletic trainer whose primary responsibilities were with the baseball and men’s golf programs. During that year, the Cardinals advanced to the College World Series and Saito managed athletic training services and facilities for multiple golf tournaments, most notably an NCAA Regional.
In 2019, Saito was promoted to an assistant athletic trainer working with the women's lacrosse team.
The following year, Saito was promoted to associate athletic trainer with his responsibilities focusing on the women's basketball program. During his two seasons with the Cardinals, they advanced to the 2021 “Elite Eight" of the NCAA Tournament and reached the 2022 Final Four. Saito also served a stint as the interim athletic trainer for the men's basketball program during that time frame.
He also was a member of Louisville's international onboarding committee which facilitated the return of international student-athletes to campus and developed resocialization plans following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to his tenure at Louisville, Saito spent two seasons at Toledo as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for baseball.
A native of Yokohama, Japan, Saito came to the United States to attend college and played one season of baseball at Lansing Community College. He earned 2013 Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Freshman of Year honors after batting .457 as the starting centerfielder for LCC’s Stars. Saito was tabbed first-team All-MCCAA and named to the NJCAA Region XII team as well.
Saito then transferred to Michigan State, where he joined the Spartans' staff as an athletic trainer. In 2016, he was honored with both the Ray J. Saltzman Outstanding Student Athletic Trainer Award and the Jack and Mary Ann Heppinstall Memorial Scholarship.
Saito received his bachelor's degree in Athletic Training from Michigan State in 2016 and earned a master's in Exercise Science with a concentration in Athletic Training from Toledo in 2018.
In May 2024, Saito married the former Macy Ward.
REED Casey
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 4TH SEASON • FLORIDA ’10
Reed joined the Georgia Basketball staff as the Executive Assistant in May 2022 after spending a decade working within the spirit programs at the University of Florida.
Reed handles a vast list of job responsibilities for the Bulldogs, managing different aspects of the program’s office, facility, travel and budget needs. In addition, she also coordinates Georgia Basketball’s outreach efforts within the Athletic Association, the Athens community and with former players; serves as a liaison to the promotions, marketing and fan engagement departments; and aids with the Ultimate Guide to Achievement (UGA) initiative to provide players with off-court development opportunities on topics such as financial literacy, community service, social awareness and career development.
From 2012-22, Reed served as the coordinator for Florida’s Dazzlers dance team and mascots, with the focal point of enhancing the game day atmosphere for students and alumni at Gator athletic competitions. She also served as liaison between the men’s basketball program and the Tip Off Club, its support group, concerning meeting programming, guest speakers, team relations and compliance procedure execution.
During her tenure in Gainesville, Reed managed all travel, equipment purchasing and scholarship distribution for the Gators’ spirit squads. Additional duties included coordinating more than 300 internal and external appearance requests for the spirit program, developing and executing various partnership and trade contracts for the spirit teams and assisting with activation of sponsorship-related requirements for the spirit in association with IMG. She also operated multiple “Jr. Spirit Day” camps to raise revenue for the spirit programs and build community involvement.
Reed earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Entomology from Florida in 2010 and 2014, respectively. She was a member of the Dazzlers Dance Team throughout her four years as an undergraduate, serving as the team’s co-captain from 2007-09 and captain from 2009-10.
After securing her bachelor’s degree, Reed served as an intern at the Walt Disney World Resort from 2010-11. She worked within the “Living with the Land” attraction inside EPCOT and conducted daily “Behind the Seeds Tours,” providing guests within an interactive insight at EPCOT’s greenhouses, labs and aquaculture facilities.
Reed returned to Gainesville and was a graduate assistant within the school’s Entomology program from 2011-14. Her professional experience also includes serving as a judge for Varsity Spirit cheerleading competitions across the country in 2016 and 2017.
Casey
Othmane Elyaalaoui (pronounced Oth-man El-yuh-lowh-ee) is in his fourth season with Georgia Basketball and is serving as graduate assistant video coordinator for his second campaign.
From 2019-21, Elyaalaoui worked with TIBU Basketball Academy in his hometown of Casablanca, Morocco. He joined the organization as an intern in July 2019 before serving as basketball operations coordinator from September 2019 until starting graduate school at UGA. Elyaalaoui organized a U14, U16 and U20 Moroccan Basketball Challenge Tour in 2020 and helped manage TIBU’s U14 International Tournament featuring teams from France, Germany, Guinea, Morocco, Netherlands and Spain in 2021.
Elyaalaoui earned his bachelor’s in Business and Management Studies with Finance from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2019. There, he founded and was a three-year team captain of CMU’s basketball team, also serving as the program's basketball operations manager.
While attending Georgia, Elyaalaoui served as a research assistant, intramural sports official and event management volunteer. He earned his master’s degree in Sport Management and Policy from UGA in May 2023 and is on track to receive a master's in Advertising in 2026. Othmane is the son of Jamal and Nadia Elyaalaoui and has an older brother, Youssef.
Alex Klatsky, a five-year member of the Florida men's basketball roster from 2019-24, is in his second season as a graduate manager with the Bulldogs. Klatsky played for Mike White during his first three seasons with the Gators and is the older brother of current Bulldog Brandon Klatsky.
After redshirting during his initial season in Gainesville (2019-20), Klatsky was a four-year letterwinner for the Gators from 2020-24 and logged action in 25 games during his career. He was a leader off the court as well. Klatsky served as Florida's representative at both the SEC men's basketball Leadership Council and the at NIL Summit in 2023. He received the Lt. Fred Koss Memorial Award in 2024 following his final season with the Gators. Lt. Koss was a former Gator player who died when his F-4 Phantom jet was shot down as he returned from a bombing mission in the Vietnam War.
A native of Colts Neck, N.J., Klatsky turned down Ivy League offers to walk on with the Gators. He was a four-year starter and two-year captain at the Ranney School, helping the Panthers to their first New Jersey Tournament of Champions titile and two New Jersey Shore Conference championships. He was also captain of Ranney's state champion robotics team.
Klatsky received his bachelor's in Information Systems Management from Florida in 2024.
ELYAALAOUI JONES KLATSKY Warren Othmane Wade Alex
GILLIS
Warren Gillis, a standout guard at Coastal Carolina from 2011-15, is in his second season as a graduate manager with the Bulldogs. Following his professional career, Gillis spent the previous six seasons as an assistant coach and director of player development at his alma mater.
Gillis led Coastal Carolina to back-to-back Big South Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament bids in 2014 and 2015. He was named MVP of the 2014 Big South Tournament following his 22-point, seven-assist performance against Winthrop in the championship game. Gillis was also selected to the Big South all-tourney team in 2015 and was tabbed second-team AllBig South as both a junior and a senior. He completed his career as the Chanticleers' 10th-leading scorer with 1,352 points and among Coastal's all-time leaders ranked No. 2 in games played (125), No. 10 in field goals attempted (1,081), No. 2 in free throws made (305) and No. 6 in steals (164).
Gillis played professionaly for three years, with stints with the Glasgow Rocks and the Caledonia Gladiators in the UK and the Kaptenburg Bulls in Austria.
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Gillis averaged 24.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists in his final season of prep basketball at Rise Academy.
Gillis earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Coastal Carolina in 2015.
Wade Jones is in his fifth season as a member of the Georgia Basketball staff and his first as a graduate assistant. Jones has served as a student manager for the Bulldogs for the past four seasons, including leadership as Georgia's head manager during the 2024-25 campaign.
In 2022, Jones attended the NABC Coaches Convention during the Final Four in New Orleans and assisted with the event's Professional Development Series, a continuing education program for coaches at all levels. During the convention, Jones worked with top Division-I coaches such as Niko Nedved (Minnesota), Kellen Sampson (Houston) and Steve Pikiell (Rutgers). He also represented Georgia in the Final Four of the Manager Games during that trip. Jones played basketball and soccer at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colo. As a junior, he was named first-team all-conference in soccer and averaged 15.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game in basketball. His senior year was hindered by the COVID pandemic. Jones received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance from UGA in May 2025. He also earned a certificate in Sports Management from Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Unverisidad Europea in 2024, developing a global perspective by learning from top European sports executives.
GRADUATE MANAGER
COASTAL CAROLINA ’15
GRADUATE VIDEO COORDINATOR • GEORGIA ’23
GRADUATE MANAGER • GEORGIA ’25
GRADUATE MANAGER
FLORIDA ’24
CORY
SPORTS DIETITIAN
Cory Eakins joined the UGA Athletic Association staff in September 2025 as a Sports Nutritionist working with the men's basketball, men's golf and women's tennis programs.
Eakins came to Georgia after serving in a similar role at Baylor from 202225. He worked with the men's basketball program throughout his tenure in Waco and also coordinated efforts for the women's basketball program (202224), volleyball (2022-23), soccer (2023-24) and men's golf (2024-25) teams.
Eakins served as a nutrition coordinator and nutrition associate manager for Aramark at Western Kentucky University from 2019-22. There he managed both the Hilltopper Nutrition and WKU Sports Nutrition programs.
His professional experience also includes stints as vice president of MNT, Inc. from 2018-19 where he implemented a wellness program for a local business and managed seven LTC (long term care) facilities; as a clinical dietitian for the Western Kentucky Veterans Center from 2016-18; and as an MNT nutritionist for the Hopkins County Health Department from 2015-2016.
Eakins earned two degrees from the University of Kentucky – his bachelor's in Dietetics and his master's in Nutritional Sciences. A member of the American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association, Eakins holds certifications as a ServSafe Food Protection Manager and in hologic DXA.
TICKET OPERATIONS
Will Griffith joined the University of Georgia Athletic Association Staff in the spring of 2024 as Assistant Director of Ticket Operations and was subsequently promoted to Associate Director in 2025. He serves as the primary contact for the men’s basketball program and a secondary contact for football.
Prior to arriving in Athens, Griffith worked in the ticket office at Liberty University, his alma mater. He originally joined the staff as a graduate assistant from 2020, supervising 30 part-time employees of the staff and serving as the secondary contact for women’s basketball and theatre. In 2021, Griffith was named Assistant Director of Ticket Operations at Liberty and was the primary contact with women’s basketball, theater, commencement and the Kid’s Club. Under his leadership, women’s basketball broke its single-season revenue record by 7.4 percent.
Griffith earned two degrees from Liberty, earning his bachelor’s in Sport Management in 2020 and his master’s in Business in 2023. During his undergraduate years in Lynchburg, he spent two seasons as the head manager for the women’s lacrosse program.
Griffith is married to the former Addy Jenkins. A native of Greenville, S.C., he graduated high school from Rosslyn Academy in Nairobi, Kenya, where his parents served as missionaries.
COMPLIANCE
Steve Flippen returned to the UGA Athletic Association staff in October 2011 and currently serves as Associate Athletic Director for Compliance.
Flippen, who served as a graduate assistant/intern for the UGA compliance office from 1999-01, has two decades of experience at five different Division I schools.
Prior to Athens, Flippen served as Associate Director of Compliance at Georgia Tech. He spent more than six years at Virginia, serving as Director of Compliance for two and a half years and as Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance for four more years.
From 2003-04, Flippen was Director of Compliance and Student-Athlete Services at Winthrop. That followed a two-year stint as Compliance Coordinator at Northern Illinois from 2001-03.
Flippen earned his bachelor’s in Physical Education and Sports Sciences with a specialization in Sports Administration from North Carolina in 1998 and his master’s in Sports Management from UGA in 2000.
A native of Virginia, Flippen moved several times throughout his childhood. He is the son of Bill Flippen, a successful high school football coach in Virginia and North Carolina. Steve and his wife, the former Catherine Horton, have two daughters, Evelyn and McKinsey.
Dr. Chad Palmer, who returned to his alma mater and joined the University of Georgia Health Center staff in April 2014, serves as a team physician for UGA Athletics. Dr. Palmer is in his eighth as the team physician for Georgia Basketball and also works with the women’s soccer and baseball programs.
Dr. Palmer served as team physician for a number of colleges and high schools beginning July 2005. He completed a family medicine residency at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2008 and a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Washington in 2009. From 2009-14, he worked for Northeast Georgia Physicians Group and was a team physician for the Atlanta Falcons, the University of North Georgia and Chestatee High School. Dr. Palmer also has special expertise and 14 years of experience working with diabetes and has worked with various community youth groups since 2001.
A native of Elberton, Ga., Dr. Palmer graduated from Elbert County Comprehensive High School in 1997. During his time as undergraduate at UGA, he served as a manager for the Georgia Football program for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Dr. Palmer graduated from Georgia with a bachelor's degree in Biology in 2001 before attending Medical College of Georgia.
Dr. Palmer and his wife, the former Lindsey Ebel, have two sons – Wyatt and Chandler.
FLIPPEN PALMER MOBLEY SHIVER STEVE CHAD MIKE BRENTON
Mike Mobley joined the Athletic Association staff in 1995 and was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director in 2021. His duties include managing communications for the men's basketball and women's golf programs.
From 1995-2015, Mobley served as the SID for women's basketball. During his time as an undergraduate from 1985-89, he worked as the SID for both the track & field and volleyball programs.
Mobley currently serves as the sports information representative for all 14 league schools on the SEC Awards Committee, and he represented Georgia on the SEC's coordination of the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
Mobley is set to work his sixth Olympics in 2026. He served as Venue Press Chief for boxing in Atlanta in 1996. He has been an Information/Liaison Manager for Olympic Broadcasting Services for weightlifting in 2012, for handball in 2016 and 2021 and for both handball and weightlifting in 2024. Mobley will serve in a similar role for OBS at the sliding center in Italy in 2026.
A native of nearby Winder, Mobley received a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism from UGA in 1989. He is married to the former Sallie Hartnett, and they have two children: Kevin, a 2020 UGA grad and college counselor/assistant basketball coach at Whitefield Academy; and Caroline, a 2023 Furman graduate currently in graduate school at Virginia.
Brenton Shiver, who joined the Athletic Association staff on a full-time basis in 2007, was promoted to Director of Fan Engagement in 2015.
Shiver is in his fifth season coordinating efforts surrounding Georgia Basketball and also oversees gymnastics and golf.
During his time with the Bulldogs, Georgia has recorded two of the basketball program’s top-4 total attendance records tallies ever – No. 1 164,071 in 2019-20 and No. 4 132,557 in 2021-22. During the 2019-20 campaign, UGA averaged 9,651 fans per game at Stegeman Coliseum, the second-highest mark in program history, and also welcomed a school single-season record 11 crowds topping the 10,000 plateau.
Shiver began working in promotions as an undergraduate in 2004. After receiving his bachelor’s in Marketing from UGA in Dec. 2006, served as an intern beginning in Jan. 2007 before joining the staff full-time five months later in June.
In addition to his current responsibilities, Shiver worked with virtually every University of Georgia athletic program during his tenure as a student worker and full-time staffer with the Bulldogs.
Shiver, who earned a master’s in Sport Management from UGA in 2015, married his wife, Stephanie, in 2011.
TICKET SALES
Brandon Sims joined the UGA Athletic Association staff as an account executive in the ticket office in 2018 and was been promoted to Director of Ticket Sales in 2024.
Sims oversees the ticket sales initiatives designed to grow the fan bases and increase revenues for Georgia’s tickets sports other than football – men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball and gymnastics. In addition, he assists with football sales.
Sims initial experience within the ticket industry came in 2015 when he served as a member of the ticket event team for the Atlanta Braves. In addition, he then worked as an intern within the Athletic Association’s ticket office from 2016-18 while an undergraduate student at UGA.
Sims received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the Terry College of Business in 2018 and joined the Athletic Association staff on a full-time basis shortly thereafter.
A native of Duluth, Ga., Sims attended Peachtree Ridge High School, where he was a varsity letterwinner on the Lacrosse team. His wife Jennifer Sims (formerly Roveto) is a “Double Dawg” who earned a bachelor’s degree in Avian Biology in 2015 and a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2020 and is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor for UGA’s Veterinary School.
& FACILITY OPERATIONS
Carolyn Wallace joined the UGA staff as Associate Director of Event Management in 2017 and currently serves as Senior Associate Director of Event & Facility Operations. Wallace oversees event management for basketball and is facility manager for Stegeman Coliseum and its Training Facility.
Prior to arriving in Athens, Wallace served as event operations manager at Colorado State from 2015-16 where she oversaw gameday management of the women’s soccer, women’s basketball, track & field and women’s tennis programs. At Wake Forest from 2014-15, she was gameday manager and budget manager for women’s soccer, women’s tennis and track & field. She also was tournament manager for the first round of the 2014 Men’s Soccer NCAA Championship. Wallace coordinated event management for four sports and various special events at Villanova from 2013-14 and was gameday manager for five sports at Hartford in 2012-13.
Wallace earned bachelor’s degrees from Randolph-Macon (business/ economics in 2010) and Eastern Connecticut State (sport and leisure management in 2011). She was an Academic All-America swimmer for both schools. Wallace earned her master’s in sport management from Springfield in 2013. Carolyn married Ben Wallace in July 2021. The couple welcomed a daughter, Emmalyn, in 2023, and a son, Nolin, in 2025.
SIMS WALLACE WELCH
SPURLOCK BRANDON CAROLYN KEVIN SAMANTHA
COUNSELING
Samantha Spurlock joined the UGA Athletic Association staff as an academic counselor in January of 2020 to work with the men’s basketball and men’s and women’s cross country programs.
Spurlock previously worked at West Virginia and Marshall. She was an assistant director of student-athlete development at West Virginia from 201720, serving as academic advisor for the baseball, gymnastics and women’s tennis programs. From 2014-17, Spurlock served as academic advisor for all 14 of the Thundering Herd’s different Olympic sports during her tenure. She originally joined the Marshall staff as a graduate assistant for M Club & Big Green, the Herd’s Scholarship Foundation, from 2012-14.
Spurlock was a four-year letterwinner for the Thundering Herd softball team. She earned both NFCA Scholar-Athlete and C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition. In 2012, Spurlock was named to the 2012 C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team. A native of Huntington, W. Va., she led Huntington High to back-to-back state titles in 2007 and 2008.
Spurlock has two degrees from Marshall, a bachelor’s in Business Administration/Marketing in 2012 and a master’s in Sports Administration in 2014. She is engaged to Woody Taylor, associate head coach of the UNC Asheville men's basketball program. The couple welcomed a son, Jett, in 2025.
of External Operations.
In that role, his responsibilities include developing and coordinating strategies for new revenue streams and fan engagement across the departmental external enterprises and managing marketing assets for internal and external partners.
Welch began his Athletic Association tenure as a student-athlete mentor from 2011-13 and also served as a part-time marketing assistant during that span before transitioning to a full-time role in 2013. Prior to arriving in Athens, his experience included coaching basketball at Bloomsberg University (200304), Wilmington University (2004-09) and Goldey Beacom College (2009-11).
A native of Cincinnati, Welch was named third-team All-Ohio by the Ohio Prep Sportswriter Association in 2000 after averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds as a senior at Indian Hill High School.
From 2000-03, he played at Bucknell, where he received his bachelor's degree in Business Management in 2004. Welch also earned his MBA from the University of Delaware in 2008.
Kevin and his wife, Jennie, who played volleyball at Bucknell, have two children: daughter Julianne and son Colin.
Kevin Welch joined the UGA Athletic Association staff in 2011 and currently serves as Director
DRUMMOND STEVEN
DEPUTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR – CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER MEN’S BASKETBALL SPORT ADMINISTRATOR
Steven Drummond serves as Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Marketing Officer of the UGA Athletic Association. Drummond joined the department in October of 2023 leading the execution of the organization’s internal and external communications and creative strategy. His role has since expanded and he is responsible for developing and managing partnerships with brands, donors, and NIL platforms to create opportunities for student-athletes.
Drummond joined the Athletic Association after spending the past 22 years as a senior executive in the National Football League with the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars. At Carolina, Drummond most recently served as the organization’s vice president of football operations and senior advisor to ownership. Drummond managed all facets of the football operations department, equipment, video, football information technology, and player engagement program while working closely with ownership to advise and support organizational decision-making and messaging.
Previously, Drummond served as vice president and chief communications officer, overseeing the organization’s front-facing brands and directing public relations, digital and social media, broadcast video content, community relations, and historical/alum affairs.
Drummond was promoted from assistant director of communications to director of communications in 2015 and executed the team’s public relations strategy in a season that saw Carolina advance to Super Bowl 50.
In 2017, he was elevated to director of communications and digital media, where he led the organization through the transformation of its social media, digital video, website editorial, and broadcast/audio platforms, positioning the Panthers as one of the top social and digital media brands in the NFL.
In 2012 and 2021, Drummond was selected by the NFL to participate in the Stanford University League of Leaders executive development program, which provided an opportunity to get a broad and strategic understanding of the industry, operations, and competition from Stanford GSB professors and senior NFL management.
A native of Rock Hill, S.C., Drummond graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication in 2001. He earned his masters degree in sports management from PennWest California in 2009 and his MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2024.
BATEMAN JOHN
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR – MARKETING MEN’S BASKETBALL SPORT ADMINISTRATOR
John Bateman, who with his combined experiences as a UGA student and full-time employee has been a member of the Athletic Association staff for more than three decades, was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director of Marketing in the summer of 2014 after serving eight years as Director of Marketing.
In addition to being a sport administrator for men’s basketball, Bateman is responsible for coordinating ticket sales plans, venue concessions and merchandise contracts, marketing and promotional activities on georgiadogs.com and gameday print operations. He is also the liaison between the Athletic Association and the Redcoat Marching Band and all other athletic bands.
Bateman joined the Georgia promotions office on a full-time basis in 1994 and served as Assistant Director for three years. He was promoted to Associate Director in 1997 before being named the Director in 2004. Bateman was promoted once again in 2014 to Assistant Athletic Director, and he also received oversight as the sport administrator for the men’s basketball program at that time.
Bateman is a “double-dog” with two degrees from University of Georgia – a bachelor’s in Business Administration in 1991 and master’s Sport Management in 1993. As an undergraduate, he served as a manager for the men’s basketball team, including UGA’s 1990 SEC Championship squad. The Bulldogs reached postseason play during three of Bateman’s four years with the team, including the 1987 and 2000 NCAA Tournaments and the 1988 NIT.
Bateman began his professional career by working as the championships and officiating assistant at the Southeastern Conference from 199394 before returning to his alma mater in 1994.
A native of Albany, Ga., Bateman is married to the former Jill Sirmans, a native of Valdosta, Ga. John is a huge fans of the Atlanta Braves and an avid walker/runner who has run the last 16 editions of the Peachtree Road Race. Jill recently retired after working for the UGA Foundation for 30 years. She was Director of Development with a fundraising focus on the Georgia Women Give initiative.
BROOKS JOSH
J. REID PARKER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
LSU ’02
J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks continues to lead the University of Georgia Athletic Association through historic success.
In the spring of 2025, Georgia won four team national championships, tying the school record for most titles in one athletics season. Overall, the Bulldogs have earned seven team national championships, 10 Southeastern Conference crowns and 33 individual national championships since Brooks was named athletics director in 2021.
Georgia finished No. 7 in the 2023 LEARFIELD Directors Cup – the program’s highest mark in 18 years – as Brooks was named a finalist for the Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year. The Bulldogs have boasted a record-setting student-athlete GPA in each of the last three academic campaigns, set new fundraising marks, and completed 15 capital projects.
In addition to back-to-back football national titles in 2021 and 2022, the women’s tennis team has earned six conference championships, a national indoor crown and most recently a NCAA title in 2025; soccer has made the NCAA tournament in back-to-back years for only the second time in program history; both track and field teams finished national runner-up at the 2025 NCAA National Indoor Championships with the women earning the program's first-ever outdoor title, while equestrian earned national titles in 2021 and 2025.
With a focus on maintaining the University’s mission of excellence in teaching and learning, Bulldog student-athletes have excelled academically. Recently, UGA swimmers Abby McCulloh (2025) and Callie Dickinson (2023) garnered the prestigious H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award – the highest honor earned by a student-athlete in the SEC. Women’s tennis star Dasha Vidmanova – only the third female tennis player to win the NCAA’s triple crown – was named the 2025 recipient of the Honda Award for tennis.
From academic and athletic success to historic fundraising and a multitude of facility projects, Brooks has continued to sustain Georgia’s standing as a national powerhouse. The Georgia Bulldog Club set new fundraising records in each of the last three years with $86.4 million raised in 2022, $102 million in 2023 and $113 million in 2024.
Brooks has overseen substantial facility upgrades that include the brand-new Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Courts, improvements to the south side of Sanford Stadium, a $45 million renovation to Foley Field, a $38 million upgrade to the Jack Turner Softball Stadium, a new $1.8 million men’s and women’s basketball weight room as well as expansive updates to Stegeman Coliseum and a renovation project in the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.
Georgia also built a new, state-of-the-art track and field locker room and recently announced plans to construct a one-of-a-kind track facility off South Milledge Avenue. This project will include the only indoor track and field venue in the state of Georgia and will allow the Bulldogs to host NCAA and SEC events as well as summer camps.
While facility upgrades have been at the forefront, Georgia’s emphasis on Name, Image, and Likeness has further enhanced its commitment to the student-athlete experience. Georgia Athletics was one of the first departments to announce a comprehensive NIL program, which provides wide-ranging education, multi-media management tools and brand-building training. The Bulldogs became one of the first schools to build an in-house NIL department with an Athlete Manager to help student-athletes navigate this space.
Under his guidance, Georgia re-branded the mental health and performance department, bringing in a new full-time director and an additional clinical counselor as well as adding sports psychology services for every team. A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee was also established as Courtney Gay was hired to lead in the department’s DEI efforts.
Before returning to UGA in 2016 as Executive Associate Director of Athletics, Brooks served as Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Louisiana Monroe from 2015-16 and Director of Athletics at Millsaps College from 2014-15. He also served in capacities as Director of Football Operations (2008-11) and Assistant and Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (2012-14) in his previous stint at UGA.
A native of Hammond, La., Brooks also served as director of football operations at the University of Louisiana-Monroe beginning in 2004. He gained experience as a student at Louisiana State University, working as an equipment manager and a student assistant coach. During his four years at LSU, the Tigers participated in the 2000 Peach Bowl, 2002 Sugar Bowl, and won the 2001 Southeastern Conference championship.
Brooks graduated from LSU (’02) with a degree in Kinesiology and completed his master’s degree in Sport Management from UGA (‘14). He and his wife, Lillie, have twin sons, Jackson and James, born in July of 2009 and a third son, Davis, born in March of 2012.
He and his wife Lillie have become a vital part of the Athens community. On January 20, 2021, just two weeks after becoming Athletic Director, Brooks pledged $100,000 to create a need-based scholarship to support UGA students from Athens-Clarke County. His gift created a Georgia Commitment Scholarship (GCS), adding to the more than 550 endowed, need-based scholarships created under the GCS program since its launch in January 2017
MOREHEAD JERE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT GEORGIA J.D. ’80
President Jere W. Morehead began his tenure as the 22nd University of Georgia president on July 1, 2013. Under his leadership, UGA has risen in the rankings of the best public colleges and universities and has completed a series of initiatives to enhance student learning and success, including a requirement for experiential learning for all undergraduates.
Additionally, the University established a School of Medicine and completed the most successful capital campaign in its history, raising $1.45 billion. It also created an Innovation District, where students and faculty partner with industry to generate ideas and solutions to enhance the University’s role as a powerful driver of economic development in Georgia.
During President Morehead’s tenure, UGA has increased its research and development expenditures by over 75%. The University of Georgia ranks No. 1 among U.S. universities for the number of products brought to market based on its research, according to the annual survey by AUTM. UGA has ranked either first or second in this measure for nine consecutive years.
In keeping with his focus on student success, President Morehead launched the ALL Georgia Program to support students from rural areas and created the Double Dawgs program, which enables students to save time and money by earning an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years or less. A UGA education is in greater demand than ever, with over 43,000 students enrolled in fall 2024 and nearly 48,000 applications submitted for a spot in the incoming Class of 2029.
President Morehead has served the University of Georgia since 1986 in both faculty and administrative roles. Before becoming President, he was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost from 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010, he held several key administrative assignments, including Vice President for Instruction, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program, and acting Executive Director of Legal Affairs.
He is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including “The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business,” and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Business Law Journal.
President Morehead currently serves as Co-Chair of the University Leadership Forum, a national initiative led by the Council on Competitiveness. Additional service includes membership on the boards of the Georgia Research Alliance, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and Emory University Candler School of Theology. He also is a trustee for the Committee on Economic Development and a member of the National Football Foundation Board of Trustees.
President Morehead is the Immediate Past Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors. He previously served as President of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Chair of the SEC Executive Committee and as a member of the NCAA’s Board of Governors; Presidential Forum; Working Group on Name, Image, and Likeness; and Federal and State Legislation Working Group.
In 2021, he received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III for outstanding leadership and service in support of education. He has received several University-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award—UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence, the Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. He also earned the UGA School of Law’s premier honor for alumni, the Distinguished Service Scroll Award.
President Morehead holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 20 vs. Ga. Southern (2/3/24)
REBOUNDS 16 vs. Ga. State (2/1/24)
FGs MADE 9 vs. Ga. Southern (2/3/24)
FGs ATTEMPTED 13 vs. Ga. Southern (2/3/24)
13 vs. Oregon St. (11/14/23)
3FGs MADE 1 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
1 vs. Queens (12/13/23)
1 vs. Central Penn (12/5/23)
1 vs. Marshall (12/29/22)
3FGs ATTEMPTED 1 16 times, most recently vs. Texas (3/1/25)
FTs MADE 4 vs. Arkansas St. (3/10/24)
4 vs. Warren Wilson (11/7/22)
FTs ATTEMPTED 7 vs. Ga. Southern (2/3/24)
ASSISTS 5 vs. Florida (2/25/25)
BLOCKS 8 vs. James Madison (1/27/24)
STEALS 3 vs. Florida (2/25/25)
3 vs. Toledo (2/10/24)
MINUTES 39 vs. Toledo (2/10/24)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 18
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: 10
DOUBLE-DOUBLES: 3
20-POINT GAMES: 1
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ABSON Justin
SUMMER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Played for Jamaica’s National Team in the FIBA Americas World Cup Pre-Qualifying tournament in Ciudad Obregón in August.
◊ Helped Jamaica go 2-1 and advance to the Americas Qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup, which will be staged in six windows between November and March 2027.
◊ Finished third on the team in rebounding (7.7 rpg) and second in blocks (0.7 bpg) while also contributing 5.7 points and 1.2 assists in 16.6 minutes of action per contest.
◊ Enjoyed his best outing against Barbados, scoring seven points on a perfect 3-of-3 effort from the floor including a 3-pointer, grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds.
◊ Eligible to compete for Jamaica because his mother, Cheryl McDonnough, is a native of the island.
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Logged PT in 28 games, contributing 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.5 minutes of action per game.
◊ The Bulldogs’ third-leading shot blocker with 22 swats and led Georgia in blocks in seven games.
◊ Posted five points, five rebounds and three blocks in UGA’s exhibition win over UCF.
◊ Active on the boards against Texas Southern, with six rebounds in 11 minutes of PT.
◊ Strong outing against Jacksonville that included season-high tallies of nine points and three blocks.
◊ More than doubled his season scoring output against Jacksonville, putting up eight points in the first seven contests before posting nine against the Dolphins.
◊ Posted team-high tallies of nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals against Charleston Southern and – despite not taking a shot from the floor – produced a “+/-” of +24 against the Bucs.
◊ After averaging 1.6 ppg in the first 15 games of the season – with a pair of DNPs –contributed 5.0 ppg in the next three outings against No. 17 Oklahoma, No. 6 Tennessee and No. 1 Auburn.
◊ Enjoyed solid minutes against No. 17 Oklahoma, including a hook shot that put Georgia up for good with 10:36 left in the game and an extremely strong “+/-” of +7 in just six minutes of PT.
◊ Another solid “+/-” at No. 6 Tennessee, a team-best +8 in 10 MP.
◊ Equaled his season high with nine points in a season-most 21 minutes of action at No. 1 Auburn.
◊ In upset of No. 3 Florida in Athens, became the first Bulldog to solely lead Georgia in assists, blocks and steals in the same game during the 2024-25 campaign.
APP STATE HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Played in 66 games over two seasons, starting 56 contests and compiling 466 points (7.1 ppg), 428 rebounds (6.5 rpg) and 166 blocks (2.5 bpg).
◊ Notched 18 double-figure scoring games and 10 double-digit rebounding counts, leading to a trio of double-doubles.
◊ Ranked among the top-20 nationally in blocks as both a freshman (No. 19 at 2.2 bpg) and sophomore (No. 5 at 2.8 bpg).
◊ Though he only played two seasons in Boone, ranked No. 3 among the Mountaineers’ career leaders for blocks with 166 swats.
◊ Also No. 3 among App State’s career field goal percentage leaders at .613, making 198-of-323 shots from the floor.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Started 33 of 34 games played and averaged 7.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 24.3 minutes of action per game.
◊ Voted the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year by league coaches.
◊ Led the Mountaineers to a national-best 6.8 blocked shots per game as a team while ranking fifth individually at 2.8 bpg.
◊ Was the only Division I player with six sixblock performances in 2023-24.
◊ Helped App State post a school record for victories (27-7) and its first outright conference title since 1979 (16-2 in Sun Belt play) en route to an NIT bid.
◊ Shattered Appalachian State’s single-season record for blocked shots with 96 rejections, 21 more than the previous mark.
◊ Posted his first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime setback at Oregon State on Nov. 14.
◊ Collected a career-most 16 rebounds en route to an impressive double-double (15 points) at Georgia State on Feb. 1.
◊ Equaled the Mountaineers’ single-game record for blocks with eight swats against James Madison on Jan. 27.
◊ Poured in a career-high 20 points at Georgia Southern on Feb. 3.
◊ Started 23 of 32 games, contributing 6.2 points and a team-leading 5.9 boards and 2.2 blocks in 22.5 minutes per contest.
◊ Also paced the Mountaineers in field goal percentage at .606 (86-of-142).
◊ Produced seven double-figure scoring outputs, with a season-high 16 points against Marshall on Feb. 2.
A LITTLE ABOUT JUSTIN
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Over The Hedge
TV SHOW: The Simpsons
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Kevin Durant
ACTOR: Will Smith
MUSICAL ARTISTS: Rod Wave
FAVORITE EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF PLAYING BASKETBALL: I went to a Dwyane Wade Camp, and I met Jordyn Kee’s dad at that camp. He invited me to play in his AAU team, and that’s how me playing basketball really started.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: My blocking ability.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL: My sophomore year when I got my first college offer.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER? My paint presence on both sides of the ball.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... the group of people I’m around every day.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... the conditioning.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3? 3-on-3 because I’m not a 1-on-1 type person. I like helping others get open and making plays like that.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? Shooting.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? Cost To Be Alive by Lil Baby.
WHAT’S YOUR INSPIRATIONAL MOTTO OR MOMENT BEFORE GAMES? I read a Bible verse. Psalms 4:14 “Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil.”
WHO IS THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON FROM YOUR HIGH SCHOOL? Ariana Grande. Opponent FGs
◊ Notched a trio of double-digit rebounding efforts, led by a season-most 13 boards against South Alabama in the Sun Belt Tournament.
◊ Blocked 70 shots, the most ever by an App State freshmen and third-best singleseason tally in school history.
◊ Led the Mountaineers in rebounding in 12 contests.
ABSON’S CAREER STATISTICS
2023 - 24 GAME - BY - GAME STATS
Opponent FGs 3FGs FTs OR DR RB PF PT A TO B S MP
OAKLAND CITY * 3-6 0-1 1-2 3 9 12 0 7 0 0 5 1 19
WARREN WILSON 3-5 0-0 4-4 0 5 5 2 10 0 3 3 0 14
at NIU
* 5-9 0-0 1-2 0 7 7 2 11 0 0 1 1 28
at Oregon St. * 5-13 0-1 0-0 4 6 10 4 12 0 3 6 0 39 vs UNCW
◊ Coached by Casey Wohlleb at North Broward Prep School.
◊ Named all-state for Class 4A by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches as both a junior and a senior.
◊ Tabbed All-Broward County by the South Florida Sun Sentinel three times, with firstteam honors as a junior and a senior and honorable mention status as a sophomore.
◊ Over his four seasons with North Broward’s Eagles scored 1,348 points, grabbed 1,074 rebounds, blocked 283 shots and handed out 241 assists.
◊ Averaged a double-double of 13.9 points and 11.1 points over his career, with additional contributions of 2.9 blocks and 2.5 assists per game.
◊ Over 97 career contests, posted 77 doubledigit scoring outputs, 16 20-point outings and a pair of 30-point performances.
◊ Notched 64 double-figure rebounding tallies en route to 56 double-doubles.
◊ Posted career highs of 32 points (vs. Miami Country Day), 24 boards (vs. Gulliver Prep) and 11 blocks (vs. Word of God Christian).
◊ As a senior, averaged 14.8 points and 10.0 boards as North Broward went 27-3 and reached the Round of 16 in the Florida 4A state tournament.
◊ Recorded a triple-double of 25 points, 14 boards and 11 blocks against Word of God Christian Academy on Jan. 21, 2022.
◊ As a junior, led the Eagles with averages of 16.8 points, 12.0 boards, 3.3 assists and 3.2 blocks per game to help NBPS reach the Class 4A state tourney’s Round of 16.
◊ As a sophomore, posted team-high averages of 15.9 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks as North Broward finished 18-11.
◊ As a freshman, led the Eagles in boards (9.7 rpg) and blocks (2.9 bpg) while finishing third in scoring (8.6 ppg).
PERSONAL:
◊ Born October 31, 2003, Justin is the son of Cheryl McDonnough and is majoring in Sport Management.
◊ Recipient of the Thomas & Sara Cooney Scholarship for 2024-25 and the William K. Holmes Family Scholarship for 2025-26.
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BAILEY Justin
6-3 • 195 • SENIOR • GUARD • GREER, S.C.
COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Logged action in 84 games, including 74 starts, over two seasons at USC Upstate and a year at Wofford.
◊ Compiled 1,020 points (10.6 ppg), 318 rebounds (3.4 rpg), 133 steals (1.4 spg) and 128 assists (1.4 apg) in 2,750 minutes of playing time (28.6 mpg) during his first three seasons of college hoops.
◊ Recorded 54 double-figure scoring outputs, including a trio of 20-point performances.
◊ Topped 1,000 career points during his 19-point outburst against Furman in the 2025 Southern Conference Tournament final.
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Helped sixth-seeded Wofford win the Southern Conference Tournament and earn its first NCAA bid since 2019.
◊ Named to the SoCon’s All-Defensive team.
◊ Started all 34 games played, with a DNP against Kentucky Christian on Dec. 28.
◊ Averaged 9.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a team-high 1.2 steals in 27.1 minutes.
◊ Upped his scoring in SoCon play to 10.0 ppg.
◊ Notched 16 double-digit scoring tallies, headlined by a career-high 22 points against Chattanooga, and led the Terriers offensively in six games.
◊ Connected on a team-high 45.6 percent of his 3-pointers, with 56.4 percent of his field goals (57 of 101) from behind the arc.
◊ Opened the season with an efficient 16-point outing versus Erskine, converting on 6-of-7 field goals including 3-of-4 3-pointers.
◊ Canned a career-most five 3-pointers en route to a career-high 22 points at Chattanooga.
◊ Scored 19 points and equaled his career high with seven rebounds against Furman in the SoCon tourney title tilt.
◊ Posted 10 points – on 4-of-6 shooting overall and 2-of-3 from 3-point range – against Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Started 28 of 30 games played and averaged 11.8 points, 3.3 boards and a team-high 1.4 steals in 28.9 minutes of PT per outing.
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 22 Chattanooga (1/15/25)
at Lipscomb * 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 17 at Presbyterian * 4-8 1-3 1-1 0 4 4 2 10 2 1 0 3 30 at Duke
at W. Carolina * 5-8 2-4 6-8 3 2 5 1 18 1 0 0 1 29
FURMAN
vs. ETSU
vs. VMI
vs. Furman
* 3-8 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 9 0 1 0 0 22
* 2-6 1-4 2-3 0 3 3 4 7 3 1 0 1 33
* 4-8 2-6 0-1 0 1 1 3 10 1 0 0 1 21
* 4-7 3-5 8-9 2 5 7 3 19 1 2 0 0 29
vs. Tennessee * 4-6 2-3 0-3 0 3 3 3 10 1 0 0 0 24
◊ Reached double figures in 21 contests, including 14 Big South outings, and notched a pair of 20-point tallies.
◊ After averaging 10.9 ppg in non-conference play, upped his contributions to 12.9 ppg against league opponents.
◊ Among Big South stat leaders, finished No. 5 in steals (1.4 spg) and No. 9 in free throw percentage (.746).
◊ Opened the season with double-digit scoring efforts in five of the first six games, and nine points in the other contest.
1 N.C. Central (12/2/23)
1 Ball St. (11/22/23)
1 Gardner-Webb (2/25/23)
1 UNC Asheville (2/4/23)
STEALS 5 Erskine (11/4/24)
5 Coastal Carolina (11/29/23)
5 Charleston So. (12/31/22)
MINUTES 42 High Point (2/14/24)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 54
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS:
2024 - 25 GAME - BY - GAME STATS
A LITTLE ABOUT JUSTIN FAVORITE...
MOVIE: The Book of Eli
TV SHOW: Martin
PRO SPORTS TEAM: Pittsburgh Steelers
BASKETBALL PLAYER: LeBron James
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Usain Bolt
ACTOR: Denzel Washington
FAVORITE EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: LeBron James 3-1 comeback.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Being able to outrun everyone and never get tired.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL? 8th grade.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... my joy.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... some of the drills we do, a rebounding one.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3 AND WHY? 3-on-3 because it allows you to be able to work with teammates.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? my right hand.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Ability to dunk, for sure! There are about five guys in here I’d like to be for that.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? Hide Away by Daya.
WHAT’S YOUR INSPIRATIONAL MOTTO OR MOMENT YOU REFLECT ON BEFORE GAMES? I read a verse, pray and listen to my music. I probably read James 1:2-3... “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A PLAYER IN ONE WORD AND WHY? Joyful and electric.
WHY GEORGIA?: It’s the best place to be in the SEC.
Opponent FGs 3FGs FTs OR DR RB PF PT A TO B S MP at S.Carolina * 4-11 2-4 3-4 0 0 0 2 13 0 1 0 3 26 at Vanderbilt * 3-10 1-4 2-4 0 1 1 5 9 0 1 0 0 24
◊ Posted double-digit efforts in the scoring column during 17 games, with 13 of those coming in Big South Conference action.
◊ Began his collegiate career with three straight double-figure performances, including 13 points at No. 7 Duke and 15 at Clemson.
◊ Produced his most complete linescore with 16 points, six rebounds and five steals at Charleston Southern on New Year’s Eve.
◊ Earned his first career start at Radford on Jan. 4 and responded with 12 points in 35 minutes of action.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born May 22, 2004, Justin is the son of Antonio and Theresa Bailey and is majoring in Social Entrepreneurship for Consumer Well-Being.
◊ Recipient of the Keiser Family Scholarship for 2025-26.
BAILEY’S CAREER STATISTICS
BULLDOG BIOS
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CAIN Blue
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ One of four Bulldogs to start all 33 games and finished as Georgia’s third-leading scorer (9.6 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (4.2 rpg) while averaging 27.0 minutes of PT per contest.
◊ Connected on a team-best 84.1 percent (58-of-69) of his trips to the line, which also ranks No. 13 among Georgia’s all-time single season leaders.
◊ Recorded 18 double-figure scoring performances and a pair of double-digit rebound outings, leading to the first two double-doubles of his collegiate career.
◊ Upped his scoring in SEC play, going from an 8.2 ppg scoring average in non-conference play to 10.2 ppg in league action.
◊ Notched his first career double-double against Texas Southern, grabbing more defensive boards (9) than his previous best overall rebound count (8 at Ohio State in the 2024 NIT quarterfinals).
◊ Equaled his career high with five 3-pointers en route to a team-high 17 points against No. 15 Marquette.
◊ Broke out of an 0-for-9 3-point slump to supply UGA’s first points of the night against No. 6 Kentucky and eventually finished with 15 points against the Wildcats.
◊ Flirted with a triple-double against LSU, securing his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 boards and also doubling his previous career high for assists with eight (with 0 turnovers).
◊ His eight assists against LSU also represented the most by any Bulldog during a single-game of the 2024-25 campaign.
◊ Of his season-high 17 points at No. 8 Texas A&M, 15 came in the first half.
◊ Knocked down a 3-pointer with 48.1 seconds left to ignite a 10-3 surge to close out an 88-83 upset of No. 3 Florida in Athens.
◊ A double-digit scorer in a career-long six straight games from Feb. 11-March 4.
◊ Equaled his season-high scoring output with 17 points and collected a career-most five steals against Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ One of four Bulldogs to see action in all 37 games, starting nine of the season’s final 10 contests.
◊ Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
◊ Averaged 7.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 20.8 minutes of action per game.
◊ Notched 11 double-figure scoring outputs, led by a season-high 19-point outburst against Missouri in the SEC Tournament.
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 19 vs. Missouri (3/13/24)
REBOUNDS 11 vs. Texas So. (11/20/24)
FGs MADE 7 vs. Oklahoma (3/12/05) 7 vs. Alabama A&M (12/30/23) 7 vs. Miami (Fla.) (11/17/23)
FGs ATTEMPTED 15 vs. Oklahoma (3/12/05)
3FGs MADE 5 vs. Marquette (11/23/24) 5 vs. Missouri (3/13/24)
3FGs ATTEMPTED 10 vs. Marquette (11/23/24)
FTs MADE 5 vs. Kentucky (1/7/25) 5 vs. Texas So. (11/20/24)
FTs ATTEMPTED 5 vs. Kentucky (1/7/25) 5 vs. Texas So. (11/20/24)
ASSISTS 8 vs. LSU (2/5/25) BLOCKS 2 vs. N.C. Central (11/12/23)
STEALS 5 vs. Oklahoma (3/12/25) MINUTES 37 vs. Texas A&M (2/11/25)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 29
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: 2
DOUBLE-DOUBLES: 2
A LITTLE ABOUT BLUE
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Grown Ups
TV SHOW: Ozark
PRO TEAM: L.A. Dodgers
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Dame Lillard
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Tiger Woods
ACTOR: Adam Sandler
SONG: Nostalgia by Rod Wave
FOOD: Chicken wings
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Getting out in transition.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL: Freshman year of high school.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Competing with myself and my teammates.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Conditioning.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3? 3-on-3 because you get to play free offense but you don’t have to play much defense.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? Defensive talking.
IS THERE A SPORT YOU PLAYED GROWING UP THAT HELPS YOU IN BASKETBALL? Golf, learning patience and competing with myself.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? The Glory by Kanye West.
WHAT’S YOUR INSPIRATIONAL MOTTO OR MOMENT BEFORE GAMES? My dad always tells me to be you so I focus on that.
at S. Carolina * 4-8 2-5 4-4 0 7 7 1 14 1 0 0 1 31
VANDERBILT * 2-3 1-2 1-1 0 3 3 2 6 1 2 0 0 26
vs. Oklahoma * 7-15 1-4 2-2 1 3 4 4 17 0 1 0 5 31
vs. Gonzaga * 3-9 2-5 2-4 0 5 5 3 10 1 1 0 3 27
◊ On the season, 50 of his 103 made field goals – 48.5 percent – were from behind the 3-point arc.
◊ Scored 12 points against Oregon, the first Georgia freshman with a double-digit performance in the season opener since Anthony Edwards and Sahvir Wheeler scored 24 and 19, respectively, in 2019.
◊ Put up seven points in a span of 60 seconds against No. 12/11 Miami to turn a two-point deficit into a five-point lead. Eventually finished with a game-high 18 points versus the Hurricanes.
◊ Notched all 12 of his points by connecting on a quartet of 3s against Georgia Tech.
◊ Put up a game-high 18 points against Alabama A&M...and missed 20 only because he chose an off-the-backboard assist for a slam dunk by a trailing player over his own breakaway dunk.
◊ Scored 10 of his 14 points at Florida in the final 3:16 of regulation as Georgia erased an 11-point deficit to tie the game at 85-85.
◊ Left the Auburn game in Athens due to a cut on his face at the 9:07 mark of the first half but returned with 3:33 remaining after receiving stitches.
◊ Notched his first career start at LSU.
◊ Exploded for a career-high 19 points against Missouri in the SEC Tournament, the fourth time he led the Bulldogs on the offensive end during his freshman campaign.
◊ Enjoyed a stellar postseason, producing season highs for points (19 vs. Missouri), rebounds (eight at Ohio State), assists (four vs. Missouri) and steals (four vs. Missouri).
CAIN’S CAREER STATISTICS
BULLDOG BIOS
◊ Upped his regular-season averages of 7.0 ppg and 2.2 rpg to 9.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg in six SEC Tournament and NIT outings.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Sean McAloon as a senior at IMG Academy.
◊ A consensus four-star recruit rated as the nation’s No. 69 overall prospect in the 247Sports.com composite rankings.
◊ Overall, rated as the nation’s No. 49 prospect by On3.com, as well as No. 53 by ESPN. com, No. 70 by 247Sports.com and No. 94 by Rivals.com.
◊ Ranked as a top-15 shooting guard in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports.com (No. 12), On3.com (No. 12) and ESPN.com (No. 13).
◊ Named first-team All-NIBC (National Interscholastic Basketball Conference), a league which featured five of the top-10 teams in the final ESPN SCNext national high school poll.
◊ Enjoyed a standout performance at the 2022 National Basketball Players Association’s (NBPA) Top 100 camp.
◊ Named first-team All-NBPA Camp and averaged 10.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals while leading his team to the tournament championship.
◊ As a senior, averaged 12.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 61.1 percent from the field and 45.1 percent on 3-pointers for IMG.
◊ Helped IMG Academy post an 18-8 record, reach the semifinals of the 2023 Geico Nationals and finish No. 9 in ESPN’s SCNext national boys’ basketball rankings.
◊ Scored a game-high 21 points in IMG’s 66-63 win over Prolific Prep in the quarterfinals of the Geico Nationals, headlined by his spinning, banked-in, buzzer-beating 3-pointer from just past halfcourt.
◊ Coached by Michael Hutchins at Knoxville Catholic during his first three seasons of high school.
◊ Voted all-state by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) as both a sophomore and a junior.
◊ In 85 games at Knoxville Catholic, compiled 1,213 points (14.3 ppg), 400 rebounds (4.7 rpg), 253 assists (3.0 apg) and 191 steals (2.2 spg) while helping the Fighting Irish to a combined record of 74-12.
◊ As a junior, averaged 19.7 points, 5.7 boards, 2.8 steals and 2.7 assists, leading KCHS to a 28-4 record and runner-up finish in the Tennessee Division II-AA state tournament.
◊ Scored in double figures in every game of his junior season, with 13 20-point outings and a season-high 31 points against Christian Brothers in the state title tilt.
◊ As a sophomore, contributed 15.7 points, 5.4 boards, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game to help the Fighting Irish go 21-4 and reach the semifinals of the state tourney.
◊ As a freshman, averaged 7.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.8 steals while helping the Irish finish 25-4 en route to the Tennessee Division II-AA state title.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born September 25, 2004, Blue is the son of Chris and Myriah Cain and is majoring in Sport Management.
◊ Blue’s family is full of Division I athletes. His dad, Chris, played golf at Duke from 1988-91; his mom, Myriah (Lonergan), played basketball at George Washington from 1992-96 and is in the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame; and his sister, Sophie, played volleyball at Appalachian State.
◊ Recipient of the Vincent J. & Barbara Dooley Scholarship for 2023-24 and 2024-25 and the Aubrey and Mary Garrison Scholarship for 2025-26.
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 23 Baylor (1/28/25)
REBOUNDS 7 Providence (12/3/24)
FGs MADE 8 Florida A&M (12/20/24)
8 Baylor (1/28/25)
FGs ATTEMPTED 14 Queens (NC) (11/13/24)
14 Ole Miss (11/28/24)
3FGs MADE 5 Ole Miss (11/28/24)
3FGs ATTEMPTED 11 C. Arkansas (115/24)
FTs MADE 5 W. Virginia (2/11/25)
FTs ATTEMPTED 7 Idaho (11/16/24)
ASSISTS 3 Florida A&M (12/20/24)
3 Fresno St. (12/11/24)
3 Miss. Valley St. (11/23/24)
BLOCKS 3 C. Arkansas (11/5/24)
STEALS 3 Utah (1/18/25)
MINUTES 32 Ole Miss (11/28/24)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 9
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: –
20-POINT GAMES: 2
CATCHINGS Kanon
6-9 • 220 • SOPHOMORE • FORWARD
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Appeared in 31 of 36 games during Brigham Young’s “Sweet 16” campaign, including 15 starting nods.
◊ Averaged 7.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 17.4 minutes of playing time per outing.
◊ Reached double figures in the scoring column nine times, including a pair of 20-point performances and a season-high 23 points at Baylor.
◊ Ranked second on the team in blocks per game at 0.4 swats an outing.
◊ Opened his collegiate career with an impressive 17-point, three-block effort against Central Arkansas.
◊ Reached the 20-point plateau for the first time with 21 points against Florida A&M on Dec. 20 in BYU’s final contest prior to the holiday break.
◊ Produced the Big 12 Bench Performance of the Week against Baylor with 23 points on a perfect shooting effort in an overtime victory over Baylor.
◊ Became the only freshman this century to go 8-of-8 from the field with a least four 3-pointers and three free throws in BYU’s OT decision over Baylor on Jan. 28.
◊ Tied for the sixth most field goals and eighth most 3-pointers without a miss in program history against the Bears.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Tim Fanning while playing for Cold Hearts at Overtime Elite (OTE) during the 2023-24 season as a senior.
◊ One of three products of the Atlanta-based OTE program currently on Georgia’s roster along with sophomore Somto Cyril and freshman Jackson McVey.
◊ A consensus four-star recruit in the Class of 2024 tabbed as high as No. 32 nationally by Rivals.com, as well as No. 37 by ESPN.com, No. 39 in the On3Sports.com composite and No. 41 by 247Sports.com.
◊ As a senior, averaged 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while shooting 54.5 percent from the field for Cold Hearts during 15 regular-season games.
◊ Upped his production to 18.6 points and 8.4 boards in five playoff contests.
◊ All told, posted 16 double-figure scoring tallies, including five 20-point showings, and four double-digit rebounding performances – resulting in a quartet of double-doubles – in 20 total contests played during the 2023-24 OTE campaign.
◊ Poured in a season-high 27 points against Blue Checks and hauled down a seasonmost 15 boards versus Jelly Fam.
◊ Coached by Steve Lynch at Brownsburg High School as a sophomore and a junior.
◊ Named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Supreme 15 Underclass all-state team in 2022 following his junior season at Brownsburg.
◊ In 51 varsity outings during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, compiled 752 points (14.7 ppg) and 145 rebounds (3.9 rpg) for the Bulldogs.
◊ In two seasons of varsity play at Brownsburg, recorded 40 double-figure outputs with nine 20-point tallies and four 30-point outbursts including a career-high 39 versus Kokomo on Dec. 30, 2022.
◊ Also notched a pair of double-digit rebounding efforts, including a career-most 12 against Lakota West on Nov. 26, 2022, en route to two double-doubles with the Bulldogs.
◊ As a junior, averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game to help Brownsburg finish 22-5 and reach to the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament where they lost to eventual champions Ben Davis.
◊ As a sophomore, contributed 11.6 points and 3.0 boards per game as the Bulldogs compiled a 15-9 record.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born August 10, 2005, Kanon is the son of Tauja Catchings and is majoring in Housing Management & Policy.
◊ The latest limb in an impressive family tree of basketball standouts.
◊ His mother, Tauja, was a first-team All-Big Ten player at Illinois who was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2000 WNBA Draft.
◊ His grandfather, Harvey, played 11 seasons in the NBA with the 76ers, Nets, Bucks and Clippers, compiling 2,335 points, 3,639 rebounds and 1,226 blocks in 725 career games played.
◊ His aunt, Tamika, is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame who starred at Tennessee before becoming a 10-time WNBA All-Star and earning 2011 WNBA MVP honors with the Indiana Fever. She also is a four-time Olympic Gold Medalist.
◊ Recipient of the Sam and Lara Holmes Scholarship for 2025-26.
C. ARKANSAS * 6-13 4-11 1-2 0 3 3 0 17 1 2 3 1 26
UC RIVERSIDE * 4-11 1-6 0-0 1 4 5 2 9 0 1 2 1 27
QUEENS (NC) * 4-14 1-7 0-0 2 4 6 0 9 2 0 0 2 22
IDAHO * 2-7 1-5 3-7 0 2 2 1 8 1 1 1 1 26
MISS. VALLEY ST. * 5-10 2-6 2-3 2 1 3 0 14 3 1 1 1 24 vs. Ole Miss * 6-14 5-10 0-1 2 2 4 4 17 0 3 0 0 32 vs. N.C. State * 2-5 2-3 1-2 1 0 1 3 7 2 1 0 0 25 at Providence * 1-8 1-4 0-1 5 2 7 1 3 2 1 1 0 23
vs. VCU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 vs. Wisconsin DNP
vs. Alabama 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
A LITTLE ABOUT KANON FAVORITE...
TV SHOW: The Sopranos
PRO SPORTS TEAM: Indiana Pacers
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Kevin Durant
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Ousmane Dembélé
MUSICAL SONG: 1 AM by Civ
FAVORITE EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Watching the 2016 NBA Finals.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: The game came naturally because of my family always playing basketball.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL? Sophomore year of high school.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER? Shooting.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... winning.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... losing.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3 AND WHY? Probably 1-on-1 just to go head-to-head against someone.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? my overall strength.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A PLAYER IN ONE WORD AND WHY? Calm WHY GEORGIA?: The family culture Opponent
CATCHINGS’ CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 13 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
REBOUNDS 11 vs Buffalo (12/19/24)
FGs MADE 6 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
FGs ATTEMPTED 8 vs. LSU (2/5/25)
3FGs MADE –
3FGs ATTEMPTED 1 vs. Charleston So. (12/22/24)
FTs MADE 5 vs. Arkansas (1/22/25)
FTs ATTEMPTED 10 vs. S.C. State (12/29/24)
ASSISTS 2 vs. Vanderbilt (3/8/25)
2 vs. Buffalo (12/19/24)
2 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
2 Texas So. (11/10/24)
BLOCKS 5 Buffalo (12/19/24)
5 vs. Grand Canyon (12/14/24)
STEALS 1 vs. Oklahoma (3/12/25)
1 vs. Texas A&M (2/11/25)
1 vs. Florida (1/25/25)
1 vs. Arkansas (1/22/25)
1 vs. Buffalo (12/19/24)
1 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/4/24)
MINUTES 23 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 5
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: 1
DOUBLE-DOUBLES: 1
2 CYRIL Somto
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ One of only five Bulldogs to log playing time in all 33 games and led Georgia in both blocked shots (1.5 bpg) and field goal percentage (57-of-91=.626).
◊ Blocked 51 shots, equaling the No. 11 effort among Georgia’s all-time single-season swats leaders (Donte’ Williams’ 2011-12).
◊ Contributed 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14.0 minutes of action per game.
◊ Recorded three or more blocks in seven games – five twice, four twice and three in three contests.
◊ Finished the season ranked No. 6 in the SEC and No. 69 nationally – No. 6 among freshmen – in blocked shots (1.5 bpg).
◊ Helped Georgia finish No. 15 nationally in blocked shots, accounting for more than 30 percent of the Bulldogs’ total swats as a team (51-of-169=30.2 percent).
◊ Averaged 7.0 points and 6.5 boards in exhibition wins over Charlotte and UCF.
◊ Swatted four shots against Texas Southern, leading the Bulldogs to 12 blocks...their most since also blocking a dozen shots against Vanderbilt on Jan. 9, 2019.
◊ Enjoyed a stellar outing at Georgia Tech, scoring seven of his nine points and collecting all four boards in just 5:26 of firsthalf action.
◊ Notched his first double-digit scoring output with 11 points and came within a single board of his first double-double against Alabama A&M.
◊ Upped his scoring average by 1.2 ppg – from 3.7 to 4.9 ppg – during his career-high 13-point outing against Jacksonville when he was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field.
◊ Produced the No. 4 play on SportsCenter’s top-10 plays on Dec. 14, a monstrous dunk against Grand Canyon.
◊ Recorded his first double-double with 10 points and 11 boards – and added a season high with five blocks – against Buffalo.
◊ After averaging 3.7 ppg and 1.9 bpg over the first seven games of the season, upped those contributions to 10.0 ppg and 3.0 bpg during the next four contests.
◊ An all-around “presence” against LSU with eight points, 10 boards and three blocks.
◊ Scored nine points in nine minutes in a key late-season win at South Carolina.
◊ Wrapped up his freshman campaign with an impressive 10-point performance (on 4-of-6 FGs) in 16 minutes of action against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Dave Leitao (City Reapers), Ryan Gomes (Cold Hearts) and Corey Frazier (RWE) during his two seasons at Overtime Elite in Atlanta.
◊ Rated as a consensus four-star prospect by every major recruiting service.
◊ Ranked as high as the No. 43 recruit in the Class of 2024 by 247Sports.com, as well as No. 47 by On3.com, No. 49 by ESPN.com and No. 56 by Rivals.com.
◊ Among centers in the Class of 2024, ranked No. 6 by ESPN.com, No. 7 by Rivals.com and No. 10 by On3.com.
◊ Over 37 games during two seasons at OTE, averaged 8.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 66.2 percent from the field.
◊ Reached double figures in points nine times and in rebounds seven times, producing a trio of double-doubles.
◊ Played for RWE during 2023-24, averaging 8.1 points, 8.3 boards and 3.1 blocks.
◊ Helped RWE to a 9-8 record and a fourthplace regular-season finish before upsetting the top-two seeds in the playoffs en route to capturing the OTE Championship.
◊ Among OTE leaders, finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in blocks (3.3 bpg) and No. 4 in rebounding (9.3 rpg).
◊ Opened the 2023-24 campaign with 17 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and five blocks against Cold Hearts.
◊ Put up a season-high 19 points versus YNG Dreamers.
◊ Played in 17 games during the 2022-23 OTE campaign, averaging 8.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and a league-leading 3.2 blocks per contest.
◊ Selected as OTE’s 2023 Defensive Player of the Year.
◊ Began the year playing for Cold Hearts before being traded to City Reapers.
◊ Coached by Steve Cook at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tenn., as a freshman and sophomore.
◊ Played in 36 games at Hamilton Heights, averaging 6.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.6 blocks during his career with the Hawks.
◊ As a sophomore, averaged 8.1 points, 8.8 boards and 4.7 blocks in 27 games played for HHCA.
◊ Swatted a school-record 127 shots during the 2021-22 season.
◊ Recorded a triple-double of 10 points, 14 boards and 10 blocks against Carolina Basketball Academy and also posted eight additional double-doubles.
◊ Produced 10 double-figure scoring outputs, with a career-high 25 against Knoxville Catholic.
◊ Posted 12 double-digit rebounding tallies, headlined by a career-high 20 versus Wilson Academy.
◊ Played in nine games as a freshman and averaged 0.7 points and 0.4 boards per contest.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born May 20, 2005, Somto is the son of Lisa Williams and is majoring in Housing Management & Policy.
◊ Recipient of the James E. & Peggy A. Hickey Scholarship for 2024-25 and the Thomas and Sara Cooney Scholarship for 2025-26.
A LITTLE ABOUT SOMTO
FAVORITE...
Before we start Somto states: “I don’t do favorites. I love everybody. To do favorites is difficult for me.”
MOVIE: The Rush Hour franchise
PRO SPORT TO WATCH: Basketball or soccer
BASKETBALL PLAYER: LeBron James, Russell Westbrook because he has so much energy and some people compare my game to Dwight Howard.
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Cristiano Ronaldo
ACTOR: Jackie Chan, I watched a lot of his movies growing up as a kid and it’s amazing that he rarely had stunt artists. He did everything himself.
FAVORITE EARLY MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Watching LeBron’s highlights. I really didn’t know much about basketball so I had to watch videos to learn. The first thing that popped up was LeBron.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Dunking and blocking shots.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Winning.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Losing.
DID YOU PLAY A SPORT GROWING UP THAT THAT HELPS YOU IN BASKETBALL? Soccer. I think my footwork is really good when I’m in the paint, and I think soccer helped me with that.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? Hit Em Up by Tupac Shakur.
WHAT’S YOUR INSPIRATIONAL MOTTO OR MOMENT BEFORE GAMES? I listen to music but it depends on how I’m feeling. If I have so much energy before a game, I listen to music to calm me down. But if I’m a little too calm, I listen to music to hype myself up.
CYRIL’S CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 14 vs. Wake Forest (3/24/24)
REBOUNDS 9 vs. Ole Miss (3/5/24)
FGs MADE 5 vs. Wake Forest (3/24/24)
FGs ATTEMPTED 9 vs. Wake Forest (3/24/24)
9 vs. Ole Miss (3/5/24)
3FGs MADE 4 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
4 vs. Wake Forest (3/24/24)
3FGs ATTEMPTED 5 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
5 vs. Wake Forest (3/24/24)
FTs MADE 2 vs. Vanderbilt (3/8/25)
2 vs. S. Carolina (3/4/25)
2 vs. Texas So. (11/10/24)
2 vs. Ole Miss (3/5/24)
2 vs. LSU (2/27/24)
FTs ATTEMPTED 5 vs. Alabama (2/1/25)
ASSISTS 4 vs. Oklahoma (3/12/25)
BLOCKS 5 vs. St. John’s (11/24/24)
STEALS 3 vs. Alabama (2/1/25)
MINUTES 29 vs. Texas A&M (2/11/25)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 4
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: –
JAMES Dylan
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Logged action in 32 contests, getting a starting nod for eight of the final nine outings of the campaign.
◊ Averaged 3.2 points and 2.2 boards in 13.6 minutes of action per game.
◊ An unsung hero against No. 22 St. John’s, scoring five points and swatting a careerhigh five shots in 20 minutes.
◊ After scoring 14 points in the first seven games of the season, nearly matched that with 13 points against Jacksonville...upping his season scoring average from 2.0 ppg to 3.4 ppg in the process.
◊ Knocked down four 3-pointers versus the Dolphins, 40 percent of his makes from behind the arc during the entire season.
◊ After scoring 10 points and grabbing five rebounds in Georgia’s first seven SEC outings – including a DNP against No. 1 Auburn – put up 10 points and grabbed five boards in a season-high 21 minutes of action against South Carolina.
◊ Scored eight straight points in a span of 68 seconds in the first half against the Gamecocks, helping the Bulldogs push a five-point lead to 14 at halftime.
◊ Put up five points in 45 seconds against LSU to single-handedly push a three-point lead to eight.
◊ Notched his first start of the season at No. 8 Texas A&M and had five boards, four blocks and four points in a career-most 29 minutes of PT.
◊ Productive in the last two regular-season games. After averaging 3.0 ppg in season’s first 29 games, put up 7.5 ppg in victories over South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
◊ Played in 22 contests, earning a starting nod for the final eight outings of the season.
◊ Averaged 4.0 points and 2.6 boards in 14.5 minutes of action per game.
◊ Notched a pair of double-figure performances, headlined by a 14-point showing in an NIT second-round win at Wake Forest.
◊ Scored nine points on an efficient 4-of-5 shooting performance in an exhibition victory over Eastern Kentucky.
◊ Faced off against his older brother Dorian when Georgia played North Florida.
◊ Logged his first SEC action in the first half of Georgia’s outing against No. 24/22 Alabama.
◊ Checked in during the first half of the Florida game in Athens but left shortly thereafter after being poked in the eye and did not return to the court.
◊ Equaled what was then his career-high scoring output with nine points at LSU.
◊ Logged a career-high 18 minutes in back-toback outings against Auburn and LSU...and then upped that to 26 against Ole Miss.
◊ Made the most of his first career start against Ole Miss, posting his first double-digit scoring output with 10 points and coming within one rebound of a double-double.
◊ Entered the Wake Forest game shooting 33.3 percent (7-of-21) from 3-point range on the season before connecting on 4-of-5 attempts from behind the arc against the Demon Deacons.
◊ Knocked down huge 3-pointers late in wins at Wake Forest – with 3:31 to extend UGA’s lead back to double figures – and Ohio State – with 2:23 left to put the Bulldogs up 75-74.
◊ Clocked double-digit minutes in 14 of the last 15 games...after logging just three minutes against Alabama to go along with eight DNPs in Georgia’s first nine SEC outings.
◊ In the last 15 contests, more than doubled his scoring and rebounding over seven GPs in the first 22 games of the season – from 2.1 ppg to 4.9 ppg and from 1.4 rpg to 3.2 rpg.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Tyrone Woodside during his freshman, junior and senior seasons at Winter Haven High.
◊ Evaluated as a four-star prospect by each national service and listed as the No. 75 recruit in the Class of 2023 in the 247Sports.com composite rankings.
◊ Tabbed as the nation’s No. 80 overall recruit by 247Sports.com, while being listed No. 81 by Rivals.com, No. 91 by ESPN.com and No. 106 by On3.com.
◊ Consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top-20 power forward recruits and listed at No. 16 by 247Sports.com, No. 17 by Rivals. com, No. 19 by On3.com and No. 20 by ESPN.com.
◊ Tabbed second-team all-state for all classifications by SBLive.com following his senior season.
◊ Named the Lakeland Ledger’s 2022 Player of the Year following his junior season and tabbed first-team All-Polk County by the publication after his senior campaign.
◊ In 94 career outings at Winter Haven, produced 1,045 points (11.1 ppg), 729 rebounds (7.8 rpg) and 249 blocks (2.6 bpg) while helping the Blue Devils compile a combined record of 73-22 over those three seasons.
◊ All told, posted 57 double-digit scoring performances, 26 double-figure rebound counts and 24 double-doubles at WHHS.
◊ Registered career-high tallies of 29 points versus IMG Academy’s Blue team and 22 rebounds against Tampa Catholic during his senior season.
◊ As a senior, helped lead Winter Haven to a 27-5 record and a runner-up finish in the Florida Class 7A state tournament.
A LITTLE ABOUT DYLAN
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Baby Boy
TV SHOW: NBA Basketball
PRO TEAM: Minnesota Timberwolves
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Tracy McGrady
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Usain Bolt
ACTOR: Miles Teller
MEAL: Chicken & waffles
ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Vanilla, plain vanilla
EARLIEST MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Playing at the YMCA in about the 2nd or 3rd grade.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Not really. My height. I wasn’t really good at anything at a young age. I was just tall so a lot of teams wanted me on their team.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL: Not until like 10th grade. That’s when I pulled ahead of people in my class and competed against older players.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER: Right now, I would say my versatiliy. I think I’m pretty good at a lot of things on both sides, offense and defense.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Having fun. Scoring. Scoring is the funnest part.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Conditioning
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3? 1-on-1 because that’s the test. I’m better than you. That’s the easiest way to test who is better. I feel like that’s the best way to get better.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? I wish I had more bounce and was better at dunking.
JAMES’ CAREER STATISTICS
Opponent FGs 3FGs FTs OR DR
vs. Oregon
0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 5
WAKE FOREST 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
N.C. CENTRAL DNP
vs. Miami (Fla.) 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11
vs. Providence 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
WINTHROP DNP
at Florida St. DNP
MERCER DNP
GA. TECH DNP
HIGH POINT DNP
MOUNT ST. MARY’S DNP
N. FLORIDA 1-2 1-1 1-2 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 0 0 17
ALABAMA A&M 4-4 1-1 0-1 0 3 3 1 9 1 1 2 0 14
at Missouri DNP
ARKANSAS DNP
TENNESSEE DNP
at S. Carolina DNP
at Kentucky DNP
LSU DNP
at Florida DNP
ALABAMA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
S. CAROLINA DNP
at Mississippi St. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 10
at Arkansas 3-6 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 15
FLORIDA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
at Vanderbilt 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 14
AUBURN 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 18
at LSU 3-5 1-2 2-2 2 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 1 18
TEXAS A&M 2-5 1-4 0-0 2 2 4 1 5 1 0 2 0 17
OLE MISS
at Auburn
vs. Florida
Xavier
* 4-9 0-3 2-2 3 6 9 2 10 1 1 1 1 26
* 4-8 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 8 0 2 0 0 18
vs. Missouri * 0-5 0-2 0-2 1 4 5 1 0 3 3 0 1 18
* 1-3 1-1 0-1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 16
* 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 2 4 0 1 1 0 21
at Wake Forest * 5-9 4-5 0-0 1 2 3 4 14 0 2 1 1 26
at Ohio St.
* 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 1 5 1 1 2 0 26
vs. Seton Hall * 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 18 2023
◊ Averaged 12.8 points, 9.2 boards, 2.8 blocks and 1.9 assists per game during his final season at Winter Haven.
◊ Wrapped up his prep career with 13 points, six boards, three assists, two blocks and two steals in a 50-48 state final setback to Miami’s Columbus High, which finished the season ranked No. 14 nationally by ESPN.
◊ As a junior, contributed 15.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 2.0 assists per game for the Blue Devils, who finished 23-8 and reached the semifinals of Florida’s Class 6A state tourney.
◊ Coached by Justin Harden at The Rock School in Gainesville, Fla., as a sophomore.
◊ During his sophomore season at The Rock during 2020-21, averaged 9.2 points, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field, 5.4 boards and 1.4 blocks per game.
◊ Helped The Rock’s Lions to an 22-8 record and a runner-up finish in the Sunshine Independent Athletic Association (SIAA) state tourney.
◊ As a freshman, averaged 5.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while helping Winter Haven go 23-9 and reach the Sweet 16 round of the Class 6A state tournament.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born Sept. 9, 2004, Dylan is the son of Denzil James and Dr. Carla Nelson-James and is majoring in Housing Management & Policy.
◊ Recipient of the Sam & Lara Holmes Scholarship for 2023-24 and 2024-25 and the Tom and Jeannette Greeson Scholarship for 2025-26.
◊ Has two older brothers and an older sister who played college basketball. Dorian wrapped up his career at North Florida in 2023-24. Darius played at Lynn University and is an assistant coach at Winter Haven High. Charla Nelson-James also played at Lynn, a DII school in Boca Raton, Fla.
12 JENNINGS Markel
5-11
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Missed the season due to injury.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Named to the SEC’s First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
◊ Redshirted during the season to preserve his freshman year of eligibility.
◊ Affected by lingering injuries throughout the summer and season.
◊ The only Bulldog to not see action during Georgia’s tour of Italy due to an ankle setback.
◊ Played the final 1:15 of Georgia’s 99-82 exhibition victory over Eastern Kentucky.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Don Hurlburt as a senior at Athens Academy.
◊ Helped Athens Academy compile a 16-12 record and reach the first round of the Georgia Class 2A state tournament.
◊ Played a vital role in the Spartans’ reversal from his first two seasons at Athens Academy, when the Spartans compiled a combined record of 12-34.
◊ Enjoyed a breakout AAU summer season during 2022, averaging 13.5 points and 6.5 assists for the Team Strong program.
◊ Team strong is run by Athens native Carlos Strong, an All-SEC performer for the Bulldogs who helped lead Georgia to the “Sweet 16” round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament.
◊ Among UGA’s career statistical leaders, Strong is currently No. 14 in points (1,414) and No. 10 in rebounds (739).
◊ Played on the varsity team at Prince Avenue Christian School as a freshman before transferring to the Wolverines’ cross-county rival.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born November 12, 2003, Markel is the son of Mark and Delores Jennings and is majoring in Housing Management & Policy.
WATKINSVILLE, GA.
A LITTLE ABOUT MARKEL
MOVIE: Harry Potter
TV SHOW: Game of Thrones
PRO TEAM: Detriot Lions
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Steph Curry
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: George Pickens
ACTRESS: Zendaya
MUSICAL ARTIST: Travis Scott
SONG: Thriller by Michael Jackson
MEAL: My grandma’s fried chicken
ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Cookies and cream
EARLIEST MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: When Shaq held me during the National Anthem of the 2006 NBA Finals.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Shooting.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL: 8th grade.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Being with the team.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Running.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3? 3-on-3 because you have more teammates.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? Defense.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Somto’s jumping.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? Bring It On by NBA Youngboy.
DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES WHO PLAYED COLLEGE OR PRO SPORTS: I’m distant cousins on my dad’s side with Vernon and Vontae Davis, who both played in the NFL.
CAREER HIGHS POINTS
REBOUNDS 1 vs. Alabama A&M (11/19/24)
FGs MADE –
FGs ATTEMPTED 2 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
3FGs MADE –
3FGs ATTEMPTED 2 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
FTs MADE –
FTs ATTEMPTED –ASSISTS –BLOCKS –STEALS –MINUTES 2 vs. Alabama A&M (11/19/24) 2 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 0
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: 0
30 KLATSKY Brandon
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Joined in Athens prior to the season by his older brother, Alex, who is a graduate manager with the Bulldogs after playing at Florida the past five years...Including three campaigns under Mike White.
◊ Checked into six games, including NCAA Tournament matchup with No. 24 Gonzaga.
◊ Played the final four minutes of UGA’s 114-76 exhibition victory over UCF.
◊ After playing in three of 37 games in 2023-24, checked in for the closing minutes in five of the first 11 contests of 2024-25.
◊ Recorded his first career rebound against Alabama A&M.
◊ Attempted two of this three shots from the field – both from 3-point range – during 2024-25 against Jacksonville.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Named to the SEC’s Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive season.
◊ Saw action in three games, averaging 1.7 minutes of playing time on those contests.
◊ Scored three points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out an assist in 16 minutes of action during Georgia’s first game of its tour of Italy in July 2023.
◊ Posted two points in 13 minutes of PT in the Bulldogs’ final outing of their three exhibition contests in Italy.
◊ Missed UGA’s exhibition outing against Eastern Kentucky due to an ankle sprain.
◊ Logged his first regular-season action as a Bulldog in the closing minutes of Georgia’s win over North Florida.
◊ Checked in for the final two minutes of the Bulldogs’ final non-conference outing against Alabama A&M.
◊ Played the final minute of Georgia’s season finale against Seton Hall in the semifinals of the NIT at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse.
2022-23 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Named to the SEC’s First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
◊ Walk-on who did not log playing time during the regular season to secure a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by former Maryland standout Tahj Holden at the Ranney School.
◊ Holden helped Maryland post 103 wins, capture the 2002 NCAA Championship and reach the 2001 Final Four during his career with the Terrapins from 1999-2003.
◊ A four-year letterwinner at Ranney and helped the Panthers compile a 78-20 record from 2018-22, including a perfect 38-0 mark in Shore Conference outings.
◊ Averaged 5.5 points in 61 career outings, with 11 double-figure scoring performances.
◊ Produced more than 55 percent of his career points on 3-pointers, connecting on nearly twice as many trifectas (62) as shots from the floor inside the arc (35).
◊ As a senior, averaged 6.1 points per game to help Ranney compile a 21-6 record and reach the championship game of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) South Jersey NonPublic B Tournament.
BULLDOG BIOS
Opponent FGs 3FGs
TENNESSEE TECH DNP
TEXAS SOUTHERN 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
NORTH FLORIDA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
at Georgia Tech DNP
ALABAMA A&M 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
vs. Marquette DNP
vs. St. John’s DNP
JACKSONVILLE 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
NOTRE DAME DNP
vs. Grand Canyon DNP
BUFFALO 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
CHARLESTON SO. DNP
S.C. STATE DNP
at Ole Miss DNP
KENTUCKY DNP
OKLAHOMA DNP
at Tennessee DNP
AUBURN DNP
at Arkansas DNP
at Florida DNP
S. CAROLINA DNP
at Alabama DNP
LSU DNP
MISSISSIPPI ST. DNP
at Texas A&M DNP
MISSOURI DNP
at Auburn DNP
FLORIDA DNP
at Texas DNP
at S. Carolina DNP
VANDERBILT DNP
vs. Oklahoma DNP
vs. Gonzaga 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
◊
Posted a season-high 15 points against Moorestown Friend School in the opening round of the South Jersey tourney.
◊ As a junior, contributed 4.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game to help the Panthers finish 9-1 and reach the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament.
◊ As a sophomore, scored 7.1 points per game as Ranney posted a 17-10 overall record and reached the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Non-Public B Tournament.
◊ Scored a career-high 22 points – 21 of those coming from 3-point range – against Point Pleasant Beach on Jan. 7.
◊ One of just two freshmen on the Panthers’ squad that finished 31-3 in 2018-19 en route to winning both the NJSIAA NonPublic B State Tournament and the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions.
vs. Oregon DNP
WAKE FOREST DNP
N.C. CENTRAL DNP
vs. Miami (Fla.) DNP
vs. Providence DNP
WINTHROP DNP
at Florida St. DNP
MERCER DNP
GA. TECH DNP
HIGH POINT DNP
MOUNT ST. MARY’S DNP
N. FLORIDA 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
ALABAMA A&M 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
at Missouri DNP
ARKANSAS DNP
TENNESSEE DNP
at S. Carolina DNP
at Kentucky DNP
LSU DNP
at Florida DNP
ALABAMA DNP
S. CAROLINA DNP
at Mississippi St. DNP
at Arkansas DNP
FLORIDA DNP
at Vanderbilt DNP
AUBURN DNP
at LSU DNP
TEXAS A&M DNP
OLE MISS DNP at Auburn DNP vs. Missouri DNP vs. Florida DNP
Xavier DNP at Wake Forest DNP at Ohio St. DNP
vs. Seton Hall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
◊ As a freshman, was teammates with his brother Alex, played at Florida from 201823 and is currently a graduate assistant on the Georgia staff.
◊ During his freshman year at Ranney, the roster also featured Scottie Lewis (Florida/ Charlotte Hornets) and Bryan Antoine (Villanova).
PERSONAL:
◊ Born May 5, 2003, Brandon is the son of Brian Klatsky and Nicole Klatsky and is majoring in Finance.
A LITTLE ABOUT BK
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Captain America: Civil War
TV SHOW: The Office
PRO TEAM: New York Giants
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Steph Curry
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Aaron Judge
ACTOR: Leonardo DiCaprio
MUSICAL ARTIST: Lil Uzi Vert
MEAL: A bowl with chicken, brown rice, pinto beans, pico, cheese, green salsa and vinaigrette
ICE CREAM: Cookie dough
EARLIEST MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Playing 1-on-1 with my brother.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Shooting.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER: Shooting.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Shooting.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Boxing out.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3? 1-on-1 so that I’m the only one who can shoot.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? My bounce.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Coach White’s brain.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? Shoota by Playboi Carti.
WHO IS THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON FROM YOUR HIGH SCHOOL? Either Jacquie Lee, who was runner-up on The Voice; Jon Stewart’s son, Nathan; or Scottie Lewis.
KLATSKY’S CAREER STATISTICS
A LITTLE ABOUT JACKSON
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Batman (2022 version)
TV SHOW: Kickin’ It
PRO SPORTS TEAM: Atlanta Falcons
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Lonzo Ball
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Lamar Jackson
ACTOR: Brad Pitt
FAVORITE EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Probably playing with my brother on the rec team when I was 12 and he was 10.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL? I don’t know if I was always better, but I was definitely always bigger and I think that helped build my confidence as I continued to grow.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER? My skill for my size.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... the rush.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... missing a shot.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3 AND WHY? 2-on-2 because I like playing off someone and I play better when I can pass it and post up.
WHAT SKILL DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? My physicality. At this level you have to play against grown men. It’s like war every day in that paint.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Blue Cain’s shooting.
DID YOU PLAY A SPORT GROWING UP THAT THAT HELPS YOU IN BASKETBALL? I played football, tight end and wide reciever, and I think that did help me with my physicality.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? John Cena’s entrance music.
M c VEY Jackson
7-1 • 240 • FRESHMAN • CENTER • ELLIJAY, GA.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Corey Frazier while playing for RWE (Real Wild Energy) at Overtime Elite (OTE) as a senior.
◊ Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, as well as a three-star by 247Sports.com, On3.com and Rivals.com.
◊ Ranked as a top 30 center prospect nationally by ESPN.com (No. 26), 247Sports.com (No. 27) and On3.com (No. 30).
◊ In 18 regular-season games, averaged 9.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 19.7 minutes of action per game for RWE, which finished 14-6 and third in the OTE regularseason standings.
◊ In three playoff contests, contributed 10.0 points, 6.0 boards and 1.3 blocks in 17.8 minutes of PT
◊ All told, posted 11 double-figure scoring tallies, including a season-high 19 points against the Diamond Doves.
◊ Notched a quartet of double-digit rebounding counts, with a high of 11 versus both Blue Checks and Fear of God Athletics, leading to a trio of double-doubles.
◊ Among stat leaders, ranked No. 4 in blocks and No. 14 in rebounding.
◊ Coached by Jordan Hice at Gilmer County High School as a freshman, sophomore and junior.
◊ Named first-team all-state for Class 3A by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior.
◊ Tabbed Region Player of the Year in 2023 and also an all-region honoree as a sophomore.
◊ Over 76 games played during three seasons at Gilmer, scored 1,404 points (18.5 ppg) and compiled school-record tallies of 864 rebounds (12.7 rpg) and 158 blocked shots (2.2 bpg).
◊ While at Gilmer, shot 59.9 percent from the field, connecting on 592 of 929 shots.
◊ Helped GCHS reach three consecutive state tourneys for the first time in school history.
◊ As a junior, averaged a double-double of 26.2 points and 15.7 rebounds – as well as 2.7 blocks – per game while leading Gilmer County to a 19-9 finish and the round of 16 of the Georgia Class 3A state tourney.
◊ Grabbed a school single-season school record 407 rebounds.
◊ Named Most Valuable Player of the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association’s (GACA) Junior All-Star game after scoring 18 points, grabbing eight rebounds and handing out two assists.
◊ Became the fifth 1,000-point scorer in school history against North Murray on Dec. 16, 2023 and finished No. 3 among Gilmer County’s career leaders with 1,404 points. His father, Patrick, is No. 2 at 1,448 points.
◊ As a sophomore, contributed 19.8 points, 12.5 boards and 2.7 blocks for the Bobcats, who finished 19-10.
◊ Swatted a school-record 77 shots during his sophomore season.
◊ As a freshman, scored 7.4 points, grabbed 4.6 rebounds and swatted 1.0 blocks per game.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born July 22, 2006, Jackson is the son of Patrick McVey and Susan McVey and intends to major in Marketing.
◊ Recipient of the Mike and Ruth Kooyman Scholarship for 2025-26.
◊ Both of his parents are members of the Gilmer Sports Hall of Fame. His dad, Patrick, was inducted in 2009 and was a two-time all-state basketball player who scored a school-record 1,448 points. His mom, Susan (Harper), was an all-state basketball player who scored 1,062 points and also led Gilmer to the 1989 Class AA state championship in tennis.
◊ Patrick went on to a standout career at Berry College in Rome, Ga., where he scored 1,855 points – including a career-high 47 against LaGrange College – and grabbed 841 rebounds.
◊ Susan played basketball at North Georgia College from 1990-93.
BULLDOG BIOS
4 MILLENDER Smurf
COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Started 43 of 63 games played in seasons at South Alabama (2023-24) and Texas San Antonio (2024-25).
◊ Combined to record 770 points (12.2 ppg), 185 rebounds (2.9 rpg), 209 assists (3.3 apg) and 80 steals (1.3 spg) in 1,965 minutes (31.2 mpg) of playing time during his first two seasons of college basketball.
◊ Notched double-figure scoring outputs in 39 games, reaching the 20-point plateau in 11 of those contests.
◊ Posted a higher shooting percentage from 3-point range (102-of-233=.438) than overall from the field (262-of-604=.434).
◊ Mixed his career-high outputs over his freshman and sophomore seasons, with UTSA tallies of 28 points against Tulane, four steals versus South Florida and 43 minutes against East Carolina and USA marks of nine rebounds and 10 assists both versus Nicholls.
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ The only member of the Roadrunner roster to see action in all 31 games, starting 28 contests and averaging 14.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a team-high 1.7 steals in 34.5 minutes of PT per game.
◊ An extremely efficient performer from behind the 3-point arc (70-of-160=.438) and at the free throw line (75-of-86=.872).
◊ Posted 25 double-figure scoring totals, including nine 20-point showings and a career-high 28 points against Tulane.
◊ Recorded eight of his nine 20-point performances against AAC opposition.
◊ Ranked among American Athletic Conference (AAC) leaders in eight categories, the second most of any player in the league.
◊ Within AAC individual statistics, paced the league in 3-point percentage at .438 and also ranked No. 10 in scoring (14.9 ppg), No. 3 in free throw percentage (.872), No. 4 in assist-to-TO ratio (2.00), No. 5 in playing time (34.5 mpg), No. 6 in 3-pointers (2.3 3FGpg), No. 6 in steals (1.7 spg) and No. 15 in assists (3.3 apg).
◊ Upped his production in AAC games to 16.9 points, 2.0 steals, 2.7 3-pointers and 35.7 minutes per game as well as shooting .485 from 3-point range.
◊ Collected three or more steals in nine games, including a season-high four in four outings.
◊ Enjoyed strong early-season performances in back-to-back road outings against eventual NCAA Tournament teams, scoring 21 points against Saint Mary’s on Dec. 3 and following with an 18-point showing versus Arkansas on Dec. 7.
◊ Finished the season on a tear and over the last five games averaged 21.2 points while shooting 53.7 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from 3-point range and 88.0 percent at the line.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ One of four USA players to see action in all 32 games, with 15 starts and averages of 9.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 27.9 minutes of action.
◊ Recorded 14 double-digit offensive tallies and topped 20 points twice.
◊ Among Sun Belt leaders, ranked No. 6 in both assists (3.3 apg) and assist-to-TOs (1.70).
◊ Recorded his first double-figure contest in the second game of the season with 15 points at Buffalo.
◊ Moved into the starting lineup in the third game of the season at No. 22 Alabama, the first of seven consecutive nods through Nov. 30. Returned to a starting role against Georgia Southern on Feb. 7 and remained for eight of the last nine contests.
◊ Flirted with a triple-double against Nicholls on Nov. 16, with 23 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
◊ Posted his season-high 27 points at Arkansas State in an efficient fashion, connecting on 8-of-11 field goal attempts, including 5-of-6 3-pointers, and 6-of-7 chances at the free throw line.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Nathan Janak at Clear Brook High School from 2019-22.
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 28 Tulane (2/25/25)
REBOUNDS 9 Nicholls St. (11/16/23)
FGs MADE 9 E.Carolina (3/13/25) 9 Rice (3/2/25)
9 Tulane (2/25/25)
9 Rice (1/14/25)
9 St. Mary’s (CA) (12/3/24)
FGs ATTEMPTED 21 Tulsa (2/15/25)
21 Nicholls St. (11/16/23)
3FGs MADE 5 Tulane (2/5/25)
5 Rice (1/14/25)
5 Wichita St. (1/11/25)
5 Arkansas St. (2/24/24)
3FGs ATTEMPTED 11 Tulsa (2/15/25)
FTs MADE 9 Alabama A&M (12/21/23)
FTs ATTEMPTED 10 Alabama A&M (12/21/23)
ASSISTS 10 Nicholls St. (11/16/23)
BLOCKS 2 Mobile (11/6/23)
STEALS 4 S. Florida (2/19/25)
4 Tulsa (2/15/25)
4 Rice (1/14/25)
4 Merrimack (11/27/23)
MINUTES 53 Nicholls St. (11/16/23)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 39
DOUBLE-DIGIT ASSISTS: 1
DOUBLE-DOUBLES: 1
20-POINT GAMES: 11
A LITTLE ABOUT SMURF
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Lilo & Stitch
TV SHOW: Blue’s Clues
PRO SPORTS TEAM: Houston Rockets
BASKETBALL PLAYER: LeBron James
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Tom Brady
ACTOR: Mike Epps
MUSICAL GROUP: Clover Boys
FAVORITE EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Hitting a half-court shot buzzer beater in a church league game when I was 6.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: My handle.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL? I just always felt that way.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER? My feel for the game.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... winning.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... losing.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3 AND WHY? 1-on-1 because I think I can’t be guarded.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? Finishing around the rim.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Jump like Jake.
DID YOY PLAY A SPORT GROWING UP THAT THAT HELPS YOU IN BASKETBALL? Football. I played running back and defensive back. I think it helped me with the ability read defenses and anticipate the action.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? All In by Lil Baby.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A PLAYER IN ONE WORD? Pro.
◊ Born November 29, 2004, Smurf is the son of Kimberly Coleman and Marcus Millender Sr. and is majoring in Social Entrepreneurship for Consumer Well-Being.
◊ Recipient of the Kevin Brophy Memorial Scholarship for 2025-26.
◊ His father, Marcus Sr., played college basketball at New Mexico and professionally overseas. His brother, Kemauri, is a sophomore at New Mexico Junior College. His sister, Jada Lee, is a sprinter on the track & field team at Purdue.
MILLENDER’S CAREER STATISTICS
BULLDOG BIOS
24
NEWELL Jaden
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Following two seasons as a walk-on, was placed on scholarship during the summer.
◊ Played in seven games, averaging 0.4 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.1 steals in 1.2 minutes of PT in those contests.
◊ Missed the exhibition outing at Charlotte due to injury but returned to play the final 4:32 of a 114-76 exhibition victory over UCF.
◊ Converted on an old-fashioned three-point play against Alabama A&M to top his previous career scoring high...two points against Alabama A&M last season.
◊ Also posted a rebound and a steal versus Alabama A&M.
◊ After playing in three of 37 outings during the 2023-24 season, logged PT in five of 202425’s first 11 contests.
◊ Checked in for his brother Asa during the regular-season finale against Vanderbilt.
◊ Logged his final playing time of the season against No. 24 Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament, closing out the contest on the floor with his younger brother Asa.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Checked in to three contests and produced averages of 0.7 points and 0.7 rebounds in 2.3 minutes of playing time per game.
◊ Averaged 15.0 minutes in two outings – the first and third contests – of Georgia’s international summer exhibitions in Italy.
◊ Played the final two minutes of a preseason exhibition victory over Eastern Kentucky.
◊ Made his regular-season debut as a Bulldog against North Florida and posted a rebound and steal in two minutes of PT.
◊ Scored his first career points at the free throw line with 42 seconds remaining against Alabama A&M.
◊ Clocked in for the final two minutes of Georgia’s NIT semifinal matchup with Seton Hall and grabbed a defensive rebound against the Pirates.
2022-23 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Walk-on who earned a redshirt contributing to the scout team but not logging any PT.
◊ Checked in for the final minute of Georgia’s exhibition victory over Georgia College.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Mike Memmen as a senior and by Andrew Thigpen as a junior and a sophomore at Choctawhatchee High.
◊ Played in 50 games for Choctaw High’s Indians, including 29 contests as a senior.
◊ As a senior, averaged 4.3 points and 4.1 rebounds to help Choctaw reach the first round of the Florida 5A state tournament.
◊ Helped the fourth-seeded Indians upset topseeded Godby, 69-55, in the semifinals of the 5A District 1 tournament before falling to Pine Forest, 70-62, in the championship matchup. Pine Forest went on to reach the semifinals of the 2022 5A state tourney.
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 3 vs. Alabama A&M (11/19/24)
REBOUNDS 1 vs. Jacksonville (11/30/24) 1 vs. Alabama A&M (11/29/24) 1 vs. Seton Hall (4/2/24) 1 vs. N. Florida (12/22/24)
FGs MADE 1 vs. Alabama A&M (11/19/24)
FGs ATTEMPTED 1 vs. Jacksonville (11/3024) 1 vs. Alabama A&M (11/19/24)
3FGs MADE –
3FGs ATTEMPTED –
FTs MADE 2 vs. Alabama A&M (12/30/24)
FTs ATTEMPTED 2 vs. Alabama A&M (12/30/24) ASSISTS –BLOCKS –
STEALS 1 vs. N. Florida (12/22/24) 1 vs. Alabama A&M (11/19/24) MINUTES 3 vs. Alabama A&M (12/30/24)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 0 DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: 0
A LITTLE ABOUT JADEN
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Back to the Future
TV SHOW: Game of Thrones
PRO TEAM: Atlanta Hawks
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Kevin Durant
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Michael Phelps
MUSICAL ARTIST: Lucki
MEAL: Breakfast (eggs, pancakes and bacon)
EARLIEST MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Playing at Bishop Park in Athens with my brother.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Rebounding.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER: My energy.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... winning with my team.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... the ride home after a loss.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON2 OR 3-ON-3? 2-on-2 because there’s more versatility involved.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? My handles.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Somto’s bounce.
IS THERE A SPORT YOU PLAYED GROWING UP THAT HELPS YOU IN BASKETBALL? Soccer helped with foot coordination, and swimming was good for endurance.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? Heavy On My Heart by Lucki.
WHAT’S YOUR INSPIRATIONAL MOTTO OR MOMENT BEFORE GAMES? I listen to music...I’ve got a certain playlist.
Opponent FGs
TENNESSEE TECH DNP
TEXAS SOUTHERN 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
NORTH FLORIDA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at Georgia Tech DNP
◊ Scored a career-high 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds – one shy of his career high – in Choctaw’s season-ending setback to Riverside in the state tournament.
◊ Collected a career-most nine rebounds in a 55-47 victory over Escambia on Jan. 11.
◊ Popped for 10 points in a 49-44 victory over Milton, more than 20 percent of the Indians’ total offensive output in the Jan. 17 contest.
◊ As a junior, helped the Indians to a 26-3 record and a runner-up performance in the 2021 Florida 5A state tourney.
◊ Played in 20 games during his junior season, averaging 1.1 points and 1.4 rebounds.
◊ The Indians finished No. 22 in MaxPrep’s allclass rankings for the state of Florida.
◊ As a sophomore, helped Choctaw finish 22-7 and advance to the round of 16 of Florida’s 2020 7A state tourney.
vs. Oregon DNP
WAKE FOREST DNP
N.C. CENTRAL DNP vs. Miami (Fla.) DNP vs. Providence DNP
◊ Born January 8, 2004, Jaden is the son of Justin Newell and Carmen Mitchell-Newell and is majoring in Biology.
◊ Recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship for 2024-25 and the Charles Jones Men’s Scholarship for 2025-26.
◊ Lived in Athens during his formative years as both his maternal grandmother, Jacqueline Mitchell, and paternal great-grandmother, Ellie Davis, worked on the UGA campus. Mitchell was on the staff in the President’s Office, while Davis worked at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
◊ Started 35 of 63 games played over two seasons, compiling 328 points (5.2 ppg), 134 rebounds (2.1 rpg) and 111 assists (1.8 apg) in 1,101 minutes (17.5 mpg) of PT.
◊ Also recorded a stellar assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.92 (111 assists with 38 TOs).
◊ Posted 13 double-figure scoring outings, all during his sophomore season.
◊ Helped the Gaels compile a combined 55-14 record, including a 32-2 mark in West Coast Conference play en route to back-to-back WCC regular-season titles.
◊ Member of two NCAA Tournaments teams, appearing in the Round of 64 in 2024 and advancing to the Round of 32 in 2025.
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Started all 35 games for the Gaels, averaging 8.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 26.5 minutes of action per game.
◊ Led Saint Mary’s in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.33. Would have ranked No. 6 nationally in assist-to-TOs but fell 15 assists shy of the standard to qualify for national leaders.
◊ Increased his production and efficiency during WCC play, upping his scoring from 7.8 points and .358 in non-conference outings to 8.8 points and .401 in league contests.
◊ Made a significant statistical jump from his freshman season, increasing his averages by 7.0 points, 2.1 boards, 1.8 assists and 20.6 minutes per game.
◊ Posted 13 double-digit scoring outputs, with a career-high 19 against Arizona State.
◊ Recorded additional career-best tallies of eight assists versus Pepperdine, seven rebounds against Arizona State, three steals versus Washington State and three blocks against Vanderbilt.
◊ Christened his sophomore season with his first double-figure scoring output of 14 points versus Towson.
◊ Established career-high outputs of 19 points, seven rebounds and 38 minutes against Arizona State on Nov. 29 in the championship game of the Acrisure Classic in Palm Desert, Calif.
◊ Averaged 10.9 points over the first eight outings of WCC play.
◊ Enjoyed a stellar outing in an NCAA Tournament round of 64 victory over Vanderbilt, scoring a team-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field.
◊ Keyed a Saint Mary’s comeback against the Dores. After the Gaels trailed by 12 when WCC Player of the Year Augustas Marciulionis picked up his fourth foul, scored 10 points in the rally to a 59-56 win.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ The only true freshman to see playing times for the Gaels and averaged 1.3 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 5.9 minutes in 28 games played.
◊ Recorded season highs of five points and five rebounds against Pacific.
◊ Opened his collegiate career with three points, four boards, two assists and a block in 13 minutes against Stanislaus State.
◊ Logged double-digit minutes in seven contests, including 10 in an NCAA Tournament matchup with Grand Canyon.
◊ Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field against Grand Canyon.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ A four-year starter who played two seasons at Pleasant Grove High School before moving at Link Academy as a junior and Arizona Compass Prep as a senior.
◊ Rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com and ranked as the No. 94 prospect in the nation in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports.com.
◊ Among point guards, listed as No. 10 in the On3.com composite, as well as No. 15 by 247Sports.com and No. 23 by ESPN.com.
◊ Helped Link and Compass to runner-up efforts at the 2022 and 2023 Geico Nationals.
◊ As a senior, coached by Yariel Esparra at AZ Compass and was the Dragons’ assist leader (3.0 apg) – with a team-best 3.00 assist-to-TO ratio – and second-leading scorer (7.5 ppg) in Nike EYBL Scholastic League action.
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS 19 Arizona St. (11/29/24)
REBOUNDS 7 Arizona St. (11/29/24)
FGs MADE 6 Vanderbilt (3/21/25)
6 San Francisco (1/23/25)
6 Arizona St. (11/29/24)
6 Southern Cal (11/28/24)
FGs ATTEMPTED 15 Alabama (3/23/25)
15 Arizona St. (11/29/24)
3FGs MADE 4 San Diego (1/11/25)
4 Arizona St. (11/29/24)
3FGs ATTEMPTED 7 San Diego (1/11/25)
7 Cal Poly (11/23/24)
FTs MADE 6 Loyola Marymount (1/7/25)
6 Towson (11/4/24)
FTs ATTEMPTED 8 Towson (11/4/24)
ASSISTS 8 Pepperdine (1/2/25)
8 Cal Poly (11/23/24)
BLOCKS 3 Vanderbilt (3/21/25)
STEALS 3 Washington St. (2/15/25)
MINUTES 38 Arizona St. (11/29/24)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTS: 13
DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS: –
A LITTLE ABOUT JORDAN
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Transformers
PRO SPORTS TEAM: Utah Jazz
BASKETBALL PLAYER: De’Aaron Fox
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Olivia Reardon
ACTOR: Denzel Washington
MUSICAL ARTIST: Drake
SONG: All I Do Is Think Of You by Troop
FAVORITE EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Messing around with my pops.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Seeing the floor.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER? Ability to make the right read.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... Being a part of the team and being with the team.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... I don’t have a least favorite part.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3 AND WHY? 3-on-3. It’s the most fun.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? Shooting off the bounce.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Jake Wilkins’ vertical.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? L.O.A.T. by Veeze.
WHAT’S YOUR INSPIRATIONAL MOTTO OR MOMENT YOU REFLECT ON BEFORE GAMES? Just think about my family.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A PLAYER IN ONE WORD AND WHY? A winner.
◊ Started every EYBL contest and posted a trio of double-digit scoring efforts led by a 16-point showing versus Oak Hill.
◊ Among EYBL stat leaders, ranked No. 4 in assist-to-TOs and No. 8 in assists.
◊ As a junior, coached by Rodney Perry at Link Academy in Branson, Mo.
◊ Averaged 5.3 points, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range for Link’s Lions.
◊ Helped Link finish with a 33-2 record and ranked No. 3 in the final edition of USA Today’s Super 25 boys’ basketball poll.
◊ Coached by Randy McAllister as a freshman and sophomore at Pleasant Grove, helping the Vikings reach the quarterfinals of Utah’s Class 6A state tournament in both 2020 and 2021.
N. KENTUCKY 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 3 3 0 2 16 MISSOURI ST. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 KENT ST. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 at San Diego 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 at Loyola Marymount 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PORTLAND 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 11 at Santa Clara 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 at San Francisco 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 PACIFIC 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 5 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 6
SAN DIEGO 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 at Pepperdine 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 GONZAGA 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Santa Clara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 vs. Gonzaga DNP vs. Grand Canyon 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 10
◊ Compiled 506 points (10.1 ppg), 140 assists (2.8 apg), 81 rebounds (1.6 rpg) and 56 steals (1.1 spg) for the Vikings.
◊ As a sophomore, earned honorable mention Class 6A all-state honors from the Deseret News after averaging 13.1 points, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals for the Vikings.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born November 16, 2004, Jordan is the son of Ronnie Ross and Sherie Ross and is majoring in Housing Management & Policy.
◊ Jordan’s dad Ronnie played at Utah State and after participating in workouts with the Trailblazers and Supersonics played professionally in Kosovo, Bosnia, Hungary, Macedonia and Switzerland
◊ Recipient of the James E. & Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship for 2025-26.
ROSS’ CAREER STATISTICS
1 STAGG Kareem
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Sean McAloon at IMG Academy as junior and a senior.
◊ A consensus four-star recruit ranked among the nation’s top-100 prospects in the Class of 2025 by every major scouting service, including No. 70 by 247Sports.com, No. 81 by On3Sports.com and No. 86 by both ESPN.com and Rivals.com.
◊ Selected to play in the 24K Showcase at the Iverson Classic and scored 16 points – on 7-of-11 shooting from the field – grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots for Team Bubba Chuck in a 118-108 victory over Team Answer.
◊ Teamed with current Georgia classmate Jake Wilkins to play for the Boston Celtics at the 2024 NBPA Top 100 camp.
◊ Averaged 10.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the Celtics, with highs of 19 points against Denver and nine boards versus Dallas.
◊ Helped IMG finish No. 12 nationally in the ESPN SCNext top-25 boys’ basketball rankings following both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 campaigns.
◊ As a senior as IMG finished 20-8 overall and earned the No. 8 seed in the Chipotle Nationals.
◊ In 12 EYBL Scholastic League games during his senior year, averaged 9.0 points and team-leading efforts of 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
◊ Record EYBL-high tallies of 13 points against both AZ Compass and Long Island Lutheran, 13 rebounds versus Montverde and four blocks against La Lumiere.
◊ Among EYBL stat leaders, ranked No. 5 in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and No. 4 in blocks (1.4 bpg)
◊ Helped IMG post a 19-9 record and earn the No. 7 seed for the Chipotle Nationals during his junior season.
◊ In 11 EYBL Scholastic League outings during the 2023-24 season, averaged 3.2 points and 2.3 boards with single-game highs of 11 points and six boards against Veritas Prep.
◊ Coached by David Chaney at Oscar Smith High School in his hometown of Chesapeake, Va., as a freshman and sophomore.
◊ Named first-team all-state for VHSL Class 6A following his sophomore season.
◊ Also honored as first-team All-Tidewater and City Player of the Year after his second season with the Tigers.
◊ As a sophomore, averaged a double-double of 15.0 points and 10.2 rebounds – as well as 3.5 blocks – for the Tigers, who finished 25-2 and reached the semifinals of the 2023 Virginia
◊ As a freshman, contributed 10.0 points, 7.0 boards and 2.0 blocks per game for Oscar Smith, which posted a 17-5 record en route to reaching the Regional semifinals of the state tournament.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born August 28, 2007, Kareem is the son of Dorinda and Keith Stagg and intends to major in Business.
◊ Recipient of the Leon Farmer Scholarship for 2025-26.
A LITTLE ABOUT KAREEM
MOVIE: Friday
TV SHOW: Family Guy
PRO SPORTS TEAM: Washington Wizards
BASKETBALL PLAYER: LeBron James
NON-BASKETBALL ATHLETE: Patrick Surtain
ACTOR: Ice Cube
MUSICAL ARTIST: Gunner
FAVORITE EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: I had a rough childhood playing basketball. I was so bad.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: My 3-pointer. Natural.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL? Probably 13.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ATTRIBUTE AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER? My versatility.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... hanging with the team.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... conditioning.
WHAT SKILL DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? Predeterming things on the court.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Justin Abson’s vision.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? Bring Bac Act by Rio Da Young OG & Rylo Rodriguez.
WHAT’S YOUR INSPIRATIONAL MOTTO OR MOMENT YOU REFLECT ON BEFORE GAMES? Actually, I try not to think about anything.
WHO IS THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON FROM YOUR HIGH SCHOOL? Blue Cain...easy.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS AS A PLAYER IN ONE WORD? Unpredictable.
A LITTLE ABOUT JAKE
FAVORITE...
MOVIE: Planet of the Apes
TV SHOW: Stranger Things
PRO SPORTS TEAM: Atlanta Hawks
BASKETBALL PLAYER: Kevin Durant
ACTOR: Mike Epps
MUSICAL ARTIST: Rod Wave
FAVORITE EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF BASKETBALL: Going to my brother Isiah’s games at Greater Atlanta Christian and watching him play.
BASKETBALL SKILL THAT CAME NATURALLY: Being able to jump.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE BETTER THAN MOST AT BASKETBALL? I’d say about 15.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... the atmosphere and the intensity of the games.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF BASKETBALL IS... the time consuming aspects of it.
WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY 1-ON-1, 2-ON-2 OR 3-ON-3 AND WHY? 2-on-2 because you have to guard your person and they have to guard their person.
WHAT BASKETBALL SKILL WOULD YOU WANT TO IMPROVE? Ball-handling.
WHAT TEAMMATE’S ATTRIBUTE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE? Dribble like Smurf.
WHAT WOULD YOUR WALK OUT SONG BE? Shooting Star by Rod Wave.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS AS A PLAYER IN ONE WORD? Energetic
WHY GEORGIA?: Because I’m at home
WILKINS Jake
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Coached by Geoffrey Pierce at Grayson High.
◊ A consensus four-star prospect rated as high as No. 35 nationally in the Class of 2025 by Rivals.com, as well as No. 43 by On3.com, No. 45 in the 247Sports.com composite and No. 54 by ESPN.com.
◊ Rated as the nation’s No. 10 small forward in the Class of 2025 in the 247Sports.com composite.
◊ Selected to play in the Iverson Classic AllAmerican game and scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots to help Team Loyalty capture a 164151 victory over Team Honor.
◊ Enjoyed a strong showing at the 2024 NBPA Top-100 camp, averaging 13.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Boston Celtics, with tourney-high tallies of 27 points against the Lakers and 10 boards versus the Timberwolves.
◊ Was teammates with UGA classmate Kareem Stagg at the 2024 NBPA Top 100 camp.
◊ Twice named all-state by the Atlanta JournalConstitution, earning first-team honors in Class 7A as a junior and second-team recognition in Class 6A as a senior.
◊ Tabbed all-state by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) following his junior and senior seasons as well.
◊ Named first-team All-County by the Gwinnett Daily Post as both a junior and a senior.
◊ As a senior, averaged 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.6 steals per game for the Rams, who finished 28-4 and reached the semifinals of the Class 6A state tournament before falling to eventual champion Wheeler.
◊ As a junior, averaged 14.1 points, 8.1 boards and 2.5 assists to help Grayson capture its first-ever state title in boys’ basketball.
◊ The Rams finished 30-2 and ranked No. 19 nationally in the final edition of the SCNext top-25 poll.
◊ Capped his junior season with a doubledouble of 12 points and 12 rebounds to help Grayson defeat McEachern in the Class 7A state title game.
◊ Played at Parkview High School as a sophomore, where he averaged 14.8 points and 4.8 rebounds for the Panthers.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born August 30, 2006, Jake is the son of Dominique Wilkins and Robin Wilkins and intends to major in Environmental Economics & Management.
◊ Dominique Wilkins, who has been inducted into the Naismith and College Basketball Halls of Fame, was named SEC Player of the Year in 1981 while leading Georgia to an appearance in the NIT, the Bulldogs’ first-ever postseason bid. He was tabbed All-America a second-straight time in 1982, the same season he helped lead Georgia to the NIT semifinals.
◊ Though he played only three seasons at Georgia, Dominique departed Athens as the Bulldogs’ career scoring leader with 1,688 points, a 21.6 ppg average over 78 outings.
◊ Dominique was the No. 3 overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft before enjoying an illustrious professional career primarily with the Atlanta Hawks that included being a nine-time All-Star and seven-time All-NBA selection.
BULLDOG BIOS
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WILKINSON Jeremiah
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Logged playing time in 32 of Cal’s 33 games, including 14 starts.
◊ Named the ACC’s Sixth Man of the Year and to the ACC All-Rookie team after leading Cal offensively and scoring 17.0 points per game in 20 league outings.
◊ Tabbed the ACC Rookie of the Week three times – on Dec. 2, Jan. 27 and Feb. 10.
◊ Finished as the Bears’ second-leading scorer at 15.1 points while also contributing 1.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.8 steals in 27.4 minutes of playing time per contest.
◊ Recorded 25 double-figure scoring performances – including 18 of 20 ACC outings – and also produced 10 20-point outings and a pair of 30-point showings.
◊ Among ACC statistical leaders for all games finished the season ranked No. 16 in scoring (15.1 ppg) and No. 14 in 3-pointers (1.9 3FGpg).
◊ In stats for ACC leaders in conference games only, ranked No. 7 in scoring (17.0 ppg) and No. 11 in 3-pointers (2.1 3FGpg).
◊ Among freshmen, finished the season ranked second in the ACC and 12th nationally in scoring average.
◊ Enjoyed one of the most productive campaigns ever by a Cal freshman, with the second-most 20-point outings ever by a first-season Golden Bear behind only Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Among Cal freshmen, also ranked No. 3 in scoring average (15.1), No. 3 in 3-pointers (60), No. 5 in free throws (110) and No. 6 in field goals (157).
◊ Recorded season highs of 36 points and four assists against Notre Dame and six boards and five steals versus Stanford.
◊ After scoring just 11 points in Cal’s first four games, exploded for 23 against Air Force on Nov. 21.
◊ Over his final 28 outings after the Air Force outing, averaged 16.9 points.
◊ Named ACC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 2 after averaging 20.5 points and shooting 63.6 percent from the field against Sacramento State and Mercyhurst.
◊ Moved into the Golden Bears’ starting lineup on Jan. 22 against Florida State and started his final 14 outings, contributing 19.5 points during that span.
◊ Honored as ACC Rookie of the Week after averaging 24.0 points – including a 30-point outburst against Miami – in his first two starts of the season.
◊ Selected as ACC Rookie of the Week for a third time after contributing 17.5 points versus N.C. State and Wake Forest.
◊ Logged 52 minutes during Cal’s quadruple overtime setback at Notre Dame in the regular-season finale.
◊ Only DNP came against Stanford in the ACC Tournament due to a concussion.
at Notre Dame * 11-18 5-8 9-12 0 3 3 4 36 4 4 0 2 52 vs. Virginia Tech * 3-16 2-9 0-0 0 1 1 3 8 2 1 1 1 43 vs. Stanford DNP
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
◊ Played for The Skill Factory (TSF) in Atlanta during his final two seasons of high school, where he was coached by Trey Scotti as a junior and Rob Johnson as a senior.
◊ Rated as a consensus three-star prospect and ranked as the No. 30 combo guard in the Class of 2024 by 247Sports.com.
◊ As a senior, averaged 33.5 points, 5.2 boards and 4.8 assists while leading TSF to a 27-4 record.
◊ Scored a program-record 57 points during his senior season.
◊ As a junior, averaged 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists for TSF, which finished 20-9.
◊ Posted 18 double-figure scoring tallies, including a pair of 20-point performances and a season-high 30 points against Huntington Prep.
◊ One of six players on the 2022-23 TSF roster to sign Division I scholarships along with Kaden Cooper (Oklahoma), Rodrigo Farias (Iona), Donovan Rivers (Jacksonville), Lathan Sommerville (Rutgers) and Desmond White (Oregon State).
◊ Played at Hillgrove High School as a sophomore and Campbell High as a freshman.
◊ As a sophomore, averaged 16.8 points, 4.5 boards, 2.0 steals and 1.8 assists per game for Hillgrove’s Hawks.
◊ As a freshman, averaged 14.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per outing for Campbell’s Spartans.
PERSONAL:
◊ Born March 28, 2006, Jeremiah is the son of Daniel Wilkinson and Seryna Muhammed and is majoring in Sport Management.
◊ Recipient of the Joel and Wealthy Eaves Scholarship for 2025-26.
WILKINSON’S CAREER STATISTICS
BULLDOGS SURGE LATE, RETURN TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
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The Georgia Bulldogs returned to March Madness for the first time in a decade for the 2025 edition of the NCAA Tournament. And they earned their bid by playing one of the nation’s most challenging schedule.
All told, the Bulldogs faced other NCAA qualifiers in 20 of their 33 games during the 202425 season, which equates to 60.6 percent of their total outings. Georgia played a nation-leading eight regular-season contests against top-10 competition, with five of those matchups coming on the road.
The Bulldogs fared well against quality competition, defeating teams ranked No. 1 (Florida), No. 11 (St. John’s) and No. 12 (Kentucky) in the final edition of the AP poll.
Georgia finished 20-13, reaching the 20-win mark during the regular season for just the sixth time in 119 seasons (along with 1931, 1986, 1997, 2011 and 2015). The Bulldogs also secured their second-straight 20-win effort, marking the fifth back-to-back 20-victory campaigns ever for UGA.
Georgia’s season ended with a disappointing setback to Gonzaga; however, head coach Mike White was quick to note that the accomplishments of these Bulldogs were significant.
“At the end of the day, I just told our guys, this is my favorite group that I’ve been around as a whole in terms of people,” White told the media following the NCAA Tournament. “We’ve just got a really special thing going with our culture, with our connectivity. These guys have really strong relationships with one another. These guys got it done. And I hate it for them that it’s over.
“We got the highest seed that we’ve gotten in a long, long time,” White continued. “(We) broke some records, ended some streaks, started some streaks, you name it. I mean, you could put together 10 or 12 bullets on a page that these guys accomplished this year. Our net, our KenPom, our offense, our defense. These guys have accomplished a ton, and they should be proud. And they’ve laid a foundation.”
DOGS’ ENJOY BEST START SINCE 1931
Georgia raced to a 12-1 start to open the 2024-25 season, the Bulldogs’ thirdbest beginning ever and their top effort in 94 seasons as outlined to the right.
Georgia also opened 193031 at 12-1 and eventually extended that to a 23-1 record before losing to Maryland in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament and finishing 23-2.
BULLDOGS BACK IN POLLS
The Bulldogs’ most previous appearance in both national polls was March 10, 2003, at No. 21 and No. 22 at AP and coaches, respectively. Georgia ranked during 13 weeks during the 200203 campaign, topping out on Jan. 27 at No. 15 in the AP poll and No. 17 in the coaches’ ledger. A pair of victories over ranked foes pushed the Bulldogs into the Jan. 13 polls.
Georgia’s 82-69 win over No. 6 Kentucky on Jan. 7 represented the Bulldogs’ highest over a ranked foe since defeating No. 5 Kentucky, 6557, on Jan. 17, 2004. It was also UGA’s highest over a ranked opponent at Stegeman Coliseum since beating No. 3 Georgia Tech, 83-80 in double overtime, on Jan. 3, 2004.
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Georgia was ranked No. 23 in both the Associated Press and coaches polls released on Monday, Jan. 13.
The Bulldogs last appeared in the AP poll on Jan. 10, 2011, when they were No. 24. Within that week’s coaches poll, Georgia was No. 29 among teams receiving votes.
Georgia then defeated No. 17 Oklahoma four days later.
The Bulldogs’ wins over UK and OU were their first backto-back victories over ranked opponents since beating No. 25 Kentucky (78-69 in OT) and No. 21 LSU (57-54) on Jan. 24 & 28, 2007, respectively.
Georgia’s reward for being ranked was back-to-back trips to No. 6 Tennessee (which was the previous week’s No. 1-ranked team) and No. 1 Auburn.
GEORGIA ENDURES BRUTAL STRETCH
The simplistically easy – and maddeningly over utilized – narrative about Georgia’s record from Jan. 15-Feb. 22 was:
• The Bulldogs lost nine of 11 games. While that’s factually accurate, more thorough examination reveals:
Asa Newell became the first freshman to lead Georgia in both scoring and rebounding since Jumaine Jones in 1998.
2024-25 SEASON NOTEBOOK
• Eight of those losses were to top-25 teams.
• Six of those losses were to top-10 teams.
• Five of those setbacks were to top-10 teams on the road.
Stated Mike White: “People asked ‘What’s wrong with Georgia?’ and ‘What did you learn about yourself in these skids?’ Well, we learned we’re probably not a top-10 team. But we might be 11 or 21 or 31, which is still a really good team.”
NEWELL EARNS SLEW OF SEC HONORS
Asa Newell received considerable accolades from the Southeastern Conference during his freshman year at Georgia.
Newell was voted to the SEC’s All-Freshman team. He was also selected as SEC Freshman of the Week four times, tying Anthony Edwards for the most SEC FOTW certificates ever secured by a Bulldog.
That’s just a portion of the recognition Newell received.
On Jan. 29, Newell was featured on The Athletic’s Freshman All-America squad.
On Feb. 7, Newell was tabbed a top-10 candidate for the Kareem Abdul-Jabar Award, given to the nation’s top center.
On March 12, Newell was named as a finalist for the Kyle Macy Award, which is given to the top freshman in Division I basketball.
On March 18, Newell was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-South Atlantic Region, a district that includes schools in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
BULLDOGS ARE BETTER UNDER WHITE
During his first three seasons in Athens, head coach Mike White’s teams have displayed consistent and impressive improvement.
From the traditional sports information standpoint, you might read something like:
In White’s first season, the Bulldogs upped their regular-season win total from 2021-22 by 10 Ws, the second-largest increase among all Power conference programs. A year later, Georgia earned its first postseason bid since 2017 and while advancing to the NIT semifinals reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since 2016. During the 2024-25 campaign, the Bulldogs secured their first NCAA Tournament bid in a decade, doing so while playing a nation-leading eight regular-season games against top-10 opponents.
However, the growth of the Georgia program under White’s leadership from a quantifiably measurable standpoint is even more dramatic.
From the 2021-22 season before White arrived through his third campaign at Georgia, the Bulldogs ascended an average of 181.2 positions among six of the most popular basketball metrics as outlined in the next column.
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GEORGIA’S RECORD IS...
* Final KPI as of selection Sunday...not updated after postseason.
LOTS OF RANKED FOES IN ‘25
Ranked opponents were close to the norm for Georgia during the, particularly in 2025.
All told, 20 of the Bulldogs’ 33 games – or 60.6 percent – were against ranked competition.
Of the Bulldogs’ 18 regular-season outings after the New Year began, nearly half of them – eight – were versus top-10 foes.
Georgia played 14 games against top-25 competition in the regular season – second most of any team in the nation as outlined to the left.
The Bulldogs played eight games versus top-10 foes in the regular season – the most of any team in the nation as outlined to the left
The Bulldogs played five road contests against top-
GEORGIA’S RECORD WHEN...
Blue Cain’s 3-pointer with 48.1 seconds left propelled Georgia to a victory over eventual NCAA champ Florida.
10 teams – the most of any team in the nation. In fact, only 18 of 364 D-I teams even played five games versus top-10 opponents during the regular season.
Prior to this season, Georgia had never played four ranked opponents in a row. The Bulldogs played five straight top-25 foes twice during SEC play this season.
DOGS ARE STEGTACULAR AT HOME
Georgia’s home court advantage? It’s real, and it’s Stegtacular.
The Bulldogs were 15-3 in Athens during 202425, matching the program’s single season record for home wins. Georgia also won 15 home games during the 2013-14 and 2015-16 campaigns; however, those tallies include an NIT victory.
LETTERWINNERS’ LOST CAREER
The Bulldogs won their first 11 home contests, building a 13-game home winning streak dating back to the previous season. After producing just eight double-digit home winning streaks in Georgia’s first 116 seasons, the Bulldogs have produced three double-digit winning streaks at Stegeman during Mike White’s three seasons alone.
#COMMITTOTHEG(RADES)
Georgia produced the men’s basketball programs two highest semester grade point averages in program history last season.
The Bulldogs compiled a 3.28 GPA in the fall, their best effort ever and second-highest among all of UGA’s men’s teams that semester. Georgia notched a 3.18 team GPA during the spring.
Those efforts led to a record-setting number of Bulldogs being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Justin Abson, Blue Cain, Silas Demary Jr., Dylan James, Brandon Klatsky and Tyrin Lawrence were named to the Winter Sports version of the accolade, while Somto Cyril, Savo Drezgić, Jordyn Kee, Dakota Leffew, De’Shayne Montgomery and Asa Newell earned spots on the Honor Roll ledger for first-year student-athletes.
ASA TRADED TO ATLANTA
Asa Newell declared for the NBA Draft following the season and was selected by New Orleans with the No. 23 pick of the first round... before he was traded to Atlanta.
Newell is the 40th Bulldog to be selected in the NBA Draft and the ninth first-round pick.
Dakota Leffew poured in a season-high 23 points against Texas Southern, with all of those coming from 3-point range or the free throw line.
NORTH FLORIDA (3-1)
GEORGIA (4-0)
GEORGIA
Georgia 77, Ga. Tech 69
2024-25 BOX SCORES
No. 15/15 Marquette 80, Georgia 69
ST. JOHN’S (5-2)
MARQUETTE (6-0)
GEORGIA (6-1)
GEORGIA (7-1)
Officials: Mike Roberts, Bart Lenox, Greg Evans. Att.: 419.
GEORGIA (8-1)
GEORGIA (9-1)
Tyrin Lawrence dished out seven assists – with 0 turnovers – in the Bulldogs’ decisive win over Notre Dame in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
GEORGIA
(12-1)
Somto Cyril notched his first career double-double, and blocked a career-most five shots, against Buffalo.
No. 24/23 Ole Miss 63,
SOUTHERN (3-11)
GEORGIA (13-2, 1-1)
Georgia 72,
0-3)
1/1
No. 6/6 Tennessee 74, No. 23/23
TENNESSEE (16-1, 3-1)
ARKANSAS (12-7,
FLORIDA
(15-6, 3-5)
No. 22/RV Mississippi State 76,
ALABAMA (19-3, 8-1)
GEORGIA (16-8,
Dylan James scored eight points in 68 seconds to help Georgia push a five-point lead to 14 against South Carolina in Athens.
MISSOURI (19-6, 8-4)
GEORGIA (16-11, 4-10)
FLORIDA (24-4,
AUBURN
(25-2,
13-1)
GEORGIA (17-11, 5-10)
Georgia 83, Texas 67 3/1/25 • Austin, Texas
GEORGIA (18-11,
TEXAS (16-13, 5-11)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Justin Abson led Georgia with five assists, three steals and two blocks in the Bulldogs’ upset of eventual national champion Florida.
Georgia 79, Vanderbilt 68 3/6/25 • Athens, Ga.
Silas Demary Jr. led a quartet of Bulldogs in double figures versus Vanderbilt with 15 points.
No. 24/23 Gonzaga 89, Georgia 68
(20-12)
GEORGIA (20-12)
Officials: Pat Adams, Jeb Hartness, Todd Austin. Att.: 13,912. OU UGA
POINTS
Career 2,111 Litterial Green (1989-92)
Season 732 Dominique Wilkins (1980-81)
Game 62 Alfred Scott (1/12/1918)
SCORING AVERAGE
Career 23.7 Jacky Dorsey (1975-76)
Season 25.8 Jacky Dorsey (1975-76)
REBOUNDS
Career 1,116 Bob Lienhard (1968-70)
Season 396 Bob Lienhard (1968-69)
Game 32 Bob Lienhard vs. Sewanee (12/3/68)
REBOUNDING AVERAGE
Career 14.9 Bob Lienhard (1968-70)
Season 15.8 Bob Lienhard (1968-69)
FIELD GOALS MADE
Career 723 Dominique Wilkins (1980-82)
Season 310 Dominique Wilkins (1980-81)
Game 20 Ronnie Hogue vs. LSU (12/20/71)
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
Career 1,611 Litterial Green (1989-92)
Season 582 Dominique Wilkins (1980-81)
Game 31 Jacky Dorsey vs. Southern Miss (12/17/74)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Career .602 Lavon Mercer (520-864 (1977-80)
Season .643 Lavon Mercer (146-227 (1978-79)
Game 1.000 Bob Lienhard (11-11) vs. Ga. Tech (2/15/68)
1.000 Mack Crenshaw (10-10) vs. Clemson (12/5/63)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE
Career 261 Levi Stukes (2004-07)
Season 93 Ezra Williams (2001-02)
Game 9 G.G. Smith vs. Fresno St. (3/26/98)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
Career 683 Levi Stukes (2004-07)
Season 251 Ezra Williams (2001-02)
Game 17 Jody Patton vs. Tennessee (3/9/91)
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Career .444 Jody Patton (172-387) (1988-91)
Season .449 Bernard Davis (80-178) (1993-94)
Game 1.000 Bernard Davis (8x8) vs. Tennessee (2/12/94) 1.000 Ezra Williams (7x7) vs. LSU (1/5/03) 1.000 J.J. Frazier (7x7) vs. Miss. St. (1/24/15)
FREE THROWS MADE
Career 618 Charles Mann (2013-16)
Season 210 Zippy Morocco (1952-53)
Game 16 Zippy Morocco vs. Florida (2/16/53)
16 Morris Dinwiddie vs. Ole Miss (2/19/55)
16 Morris Dinwiddie vs. Florida (1/30/56)
16 Billy Rado vs. Florida St. (12/27/62)
16 Litterial Green vs. Miss. St. (3/9/89)
Lavon Mercer set UGA marks for field goal percentage in a season (1978-79) and career (1977-79) before embarking on a 14-year professional stint in Israel.
Bernard Davis, Ezra Williams and J.J. Frazier all enjoyed perfect days from behind the arc and share the Georgia record for 3-point percentage.
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED
Career 896 Charles Mann (2013-16)
Season 303 Zippy Morocco (1952-53)
Game 24 Zippy Morocco vs. Florida (2/16/53)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
Career .841 J.J. Frazier (450-535) (2014-17)
Season .910 Channing Toney (61-67) (2004-05)
Game
1.000 Morris Dinwiddie (16x16) vs. Ole Miss (2/19/55)
1.000 Jim Youngblood (15x15) vs. Florida (1/23/67)
1.000 Alec Kessler (10x10) vs. Auburn (1/13/88)
1.000 Rod Cole (9x9) vs. Auburn (1/23/91)
1.000 Litterial Green (10x10) vs. Florida (2/29/92)
1.000 Carlos Strong (10x10) vs. LSU (2/18/95)
1.000 Ray Harrison (10x10) vs. LSU (2/22/97)
1.000 Larry Brown (9x9) vs. Miss. St. (3/5/98)
1.000 Jarvis Hayes (9x9) vs. Tennessee (1/22/03)
1.000 Damien Wilkins (10x10) vs. W. Carolina (11/21/03)
1.000 Terrance Woodbury (12x12) vs. Kentucky (3/4/09)
1.000 Charles Mann (9x9) vs. Auburn (3/7/15)
1.000 J.J. Frazier (12x12) vs. Alabama (3/5/16)
1.000 J.J. Frazier (13x13) vs. Arkansas (3/4/17)
1.000 Jabri-Abdur-Rahim (10x10) vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (12/20/23)
ASSISTS
Career 493 Rashad Wright (2000-04)
Season 193 Sahvir Wheeler (2020-21)
Game 15 Gino Gianfrancesco vs. Ga. Tech (3/12/72)
BLOCKED SHOTS
Career 302 Lavon Mercer (1977-80)
Season 94 Charles Claxton (1994-95)
Game 9 Lucius Foster vs. Ole Miss (1/26/76)
9 Terrell Bell vs. Bethune-Cookman (12/7/93)
9 Charles Claxton vs. Winthrop (12/21/94)
9 Charles Claxton vs. Florida (2/7/95)
STEALS
Career 259 Sundiata Gaines (2004-08)
Season 89 Pat Hamilton (1987-88)
Game 7 Gerald Crosby vs. Ole Miss (1/10/83)
7 Gerald Crosby vs. Florida (2/21/83)
7 Pat Hamilton vs. UNC Asheville (12/12/87)
7 Pat Hamilton vs. Auburn (2/2/89)
7 Kendall Rhine vs. Mercer (11/26/91)
7 Chris Daniels vs. LSU (3/9/02)
7 Billy Humphrey vs. South Carolina (2/10/07)
GAMES PLAYED
Career * 133 Marcus Thornton (2011-15)
132 Charles Mann (2013-16)
* Total games from five seasons, including nine during a redshirt year in 2012-13
Season
37 Blue Cain (2023-24)
37 Silas Demary Jr. (2023-24)
37 Justin Hill (2023-24)
37 Noah Thomasson (2023-24)
Litterial Green concluded his oustanding Bulldog career with eight individual school records and still holds or shares four – career marks for points (2,111) and field goal attempts (1,611) and single-game standards for free throws made (16) and free throw percentage (100.0) vs. Florida on Feb. 29, 1992.
Marcus Thornton played four full and one partial season (nine games in 2012-13) en route to establishing Georgia’s career record for games played.
POINTS
Season 2,764 (74.7 in 37 games) in 2023-24 Game 138 vs. Arkansas A&M (12/6/67)
COMBINED POINTS
Game 229 vs. Arkansas A&M (138-91) (12/6/67)
SCORING AVERAGE
Season 82.7 (2,399 in 29 games) in 1989-90
REBOUNDS
Season 1,360 in 1997-98
Game 78 vs. Sewanee (12/3/68)
FIELD GOALS MADE
Season 997 in 1982-83
Game 53 vs. Arkansas A&M (12/6/67)
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
Season 2,195 in 2023-24
Game 102 vs. Sewanee (12/3/68)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Season .522 (969x1855) 1985-86
Game .762 (32x42) vs. Chattanooga (12/19/80)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE
Season 300 in 2023-24
Game 19 vs. Fresno State (3/26/98)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
Season 883 in 2023-24
Game 41 vs. Texas A&M (3/2/24)
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Season .416 (165x397) 1989-90
Game .727 (8x11) vs. Alabama (2/6/88) .727 (8x11) vs. Vanderbilt (2/14/90)
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Margin of Victory ....... 120 (122-2) vs. S.E. Christian (1/12/18)
Margin of Defeat ............... 77 (143-66) vs. Kentucky (2/27/56)
Most Wins ............................................ 24 (1982-83 & 1996-97)
Consecutive Wins ............................................... 13 in 1930-31
Consecutive Home Wins ............. 25 from 1930-31 to 1931-32
Most Losses ........................................................ 26 in 2021-22
FREE THROWS MADE
Season 642 2013-14
Game 37 vs. Florida (1/30/56)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED
Season 941 2013-14
Game 50 vs. Augusta College (12/18/82)
50 vs. LSU (3/10/94)
50 vs. Kentucky (1/14/97)
50 vs. S. Carolina (1/22/14)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
Season .759 (454x598) 1966-67
Game .967 (29x30) vs. Mississippi St. (3/5/98)
ASSISTS
Season 512 1987-88 Game 34 vs. Bethune-Cookman (12/7/93)
BLOCKED SHOTS
Season 175 2015-16 Game 15 vs. Tennessee (1/27/01)
STEALS
Season 338 1987-88 Game 25 vs. Yale (12/28/84)
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL & TEAM RECORDS POINTS
Indiv. 58 Pete Maravich, LSU (3/8/69) Team 143 Kentucky (2/27/56)
REBOUNDS
Indiv. 27 Clyde Lee, Vanderbilt (1/11/65) Team 63 Oregon (11/6/23)
FIELD GOALS MADE
Indiv. 21 Pete Maravich, LSU (3/8/69) Team 46 Tennessee (2/1/75)
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
Indiv. 48 Pete Maravich, LSU (3/8/69) Team 93 Savannah State (11/9/18)
FG PERCENTAGE Team .744 Iowa State (29x39) (3/17/04)
3-POINT FGS MADE
Indiv. 9 Chris Lofton, Tennessee (2/11/06) Team 18 Alabama (2/13/21 18 Fresno State (3/14/07)
3-POINT FGS ATTEMPTED
Indiv. 17 Eddie Miller, Fresno St. (3/14/07) Team 57 Savannah State (11/9/18)
3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE
Indiv. 1.000 V. Usher (5x5), Tenn. Tech (12/28/91)
1.000 J. Lawrence (5x5), Florida (1/3/87) 1.000 M. Richmond (5x5), Kansas St. (3/12/87) 1.000 D. Pineau (5x5), Saint Mary’s (3/20/16) Team .765 Auburn (13x17) (2/1/92) FREE THROW MADE
Indiv. 23 Travis Mays, Texas (3/16/90) Team 38 S. Carolina (1/18/97) FREE THROWS
ATTEMPTED
Indiv. 27 Travis Mays, Texas (3/16/90) Team 55 LSU (1/26/16)
FT PERCENTAGE
Indiv. 1.000 V. Maxwell (10x10), Florida (2/5/87)
1.000 L. Eackles (11x11), UNO (12/18/87)
1.000 K. Brown (11x11), Mercer (11/26/91)
1.000 D. MacLean (12x12), UCLA (1/4/92)
1.000 B. McCaffrey (14x14), Vandy (1/19/94)
1.000 R. Hoover (10x10), N. Dame (2/6/94)
1.000 M. Henderson (14x14), Miss (2/16/13)
1.000 K. Pangos (10x10), Gonzaga (11/26/14)
1.000 S. Moody (10x10), Miss (1/20/15)
1.000 T. Mark (10x10), Alabama (1/10/24) Team 1.000 Colorado (26x26) (12/28/13)
1.000 Vanderbilt (16x16) (2/7/18)
STEGEMAN COLISEUM RECORDS
GEORGIA INDIVIDUAL
Points: 46 by Ronnie Hogue vs. LSU (12/20/71)
Rebounds: 32 by Bob Lienhard vs. Sewanee (12/3/68)
Assists: 15 by Gino Gianfrancesco vs. Ga. Tech (3/7/72)
Blocks: 9 Charles Claxton vs. Winthrop (12/21/94)
9 Charles Claxton vs. Florida (2/7/95)
9 Terrell Bell vs. Bethune-Cookman (12/7/93)
Steals: 7 Gerald Crosby vs. Florida (2/21/83)
7 Pat Hamilton vs. UNC Asheville (12/12/87)
7 Kendall Rhine vs. Mercer (11/26/91)
FGs Made: 20 by Ronnie Hogue vs. LSU (12/20/71)
FG Attempts: 31 by Jacky Dorsey vs. Southern Miss (12/21/74)
3FGs Made: 8 by D.A. Layne vs. S. Carolina (2/6/99)
8 by Levi Stukes vs. Fresno St. (3/14/07)
3FG Attempts: 17 by Jody Patton vs. Tennessee (3/9/91)
FTs Made: 15 by Jim Youngblood vs. Florida (1/23/67)
FT Attempts: 18 by Rashad Wright vs. Kentucky (2/14/04)
18 by Charles Mann vs. Alabama (1/11/14)
GEORGIA TEAM HIGHS
Points: 138 vs. Arkansas A&M (12/2/67)
Rebounds: 78 vs. Sewanee (12/3/68)
Assists: 34 vs. Bethune-Cookman (12/7/93)
Blocks: 15 vs. Tennessee (1/27/01)
FGs Made: 53 vs. Arkansas A&M (12/6/67) 53 vs. Whittier (12/3/79)
FG Attempts: 102 vs. Sewanee (12/3/68)
FG Percentage: .762 vs. Chattanooga (32x42) (12/19/80)
3FGs Made: 18 vs. Charleston Southern (11/22/97)
3FG Attempts: 41 vs. Texas A&M (3/2/24)
3FG Percentage: .727 vs. Alabama (8x11) (2/6/88)
FTs Made: 36 vs. Kentucky (1/3/90)
FT Attempts: 50 vs. Kentucky (1/14/97) 50 vs. S. Carolina (1/22/14)
1. 1.000 B. Lienhard (11-11) vs. Ga. Tech (2/15/68) 1.000 M. Crenshaw (10-10) vs. Clemson (12/5/63)
3. .923 B. Lienhard (12-13) vs. Florida (2/28/70)
4. .909 R. Hogue (10-11) vs. Auburn (1/24/72) .909 G. Crosby (10-11) vs. Alabama (3/13/83) .909 M. Thornton (10-11) vs. Chattanooga (12/7/14)
7. .905 B. Lienhard (19-21) vs. Alabama (1/29/68)
8. .870 R. Hogue (20-23) vs. LSU (12/20/71)
9. .867 B. Lienhard (13-15) vs. Davidson (12/22/69) 10. .857 T. Bassett (12-14) vs. Bucknell (1/4/73) .857 J.J. Frazier (12-14) vs. Miss. St. (1/24/15)
SEASON PERCENTAGE
CAREER PERCENTAGE
2. .597 Bob Lienhard 1967-70 663-1110
3. .546 Joe Ward 1983-86 465-852 .546 Derek Ogbeide 2016-19 374-685 5. .542 Charles Claxton 1991-95 498-919
6. .536 Terry Fair 1979-83 583-1087
7. .530 Dominique Wilkins 1980-82 723-1365
8. .514 Chris Daniels 1900-04 368-716
9. .508 Vern Fleming 1981-84 700-1378
10. .501 Willie Anderson 1985-88 547-1092
11. .500 Alec Kessler 1986-90 612-1223
12. .498 Shandon Anderson 1992-96 581-1167
13. .493 James Banks 1981-84 561-1151
14. .491 Jacky Dorsey 1974-76 519-1057
15. .487 Ronnie Hogue 1970-73 578-1186
16. .483 Yante Maten 2015-18 655-1355
17. .481 Travis Leslie 2009-11 417-852
18. .479 Walter Daniels 1976-79 721-1506
19. .478 Gerald Crosby 1982-85 474-991
20. .474 Jarvis Hayes 2002-03 397-838
3-POINT FIELD GOAL LEADERS
GAME MAKES
Rk. No. Player (Attempts), Opponent, Date
1. 9 G.G. Smith (15) vs. Fresno St. (3/26/98)
2. 8 Bernard Davis (8) vs. Tennessee (2/12/94)
8 D.A. Layne (11) vs. S. Carolina (2/6/99)
8 Levi Stukes (14) vs. Auburn (3/11/04)
8 Levi Stukes (9) vs. Fresno St. (3/14/07)
6. 7 Noah Baumann (9) vs. ETSU (12/22/21)
7 Litterial Green (10) vs. UCLA (1/4/92)
7 Litterial Green (9) vs. S. Carolina (1/18/92)
7 D.A. Layne (11) vs. Arkansas (1/16/99)
7 D.A. Layne (10) vs. Kentucky (2/17/99)
7 Ezra Williams (7) vs. LSU (1/5/03)
7 Terrance Woodbury (10) vs. Florida (2/14/09)
7 Dustin Ware (9) vs. Ga. Tech (12/7/10)
7 J.J. Frazier (7) vs. Miss. St. (1/24/15)
7 Kenny Gaines (14) vs. Murray St. (11/20/15)
7 Anthony Edwards (16) vs. Mich. St. (11/26/19)
7 Jabri Abdur-Rahim (14) vs. Kentucky (1/20/24)
18. 6 24 times, most recently by Noah Thomasson vs. Miss. St. (2/7/24)
SEASON MAKES
Rk. 3FG Player Season 3FGA 1. 93 Ezra Williams 2002 251
91 D.A. Layne 2000 237 3. 85
GAME ATTEMPTS
Rk. No. Player (Makes), Opponent, Date
1. 17 Jody Patton (6) vs. Tennessee (3/9/91)
2. 16 Anthony Edwards (7) vs. Michigan St. (11/26/19)
3. 15 G.G. Smith (9) vs. Fresno St. (3/26/98)
15 Tyrone Wilson (5) vs. Pitt (12/17/94)
15 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (6) vs. LSU (3/14/13)
6. 14 Katu Davis (5) vs. N, Carolina (12/5/95)
14 Bernard Davis (4) vs. Miss. St. (2/5/92)
14 G.G. Smith (4) vs. Florida (1/22/97)
14 Kenny Gaines (7) vs. Murray St. (11/20/15)
14 Jabri Abdur-Rahim (7) vs. Kentucky (1/20/24)
SEASON ATTEMPTS
Rk. 3FGA Player Season 3FG
1. 251 Ezra Williams 2002 93
2. 245 Anthony Edwards 2020 72
3. 237 D.A. Layne 2000 91
4. 232 Noah Thomasson 2024 80
5. 225 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2013 84
6. 222 Kenny Gaines 2016 85
7. 214 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2012 65
8. 198 Levi Stukes 2007 85
9. 197 J.J. Frazier 2016 76
10. 186 G.G Smith 1998 81 186 Ezra Williams 2003 77 12. 184 Tyree Crump 2019 64
16. 180 Levi Stukes 2006 72 180 Billy Humphrey 2008 67 18. 178 Bernard Davis 1994 80
GAME PERCENTAGE
(Minimum 6 3FGs made)
Rk. Pct. Player (3FG-3FGA), Opponent, Date
1. 1.000 B. Davis (8-8) vs. Tennessee (2/12/94)
1.000 Ezra Williams (7-7) vs. LSU (1/5/03)
1.000 J.J. Frazier (7-7) vs. Miss. St. (1/24/15)
4. .889 Levi Stukes (8-9) vs. Fresno St. (3/14/07)
5. .857 Kenny Gaines (6-7) vs. LSU (3/8/14)
6. .778 Noah Baumann (7-9) vs. ETSU (12/22/21) .778 Dustin Ware (7-9) vs. Ga. Tech (12/7/10) .778 L. Green (7-9) vs. S. Carolina (1/18/92)
9. .750 Mardrez McBride (6-8) vs. Auburn (2/1/23) D. Dukes (6-8) vs. Char. So. (11/22/97) .750 Jody Patton (6-8) vs. Ole Miss (1/30/91) .750 Tyree Crump (6-8) vs. Texas (1/26/18) 13. .714 Mardrez McBride (5-7) vs. S. Carolina (1/28/23)
Rhine vs. Mercer (11/26/91) 7 Chris Daniels vs. LSU (3/9/02) 7 Billy Humphrey vs. S. Carolina (2/10/07) 8. 6 27 times, most recently by Tyrin Lawrence vs. Alabama A&M (11/19/24)
SEASON STEALS
CAREER STEALS
CAREER BLOCKS
Rk. No. Player Seasons G
1. 302 Lavon Mercer 1977-80 106 2. 247 Charles Claxton 1992-95 116 3. 198 Yante Maten 2015-18 128 4. 168 Terrell Bell 1993-96 102 5. 142 Dominique Wilkins 1980-82 78 6. 136 Donte’ Williams 2011-14 125 7. 123 Willie Anderson 1985-88 107 123 Nicolas Claxton 2018-19 65 9. 120 Marcus Thornton 2011-15 133 10. 119 Chris Daniels 2001-04 119 11. 117 Trey Thompkins 2008-11 89 12. 111 Derek Ogbeide 2015-19 128 13. 109 Terry Fair 1979-83 123 14. 101 Albert Jackson 2006-10 114 15. 96 Rashaad Singleton 2005-08 72 16. 88 Dave Bliss 2004-08 124 17. 85 Chris Barnes 2007-11 116 18. 83 Kenny Gaines 2012-16 126
The night Georgia held High Point to just 20.7 percent shooting from the field, Connor Nolte scored a career-high 11 points by connecting on 4-of-4 shots from the field, including a pair of 3-point attempts.
OPPONENT SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
MOST POINTS
HIGHEST 3 - POINT PERCENTAGE
MOST FIELD GOALS
MOST FREE THROWS
MOST FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
MOST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
MOST 3 - POINT FIELD GOALS
12-12
A-UCLA 1/4/92 1.000 14-14 Billy McCaffrey H-Vanderbilt 1/19/94 1.000 10-10 Ryan Hoover N-Notre Dame 2/6/94 1.000 9-9 C.J. Black H- Tennessee 1/20/99
1.000 14-14 Marshall Henderson A-Ole Miss 2/16/13
1.000 10-10 Kevin Pangos N-Gonzaga 11/26/14 1.000 10-10 Stefan Moody H-Ole Miss 1/20/15 1.000 9-9
MOST REBOUNDS
MOST 3 - POINT ATTEMPTS
GEORGIA’S 100-POINT GAMES
Pts. Opponent (score) season
138 vs. Arkansas A&M (91) in 1967-68
124 vs. Western Kentucky (65) in 1990-91
122 vs. Southeast Christian College (2) in 1917-18
122 vs. Baptist College (62) in 1978-79
122 vs. Whittier (62) in 1979-80
117 vs. Delaware (75) in 1975-76
117 vs. Mercer (50) in 1990-91
117 vs. Ole Miss (62) in 1990-91
116 vs. Charleston Southern (59) in 1997-98
115 vs. LSU (95) in 1971-72
115 vs. Bethune-Cookman (58) in 1993-94
113 vs. Carson-Newman (67) in 1981-82
113 vs. Grambling State (74) in 1999-2000
112 vs. South Carolina (90) in 1963-64
112 vs. Rollins (77) in 1971-72
111 vs. Ole Miss (77) in 1967-68
110 vs. Savannah State (76) in 2018-19
109 vs. UNC Asheville (65) in 1988-89
109 vs. Long Island (69) in 1991-92
108 vs. Buffalo (77) in 1976-77
108 vs. Troy State (65) in 1980-81
108 vs. Vanderbilt (81) in 1989-90
107 vs. Sewanee (67) in 1968-69
107 vs. Ole Miss (83) in 1989-90
107 vs. Tennessee (86) in 1990-91
107 vs. Jacksonville State (65) in 2007-08
106 vs. Kentucky (91) in 1989-90
105 vs. Yale (65) in 1984-85
105 vs. Baptist College (56) in 1987-88
105 vs. Georgia Tech (112) in 1990-91
105 vs. Tennessee Tech (90) in 1991-92
105 vs. Valdosta State (74) in 2006-07
105 vs. South Carolina State (60) in 2006-07
104 vs. Vanderbilt (80) in 1968-69
104 vs. Augusta College (60) in 1982-83
104 vs. Georgia State (64) in 1985-86
104 vs. Georgia College (66) in 1992-93
103 vs. Seattle (58) in 1986-87
103 vs. Winthrop (55) in 1993-94
103 vs. Central Florida (54) in 1995-96
102 vs. Sewanee (72) in 1971-72
102 vs. Southern Mississippi (76) in 1974-75
102 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (74) in 1979-80
102 vs. Coastal Carolina (69) in 2000-01
102 vs. Alabama (105) in 2019-20
102 vs. Jacksonville (56) in 2024-25
101 vs. Vanderbilt (70) in 1985-86
101 vs. Marist (61) in 1994-95
101 vs. Florida (85) in 1994-95
100 vs. Davidson (12) in 1908-09
100 vs. Troy State (77) in 1979-80
100 vs. Augusta College (84) in 1988-89
100 vs. Iowa (93) in 1997-98
100 vs. Savannah State (69) in 2004-05
100 vs. Delaware State (66) in 2019-20
100 vs. Buffalo (49) in 2024-25
100-POINT MILESTONES
Total 100-Point Games by UGA......................................................57
Total Opponents’ 100-Pt. Games ................................................. 40
First 100-Point Game in UGA History ......................................1908-09 season (UGA 100, Davidson 12)
First Opponent 100-Point Game vs. UGA 1/7/52 in Oxford (Ole Miss 103, UGA 52)
First UGA 100-Point Game on the Road ........................ 12/19/81 in Augusta (UGA 104, Augusta Coll. 60)
Most Recent UGA 100-Point Game on the Road ........................................3/11/98 at Iowa City (UGA 100, Iowa 93)
First Opponent 100-Point Game in Athens ...................................................... 2/3/64 (Kentucky 103, UGA 83)
Most Recent Opponent 100-Point Game in Athens ......................................................2/13/21 (Alabama 115, UGA 82)
UGA 100-Point Games by Decade: .................................................... 1900s: 1; 1910s: 1; 1960s: 5; 1970s: 10; 1980s: 11; 1990s: 21; 2000s: 3; 2010s: 2; 2020s: 3
OPPONENT’S 100-POINT GAMES
Pts. Opponent (UGA score)
143 Kentucky (66) in 1955-56
117 Vanderbilt (97) in 1965-66
116 Kentucky (86) in 1969-70
115 Alabama (82) in 2020-21
112 Alabama (76) in 1953-54
112 Ga. Tech (105) in 1990-91
110 Tennessee (83) in 1999-2000
108 Kentucky (55) in 1958-59
108 Alabama (59) in 2022-23
107 Kentucky (95) in 1970-71
107 Texas (96) in 1993-94
106 Kentucky (55) in 1953-54
106 Kentucky (87) in 1967-68
106 Tennessee (82) in 1976-77
105 Clemson (94) in 1954-55
105 Ole Miss (65) in 1955-56
105 Florida (78) in 1961-62
105 Tennessee (69) in 1974-75
105 Alabama (102) in 2019-20
105 Kentucky (96) in 2023-24
Pts. Opponent (UGA score)
104 Kentucky (73) in 1967-68
104 Florida (91) in 2010-11
103 Ole Miss (52) in 1951-52
103 Kentucky (83) in 1963-64
102 Kentucky (82) in 1964-65
102 Vanderbilt (80) in 1974-75
102 Iowa (76) in 1988-89
102 Florida (98) in 2023-24
101 Alabama (74) in 1954-55
101 Florida State (69) in 1961-62
101 Alabama (73) in 1971-72
101 Kentucky (76) in 1976-77
101 Florida (76) in 1976-77
101 Vanderbilt (89) in 1999-2000
100 LSU (53) in 1953-54
100 Kentucky (68) in 1953-54
100 Tennessee (71) in 1965-66
100 Marquette (70) in 1974-75
100 Texas (88) in 1989-90
100 Florida (78) in 1993-94
Jeremy Price scored 18 points in his collegiate debut against Jacksonville State on Nov. 9, 2007, a 107-65 victory.
OVERTIME GAMES
1974-75
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
68-71
85-95
67-69
(2) 69-71
59-64
74-78
Ky. W 84-80
Ky.
Knoxville, Tenn.
71-70
71-70
(3) 81-87
Gainesville, Fla. W 63-62
Birmingham, Ala.
Athens
Baton Rouge, La.
Miss Oxford, Miss.
1984-85
(4) 91-95
(2) 73-72
64-66
65-69
68-65
74-81
54-56
69-74
75-68
58-62
2. YANTE MATEN
NO. 1 6-8 F PONTIAC, MICH.
15. CHARLES MANN
NO. 4 6-5 G ALPHARETTA, GA.
17. LEVI STUKES
18. RONNIE HOGUE
19. EZRA WILLIAMS
21. KENNY GAINES
NO. 14 6-2 G RANDALLSTOWN, MD.
NO. 40 6-3 G WASHINGTON, D.C.
NO. 5 6-4 G MARIETTA, GA.
NO. 12 6-3 G ATLANTA, GA.
NO. 24 6-4 F PHENIX CITY, ALA. 34. TRAVIS LESLIE
NO. 1 6-4 G DECATUR, GA.
35. JOE WARD
36. JUMAINE JONES
NO. 32 6-6 F GRIFFIN, GA.
20 6-7 F CAMILLA,
NO. 50 6-7 F ALBANY, GA.
Howell Peacock 4-3 .571 1915-16 Howell Peacock 7-2 .778 1916-17 W.A. Cunningham 8-1 .889 1917-18 Alfred W. Scott 6-1 .857
1918-19 Kennon Mott 5-3 .625
1919-20 Herman J. Stegeman 9-7 .563
1920-21 Herman J. Stegeman 13-4 .765 1921-22 Herman J. Stegeman 10-5 .667 1922-23 Herman J. Stegeman 11-8 .579 1923-24 Herman J. Stegeman 16-5 .762
1924-25 Herman J. Stegeman 9-11 .450
1925-26 Herman J. Stegeman 18-6 .750
1926-27 Herman J. Stegeman 14-8 .636
1927-28 Herman J. Stegeman 12-10 .545
1928-29 Herman J. Stegeman 18-6 .750
1929-30 Herman J. Stegeman 17-6 .739
1930-31 Herman J. Stegeman 23-2 .920 1931-32 Rex Enright 19-7 .731 1932-33 Rex Enright 9-10 .474 5-6
SEASON-BY SEASON RESULTS
1905-06 (0-2)
Coach:
3/10
1906-07 (2-0)
Coach: W.T.
1907-08 (2-2)
Coach:
1908-09 (6-2)
Coach:
1/15
1909-10 (2-1)
Coach:
2/3
2/16
2/18 at
1910-11 (2-5)
Coach:
12/27 Fifth Regiment W 43-33
12/29 Columbus YMCA L 11-40
1/14 Mercer L 26-28
1/20 Auburn W 26-24
1/28 at A.A.C. L 22-27
2/3
2/9 Columbus YMCA L 21-47
1911-12 (6-1)
Coach: C.O. Heidler Captain: Howell Peacock
12/9 at A.A.C. W 36-34
12/15 A.A.C. W 32-30 Augusta YMCA W
1/8 St. Louis A.C. W 47-33
1/19 Auburn W 40-19
1/27 Mercer W 41-27
2/17 at Mercer L 18-30
1912-13 (10-1)
Coach: Howell Peacock
Captain: D.W. Johnston
1/10 Auburn W 92-12
1/17 at Tennessee W 52-22
1/18 at Maryville W 69-30
1/20 at A.A.C. L 28-67
1/23 at Augusta YMCA W 57-25
2/6 Tennessee W 38-13
2/7 Clemson W 77-15
2/15 at Ga. Tech W 71-12
2/17 Wake Forest W 70-28
2/28 Ga. Tech W 35-20
3/1 at Auburn W 67-21
1913-14 (9-1)
Coach: Howell Peacock Captain: T.C. Brand
1/13 Athens YMCA W 47-20
1/17 Auburn W 80-16
1/24 at A.A.C. W 38-27
1/26 at Auburn W 46-15
1/30 at Savannah A.C. W 45-25
2/5 Vanderbilt W 41-31
2/7 at Columbus YMCA W 59-50
2/14 Ga. Tech W 58-8
2/26 at Ga. Tech W 29-24
2/27 at Columbus YMCA L 37-39
1914-15 (4-3)
Coach: Howell Peacock
Captain: Louis Lester
1/15 Mercer W 36-19
1/22 Columbus YMCA L 23-39
1/23 at Mercer L 25-26
2/4 at Chattanooga L 17-43
2/5 at Vanderbilt W 25-23
2/6 at Nashville W 52-27
2/15 Columbus YMCA W 34-28
1915-16 (7-2)
Coach: Howell Peacock Captain: C.W. Rawson
1/15 at A.A.C. L 31-51
1/28 Auburn W 81-14
2/3 at Auburn W 45-18
2/4 at Columbus YMCA W 58-17
2/5 at Rome A.C. W 75-9
2/11 at Savannah A.C. W 67-9
2/12 at Savannah A.C. W 69-11
2/19 A.A.C. L 30-35
2/28 Columbus W 46-24
1916-17 (8-1)
Coach: W.A. Cunningham Captain: J.L. Morrison
1/19 Auburn W 90-18
1/26 Birmingham W 74-20
2/3 A.A.C W 22-21
2/8 at Birmingham A.C. W 16-12
2/9 at Vanderbilt W 31-11
2/10 at Nashville W 26-24
2/16 Mercer W 51-19
2/20 Mercer W 66-14
2/24 at A.A.C. L 22-28
1917-18 (6-1)
Coach: Alfred W. Scott
Captain: Alfred W. Scott
1/12 at SE Christian W 122-2
1/19 at A.A.C. W 32-27
1/26 Mercer W 24-15
2/9
1918-19 (5-3)
Coach: Kennon Mott Captain: A.H. Cox
1920-21 (13-4)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman Captain: Buck Cheeves
1/8 Furman W 69-25
1/14
1/15 at Mercer W 26-7
1/22 Mercer W 45-16
1/28 at Macon YMCA L 22-35
1/29 Clemson W 45-22
2/4 Vanderbilt W 31-17
2/5 at Auburn W 29-23
2/7
2/11
2/22 A.A.C. L 25-37
1/17
1/25
2/3
1919-20 (9-7)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman Captain: Kennon Mott
SE Christian W 61-30
1/9 Auburn W 31-15
1/13 at Furman W 43-23
1/14 at Wofford W 47-23
1/19 Mercer W 30-15
1/23 Clemson W 36-22
1/28 at Macon YMCA (OT) L 39-43
2/4 at Vanderbilt L 18-40
2/11 LSU W 34-15
1/31 at Clemson W 33-24
2/14 at A.A.C. L 22-36
2/18 Tulane W 47-19
2/19 at Auburn L 29-32
2/21 at Mercer L 31-33
2/28 A.A.C. L 18-26
1 3/10 Rutgers L 33-36
1–National Tournament-Atlanta
1921-22 (10-5)
1922-23 (11-8)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman Captain: Ed Gurr 12/31
2/9
Tournament-Atlanta
RESULTS
1923-24 (16-4)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman Captain: Ed Gurr
1/1 Savannah P.C. W 32-19
1/2 Macon YMCA W 28-22
1/3 at Columbus YMCA W 47-20
1/4 at Camp Benning W 36-27
1/5 at Albany YMCA L 13-24
1/9 at S. Carolina W 38-29
1/10 at Furman W 34-20
1/11 at Clemson W 24-6
1/16 Clemson W 38-13
1/24 Furman W 50-27
1/31 at Auburn W 32-17
2/1 N.C. State W 49-24
2/6 Auburn W 33-18
2/8 Florida W 43-24
2/9 at A.A.C. L 29-34
2/16 A.A.C. W 41-18
2/22 at Mercer L 20-34
2/23 at Mercer L 19-36
1 3/1 Wash. & Lee W 36-24
1 3/2 Maryland W 29-25
1–SC Tournament-Atlanta
1924-25 (9-11)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman Captain: C.F. Wiehrs
1/3 at Atlanta YMCA L 35-41
1/5 at Ft. McPherson W 35-30
1/6 at Savannah A.C. L 33-38
1/7 at Savannah Bapt. W 37-23
1/8 at Jacksonville W 33-24
1/10 at Albany YMCA L 31-47
1/11 at Columbus YMCA L 29-32
1/15 at Clemson L 16-18
1/16 at Furman W 39-26
1/17 at S. Carolina L 27-35
1/22 Vanderbilt L 34-41
1/31 at Ga. Tech L 25-30
2/5 at A.A.C. L 24-27
2/7 Kentucky W 28-24
2/10 Auburn W 40-17
2/14 A.A.C. L 26-38
2/18 at Auburn W 37-21
2/21 Ga. Tech W 34-24
1 3/1 Kentucky W 32-31
1 3/2 N. Carolina L 19-40
1–SC Tournament-Atlanta
1925-26 (18-6)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman Captain: Nolen Richardson
12/12 Macon YMCA W 47-27
12/19 Albany YMCA W 57-28 at Dahlonega W 42-11 at Westminster A.C. W 58-29
12/22 at Ft. McPherson W 61-21
1/6 at Furman W 43-34
1/8 at Ga. Tech L 25-30
1/12 Tulane L 27-41
1/15 at Wash. & Lee W 47-24
1/16 at V.M.I. W 30-22
1/18 at Virginia L 31-41
1/21 S. Carolina W 57-32
1/23 N.C. State W 26-25
1/30 Ga. Tech W 33-29
2/3 at A.A.C. L 26-34
2/4 Auburn W 49-28
2/6 at Mercer W 37-36
2/10 Florida W 55-27
2/12 A.A.C. W 36-33
2/15 Kentucky L 18-22
2/20 at Ga. Tech W 34-19
2/22 Clemson W 44-28
1 2/26 Tennessee W 48-25
1 2/27 Kentucky L 34-39
1–SC Tournament-Atlanta
1926-27 (14-8)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman Captain: Walter Forbes
12/11 Southern Bell W 52-21
12/18 at Ft. McPherson W 80-15
12/23 Atlanta YMCA W 44-34
1/5 Furman W 39-20
1/8 Florida L 32-33
1/12 Tennessee W 29-28
1/13 Wofford W 65-22
1/15 Ga. Tech L 35-36
1/19 at N. Carolina L 27-33
1/21 at Virginia W 29-20
1/22 at Maryland L 33-34
1/29 at Ga. Tech L 27-33
2/5 at Mercer W 37-26
2/9 A.A.C. W 30-28
2/12 at A.A.C. L 25-37
2/14 Clemson W 34-23
2/17 Presbyterian W 51-23
2/19 Ga. Tech L 25-36
1 2/25 V.M.I. W 36-14
1 2/26 Maryland W 27-22
1 2/27 N. Carolina W 23-20
1 2/28 Vanderbilt L 44-46
1–SC Tournament-Atlanta
1927-28 (12-10)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman
Captain: Babe Florence
12/10 Southern Bell W 50-17
12/18 Gulf Ref. Co. L 16-30
12/22 Augusta YMCA W 69-20
1/4 Furman W 46-23
1/6 at Florida W 37-35
1/7 at Florida W 40-30
1/11 Tulane W 42-32
1/12 Tulane W 28-18
1/14 at Ga. Tech W 33-30
1/20 at N. Carolina L 29-35
1/21 at Duke L 44-49
1/22 at N.C. State W 38-31
1/28 Ga. Tech L 35-36
2/3 at Auburn L 25-28
2/4 at A.A.C. L 29-35
2/6 Clemson W 38-25
2/11 A.A.C. L 28-38
2/13 Ole Miss L 37-44
2/14 Ole Miss W 37-33
2/18 at Ga. Tech L 26-28
1 2/24 V.M.I. W 37-26
1 2/25 Kentucky L 16-31
1928-29 (18-6)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman
Captain: Jimmy Harris
12/18 J.P.C. Reds W 42-32
12/23 Southern Bell W 47-20
1/1 S. Carolina W 54-28
1/2 S. Carolina W 46-21
1/4 Florida W 48-26
1/14 at Wash. & Lee W 44-25
1/15 at V.M.I. W 34-22
1/16 at Virginia W 40-32 1/24 N. Carolina L 29-31
1/26 at Ga. Tech L 37-38
1/30 at N.C. State W 45-37
2/2 Auburn W 39-31
2/5 Duke W 24-22
2/7 Sewanee W 41-19
2/9 at A.A.C. L 29-43
2/12 Tennessee W 45-21
2/14 at Clemson L 23-30
2/16 A.A.C. L 33-41
2/19 Clemson W 41-25
2/23 Ga. Tech W 27-25
1 3/1 Auburn W 42-24
1 3/2 Kentucky W 26-24
1 3/3 Duke L 37-43 Florida W 48-32
1–SC Tournament-Atlanta
1929-30 (17-6)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman
Captain: Henry Palmer
12/11 J.P.C. Reds W 35-21
12/14 A.A.C. W 42-25
12/7 New Holland A.C. W
1/1 at Furman L 22-24
1/3 Oglethorpe W 39-27
1/4 Oglethorpe W 44-10
1/8 at Stetson W 40-17
1/11 at Stetson W 27-23
1/11 at Florida (OT) W 35-34
1/18 at Ga. Tech W 26-23
1/25 at Ga. Tech W 25-23
1/29 Auburn W 43-35
2/1 Kentucky (OT) L 21-22
2/4 N.C. State L 24-28
2/5 at Clemson W 39-24
2/8 A.A.C. W 42-25
2/14 at Kentucky L 23-36
2/16 at A.A.C. L 38-51
2/18 Clemson W 36-32
2/19 Mercer W 41-27
2/22 at Ga. Tech W 35-31
1 2/28 N. Carolina W 26-17
1 3/1 Alabama L 26-29
1–SC Tournament-Atlanta
1930-31 (23-2)
Coach: H.J. Stegeman
Captain: Sandy Sanford
12/13 Alpha S.S. Class W
12/20 Atlanta J.C.C. W
12/22 New Holland A.C. W
12/24 Gulf Refining Co. W
12/25 Atlanta YMCA W
1/3 S. Carolina W 31-16
1/9 at Florida W 32-29
1/11 at Florida W 47-29
1/13 N.C. State W 26-20
1/16 Tennessee W 22-19
1/17 Ga. Tech W 39-30
1/20 Clemson W 34-25
1/23 Auburn W 30-27
1/31 at Ga. Tech L 19-37
2/3 at Clemson W 31-21
2/4 at S. Carolina W 27-21
2/6 Florida W 38-23
2/7 Florida W 33-32
2/13 Kentucky W 25-16
2/14 Ga. Tech W 44-15
2/20 at Tennessee W 31-18
2/21 A.A.C. W 40-29
2/27 Wash. & Lee W 32-31
1931-32 (19-7)
2/7
1932-33 (9-10)
SEASON-BY SEASON RESULTS
1 2/24 Tulane L 22-46
1–SEC Tournament-Atlanta
1933-34 (10-9)
Coach: Rex Enright
Captain: Brown Wilder
12/17 Atlanta YMCA L 35-49
12/23 Gulf Ref. Co. W 33-22
1/5 Chattanooga W 23-15
1/6 Chattanooga W 32-18
1/10 Florida L 20-46
1/11 Florida W 32-24
1/13 Ga. Tech L 25-33
1/15 at Presbyterian W 31-17
1/20 Presbyterian W 39-26
1/27 at Ga. Tech W 37-33
2/2 at Florida L 35-37
2/3 at Florida L 27-47
2/6 Clemson W 29-23
2/10 at Auburn L 21-30
2/12 at Alabama L 17-51
2/17 at Ga. Tech W 28-27
2/20 at Clemson L 23-29
1 2/23 Ga. Tech W 33-19
1 2/24 Vanderbilt L 29-46 1–SEC Tournament-Atlanta
1934-35 (12-8)
Coach: Rex Enright
Captains: Frank Johnson, Harrison Anderson
12/21 Oglethorpe W 54-30
12/22 Oglethorpe W 43-34
1/4 Chattanooga W 32-27
1/5 Chattanooga W 28-26
1/10 Florida L 27-29
1/11 Florida W 34-30
1/16 Presbyterian W 45-25
1/19 Ga. Tech W 33-23
1/26 Clemson L 20-31
2/2 at Ga. Tech L 27-32
2/5 Auburn W 33-29
2/8 at Presbyterian W 38-34
2/9 at Clemson (2OT) W 44-43
2/12 Mercer W 48-20
2/14 at Stetson L 27-31
2/15 at Florida L 25-29
2/16 at Florida L 45-47
2/20 Alabama W 26-21
2/23 Ga. Tech (OT) L 39-49
2/28 Ga. Southern L 24-30
1935-36 (9-11)
Coach: Rex Enright
Captains: Frank Johnson, Harrison Anderson
12/20 at Tulane W 34-26
12/21 at Tulane L 26-34
12/23 at LSU L 34-46
1/3 Chattanooga W 33-23
1/5 Chattanooga L 27-38
1/10 at Chattanooga W 38-28
1/11 at Tennessee L 44-56
1/16 at Stetson L 21-35
1/17 at Florida W 37-28
1/18 at Florida W 43-32
1/31 Tennessee W 30-24
2/1 at Ga. Tech L 21-29
2/7 Florida W 40-32
2/8 Florida W 27-22
2/12 Clemson W 33-13
2/15 at Auburn L 26-33
2/17 at Alabama L 28-42
2/19 at Clemson L 24-27
2/22 Ga. Tech L 22-24
1 2/28 Auburn L 26-43
1–SEC Tournament-Knoxville
1936-37 (10-6)
Coach: Rex Enright
Captain: Charles Harrold
1/2 Atlanta Semi-Pro W 48-18
1/8 Chattanooga W 34-24
1/9 Chattanooga L 28-32
1/15 at Florida W 31-30
1/16 at Florida L 18-36
1/22 Mercer W 37-33
1/23 at Clemson W 36-35
1/26 Alabama W 28-16
1/30 Ga. Tech L 20-34
2/5 Florida W 36-19
2/6 Florida W 28-27
2/12 at Mercer L 25-27
2/13 Clemson W 29-20
2/17 Auburn W 21-19
2/20 at Ga. Tech L 22-42
1 2/26 Tennessee L 11-35
1–SEC Tournament-Knoxville
1937-38 (12-10)
Coaches: Vernon Smith (1-1), Frank Johnson (8-5), Elmer Lampe (3-4)
Captain: Jack Farren
1/4 S. Carolina W 26-24
1/7 N.C. State L 21-24
1/11 Clemson W 26-22
1/14 at Florida W 34-31
1/15 at Florida (OT) L 32-38
1/21 Chattanooga W 42-18
1/22 Chattanooga W 31-23
1/23 Chattanooga W 32-30
1/25 at Sewanee W 24-16
1/29 at Ga. Tech L 28-51
1/31 at S. Carolina W 36-22
2/4 Florida L 36-41
2/5 Florida W 28-27
2/8 at Clemson L 28-40
2/9 Sewanee W 46-22
2/12 at Auburn L 27-34
2/14 at Alabama L 26-38
2/16 Mercer W 47-38
2/19 Ga. Tech L 27-29
2/25 at Erskine W 39-27
2/28 Mercer L 24-34
1 3/3 Tulane L 36-47
1–SEC Tournament-Baton Rouge
1938-39 (11-6)
Coach: Elmer Lampe
Captain: Cecil Kelley
1/3 S. Carolina W 39-24
1/7 Clemson L 30-37
1/13 at Florida L 15-26
1/14 at Florida W 25-18
1/20 Chattanooga W 66-41
1/23 Alabama W 31-26
1/28 Ga. Tech W 32-26
1/31 at S. Carolina W 49-34
2/4 Auburn W 43-21
2/6 at Clemson L 29-39
2/10 at Auburn L 29-34
2/14 Florida W 42-32
2/15 Florida W 43-18
2/18 at Ga. Tech W 41-29
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
1939-40 (20-5)
1940-41
(13-11)
Coach:
Seated (L-R): Leroy Young, Tommy Moran, Vernon “Catfish” Smith, Bill Strickland and Frank Terrell. Standing (L-R): Manager “Red” Caldwell, “Flip” Costa, Stokely Pound, “Rully” O’Kelly, Herschel Simmons, Joe Chandler and Head Coach Rex Enright.
2/8 at Auburn L 39-43
2/10 Florida W 46-40
2/11 Florida L 44-46
2/15 at Ole Miss W 53-46
2/17 at Alabama L 37-42
2/20 at Ga. Tech L 44-52
2/26 Auburn W 36-31
1 2/28 Tennessee L 39-41
1–at Augusta; 2-SEC Tournament-Louisville
1941-42 (7-10)
Coach: Elmer Lampe Captain: Bobby Moore
1/5 S. Carolina L 30-37
1 1/6 Clemson W 38-31
1/9 at Florida W 42-33
1/10 at Florida L 28-29
1/16 Alabama L 29-33
1/19 Kentucky L 26-51
1/24 at Clemson W 63-52
1/27 at Vanderbilt L 38-58
1/31 at Kentucky L 38-55
2/6 Auburn L 28-32
2/9 Florida W 27-26
2/10 Florida W 39-27
2/13 at Auburn L 41-53
2/16 Ole Miss W 36-27
2/19 at Ga. Tech L 29-49
2/21 Ga. Tech W 38-37
2 2/26 Tennessee L 50-62
1–at Augusta; 2-SEC Tournament-Louisville
1942-43 (4-13)
Coach: Elmer Lampe
Captain: Charles Anderson
1/9 at Camp Wheeler L 38-52
1/12 at S. Carolina L 35-43
1/15 Vanderbilt L 35-39
1/18 Kentucky L 28-60
1/22 Lawson Hospital W 47-33
1/30 Camp Wheeler L 37-47
2/2 LSU L 39-54
2/5 at Auburn L 32-47
2/6 at Ft. Benning (OT) L 31-32
2/10 at Alabama L 25-47
2/11 Sinkwich All-Stars W 25-21
2/13 Auburn W 51-31
2/18 Ga. Tech L 31-58
2/20 at Ga. Tech L 20-39
2/23 Vanderbilt L 31-66
1 2/25 Ole Miss W 36-27
1 2/26 Kentucky L 30-59
1–SEC Tournament-Louisville
1943-44 (7-10)
Coach: Elmer Lampe
Captain: Edgar Bratton
1/7 Lawson Hospital W 44-43
1/10 at Clemson W 44-40
1/14 at Ga. Medical W 38-30
1/19 Clemson W 52-31
1/21 at Robins Field L 42-54
1/24 at Mercer L 44-57
1/25 Mercer L 48-54
1/29 S. Carolina L 48-64
1/31 A.S.T.P. L 25-37
2/1 at S. Carolina L 35-67
2/5 at Lawson Hospital W 40-36
2/9 Robins Field W 48-43
2/12 Ga. Tech L 39-42
2/15 Ga. Medical W 54-44
2/19 at Ga. Tech L 44-71
2/22 at A.S.T.P. L 39-71
1 2/24 Kentucky L 29-57
1–SEC Tournament-Louisville
1944-45 (5-16)
Coach: Elmer Lampe
Captain: Reid Mosley, Ross Maddox
1/8 Clemson W 37-30
1/10 Lawson Hospital L 45-59
1/12 at Jax N.A.S. L 41-59
1/13 at Florida L 28-46
1/15 at S. Carolina L 25-53
1/18 at Auburn W 59-50
1/19 at Alabama L 28-54
1/23 at Clemson W 51-40
1/26 Mercer L 36-51
1/29 at Kentucky L 37-73
1/30 at Tennessee L 26-42
2/3 Auburn W 59-43
2/5 at Lawson Hospital L 39-57
2/9 at Ga. Tech L 38-70
2/12 Tennessee L 38-48
2/15 Alabama L 59-61
2/17 Florida L 36-52
2/19 at Mercer W 56-40
2/24 Ga. Tech L 42-69
2/26 at Cherry Pt. USMC L 40-56
1 2/28 Ga. Tech L 49-68
1–SEC Tournament-Louisville
1945-46 (12-9)
Coach: Elmer Lampe
Captain: Ross Maddox
12/8 Chattanooga W 66-46
12/12 at Clemson W 41-34
1/5 Auburn W 38-37
1/7 Alabama W 59-37
1/12 Chattanooga W 58-36
1/14 at Vanderbilt L 41-44
1/18 S. Carolina L 30-42
1/21 at Auburn L 37-40
1/22 at Alabama L 27-45
1/26 Vanderbilt W 51-39
1/27 Tennessee L 33-46
2/2 Florida L 57-65
2/6 at Ga. Tech W 50-40
2/9 at S. Carolina L 36-47
2/11 at Tennessee L 28-53
2/15 Ga. Tech W 46-43
2/18 at Florida W 44-41
2/21 Clemson W 72-51
1 2/28 Ga. Tech W 36-30
1 3/1 Miss. State W 45-44
1 3/2 LSU L 41-60
1–SEC Tournament-Louisville
1946-47 (5-14)
Coach: Ralph Jordan
Captain: Arnold de la Perriere
12/5 at St. John’s L 43-66
12/7 at U. of Niagara L 51-59
12/12 Chattanooga W 55-32
1/6 at Ole Miss W 46-38
1/7 at Alabama L 27-48
1/10 S. Carolina L 50-55
1/13 at Florida L 47-50
1/18 Alabama L 45-53
1/21 Kentucky L 45-84
1/25 at Auburn W 44-40
1/27 Tennessee L 33-48
2/4 Ga. Tech L 44-51
2/8 at Tennessee L 33-62
SEASON-BY SEASON RESULTS
2/10 at Kentucky L 40-81
2/14 Florida W 59-43
2/16 at S. Carolina L 40-51
2/19 at Ga. Tech L 46-70
2/22 Auburn W 60-45
1 2/27 Tennessee L 45-58
1–SEC Tournament-Louisville
1947-48 (18-10)
Coach: Ralph Jordan Captain: Morgan Harvill
12/5 Furman W 74-66
12/6 Erskine W 81-37
12/8 Mercer W 80-62
12/11 at Clemson W 61-52
12/12 at Erskine W 71-37
12/18 Chattanooga W 62-34
12/19 Virginia W 62-55
1/6 at Furman W 49-44
1/9 Alabama (OT) W 47-44
1/10 Ole Miss W 74-66
1/12 S. Carolina W 70-57
1/16 at Auburn L 41-52
1/17 at Alabama L 47-48
1/20 Kentucky L 51-88
1/23 at Florida W 55-52
1/24 at Florida L 38-46
1/26 Tennessee L 64-70
1/30 at Mercer W 55-53
2/3 Ga. Tech L 58-68
2/7 at Tennessee L 60-69
2/9 at Chattanooga W 73-55
2/12 Ga. Tech L 64-73
2/14 Florida W 56-44
2/18 Ga.Tech W 74-58
2/21 Auburn W 74-36
2/25 at S. Carolina L 61-64
2/28 Clemson W 81-35
1 3/4 Ga. Tech L 57-60
1–SEC Tournament-Louisville
NOTE: The Associated Press began a weekly poll on Jan. 20, 1949. Each team’s ranking in parenthesis – UGA’s to the left of the opponent & opponent to its left.
1948-49 (17-13)
Coach: Ralph Jordan
Captain: Bob Healey
12/3 Clemson W 70-48
12/4 Furman W 74-45
12/8 at Clemson W 60-58
12/10 Chattanooga W 81-53
12/11 Mercer W 78-59
12/13 Miss. State W 70-40
(15-9)
1950-51 (13-11)
Coach: Jim Whatley Captain: Joe Jordan, Earl Davis, Bob Schloss
1–Salt Lake City Classic-Salt Lake City; 2–SEC Tournament-Birmingham
1979-80 (14-13)
Coach: Hugh Durham Captains: Jimmy Daughtry, Lavon Mercer
11/30 Troy State W 100-77
12/3 Whittier W 122-62
12/8 Eckerd W 87-61
12/12 at Ole Miss W 64-62
12/15 Ga. Tech W 66-59
1 12/17 (5) Kentucky L 69-95
12/19 Erskine W 94-70
12/22 Belmont W 73-53
12/29 Lenoir-Rhyne W 102-74
1/2 at Florida L 52-57
1/5 Vanderbilt W 88-66
1/9 at Miss. State L 75-88
1/12 (6) LSU (2OT) W 73-72
1/16 at Alabama W 68-65
1/19 at Auburn L 53-58
1/23 Tennessee W 55-54
1/26 at (5) Kentucky L 49-56
1/30 Florida W 76-48
2/2 at Vanderbilt L 69-70
2/6 Miss. State L 56-62
2/9 at LSU L 77-96
2/11 Alabama (OT) L 64-66
2/16 Auburn (OT) L 65-69
2/18 at Ga. Tech L 38-40
2/21 at Tennessee L 49-50
2/23 Ole Miss W 77-65
2 2/27 Auburn L 71-79
1–at The Omni, Atlanta; 2–SEC TournamentBirmingham
1980-81 (19-12) NIT PARTICIPANT
Coach: Hugh Durham
Captains: Eric Marbury, Wilmore Fowler
12/1 Troy State W 108-65
12/6 at Ga. Tech W 55-38
1 12/12 at Tulsa W 66-64
1 12/13 Oral Roberts W 81-65
SEASON-BY SEASON RESULTS
12/16 Carson-Newman W 96-65
2 12/19 Chattanooga W 77-68
2 12/20 Florida State L 62-64
12/23 Ole Miss W 70-62
12/30 Ga. Tech W 65-51
1/3 at (5) Kentucky L 62-76
1/7 Florida W 90-74
1/10 at Vanderbilt L 55-70
1/14 Miss. State W 66-64
1/17 at (6) LSU L 65-78
1/21 Alabama L 71-83
1/24 Auburn W 67-63
1/28 at (11) Tennessee L 67-72
1/31 (7) Kentucky (2OT) L 68-71
2/4 at Florida W 87-64
2/7 Vanderbilt W 80-72
2/11 at Miss. State (OT) W 68-65
2/14 (4) LSU L 62-64
2/18 at Alabama L 74-91
2/21 at Auburn W 76-65
2/25 (10) Tennessee (OT) W 76-75
2/28 at Ole Miss L 62-64
3 3/4 Alabama W 88-80
3 3/5 (3) LSU W 68-60
3 3/6 Ole Miss L 62-66
4 3/11 Old Dominion W 74-60
4 3/16 South Alabama L 72-73
1–Oil Capital Classic-Tulsa; 2–Cotton States Classic-Atlanta; 3–SEC Tournament-Birmingham; 4–NIT
1981-82 (19-12) NIT SEMIFINALS
Coach: Hugh Durham
Captains: Eric Marbury, Wilmore Fowler
11/28 at (16) San Francisco L 84-92
12/1 at Florida State W 70-67
12/5 Ga. Tech W 62-61
12/12 Carson-Newman W 113-67
12/16 at Ole Miss L 54-56
1 12/18 Northeastern W 79-66
1 12/19 (16) UAB W 76-72
2 12/28 Ga. Tech W 53-42
1/2 (4) Kentucky L 66-68
1/6 at Florida W 73-67
1/9 Vanderbilt W 76-53
1/13 at Miss. State W 26-20
1/16 LSU L 53-54
1/20 at (16) Alabama L 66-81
1/23 at Auburn L 74-82
1/27 (15) Tennessee L 64-66
1/30 at (7) Kentucky L 73-82
2/3 Florida W 87-73
2/6 at Vanderbilt W 68-57
2/10 Miss. State W 71-49
2/13 at LSU W 57-51
3 2/14 (2) N. Carolina L 57-66
2/17 (19) Alabama L 85-99
2/20 Auburn W 57-56
2/24 at (19) Tennessee W 64-63
2/27 Ole Miss W 64-58
4 3/6 (18) Alabama L 74-85
5 3/11 Temple W 73-60
5 3/15 Maryland W 83-69
5 3/17 Virginia Tech W 90-73
5 3/22 vs. Purdue L 60-61
1–Cotton States Classic-Atlanta; 2–at The Omni, Atlanta; 3–at Greensboro, N.C.; 4–SEC Tournament-Lexington; 5-NIT
1982-83 (24-10)
6 3/25 (18) (3) St. John’s W 70-67
6 3/27 (18) (8) N. Carolina W 82-77 7 4/2 (18) (16) N.C. State L 60-67
1-at The Omni-Atlanta; 2-at Savannah; 3-Cotton States Classic-Atlanta; 4-SEC TournamentBirmingham; 5-NCAA 1st Round-Greensboro, N.C.; 6-NCAA East Regional-Syracuse, N.Y.; 7-NCAA Final Four-Albuquerque, N.M.
1983-84 (17-13)
NIT PARTICIPANT
Coach: Hugh Durham
Captains: Vern Fleming, James Banks
1 11/25 (16) Mid. Tenn. State W 83-67
1 11/26 (16) W. Kentucky W 85-68
2 12/2 (13) Ga. Tech W 64-62
2 12/5 (13) Michigan L 70-76
3 12/10 (10) Northern Iowa W 80-58
3 12/11 (10) at Drake W 93-59 12/17 (12) Valdosta State W 88-69
4 12/21 (14) East Tenn. State W 73-54
12/29 (11) Xavier W 73-70
1/3 (11) Tennessee W 71-57
1/5 (11) (9) LSU L 77-81
1/10 (15) Ole Miss
SEASON-BY SEASON RESULTS
1983 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS & NCAA FINAL FOUR
Seated (L-R): Sid Truesdale, Horace McMilan, Gerald Crosby, Derrick Floyd, Donald Hartry, Monroe Jones and Joe Ward. Standing (L-R): Richard Corhen, James Banks, Mike Morris, Terry Fair, Troy Hitchcock, Greg Bozman, Vern Fleming and Lamar Heard.
1–Cotton States Classic-Atlanta; 2–at The Omni, Atlanta; 3–Hawaiian Tropic Classic-Daytona; 4–at Louisville; 5–SEC Tournament-Atlanta; 6–NCAA Tournament-Salt Lake City
1st & 2nd Rounds-Albuquerque; 5–NCAA West Regional-Denver
NCAA PARTICIPANT Coach: Tubby Smith Captains: Ray Harrison,G.G. Smith
11/22 Furman W 91-67
11/26 Ga. State W 85-47
11/29 Ga. Southern W 90-56
12/3 at Ga. Tech L 61-62
12/7 App. State W 85-67
12/14 at Virginia Tech W 60-57
12/17 East Carolina W 73-60
1 12/21 BYU W 84-65
1996 NCAA “SWEET 16”
Seated (L-R): Steve Jones, Brian Peterson, Ray Harrison, Pertha Robinson, head coach Orlando “Tubby” Smith, Kris Nordholz, Katu Davis, Michael Chadwick and G.G. Smith. Standing (L-R): Manager Andy Williams, assistant coach Shawn Finney, associate head coach Ron Jirsa, Shandon Anderson, Carlos Strong, Kevin Bishop, Terrell Bell, Jon Nordin, assistant coach Mike Sutton and manager Jason Waters.
1–Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic-East Rutherford; 2–Wooden Classic-Anaheim; 3–Delta Air Lines Holiday Classic for Kids-Atlanta; 4–SEC Tournament-Atlanta; 5–NIT preliminary rounds; 6-NIT-New York
1998-99 (15-15) NIT PARTICIPANT
Coach: Ron Jirsa
Captains: G.G. Smith, Jumaine Jones
11/13 Mercer W 96-61
1 11/16
12/2 at West Virginia W
12/4 Furman W 63-47
12/8 at Appalachian St. W 63-60
12/13 at Ga. Tech (OT) L 79-84
2 12/19 Fresno State (OT) L 82-86 12/22 East Carolina W 82-65
12/28 Long Island W 73-59
1/2 at Alabama W 59-58
(10-20)
Carlos Strong, Pertha Robinson, Terrell Bell
JIM HARRICK 1999-2003
1/30 at Villanova L 75-78
2/2 (24) Vanderbilt L 58-67
2/5 at (12) Florida L 66-85
2/9 at (8) Tennessee L 83-110
2/12 Ole Miss W 71-65
2/19 at (19) Kentucky L 64-70
2/23 (9) Florida L 68-90
2/26 at S. Carolina L 66-82
3/1 at Vanderbilt L 89-101
3/4 (11) Tennessee L 66-83
3 3/9 Arkansas L 64-71
1–Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska ShootoutAnchorage; 2–Delta Air Lines Holiday Classic for Kids-Atlanta; 3–SEC Tournament-Atlanta
* All victories from January 2002 through season’s end were later vacated because of NCAA sanctions, along with a 1-1 record in the NCAA Tournament. Actual on-court record was 2210, 10-6 in SEC play.
2002-03 (0-8)*
Coach: Jim Harrick Captains: Ezra Williams, Jarvis Hayes
1 11/15 (16) (4) Texas L 71-77
11/23 (18) * Belmont W 87-71
11/27 (17) at Ga. Tech L 81-83
11/30 (17) at (24) Minnesota L 69-72
12/3 * at Colorado W 71-70
2 12/7 * California (OT) W 78-73
3 12/15 * Gonzaga W 95-83
12/18 * South Alabama W 94-82
12/22 * App. State W 99-62
12/28 * Wisc.-Milwaukee W 89-69
12/31 * (2) Pittsburgh W 79-67
1/5 * (21) LSU W 89-63
1/11 (20) at (11) Florida L 63-66
1/18 (20) * at Arkansas W 81-64
1/22 (19) * Tennessee (OT) W 81-76
1/25 (19) * (24) Auburn W 85-79
1/29 (15) at Vanderbilt L 91-94
2/1 (15) * (21) Miss. State W 67-63
2/8 (17) at Tennessee L 72-78
2/11 (20) at (3) Kentucky L 67-87
2/15 (20) * Vanderbilt W 83-70
2/18 (22) * at Alabama W 74-69
2/22 (22) * S. Carolina W 79-66
2/26 (21) * at Ole Miss W 89-82
3/2 (21) (2) Kentucky L 66-74
3/4 (25) * (3) Florida W 84-82
3/9 (25) at S. Carolina (OT) W 65-60
1–Coaches vs. Cancer Classic-New York; 2–Wooden Classic-Anaheim; 3–Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Classic-Atlanta
* All victories during the season were later vacated because of NCAA sanctions. Actual on-court record was 19-8, 11-5 in SEC play.
Captains: Corey Butler, Terrance Woodbury, Albert Jackson
11/14 USC Upstate W 72-48
1 11/17 Loyola-Chicago L 53-74
1 11/18 Eastern Michigan W 61-60
11/21 Presbyterian W 55-47
2 11/24 Santa Clara W 54-48
2 11/25 Miss. Valley State W 98-57
12/2 W. Kentucky L 63-67
3 12/6 Illinois L 42-76
12/9 Virginia Tech W 67-66
12/20 Wofford (OT) W 74-73
12/22 Texas A&M-CC (OT) L 79-80
12/28 N.C. A&T W 98-68
12/31 Kennesaw State W 72-52
1/3 Missouri L 76-83
1/6 at Ga. Tech L 62-67
1/10 (15) Tennessee L 77-86
1/14 at Vanderbilt L 40-50
1/18 Kentucky L 45-68
1/24 Miss. State L 61-67
1/28 at Florida L 57-83
1/31 at Alabama L 70-75
2/4 LSU L 62-80
2/7 at S. Carolina L 68-79
2/11 at Tennessee L 48-79
2/14 Florida W 88-86
2/18 Auburn L 59-71
2/21 at Ole Miss L 47-69
2/25 Vanderbilt W 61-57
3/1 at Arkansas L 67-89
3/4 at Kentucky W 90-85
3/7 S. Carolina L 51-68
4 3/12 Miss. State L 60-79
1–Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off-W. Lafayette, Ind.; 2–Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Bracket; 3–at United Center-Chicago; 4–SEC Tournament-Tampa
2009-10 (14-17)
Coach: Mark Fox
11/13 New Orleans W 67-59
11/17 Wofford L 57-60
11/21 at UAB L 56-72 11/24 UNC Asheville W 79-58
MARK FOX 2009-18
11/27 Jacksonville State W 67-64
12/2 St. Louis W 64-56
12/6 at Virginia Tech L 62-74
1 12/9 at St. John’s L 56-66
2 12/19 Illinois W 70-67
12/23 Florida Atlantic W 77-60
12/30 Pepperdine W 64-47
1/2 at Missouri L 61-89
1/5 (20) Ga. Tech W 73-66
1/9 at (3) Kentucky L 68-76
1/13 (21) Ole Miss L 76-80
1/16 at Miss. State L 69-72
1/23 (8) Tennessee W 78-63
1/27 at Florida L 71-87
1/30 at S. Carolina L 77-78
2/3 Arkansas L 68-72
2/6 (18) Vanderbilt W 72-58
2/10 at Auburn L 63-82
2/13 S. Carolina W 66-61
2/17 at (20) Tennessee L 60-69
2/20 Alabama W 76-70
2/25 at (16) Vanderbilt (OT) L 94-96
2/27 Florida W 78-76
3/3 (3) Kentucky L 68-80
3/6 at LSU L 48-50
3 3/11 Arkansas W 77-64
3 3/12 (20) Vanderbilt L 66-78
1–SEC/Big East Invitational-New York; 2–at Gwinnett Center-Duluth; 3–SEC TournamentNashville
2010-11 (21-12)
NCAA PARTICIPANT Coach: Mark Fox
11/12 Miss. Valley State W 72-70
11/16 Colorado W 83-74
11/20 at Saint Louis W 61-59
1 11/25 Notre Dame (2OT) L 83-89
1 11/26 Temple L 58-65
1 11/27 Manhattan W 61-58
12/3 UAB W 66-64
12/7 at Ga. Tech W 73-72
12/18 Arkansas State W 68-59
12/21 High Point W 85-38
12/23 at Mercer W 56-53
12/28 Charleston So. W 70-55
12/31 Eastern Kentucky W 64-57
1/8 (10) Kentucky W 77-70
1/12 (24) at Vanderbilt L 66-73
1/15 (24) at Ole Miss W 98-76 1/18 Tennessee L 57-59
1/22 Miss. State W 86-64
1/25 (24) Florida
2011-12 (15-17)
2008 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
Seated (L-R): Corey Butler, Billy Humphrey, Jeremy Jacob, Chris Barnes, Dave Bliss, Albert Jackson, Jeremy Price, Terrance Woodbury, Troy Brewer, Sundiata Gaines and Zac Swansey. Standing (L-R): Athletic trainer Colby Pohlmann, associate head coach Pete Herrmann, program coordinator Brion Raven, assistant coach Mike Jones, head coach Dennis Felton, assistant coach Desmond Oliver, director of operations Melvin Robinson, graduate manager Jay McAuley and strength & conditioning coach Mike Schweigert.
11/28 at Colorado L 68-70
3 12/2 Cincinnati L 51-57
12/7 Ga. Tech L 56-68
12/17 at Southern Cal W 63-59
12/20 Mercer W 72-58
12/23 Furman W 64-50
12/27 Winthrop (OT) W 92-86
12/30 Delaware State W 58-51
1/7 Alabama L 59-74
1/10 at (19) Florida L 48-70
1/14 at Vanderbilt L 66-77
1/18 Tennessee (OT) W 57-53
1/21 Ole Miss L 63-66
1/24 (1) Kentucky L 44-57
2/1 at Auburn L 51-59
2/4 at Tennessee L 62-73
2/8 Arkansas W 81-59
2/11 at (20) Miss. State (OT) W 70-68
2/15 at S. Carolina L 56-57
2/19 Vanderbilt L 52-61
2/22 at LSU L 53-61
2/25 (11) Florida W 76-62
3/1 at (1) Kentucky L 49-79
3/3 S. Carolina W 67-55
4 3/8 Miss. State W 71-61
4 3/9 Vanderbilt L 41-63
1–Progressive CBE Classic - Athens; 2–Progressive CBE Classic-Kansas City, Mo.; 3–SEC/Big East Invitational-Athens; 4–SEC Tournament-New Orleans
2012-13 (15-17)
Coach: Mark Fox
11/19 Jacksonville W 68-62
1 11/12 Youngstown State L 56-68
1 11/15 Southern Miss (OT) L 60-62
2 11/19 (1) Indiana L 53-66
2 11/20 (11) UCLA L 56-60
11/23 East Tenn. State W 54-38
3 11/30 at South Florida L 53-64
12/4 at Ga. Tech L 54-62
12/15 Iona (OT) L 78-81
12/18 Mercer W 58-49
12/22 Southern Cal W 64-56
12/29 Florida A&M W 82-73
1/4 G. Washington W 52-41
1/9 at (11) Florida L 44-77
1/12 Miss. State L 61-72
1/16 at (17) Missouri L 62-79
1/19 LSU W 67-58
1/23 (8) Florida L 47-64
1/26 at Texas A&M W 59-52
1/30 Auburn W 57-49
2/2 at S. Carolina W 67-56
2/6 at Tennessee W 68-62
2/9 Texas A&M W 52-46
2/12 Alabama L 45-52
2/16 at Ole Miss (OT) L 74-84
2/21 at Arkansas L 60-62
2/23 S. Carolina (OT) W 62-54
2/27 at Vanderbilt L 62-63
3/2 Tennessee W 78-68
3/7 Kentucky W 72-62
3/9 at Alabama L 58-61
4 3/14 LSU L 63-68
1–Progressive Legends Classic-Athens; 2–Progressive Legends Classic-Brooklyn; 3–SEC/ Big East Invitational-Tampa; 4–SEC TournamentNashville
12/22 North Florida W 78-60 12/30 Alabama A&M W 93-73
1/6
1/13
1/20 at (8) Kentucky L 96-105 1/24 LSU W 68-66
1/27 at
4 3/13 vs.
12/29 S.C. State W 79-72
1/4 at (24) Ole Miss L 51-63
1/7 (6) Kentucky W 82-69 1/11 (17) Oklahoma W 72-62
1/15 (23) at (6) Tennessee L 56-74
1/18 (23) (1) Auburn L 68-70
1/22 at Arkansas L 65-68
1/25 at (5) Florida L 59-89
1/28 S. Carolina W 71-60
2/1 at (4) Alabama L 69-90
2/5 LSU W 81-62
2/8 (22) Mississippi St. L 75-76
2/11 at (8) Texas A&M L 53-69
2/15 (21) Missouri L 74-87
2/22 at (1) Auburn L 70-82
2/25 (3) Florida W 88-83
3/1 at Texas W 83-67
3/4 at S. Carolina W 73-64
3/8 Vanderbilt W 79-68
5 3/12 vs. Oklahhoma L 75-81
6 3/20 vs. (24) Gonzaga L 68-89
1–Peach State Classic; 2–Played at Atlantis Paradise Island Resort; 3–SEC/ACC Challenge; 4–Holiday Hoopsgiving, Atlanta; 5–SEC Tournament, Nashville; 6–NCAA Tournament, Wichita
Coach: Mike White
MIKE WHITE 2022-present
ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS
– NCAA Opponent ◊ ** – NIT Opponent
ALABAMA
UA leads overall: 101-54 *
UA leads in Athens:................... 34-33
UA leads in Tuscaloosa: ............ 57-14 *
UA leads at nuetral sites: 10-7
1921-22 Athens L 17-20
1923-24 Atlanta (SC) L 20-37
1929-30 Atlanta (SC) L 26-29
1932-33 Athens L 23-33
1933-34 Tuscaloosa L 17-51
1934-35 Athens W 26-21
1935-36 Tuscaloosa L 28-42
1936-37 Athens W 28-16
1937-38 Tuscaloosa L 26-38
1938-39 Athens W 31-26
1939-40 Tuscaloosa W 36-22
Tuscaloosa L 21-33
Knoxville (SEC) W 30-28
1940-41 Tuscaloosa L 37-42
1941-42 Athens L 29-33
1942-43 Tuscaloosa L 25-47
1944-45 Tuscaloosa L 28-54
Athens L OT-59-61
1945-46 Athens W 59-37
Tuscaloosa L 27-45
1946-47 Tuscaloosa L 27-48
Athens L 45-53
1947-48 Athens W OT-47-44
Tuscaloosa L 47-48
1948-49 Tuscaloosa L 40-46
Athens L 43-49
1949-50 Tuscaloosa L 38-53
Louisville (SEC) W 52-51
1950-51 Tuscaloosa L 39-60
Athens L 53-56
1951-52 Athens W 53-51
Tuscaloosa L 56-74
1952-53 Athens L 75-85
Tuscaloosa L 63-67
1953-54 Athens L 70-76
Tuscaloosa L 76-112
1954-55 Athens L 74-101
Tuscaloosa L 77-98
1955-56 Athens L 75-99
Tuscaloosa L 69-94
1956-57 Tuscaloosa L 73-89
Athens W 64-52
1957-58 Athens L 58-72
Tuscaloosa L 64-68
1958-59 Columbus W 80-79
Tuscaloosa L 65-71
1959-60 Columbus W 70-58
Tuscaloosa L OT-60-64
1960-61 Columbus W 65-57
Tuscaloosa L 51-55
1961-62 Columbus L 55-67
Tuscaloosa L 72-79
1962-63 Columbus L 68-72
Tuscaloosa L 61-67
Athens W 59-61
1963-64 Athens W 49-47
Tuscaloosa L 70-72
1964-65 Athens L 2OT-67-72
1965-66 Tuscaloosa L 60-68
1966-67 Tuscaloosa W 73-66
Athens W 68-50
1967-68 Athens W 95-73
Tuscaloosa W 95-83
1968-69 Tuscaloosa W 80-73
Athens W 87-78
1969-70 Athens W 78-57
Tuscaloosa L 86-94
1970-71 Tuscaloosa W 71-70
Tuscaloosa L 73-101
1972-73 Tuscaloosa L 67-78
Athens L 70-78
1973-74 Athens L 71-86
Tuscaloosa L 74-99
1974-75 Tuscaloosa L 68-92
Athens L 64-73
1975-76 Athens L OT-67-69
Tuscaloosa L 76-87
1976-77 Athens L OT-74-78
Tuscaloosa L 68-78
1977-78 Athens W OT-71-70
Tuscaloosa L 66-67
1978-79 Athens L 71-83
Tuscaloosa L 59-67
1979-80 Tuscaloosa W 68-65
Athens L OT-64-66
1980-81 Athens L 71-83
Tuscaloosa L 74-91
Birmingham (SEC) W 88-80
1981-82 Tuscaloosa L 66-81
Athens L 85-99
Lexington (SEC) L 74-85
1982-83 Athens W 67-64
Tuscaloosa L 71-73
Birmingham (SEC) W 86-71
1983-84 Tuscaloosa L 60-65
Athens W 82-69
1984-85 Tuscaloosa L 74-87
Athens W 74-70
Birmingham (SEC) L 53-74
1985-86 Athens W 88-80
Tuscaloosa L 54-57
Lexington (SEC) L 59-79
1986-87 Athens L 70-71
Tuscaloosa L OT-74-83
1987-88 Tuscaloosa W 59-57
Athens W 67-54
1988-89 Athens W 65-60
Tuscaloosa L 62-80
1989-90 Tuscaloosa L 62-79
Athens W 75-64
1990-91 Tuscaloosa L 62-67
Athens W 73-68
1991-92 Athens L 65-68
1992-93 Tuscaloosa W 73-70
1993-94 Athens L 77-78
1994-95 Tuscaloosa W 72-58
Atlanta (SEC) L 57-68
1995-96 Athens W 68-55
1996-97 Tuscaloosa W 83-74
1997-98 Athens W 78-71
1998-99 Tuscaloosa W 59-58
Atlanta (SEC) L 58-65
1999-00 Athens W 75-59
2000-01 Tuscaloosa L 68-76
2001-02 Athens L 72-77
2002-03 Tuscaloosa W *74-69
2003-04 Athens L 42-45
2004-05 Tuscaloosa L 47-75
2005-06 Athens W 88-79
2006-07 Tuscaloosa L 76-78
2007-08 Athens W 61-54
2008-09 Tuscaloosa L 70-75
2009-10 Athens W 76-70
2010-11 Tuscaloosa L 57-65
Atlanta (SEC) L OT-59-65
2011-12 Athens L 59-74
2012-13 Athens L 45-52 Tuscaloosa L 58-61
2013-14 Athens W 66-58
2014-15 Tuscaloosa W OT-66-65
2015-16 Athens W 70-63
2016-17 Athens L 60-80
2018-19 Tuscaloosa L 74-89
2019-20 Athens L OT-102-105
2020-21 Tuscaloosa L 82-115
Athens L 79-89
2021-22 Athens W 82-76
2022-23 Tuscaloosa L 59-108
2023-24 Athens L 76-85
2024-25 Tuscaloosa L 69-90
* Win in 2002 later vacated.
ARKANSAS
UA leads overall: 28-17 *
UGA leads in Athens: ................... 11-7 *
UA leads in Fayetteville: 15-3 *
UA leads at neutral sites: ..............6-3
1991-92 Athens W 87-78
Birmingham (SEC) L 60-73
1992-93 Fayetteville L 79-97
Lexington (SEC) L 60-65
1993-94 Athens L 65-74
Memphis (SEC) L 83-95
1994-95 Fayetteville L 82-84
1995-96 Athens W 71-59
1996-97 Fayetteville L 74-79
Memphis (SEC) W 65-63
1997-98 Athens W 86-70
1998-99 Fayetteville L 79-82
1999-00 Athens L 54-74
Atlanta (SEC) L 64-71
2000-01 Fayetteville L 67-82
2001-02 Athens W *81-67
2002-03 Fayetteville W *81-64
2003-04 Athens W 71-50
2004-05 Fayetteville L 47-62
2005-06 Athens L 57-74
Nashville (SEC) L 67-80
2006-07 Fayetteville W 67-64
2007-08 Athens W 82-69
Atlanta (SEC) W 66-57
2008-09 Fayetteville L 67-89
2009-10 Athens L 68-72
Nashville (SEC) W 77-64
2010-11 Fayetteville W 60-59
2011-12 Athens W 81-59
2012-13 Fayetteville L 60-62
AUBURN
Athens W 84-76
1971-72 Athens L 91-99
Tuscaloosa W 60-55
2017-18 Athens W 65-46
1920-21 Auburn W 31-22
W 29-23
(SC) W 32-24 1921-22 Athens W 39-15 Auburn W 31-17
Trey Thompkins’ double-double of
RESULTS VS. 2025-26 OPPONENTS
Auburn L 16-45
1923-24 Auburn W 32-17
Athens W 33-18
1924-25 Athens W 40-17
Auburn W 37-21
1925-26 Athens W 49-28
1927-28 Auburn L 25-28
1928-29 Athens W 39-31
Atlanta (SC) W 42-24
1929-30 Auburn W 43-35
1930-31 Athens W 30-27
Atlanta (SC) W 31-27
1931-32 Auburn L 24-26
1932-33 Athens W 22-21
1933-34 Auburn L 21-30
1934-35 Athens W 33-29
1935-36 Auburn L 26-33
Knoxville (SEC) L 26-43
1936-37 Athens W 21-19
1937-38 Auburn L 27-34
1938-39 Athens W 43-21
Auburn L 29-34
1939-40 Athens W 32-28
Auburn W 48-47
Knoxville (SEC) W 48-41
1940-41 Auburn L 39-43
Athens W 36-31
1941-42 Athens L 28-32
Auburn L 41-53
1942-43 Auburn L 32-47
Athens W 51-31
1944-45 Auburn W 59-50
Athens W 59-43
1945-46 Athens W 38-37
Auburn L 37-40
1946-47 Auburn W 44-40
Athens W 60-45
1947-48 Auburn L 41-52
Athens W 74-36
1948-49 Athens W 55-52
Auburn L 47-53
1949-50 Auburn L 54-67
Athens L 46-55
1950-51 Auburn L OT-68-69
Athens L 49-61
1951-52 Athens L 48-62
Auburn L 51-65
1952-53 Athens L 49-71
Athens L 59-64
Auburn L 69-78
1953-54 Athens L 73-75
Athens L 66-81
Auburn L 61-80
1954-55 Athens W 88-83
Auburn L 76-78
1955-56 Athens L 59-60
Auburn L 80-96
1956-57 Athens W 75-72
Auburn L 66-73
1957-58 Columbus L 62-90
Auburn L 73-75
1958-59 Athens L 61-81
Auburn L 69-95
1959-60 Athens W 68-59
Auburn L 45-72
1960-61 Columbus L 68-78
Auburn L 69-73
1961-62 Columbus L 47-83
Auburn L 49-74
1962-63 Athens L 62-78
Auburn L 67-70
1963-64 Athens L 77-85
Auburn W 71-67
1964-65 Auburn L 65-95
Athens W 62-60
1965-66 Athens W 83-74
Auburn L 63-74
1966-67 Auburn L 64-73
Athens L 49-62
1967-68 Athens W 76-74
Auburn L 56-62
1968-69 Athens W 74-69
Auburn W 85-84
1969-70 Auburn W 68-64
Athens W 71-67
1970-71 Athens L 58-79
Auburn W 77-76
1971-72 Auburn L 93-99
Athens W 79-72
1972-73 Athens W 84-72
Auburn W 68-64
1973-74 Athens W 85-82
Auburn L 84-97
1974-75 Auburn L 64-65
Athens W OT-93-90
1975-76 Athens L 70-94
Auburn L 79-88
1976-77 Athens L 71-95
Auburn L 74-83
1977-78 Athens L 69-76
Auburn L 80-81
1978-79 Athens L 77-84
Auburn L 68-73
B’ham (SEC) L (4OT) 91-95
1979-80 Auburn L 53-58
Athens L 65-69
B’ham (SEC) L OT-71-79
1980-81 Athens W 67-63
Auburn W 76-65
1981-82 Auburn L 74-82
Athens W 57-56
1982-83 Auburn L 64-66
Athens W 67-60
1983-84 Athens W 90-86
Auburn L 63-81
1984-85 Athens W 97-80
Auburn W 86-84
1985-86 Auburn L 69-84
Athens L OT-86-87
1986-87 Auburn L OT-58-62
Athens W 75-71
1987-88 Athens W 87-68
Auburn L 57-64
Baton Rouge (SEC) W 65-60
1988-89 Auburn W 75-62
Athens W 80-76
1989-90 Athens W 88-75
Auburn W 94-79
1990-91 Athens L (2OT)58-59
Auburn W 86-77
1991-92 Auburn L 84-89
1992-93 Athens W 96-69
1993-94 Auburn W OT-83-80
1994-95 Athens W 83-77
1995-96 Auburn L 86-89
1996-97 Athens W 53-48
1997-98 Auburn L 62-73
1998-99 Athens L 74-85
1999-00 Auburn L 52-67
2000-01 Athens W OT-85-80
2001-02 Auburn L 72-75
2002-03 Athens W *85-79
2003-04 Auburn L 54-57
Atlanta (SEC) W 73-59
2004-05 Athens W 57-45
2005-06 Auburn L 65-66
2006-07 Athens W 86-79
Atlanta (SEC) W 80-65
2007-08 Auburn W 59-54
2008-09 Athens L 59-71
2009-10
Atlanta (SEC) W 69-51
2011-12 Auburn L 51-59
2012-13 Athens W 57-49
2013-14 Auburn L 67-74
2014-15 Athens L 68-69
Auburn W 64-61
2015-16 Athens W 65-55
Auburn L 81-84
2016-17 Auburn W 96-84
Athens W 79-78
2017-18 Auburn L 65-79
Athens L 61-78
2018-19 Auburn L 78-93
Athens L 75-78
2019-20 Auburn L 60-82
Athens W 65-55
2019-20 Athens L 77-95
Auburn W 91-86
2020-21 Athens L 77-95
Auburn W 91-86
2021-22 Auburn L 60-83
Athens L 72-74
2022-23 Athens W 76-64
Auburn L 73-94
2023-24 Athens L 76-97
Auburn L 78-92
2024-25 Athens L 68-70
Auburn L 70-82
* Win in 2003 later vacated.
BELLARMINE
First Meeting
CINCINNATI
2011-12 Athens L 51-57
2020-21 Athens W 83-68
2021-22 Cincinnati L 68-73
CLEMSON
UGA leads overall: 56-26 UGA leads in Athens: ................... 31-8
L 63-82
2010-11 Athens W OT-81-72
Charles Mann became Georgia’s 45th 1,000-point scorer in the 2015 regular-season finale at Auburn. Mann scored 15 points, largely due to going 9-of-9 from the line.
Athens W 58-43
1941-42 Augusta W 38-31
Clemson W 63-52
1943-44
Clemson W 44-40
Athens W 52-31
1944-45 Athens W 37-30
Clemson W 51-40
1945-46 Clemson W 41-34
Athens W 72-51
1947-48 Clemson W 61-52
Athens W 81-35
1948-49 Athens W 70-48
Clemson W 60-58
1949-50 Athens W 59-40
Clemson W 65-57
1950-51 Athens W 58-45
Clemson L 69-70
1951-52 Clemson L 47-57
Athens L 54-77
Jacksonville L 60-85
1952-53 Athens W 66-60
Clemson W 57-55
1953-54 Clemson W 71-63
Athens W 77-51
1954-55 Athens L 72-74
Clemson L 94-105
1956-57 Jacksonville W 84-76
1957-58 Clemson W 72-60
1958-59 Athens W 76-59
1962-63 Athens L 73-93
Clemson L 60-77
1963-64 Clemson W 87-86
Athens L OT-81-83
1964-65 Clemson L 60-72
Athens W 93-75
1985-86 Athens L 65-77
1995-96 Albuquerque (NCAA)W 81-74
1998-99 Clemson L 57-77
2003-04 Atlanta W 61-56
2004-05 Greenville L 42-59
2005-06 Athens W 72-69
2006-07 Clemson L 60-75
2015-16 Athens W 71-48
2016-17 Clemson L 64-74
2018-19 Cayman Islands L 49-64
FLORIDA
UF leads overall: ..................... 126-106 *
UGA leads in Athens: 64-45 *
UF leads in Gainesville: 71-39 *
UF leads at neutral sites:.............10-3
1923-24 Athens W 43-24
1925-26 Athens W 55-27
1926-27 Athens L 32-33
1927-28 Gainesville W 37-35
Gainesville W 40-30
1928-29 Athens W 48-26
Athens W 48-32
1929-30 Gainesville W OT-35-34
1930-31 Gainesville W 32-29
Gainesville W 47-29
Athens W 38-23
Athens W 33-32
1931-32 Gainesville W 38-33
Gainesville L 27-47
Athens W 36-20
Athens W 39-20
1932-33 Athens W 37-34
Athens L 32-33
Gainesville L 22-25
Gainesville L 39-40
1933-34 Athens L 20-46
Athens W 32-24
Gainesville L 35-37
Gainesville L 27-47
1934-35 Athens L 27-29
Athens W 34-30
Gainesville L 25-29
Gainesville L 45-47
1935-36 Gainesville W 37-28
Gainesville W 43-32
Athens W 40-32
Athens W 27-22
1936-37 Gainesville W 31-30
Gainesville L 18-36
Athens W 36-19
Athens W 28-27
1937-38 Gainesville W 34-31
Gainesville L OT-32-38
Athens L 36-41
Athens W 28-27
1938-39 Gainesville L 15-26
Gainesville W 25-18
Athens W 42-32
Athens W 43-18
1939-40 Gainesville L 36-45
Gainesville L 25-36
Athens W 46-36
Athens W 54-37
1940-41 Gainesville L 34-39
Gainesville L 42-44
Athens W 46-40
Athens L 44-46
1941-42 Gainesville W 42-33
Gainesville L 28-29
Athens W 27-26
Athens W 39-27
1944-45 Gainesville L 28-46
Athens L 36-52
1945-46 Athens L 57-65
Gainesville W 44-41
1946-47 Gainesville L 47-50
Athens W 59-43
1947-48 Gainesville W 55-52
Gainesville L 38-46
Athens W 56-44
1948-49 Gainesville W 59-48
Athens W 63-39
Athens L 49-55
1949-50 Gainesville L 49-54
Gainesville W 57-48
Athens W 77-52
1950-51 Athens W 64-48
Gainesville W 75-58
1951-52 Jacksonville L 47-62
Athens L 55-74
Gainesville L 60-74
1952-53 Athens W 61-58
Gainesville L 73-79
1953-54 Jacksonville W 84-72
Gainesville L 64-76
Athens L 76-80
1954-55 Gainesville L 68-81
Athens W 69-61
1955-56 Athens W 93-73
Gainesville L 69-82
1956-57 Gainesville W 69-62
Athens L 65-85
1957-58 Athens W 66-60
L 63-76 Gainesville L 73-90
1958-59 Gainesville W 66-63
L 55-58
W 85-67
1959-60 Athens W 75-61
W 75-73
1960-61 Jacksonville L 58-73
L 68-90 Athens L 74-78
1961-62
RESULTS VS. 2025-26 OPPONENTS
1962-63 Gainesville L 58-90
Athens W 79-77
1963-64 Gainesville W 59-57
Athens L 64-69
1964-65 Athens L 74-83
Gainesville L 66-90
1965-66 Athens L 52-65
Gainesville L 49-59
1966-67 Jacksonville L 64-78
Athens L 61-63
Gainesville L 63-96
1967-68 Gainesville L 63-90
Athens W 97-83
1968-69 Jacksonville W 77-82
Athens L 69-73
Gainesville L 78-96
1969-70 Gainesville W 68-64
Athens W 85-69
1970-71 Athens L 79-88
Gainesville W 62-61
1971-72 Gainesville W 74-63
Athens W 75-72
1972-73 Athens W 81-78
1973-74
Gainesville L 72-77
Gainesville W 75-71
Athens L 74-87
1974-75 Athens L 69-83
Gainesville L 65-66
1975-76 Athens W 87-79
Gainesville L 84-98
1976-77 Athens L 76-101
Gainesville L 71-84
1977-78 Athens W 57-54
Gainesville L 68-86
1978-79 Athens W 76-64
Gainesville W OT-63-62
1979-80 Gainesville L 52-57
Athens W 76-48
1980-81 Athens W 90-74
Gainesville W 87-64
1981-82 Gainesville W 73-67
Athens W 87-73
1982-83 Gainesville W 83-79
Athens W 80-65
1983-84 Athens L 69-77
Gainesville L 64-70
1984-85 Gainesville W 71-60
Athens W 80-56
1985-86 Athens W 89-69
Gainesville L 70-71
1986-87 Athens L 80-87
Gainesville L 52-66
1987-88 Gainesville L 70-87
Athens W 71-65
Baton Rouge (SEC) W 72-70
1988-89 Athens L 66-80
Gainesville L 60-65
Knoxville (SEC) L 61-62
1989-90 Gainesville L 69-97
Athens W 70-65
1990-91 Athens W 79-54
Gainesville L 75-90
1991-92 Athens W 71-63
Gainesville W 69-60
1992-93 Athens L OT-77-81
Gainesville L 79-82
1993-94 Athens L 78-100
Gainesville L 79-91
1994-95 Athens L 66-82
Gainesville W 101-85
1995-96 Athens W 71-46
Gainesville W 86-70
1996-97 Athens W OT-77-70
Gainesville W 88-76
1997-98 Gainesville L 77-82
Athens W 87-77
Blue Cain’s 3-pointer with 48.1 seconds left ignited a 10-3 surge to close out a 88-83 victory over eventual NCAA champ Florida during the 2024-25 season.
RESULTS VS. 2025-26 OPPONENTS
2019-20 Gainesville L 75-81
Atlanta W 35-20
1951-52 Athens W 72-64
Nashville (SEC) L 80-85
2024-25 Gainesville L 59-89
Athens W 88-83 * Wins in 2002 and 2003 later vacated.
FLORIDA A&M
UGA leads overall: 5-0
UGA leads in Athens: .................... 5-0
2003-04 Athens W 77-59
W 95-74
FLORIDA STATE
FSU leads overall: 19-11
1951-52 Jacksonville W 79-50
1954-55 Jacksonville L 87-97
Tallahassee L 81-90
Athens L 79-88
1955-56 Athens L 76-79
Tallahassee L 75-80
1956-57 Tallahassee W 69-68
Athens L 63-86
1957-58 Athens L 80-92
Tallahassee L 77-85
1958-59 Charleston, S.C. W 83-72
Athens W 94-91
1959-60 Jacksonville W 69-66
Tallahassee L 82-95
1960-61 Jacksonville W 62-56
Tallahassee L 68-77
1961-62 Athens L 62-71
Tallahassee L 69-101
1962-63 Savannah L 69-77
Tallahassee L 54-88
Athens W 90-76
1963-64 Tallahassee L 63-64
Athens W 85-70
1964-65 Athens L OT-55-64
Tallahassee L 83-85
1965-66 Athens W 63-57
Tallahassee L 69-87
1980-81 Atlanta L 62-64
1981-82 Tallahassee W 70-67
2023-24 Athens W 68-66
GA. TECH
GT leads overall: 107-93
UGA leads in Athens: 55-31
1913-14 Athens W 58-8
Atlanta W 29-24
1920-21 Atlanta (SIC) W 26-21
1922-23 Atlanta (SIC) L 22-27
1924-25 Atlanta L 25-30
Athens W 34-24
1925-26 Atlanta L 25-30
Athens W 33-29
Atlanta W 34-19
1926-27 Athens L OT-35-36
Atlanta L 27-33
Athens L 25-36
1927-28 Atlanta W 33-30
Athens L 35-36
Atlanta L 26-28
1928-29 Atlanta L 37-38
Athens W 27-25
1929-30 Atlanta W 26-23
Atlanta W 25-23
Atlanta W 35-31
1930-31 Athens W 39-30
Atlanta L 19-37
Athens W 44-15
1931-32 Atlanta L 20-30
Athens W 25-15
Atlanta L 22-25
1932-33 Athens W 30-25
Atlanta L 16-26
Athens L 30-32
1933-34 Athens L 25-33
Atlanta W 37-33
Atlanta W 28-27
Atlanta (SEC) W 33-19
1934-35 Athens W 33-23
Atlanta L 27-32
Athens L OT-39-49
1935-36 Atlanta L 21-29
Athens L 22-24
1936-37 Athens L 20-34
Atlanta L 22-42
1937-38 Atlanta L 28-51
Athens L 27-29
1938-39 Athens W 32-26
Atlanta W 41-29
1939-40 Atlanta W 46-31
Athens W 40-31
1940-41 Athens W 31-26
Atlanta L 44-52
1941-42 Atlanta L 29-49
Athens W 38-37
1942-43 Athens L 31-58
Atlanta L 20-39
1943-44 Athens L 39-42
Atlanta L 44-71
1944-45 Atlanta L 38-70
Athens L 42-69
Louisville (SEC) L 49-68
1945-46 Athens W 50-40
Atlanta W 46-43
Louisville (SEC) W 36-30
1946-47 Athens L 44-51
Atlanta L 46-70
1947-48 Athens L 58-68
Athens L 64-73
Athens W 74-58
Louisville (SEC) L 57-60
1948-49 Atlanta W OT-74-60
Atlanta L 73-79
1952-53 Jacksonville L 54-71
Athens W 70-57
Atlanta L 73-78
1953-54 Jacksonville W 66-64
Athens W 69-61
Atlanta L 63-80
1954-55 Athens W 70-66
Atlanta L 54-75
Atlanta W 2OT-67-66
1955-56 Atlanta L 62-75
Athens L 68-72
Athens L 72-81
1956-57 Atlanta L 53-80
Athens L 65-67
Atlanta L 60-74
1957-58 Atlanta W 69-68
Atlanta L 59-72
Athens W 62-59
1958-59 Atlanta L 66-73
Athens L 62-66
Atlanta L 62-82
1959-60 Athens L 65-83
Atlanta L 64-80
Athens L 68-69
1960-61 Atlanta L 56-74
Jacksonville L 51-54
Athens L 80-89
Atlanta L 71-83
1961-62 Atlanta W 70-67
Atlanta L 62-68
Athens W 68-61
1962-63 Athens L 70-72
Atlanta L 58-66
1963-64 Atlanta L 65-73
Atlanta L 55-71
Athens W 81-68
1964-65 Athens W 79-66
Atlanta L 62-73
Athens W 91-66
1965-66 Atlanta W 76-65
Atlanta L 56-89
Athens W 67-61
1966-67 Athens W 89-87
Atlanta L 53-79
Athens L 79-87
1967-68 Atlanta L 78-86
Athens W 89-76
1968-69 Athens W 84-74
Atlanta L 66-73
1969-70 Atlanta L 80-92
Athens W 74-69
1970-71 Athens L 88-97
Atlanta L 77-90
1971-72 Atlanta L 78-82
Athens W 93-78
1972-73 Athens W 87-78
Atlanta L 67-77
1973-74 Atlanta W 75-66
Athens L 95-97
1974-75 Athens W 86-67
Atlanta W 77-73
1975-76 Atlanta L 57-59
Athens W 69-63
1976-77 Athens L 43-64
Atlanta W 60-51
1977-78 Atlanta L 58-75
1986-87
1988-89 Atlanta (Omni) W 80-69
1989-90 Atlanta (Omni) L 89-92
1990-91 Atlanta (Omni) L 3OT-105-112
GT leads at GT:............................63-28
GT leads at neutral sites: 13-10
1905-06 Athens L 13-27
Atlanta L OT-11-12
1908-09 Athens W 78-9
Atlanta W 69-13
1912-13 Athens W 71-12
Athens L 49-56
Atlanta L 58-60
1949-50 Athens W 67-55
Atlanta L 51-56
Athens W 73-72
1950-51 Atlanta L 50-56
Athens W 77-66
Atlanta W 54-53
Athens W 68-64
1978-79 Atlanta L 51-75
Athens W 56-55
1979-80 Athens W 66-59
Atlanta L 38-40
1980-81 Atlanta W 55-38
Athens W 65-51
1981-82 Athens W 62-61
Today, he’s Georgia Basketball’s official scorer. On Dec. 15, 1979, Derrrick Floyd poured in a career-high 18 points in a 6659 victory over GeorgiaTech.
KENTUCKY
UK leads overall: 132-29 * UK leads in Athens:................... 44-20 * UK leads in Lexington: 65-5 * UK leads at neutral sites: 23-4
1920-21 Atlanta (SIAA) L 19-20
1922-23 Lexington W 23-19
1924-25 Athens W 28-24
Atlanta (SC) W 32-31
1925-26 Athens L 18-22
Atlanta (SC) L 34-39
1927-28 Atlanta (SC) L 16-31
1928-29 Atlanta (SC) W 26-24
1929-30 Athens L OT-21-22
Lexington L 23-36
1930-31 Athens W 25-16
1939-40 Knoxville (SEC) L 43-51
1941-42 Athens L 26-51
Lexington L 38-55
1942-43 Athens L 28-60
Louisville (SEC) L 30-59
1943-44 Louisville (SEC) L 29-57
1944-45 Lexington L 37-73
1946-47 Athens L 45-84
Lexington L 40-81
1947-48 Athens L 51-88
1948-49 Lexington L 40-95
1949-50 Athens W 71-60
Lexington L 56-88
Louisville (SEC) L 63-79
1950-51 Lexington L 41-88
1951-52 Louisville L 55-95
1953-54 Lexington L 55-106 Owensboro L 68-100
1954-55 Lexington L 40-86
1955-56 Louisville L 66-143
1956-57 Lexington L 53-84
1957-58 Atlanta L 55-74
1958-59 Lexington L 55-108
1959-60 Columbus L 60-84
1960-61 Lexington L 67-74
1961-62 Atlanta L 59-86
1962-63 Lexington L 67-74
1963-64 Athens L 83-103
1964-65 Athens L 82-102
Lexington L 64-96
1965-66 Athens L (2OT)65-69
Lexington L 50-74
1966-67 Athens W 49-40
Lexington L 76-101
1967-68 Lexington L 73-104
Athens L 87-106
1968-69 Lexington L 68-88
Athens L 77-85
1969-70 Athens L 71-72
Lexington L 86-116
1970-71 Lexington L 66-79
Athens L 95-107
1971-72 Athens W 85-73
Lexington L 63-87
1972-73 Lexington L 68-89
Athens L 86-99
1973-74 Lexington L 74-80
Athens L 72-86
1974-75 Athens L 77-96
Lexington L 61-75
1975-76 Lexington L 76-92
Athens W 86-81
1976-77 Lexington L OT-59-64
Athens L 54-72
1977-78 Lexington L 73-90
Athens L 67-78
1978-79 Lexington L 64-73
Athens L 74-90
1979-80 Atlanta (Omni) L 69-95
Lexington L 49-56
1980-81 Lexington L 62-76
Athens L (2OT) 68-71
1981-82 Athens L 66-68
Lexington L 73-82
1982-83 Athens W 70-63
Lexington L 72-81
1983-84 Lexington L 40-64
Athens L 64-66
Nashville (SEC) L 79-92
1984-85 Athens W 81-73
Lexington W 79-77
1985-86 Lexington L 69-74
Athens L 75-80
1986-87 Louisville W 69-65
Athens W 79-71
1987-88 Atlanta L 77-84
Lexington L 72-80
Baton Rouge (SEC) L 57-62
1988-89 Lexington L 65-76
Athens W 84-72
1989-90 Athens W 106-91
Lexington L 77-88
1990-91 Athens L 80-81
Lexington L 84-96
1991-92 Lexington L 66-78
Athens L 73-84
1992-93 Athens L 59-74
Lexington L 70-86
1993-94 Athens W OT-94-90
Lexington L 59-80
1994-95 Lexington L 71-83
Athens L 74-97
1995-96 Athens L 77-82
Lexington L 73-86
1996-97 Athens L 65-86
Lexington L 57-82
Memphis (SEC) L 68-95
1997-98 Athens L 79-90
Lexington L 74-85
1998-99 Athens L OT-83-91
Lexington L 71-92
1999-00 Athens L 69-75
Lexington L 64-70
2000-01 Lexington L 63-67
Athens L 70-85
2001-02 Lexington W *88-84
Athens W *78-69
2002-03 Lexington L 67- 87
Athens L 66-74
2003-04 Lexington W 65-57
Athens W 74-68
Atlanta (SEC) L 60-69
2004-05 Athens L 55-76
Lexington L 51-60
2006-06 Athens L 55-69
Lexington L 61-68
2006-07 Athens W OT-78-69
Lexington L 70-82
2007-08 Athens L 58-63
Lexington L 55-61
Atlanta (SEC-GT) W OT-60-56
2008-09 Athens L 45-68
Lexington W 90-85
2009-10 Lexington L 68-76 Athens L 68-80
2010-11 Athens W 77-70
L 60-66 2011-12 Athens L 44-57
L 49-79
2012-13 Athens W 72-62
2013-14 Lexington L 54-79
Atlanta (SEC) L 58-70 2014-15 Lexington L 58-69
Nashville (SEC) L 80-93
2016-17 Lexington L OT-81-90
Athens L 77-82
Nashville (SEC) L 60-71
2017-18 Lexington L 61-66
St. Louis (SEC) L 49-62
2018-19 Athens L 49-69
2019-20 Athens L 69-78
Lexington L 79-89
2020-21 Athens W 63-62
2021-22 Lexington L 77-92
2022-23 Lexington L 71-85
Athens W 75-68
2023-24 Lexington L 96-105
2023-25 Athens W 82-69
* Win in 2002 later vacated.
LONG ISLAND
UGA leads overall: 2-0
UGA in Athens: 1-0 UGA in at neutral sites:..................1-0
1991-92 Boulder W 109-69
1998-99 Athens W 73-59
LOUISIANA STATE
LSU leads overall: 71-50 * UGA leads in Athens: ................. 31-23 *
LSU leads in Baton Rouge: 40-15 * LSU leads at neutral sites: 8-4
1919-20 Athens W 34-15
1935-36 Baton Rouge L 34-46
1938-39 Knoxville (SEC) L 28-50
1942-43 Athens L 39-54
1945-46 Louisville (SEC) L 41-60
1950-51 Athens W 68-65
1951-52 Baton Rouge L 60-98
1952-53 Athens L 50-55
1953-54 Baton Rouge L 62-97 Baton Rouge L 53-100
1954-55 Athens W OT-76-70
1955-56 Athens L 86-91
Baton Rouge L 77-96
1956-57 Athens W 78-70
1957-58 Baton Rouge W 59-56
1958-59 Jacksonville L 60-63
Athens L 66-79
1959-60 Jacksonville W 79-67 Baton Rouge L 77-81
1960-61 Athens W 80-66
1961-62 Baton Rouge L 57-76
1962-63 Athens W OT-76-67
1963-64 Baton Rouge L 63-81
1964-65 Baton Rouge L 69-70
1965-66 Athens W 82-59
1966-67 Baton Rouge L 85-87
Athens W 78-65
1967-68 Athens L 76-79
Baton Rouge W 78-73
1968-69 Baton Rouge L 89-98
Athens L 2OT-80-90
1969-70 Baton Rouge L 86-88
Athens L 88-99
1970-71 Baton Rouge L 76-97
Athens L 66-69
1971-72 Athens W 115-95
Baton Rouge L 68-69
1972-73 Baton Rouge W 66-62
Athens L 55-56
1973-74 Baton Rouge L 83-90
Athens L 79-84
1974-75 Athens L 89-90 Baton Rouge L 2OT-90-96
Alec Kessler poured in 30 points and grabbed 16 boards in a key win over LSU en route to Georgia’s 1990 SEC Championship.
1975-76 Baton Rouge W 83-79
Athens W 75-70
1976-77 Baton Rouge L 77-97
Athens L 69-75
1977-78 Baton Rouge L 78-96
Athens L 68-89
1978-79 Baton Rouge L 75-97
Athens W 93-88
1979-80 Athens W 2OT-73-72 Baton Rouge L 77-96
1980-81 Baton Rouge L 65-78
Athens L 62-64 Birmingham (SEC) W 68-60
1982-83 Baton Rouge L 56-60 Athens L 59-70
1983-84 Athens L 77-81 Baton Rouge L OT-68-69
1984-85 Athens L 74-79 Baton Rouge W 59-58
1985-86 Baton Rouge L 73-85
Athens W 92-76
1986-87 Baton Rouge W OT-64-63
Athens W 63-57
Atlanta (SEC) L 2OT-88-89
1987-88 Athens W 59-50
Baton Rouge L 62-63
1988-89 Athens L 79-80
Baton Rouge L 83-97
1989-90 Baton Rouge W OT-94-92
Athens W 86-85
1990-91 Baton Rouge L 76-83
Athens L 86-89
1991-92 Baton Rouge W 64-62
1992-93 Athens W 81-78
1993-94 Baton Rouge W 100-84 Memphis (SEC) L 83-70
1994-95 Athens W 98-89
1995-96 Baton Rouge W 85-82
1996-97 Athens W 82-59
Memphis (SEC) W 75-54
1997-98 Baton Rouge W 61-52
1998-99 Athens W 59-57
1999-00 Baton Rouge L 57-61
RESULTS VS. 2025-26 OPPONENTS
2000-01 Athens W 68-63
Nashville (SEC) L 62-63
2001-02 Baton Rouge W *55-54
Atlanta (SEC) L 76-78
2002-03 Athens W *89-63
2003-04 Baton Rouge L 59-63
2004-05 Athens L 79-95
2005-06 Baton Rouge L 52-81
2006-07 Athens W 57-54
2007-08 Baton Rouge L 64-71
2008-09 Athens L 62-80
2009-10 Baton Rouge L 48-50
2010-11 Athens W 73-53
2011-12 Baton Rouge L 53-61
2012-13 Athens W 67-58
Nashville (SEC) L 63-68
2013-14 Athens W 91-78 Baton Rouge W 69-61
2014-15 Baton Rouge L 2OT-84-87
2015-16 Baton Rouge L 85-89
2016-17 Athens W 82-80
2017-18 Baton Rouge W 61-60
Athens W 93-82
2018-19 Baton Rouge L 82-92
Athens L 79-83
2019-20 Baton Rouge L 64-94
2020-21 Baton Rouge L OT-92-94
Athens W 91-78
2021-22 Baton Rouge L 65-84
2022-23 Athens W 65-63
Nashville (SEC) L 67-72
2023-24 Athens W 68-66
Baton Rouge L 66-67
2024-25 Athens W 81-62
* Wins in 2002 and 2003 later vacated.
MD.-EASTERN SHORE
First Meeting
OLE MISS
UGA leads overall: 78-48 *
UGA leads in Athens: ................. 43-16 * Ole Miss leads in Oxford: 29-27 *
UGA leads at neutral sites: 8-3
1927-28 Athens L 37-44
Athens W 37-33
1939-40 Athens W 45-41
Knoxville (SEC) W 45-28
1940-41 Oxford W 53-46
1941-42 Athens W 36-27
1942-43 Louisville (SEC) W 36-27
1946-47 Oxford W 46-38
1947-48 Athens W 74-66
1948-49 Oxford W 63-54
1949-50 Athens W 70-52 Oxford W 59-58
1950-51 Athens W 59-41
1951-52 Oxford L 52-103
1952-53 Athens L 75-77
1953-54 Birmingham L 73-87 Oxford L 66-80
1954-55 Athens W 86-80
1955-56 Oxford L 65-105
1956-57 Athens L 91-99
1957-58 Oxford L 63-81
1958-59 Athens W 84-61
1959-60 Oxford L OT-63-65
1960-61 Athens W 73-69
1961-62 Oxford L 75-79
1962-63 Athens W 76-63
1963-64 Oxford L 72-80
1964-65 Athens W 90-68
1965-66 Oxford W 91-71
1966-67
Athens W 85-78
Oxford L 67-75
1967-68 Oxford W 70-64
Athens W 111-77
1968-69 Athens W 84-81
Oxford W OT-85-82
1969-70 Oxford W 96-84
Athens W 94-79
1970-71 Athens W 88-80
Oxford L 72-76
1971-72 Oxford W 80-74
Athens W 79-69
1972-73 Athens W 71-67
Oxford L 62-69
1973-74 Athens L 70-78
Oxford L 55-59
1974-75 Oxford W 88-83
Athens L 87-93
1975-76 Oxford W 74-72
Athens W 70-68
1976-77 Oxford L 62-82
Athens W 92-76
1977-78 Oxford L 63-75
Athens W 57-56
1978-79 Oxford W 59-53
Athens L 63-82
1979-80 Oxford W 64-62
Athens W 77-65
1980-81 Athens W 70-62
Oxford L 62-64
Birmingham (SEC) L 62-66
1981-82 Oxford L 54-56
Athens W 64-58
1982-83 Oxford W 68-53
Athens L 59-76
B’ham (SEC) W 69-55
1983-84 Athens W 70-51
Oxford L OT-54-56
1984-85 Oxford W 81-51
Athens W 94-66
1985-86 Athens W 91-75
Oxford W 62-61
1986-87 Oxford L 68-82
Athens W 69-65
Atlanta (SEC) W 65-63
1987-88 Athens W 86-70
Oxford L 72-75
1988-89 Athens L OT-70-74
Oxford W 79-88
1989-90 Oxford L 74-84
Athens W 107-83
1990-91 Oxford W 117-62
Oxford W 72-62
1991-92 Athens W 86-66
Birmingham (SEC) W 85-66
1992-93 Oxford W7 75-61
1993-94 Athens L 69-85
1994-95 Oxford W 79-51
1995-96 Athens W 74-38
1996-97 Oxford L 66-73
1997-98 Athens W 70-68
Atlanta (SEC) L 67-72
1998-99 Oxford L 76-85
1999-00 Athens W 71-65
2000-01 Oxford W 70-66
2001-02 Athens* W 79-72
2002-03 Oxford* W 89-82
2003-04 Athens W 64-51
2004-05 Oxford L 54-59
2005-06 Athens W 72-65
2006-07 Oxford L 49-67
2007-08
2011-12 Athens L 63-66
2012-13 Oxford L OT-74-84
2013-14 Athens W 61-60
Atlanta (SEC) W 75-73
2014-15 Athens W 69-64
Oxford W 76-72
2015-16 Oxford L 71-72
Athens W 80-66
2016-17 Oxford W 69-47
2017-18 Athens W 71-60
2018-19 Athens L 64-80
Oxford L 71-72
2019-20 Athens L 60-70
Nashville (SEC) W 81-63
2020-21 Oxford W 78-74
Athens W 71-61
2021-22 Athens L 68-85
2022-23 Oxford W 62-58
Athens L 74-78
2023-24 Athens W 69-66
2024-25 Oxford L 51-63
* Wins in 2002 and 2003 later vacated.
MISSISSIPPI ST.
MSU leads overall: 60-59 * UGA leads in Athens: .................30-22 * MSU leads in Starkville: 35-18 * UGA leads at neutral sites: 11-3
1931-32 Atlanta (SC) W 48-26
1945-46 Louisville (SEC) W 45-44
1948-49 Athens W 70-40
1949-50 Starkville L 40-51
1950-51 Athens W 57-49
1951-52 Starkville L 55-88
1952-53 Athens W 75-63
1953-54 Starkville L 60-75
1954-55 Athens W 90-75
1955-56 Starkville L 71-83
1956-57 Athens L 73-86
1957-58 Starkville L 77-92
1958-59 Athens L 56-76
1959-60 Starkville W OT-67-62
1960-61 Athens L 77-99
1961-62 Starkville L 74-83
1962-63 Athens L 75-86
1963-64 Starkville W 73-61
1964-65 Starkville L 74-79
Athens W 82-62
1965-66 Starkville L 54-58
Athens W 83-71
1966-67 Athens L 71-93
Starkville L 63-92
1967-68 Athens W 72-69
Starkville W 81-77
1968-69 Athens L 71-73
Starkville W 95-80
1969-70 Starkville W 79-76
Athens L 77-86
1970-71 Athens L OT-66-67
Starkville L 57-62
1971-72 Starkville L OT-58-62
Athens W 87-82
1972-73 Athens L 84-90
Starkville L 68-72
1973-74 Athens L 56-76
Starkville L 69-84
1974-75 Starkville W 67-65
Athens L 71-77
1975-76 Athens W 85-73
Starkville L 79-90
1978-79 Athens W 69-67
Starkville L 62-86
Birmingham (SEC) W 75-72
1979-80 Starkville L 75-88 Athens L 56-62
1980-81 Athens W 66-64
Starkville W OT-68-65
1981-82 Starkville W 26-20
Athens W 71-49
1982-83
1985-86
(SEC-GD)
1976-77 Athens W 82-73
Starkville L 69-98
1977-78 Athens L 44-57
Starkville L 45-68
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22 Starkville L 72-88
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
RESULTS VS. 2025-26 OPPONENTS
MISSOURI
MU leads overall: 12-10
UGA leads in Athens: .................... 5-4
MU leads in Columbia: 5-3
MU leads at neutral sites: 3-2
2000-01 Greensboro (NCAA) L 68-70
2008-09 Athens L 76-83
2009-10 Columbia L 61-89
2012-13 Columbia L 62-79
2013-14 Columbia W OT-70-64
Athens W 71-56
2014-15 Athens W 68-44
2015-16 Athens W 77-59
Columbia W 60-57
2016-17 Athens W 71-66
2017-18 Columbia L 56-68
St. Louis (SEC) W 62-60
2018-19 Athens L 39-64
Nashville (SEC) L 61-71
2019-20 Columbia L 69-72
2020-21 Athens W 80-70
Nashville (SEC) L 70-73
2021-22 Columbia L 69-79
2022-23 Athens L 63-85
2023-24 Columbia W 75-68
Nashville (SEC) W 64-59
2024-25 Athens L 74-87
MOREHEAD STATE
OKLAHOMA
OU leads overall: ............................ 2-1
UGA leads in Athens: 1-0
OU leads at neutral sites: 2-0
1987-88 Honolulu L 90-93
2024-25 Athens W 72-62 Nashville (SEC) L 75-81
SOUTH CAROLINA
USC leads overall: 64-62 * UGA leads in Athens: 35-23 * USC leads in Columbia: 39-21 * UGA leads at neutral sites: 6-2
1921-22 Columbia W 34-27
1923-24 Columbia W 38-29
1924-25 Columbia L 27-35
1925-26 Athens W 57-32
1928-29 Athens W 54-28
Athens W 46-21
1930-31 Athens W 31-16
Columbia W 27-21
1937-38 Athens W 26-24
Columbia W 36-22
1938-39 Athens W 39-24
Columbia W 49-34
1939-40 Athens W 47-31
Columbia W 40-33
1940-41 Athens L OT-44-48
Columbia W 50-43
1941-42 Athens L 30-37
1942-43
Columbia L 61-64
1948-49 Columbia W 49-43
Athens L 63-64
1949-50 Athens W 77-62
Columbia L 43-54
1950-51 Athens W 60-58
Columbia W 59-57
1951-52 Athens L 63-80
Columbia L 61-62
1952-53 Athens W 57-50
Columbia L 64-72
1953-54 Athens L 59-61
1954-55 Columbia L 54-74
1955-56 Jacksonville L 68-85
1956-57 Columbia L 74-97
Athens L 81-96
Jacksonville W 64-62
1957-58 Columbia L 87-95
Jacksonville W 77-58
Athens W 84-63
1958-59 Columbia W 76-72
Augusta W 65-57
1959-60 Columbia W 66-65
1960-61 Athens L 71-73
1961-62 Columbia L 72-97
1962-63 Athens W 85-72
1963-64 Columbia L 60-77
Athens W 112-90
1976-77 New Orleans L OT-73-74
1991-92 Columbia L 69-71
Athens W 72-54
1992-93 Columbia L 85-86
Athens W 88-87
1993-94 Columbia W 96-85
Athens W 72-69
1994-95 Columbia L 59-60
Athens W 66-56
1995-96 Columbia L 73-85
Athens W 88-73
1996-97 Columbia L 71-82
Athens W 77-74
Memphis (SEC) W 78-63
1997-98 Athens L 60-68
Columbia L 76-79
1998-99 Athens W 80-56
Columbia L OT-66-70
1999-00 Athens W 90-62
Columbia L 66-82
2000-01 Columbia L 75-77
Athens L 56-64
2001-02 Columbia L 67-80
Athens W OT-* 82-75
2002-03 Athens W *79-66
Columbia W OT-* 60-55
2003-04 Athens L 63-84
Columbia L 47-63
2004-05 Columbia L 54-74
Athens L 53-60
2005-06 Columbia W OT-64-61
Athens W 48-47
2006-07 Athens W 80-56
Columbia W 73-54
2007-08 Columbia L 56-62
Athens W 82-64
2008-09 Columbia L 68-79
Athens L 51-68
2009-10 Columbia L 77-78
Athens W 66-61
2014-15
Columbia L 50-67
Athens L 58-64
Nashville (SEC) W 74-62
2015-16 Athens W 69-56
Columbia W 74-72
Nashville (SEC) W 65-64
2016-17 Athens L 61-67
Columbia L 75-77
2017-18 Athens L 57-64
Columbia L 57-66
2018-19 Athens L 80-86
Columbia L 46-66
2019-20 Athens L 59-75
Columbia L OT-90-94
2020-21
Columbia L 59-83
Athens L 70-91
2021-22
Columbia L 66-83
Athens L 68-80
2022-23 Athens W OT-81-78
Columbia L 55-61
2023-24
Columbia W 74-69
Athens L 62-72
2024-25 Athens W 71-60
Columbia W 73-64 * Wins in 2002 and 2003 later vacated.
TENNESSEE
1912-13 Knoxville W 52-22
Athens W 38-13
1922-23 Knoxville L 26-30
Atlanta (SC) W 23-19
1925-26 Atlanta (SC) W 48-25
1926-27 Athens W 29-28
1928-29 Athens W 45-21
1930-31 Athens W 22-19
Knoxville W 31-18
1931-32 Knoxville L 17-24
Athens W 38-19
1935-36 Knoxville L 44-56
Athens W 30-24
1936-37 Knoxville L 11-35
1938-39 Knoxville L 29-35
1939-40 Athens L 41-48
1940-41 Knoxville L 23-46
Athens W 47-36
Louisville (SEC) L 39-41
1941-42 Louisville (SEC) L 50-62
1944-45 Knoxville L 26-42
Athens L 38-48
1945-46 Athens L 33-46
Knoxville L 28-53
1946-47 Athens L 33-48 Knoxville L 33-62
Louisville (SEC) L 45-58
1947-48 Athens L 64-70 Knoxville L 60-69
1948-49 Athens L 59-61 Knoxville L 51-77
1950-51 Knoxville L 62-74
1951-52 Athens L 62-68
1952-53 Knoxville W 87-86
1953-54 Athens W 71-69
2010-11
2011-12
L 30-42
L 36-47
1946-47 Athens L 50-55
L 40-51 1947-48 Athens W 70-57
W 60-56
Athens W 64-48
L 56-57
Athens W 67-55
2012-13 Columbia W 67-56
Athens W OT-62-54
2013-14 Athens W 97-76
Columbia W 75-56
1954-55 Knoxville L 81-97
1955-56 Knoxville L 67-86
Athens L 59-62
1956-57 Knoxville L 84-91
1957-58 Athens L 79-82
1958-59 Knoxville L 60-66
1959-60 Athens W 69-62
1960-61 Knoxville L 67-75
1998-99
RESULTS VS. 2025-26 OPPONENTS
Athens L 65-75
2000-01
72-78
2003-04 Knoxville L 65-89
Athens W 71-60
2004-05
L 65-72 Knoxville L 68-78
2005-06 Knoxville L 76-89 Athens L 78-83
2006-07 Knoxville L 71-82
Athens L 65-71
2007-08 Knoxville L 69-85
Athens L 71-74
2008-09 Athens L 77-86 Knoxville L 48-79
2009-10 Athens W 78-63 Knoxville L 60-69
2010-11 Athens L 57-59 Knoxville W 69-63
2011-12 Athens W OT-57-53
Knoxville L 62-73
2012-13 Knoxville W 68-62 Athens W 78-68
2013-14 Knoxville L 48-67
2014-15 Athens W 56-53
2015-16 Athens W 81-72
2016-17 Knoxville W 76-75 Nashville (SEC) W 59-57
2017-18 Athens W 73-62
Knoxville L 61-66
2018-19 Knoxville L 50-96
2019-20 Athens W 80-63
2020-21 Knoxville L 81-89
2021-22 Athens L 68-75
2022-23 Knoxville L 41-70
2023-24 Athens L 79-85
2024-25 Knoxville L 56-74
* Wins in 2002 and 2003 later vacated.
TENNESSEE TECH
UGA leads overall: 3-0
UGA leads in Athens: .................... 3-0
1991-92 Athens W 105-90
1994-95 Athens W 99-72
2024-25 Athens W 83-78
TEXAS
UGA leads overall: 9-5
UGA leads in Athens: .................... 4-0
UGA leads in Austin: 3-1
UT leads at neutral sites:...............4-2
1964-65 Jacksonville L 60-66
1982-83 Austin W 75-54
1989-90 Indianapolis (NCAA) L 88-100
1990-91 Atlanta W 79-71
1991-92 San Antonio L 93-98
1992-93 Athens W 78-70
1993-94 Austin L 96-107
1997-98 E. Rutherford, N.J. W 89-87 Athens W 94-76
EDITOR’S NOTE: United Press International (UPI) sponsored the second national poll from 1954-1996. USA Today, along with other organizations, took over the sponsorship thereafter.
GEORGIA AGAINST OPPONENTS RANKED IN THE AP POLL
Rayshaun Hammonds double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds led Georgia to a 65-62 upset at No. 9 Memphis on Jan. 4, 2020. The victory was just the Bulldogs’ second-ever road win over a ranked non-conference opponent. Georgia’s only other road win over an AP top-25 team came on Dec. 29, 1977, when the Bulldogs upset No. 7 Louisville, 73-70, in the championship of the Louisville Classic.
SEASON-BY-SEASON
SEASON-BY-SEASON TEAM STATS
1975-76 (12-15)
1967-68 (17-8)
1976-77 (9-18)
P
1977-78 (11-16)
1969-70 (13-12)
1978-79 (14-14)
P
1970-71 (6-19) P
1979-80 (14-13)
1971-72 (14-12)
1980-81 (19-12)
1972-73 (10-16)
1981-82 (19-12)
1973-74 (6-20)
1982-83 (24-10)
(8-17)
SEASON-BY-SEASON STARTERS
P
2008-09 (12-20)
2009-10 (14-17)
2010-11 (21-12)
2011-12 (15-17)
P
2012-13 (15-17) P
2004-05 (8-20)
2013-14 (20-14)
2005-06 (15-15)
2014-15 (21-12)
2006-07 (19-14)
2015-16 (20-14)
2016-17 (19-15)
1951 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/26/51 W Georgia 79, Florida State 50
12/28/51 L Florida 62, Georgia 47
12/29/51 L Clemson 85, Georgia 60
1952 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/29/52 L Ga. Teachers 85, Georgia 57
12/30/52 L Ga. Tech 71, Georgia 54
1953 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/28/53 W Georgia 66, Ga. Tech 64
12/29/53 W Georgia 84, Florida 72
12/30/53 W Georgia 80, Ga. Teachers 69
1954 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/27/54 L Spring Hill 78, Georgia 69
12/28/54 L Florida State 97, Georgia 87
1955 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/28/55 L South Carolina 85, Georgia 68
12/29/55 L LSU 91, Georgia 86
1956 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/27/56 W Georgia 84, Clemson 76
12/28/56 W Georgia 64, South Carolina 62
1957 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/30/57 W Georgia 77, South Carolina 58
12/31/57 L Florida 76, Georgia 63
1958 SENIOR BOWL TOURNAMENT MOBILE, ALA.
1/1/58 L Spring Hill 69, Georgia 67 1/2/58 L Florida State 92, Georgia 80
1958 CITADEL INVITATIONAL
CHARLESTON, S.C.
12/19/58 L Citadel 78, Georgia 52
12/20/58 W Georgia 83, Florida St. 72
1958 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/29/58 L LSU 63, Georgia 60
12/30/58 L Florida 58, Georgia 55
1959 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/29/59 W Georgia 79, LSU 67
12/30/59 W Georgia 69, Florida State 66
1960 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/28/60 W Georgia 62, Florida State 56
12/29/60 L Ga. Tech 54, Georgia 51
12/30/60 L Florida 73, Georgia 58
1964 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/28/64 L Texas 66, Georgia 60
12/29/64 L Wake Forest 83, Georgia 76
1966 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/28/66 L Florida 78, Georgia 64
12/29/66 W Georgia 90, Penn State 82
1967 TRIANGLE CLASSIC RALEIGH, N.C.
12/28/67 W Georgia 79, Yale 75
12/29/67 W Georgia 62, N.C. State 56
1968 GATOR BOWL TOURNAMENT
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
12/26/68 L Boston College 89, Georgia 83
12/27/68 L Florida 82, Georgia 77
1969 QUAKER CITY CLASSIC
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
12/27/69 L LaSalle 76, Georgia 66
12/29/69 L BYU 89, Georgia 82 (2OT)
1970 CHARLOTTE INVITATIONAL CHARLOTTE, N.C.
12/29/70 L LaSalle 50, Georgia 42
12/30/70 L Davidson 63, Georgia 55
1972 QUAKER CITY CLASSIC PHILADELPHIA, PA.
12/27/72 L Duquesne 71, Georgia 66
12/28/72 W Georgia 70, Rhode Island 62
12/29/72 W Georgia 77, USC 74
1973 UD INVITATIONAL DAYTON, OHIO
12/21/73 L Dayton 63, Georgia 55
12/22/73 L Drake 66, Georgia 60
1974 MILWAUKEE CLASSIC MILWAUKEE, WIS.
12/27/74 L Marquette 100, Georgia 70 12/28/74 W Georgia 91, Wisconsin 89 (OT)
1975 INDIANA CLASSIC BLOOMINGTON, IND.
12/19/75 L Indiana 93, Georgia 56
12/20/75 L Oregon 87, Georgia 74
1976 SUGAR BOWL CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS, LA.
12/29/76 L Indiana 74, Georgia 52
12/30/76 L S. Carolina 74, Georgia 73 (OT)
1977 GEORGETOWN INVITATIONAL WASHINGTON, D.C.
12/11/77 L Georgetown 66, Georgia 60 12/17/77 W Georgia 42, Louisiana Tech 34
1977 LOUISVILLE CLASSIC LOUISVILLE, KY.
12/28/77 W Georgia 84, Ohio St. 80
12/29/77 W Georgia 73, Louisville 70 (OT)
1978 SALT LAKE CITY CLASSIC SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
12/15/78 L Idaho St. 66, Georgia 56
12/16/78 W Georgia 83, Hofstra 70
1980 OIL CAPITAL CLASSIC TULSA, OKLA.
12/12/80 W Georgia 66, Tulsa 64
12/13/80 W Georgia 81, Oral Roberts 65
1980 COTTON STATES CLASSIC ATLANTA, GA.
12/19/80 W Georgia 77, Chattanooga 68
12/20/80 L Florida State 64, Georgia 62
1981 COTTON STATES CLASSIC ATLANTA, GA.
12/18/81 W Georgia 79, Northeastern 66
12/19/81 W Georgia 76, UAB 72
1982 COTTON STATES CLASSIC ATLANTA, GA.
12/29/82 W Georgia 86, Columbia 53
12/30/82 W Georgia 90, W. Kentucky 69
1983 DRAKE CLASSIC DES MOINES, IOWA
12/10/83 W Georgia 80, Northern Iowa 58
12/11/83 W Georgia 93, Drake 59
1983 WENDY’S CLASSIC BOWLING GREEN, KY.
11/25/83 W Georgia 83, Middle Tenn. St. 67 11/26/83 W Georgia 85, W. Kentucky 68
1984 COTTON STATES CLASSIC ATLANTA, GA.
12/28/84 W Georgia 105, Yale 65
12/29/84 W Georgia 75, Villanova 68 (OT)
1985 KRYSTAL CLASSIC CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
12/27/85 W Georgia 77, William & Mary 44
12/28/85 W Georgia 97, Chattanooga, 71
1985 MIAMI CLASSIC MIAMI, FLA.
11/29/85 W Georgia 60, Cornell 57 11/30/85 L Miami 81, Georgia 78
1986 COTTON STATES CLASSIC ATLANTA, GA.
12/13/86 W Georgia 81, Loyola of Chicago 69 12/14/86 L Memphis State 82, Georgia 71
1986 HAWAIIAN TROPIC CLASSIC DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.
12/19/86 W Georgia 82, LaSalle 65 12/20/86 W Georgia 94, Stetson 83
1987 PHENIX NCAA BALL TOKYO, JAPAN
12/18/87 W Georgia 81, New Orleans 77
12/19/87 W Georgia 85, UAB 66 12/20/87 W Georgia 66, Japan All-Stars 62
1987 CHAMINADE CLASSIC HONOLULU, HAWAII
12/23/87 W Georgia 79, La Salle 71
12/24/87 L Virginia 87, Georgia 54 12/24/87 L Oklahoma 93, Georgia 90
1988 COTTON STATES CLASSIC ATLANTA, GA.
12/29/88 W Georgia 58, Princeton 54 12/30/88 W Georgia 95, La Salle 85
1988 CHASE PRE-SEASON NIT ATHENS, GA. & CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
11/18/88 W Georgia 76, Arkansas State 61 11/20/88 L North Carolina 99, Georgia 91
1988 AMANA-HAWKEYE CLASSIC IOWA CITY, IOWA
12/2/88 W Georgia 80, Long Beach State 63 12/3/88 L Iowa 102, Georgia 76
HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT HISTORY
1989 WKU INVITATIONAL BOWLING GREEN, KY.
12/1/89 W Georgia 77, TCU 72
12/2/89 W Georgia 76, W. Kentucky 70
1989 TRIBUNE CLASSIC TEMPE, ARIZ.
12/28/89 W Georgia 65, Wisconsin 64
12/29/89 L Arizona State 62, Georgia 61
1990 CENTRAL FIDELITY CLASSIC RICHMOND, VA.
11/23/90 W Georgia 89, Wichita State 58
11/24/90 W Georgia 90, Richmond 45
1991 MILE-HIGH CLASSIC BOULDER, COLO.
12/6/91 W Georgia 109, Long Island 69
12/7/91 L Colorado 69, Georgia 58
1992 COUGAR CLASSIC PROVO, UTAH
12/11/92 W Georgia 80, Santa Clara 68
12/12/92 L BYU 74, Georgia 64
1993 U.S. WEST CELLULAR CLASSIC SEATTLE, WASH.
12/28/93 W Georgia 68, Pacific 63
12/29/93 L Pennsylvania 81, Georgia 79
1996 OUTRIGGER HOTELS CLASSIC HONOLULU, HAWAII
12/28/96 W Georgia 64, Washington St. 61
12/29/96 W Georgia 70, Memphis 68
12/30/96 W Georgia 73, Maryland 65 (OT)
1997 COACHES VS. CANCER CLASSIC EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
11/11/97 L N.C. State 47, Georgia 45 11/12/97 W Georgia 89, Texas 87
1998 CHASE PRE-SEASON NIT ATHENS, GA. & CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
11/16/98 W Georgia 84, Coll. of Charleston 63
11/18/98 L North Carolina 65, Georgia 58
1999 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
11/25/99 L Kansas 88, Georgia 78
11/26/99 L Louisville 85, Georgia 62
11/27/99 W Georgia 113, Grambling 74
2000 PUERTO RICO SHOOTOUT SAN JUAN, P.R.
11/23/00 W Georgia 82, Indiana State 64
11/24/00 W Georgia 65, Utah 60
11/25/00 L Stanford 71, Georgia 58
2001 OUTRIGGER HOTELS CLASSIC HONOLULU, HAWAII
12/20/01 W Georgia 80, Arkansas State 68
12/21/01 W Georgia 64, Miami 59
12/22/01 L Hawaii 54, Georgia 44
2005 PARADISE JAM ST. THOMAS, U.S.V.I.
11/18/05 L ODU 74, Georgia 65
11/20/05 W Georgia 79, Fordham 68
11/21/05 W Georgia 76, E. Kentucky 68
2007 OUTRIGGER HOTELS CLASSIC HONOLULU, HAWAII
12/20/07 L East Tennessee St. 78, Georgia 56
12/21/07 L Tulane 70, Georgia 69
12/22/07 W Georgia 67, Hawaii 59
2008 DICK’S NIT TIP-OFF W. LAFAYETTE, IND.
& ATHENS, GA.
11/17/08 L Loyola-Chicago 74, Georgia 53
11/18/08 W Georgia 61, E. Michigan 60
11/24/08 W Georgia 54, Santa Clara 48
11/25/08 W Georgia 98, Miss. Valley State 57
2010
OLD SPICE CLASSIC ORLANDO, FLA.
11/25/10 L Notre Dame 89, Georgia 83 (2OT)
11/26/10 L Temple 65, Georgia 58
11/27/10 W Georgia 61, Manhattan 58
2011 PROGRESSIVE CBE CLASSIC ATHENS, GA. & KANSAS CITY, MO.
2018 CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC ATHENS, GA. & GRAND CAYMAN
11/16/18 W Georgia 75, Sam Houston State 64
11/19/18 W Georgia 80, Illinois State 68
11/20/18 L Clemson 64, Georgia 49
11/21/18 L Georgia State 91, Georgia 67
2019 MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL ATHENS, GA. & LAHINE, HAWAII
11/25/19 L Dayton 80, Georgia 81
11/26/19 L Michigan State 93, Georgia 85
11/27/19 W Georgia 80, Chaminade 77
2021 ROMAN LEGENDS CLASSIC NEWARK, N.J.
11/22/21 L Virginia 65, Georgia 55
11/23/21 L Northwestern 78, Georgia 62
2022 SUNSHINE SLAM ATHENS, GA. & DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.
11/18/22 W Georgia 65, Bucknell 61
11/21/22 W Georgia 66, Saint Joseph’s 53
11/22/22 L UAB 73, Georgia 87
2023 BAHA MAR CHAMPIONSHIP NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
11/17/23 L Miami (Fla.) 79, Georgia 68 11/19/23 L Providence 71, Georgia 64
2024 PEACH STATE CLASSIC ATHENS, GA.
11/10/24 W Georgia 92, Texas Southern 64 11/12/24 W Georgia 90, North Florida 77
2014 NIT SEASON TIP-OFF ATHENS, GA.
& NEW YORK, N.Y.
11/18/14 W Georgia 80, Stony Brook 70
11/26/14 L Gonzaga 88, Georgia 76
11/28/14 L Minnesota 66, Georgia 62
2016 CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC ATHENS, GA. & KANSAS CITY, MO.
11/14/16 W Georgia 60, UNC Asheville 46
11/17/16 W Georgia 84, Furman 78
11/21/16 W Georgia 81, George Washington 73
11/22/16 L Kansas 65, Georgia 54
Hugh Durham and Dominique Wilkins were inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in association with the Bulldogs’ appearance in the 2016 CBE Classic.
1933 – ATLANTA (7 SEED)
2/24 1st L Tulane 46, Georgia 22
1934 – ATLANTA (9 SEED)
2/23 1st W Georgia 33, Ga. Tech 19
2/24 QF L Vanderbilt 46, Georgia 29
1936 – KNOXVILLE (10 SEED)
2/28 1st L Auburn 43, Georgia 26
1937 – KNOXVILLE (6 SEED)
2/26 1st L Tennessee 35, Georgia 11
1938 – BATON ROUGE (9 SEED)
3/3 1st L Tulane 47, Georgia 36
1939 – KNOXVILLE (2 SEED)
3/2 QF L LSU 50, Georgia 28
1940 – KNOXVILLE (3 SEED)
2/28 1st W Georgia 48, Auburn 41
2/29 QF W Georgia 45, Ole Miss 28
3/1 SF W Georgia 30, Alabama 28
3/2 F L Kentucky 51, Georgia 43
1941 – LOUISVILLE (9 SEED)
2/28 QF L Tennessee 41, Georgia 39
1942 – LOUISVILLE (7 SEED)
2/26 1st L Tennessee 62, Georgia 50
1943 – LOUISVILLE (10 SEED)
2/25 1st W Georgia 36, Ole Miss 27
2/26 QF L Kentucky 59, Georgia 30
1944 – LOUISVILLE (3 SEED)
2/24 1st L Kentucky 57, Georgia 29
1945 – LOUISVILLE (11 SEED)
2/28 1st L Ga.Tech 68, Georgia 49
1946 – LOUISVILLE (6 SEED)
2/28 1st W Georgia 36, Ga. Tech 30
3/1 QF W Georgia 45, Mississippi State 44
3/2 SF L LSU 60, Georgia 41
1947 – LOUISVILLE (10 SEED)
2/27 1st L Tennessee 58, Georgia 45
1948 – LOUISVILLE (6 SEED)
3/5 QF L Ga. Tech 60, Georgia 57
1949 – LOUISVILLE (8 SEED)
3/4 QF L Tulane 92, Georgia 62
1950 – LOUISVILLE (6 SEED)
3/2 1st W Georgia 59, Ole Miss 58
3/3 QF W Georgia 52, Alabama 51 (OT)
3/4 SF L Kentucky 79, Georgia 63
1951 – LOUISVILLE (7 SEED)
3/1 QF L Vanderbilt 70, Georgia 60
1952 – LOUISVILLE (11 SEED)
2/28 1st L Vanderbilt 61, Georgia 49
1979 – BIRMINGHAM (7 SEED)
2/28 1st W Georgia 75, Mississippi State 72
3/1 QF L Auburn 95, Georgia 91 (4OT)
1980 – BIRMINGHAM (8 SEED)
2/27 1st L Auburn 79, Georgia 71
TOURNAMENT HONOR ROLL
ALL-TOURNAMENT
1936 Frank Johnson (2nd)
1940 Alex McCaskill
Dan Kirland (2nd)
Joe Killian (2nd)
1941 Roy Chatham (2nd)
1942 Bobby Moore (2nd)
1946 Eli Maracich (2nd)
1950 Bob Healey
1981 Dominque Wilkins (MVP)
1983 Vern Fleming (MVP)
1988 Pat Hamilton
1997 Ray Harrison
2008 Sundiata Gaines (MVP)
Terrance Woodbury
2016 J.J. Frazier
TOURNAMENT
SCORING LEADERS
1940 Joe Killian (42 points)
1981 Dominique Wilkins (77 points)
2008 Sundiata Gaines (69 points)
2010 Travis Leslie (55 points)
1981 – BIRMINGHAM (5 SEED)
3/4 QF W Georgia 88, Alabama 80
3/5 SF W Georgia 68, LSU 60
3/6 F L Ole Miss 66, Georgia 62
1982 – LEXINGTON (6 SEED)
3/6 QF L Alabama 85, Georgia 74
1983 – BIRMINGHAM (6 SEED)
CHAMPIONS
3/11 QF W Georgia 69, Ole Miss 55
3/12 SF W Georgia 79, Tennessee 60
3/13 F W Georgia 86, Alabama 71
1984 – NASHVILLE (8 SEED)
3/7 1st W Georgia 52, Mississippi State 49 3/8 QF L Kentucky 92, Georgia 79
1985 – BIRMINGHAM (2 SEED)
3/7 QF W Georgia 67, Tennessee 61 3/8 SF L Alabama 74, Georgia 53
1986 – LEXINGTON (6 SEED)
3/6 QF L Alabama 79, Georgia 59
1987 – ATLANTA (3 SEED)
3/6 QF W Georgia 65, Ole Miss 63 3/7 SF L LSU 89, Georgia 88 (2OT)
1988 – BATON ROUGE (7 SEED)
3/10 1st W Georgia 64, Mississippi State 43
3/11 QF W Georgia 65, Auburn 60
3/12 SF W Georgia 72, Florida 70
3/13 F L Kentucky 62, Georgia 57
1989 – KNOXVILLE (9 SEED)
3/9 1st W Georgia 83, Mississippi State 68 3/10 QF L Florida 62, Georgia 61
1990 – ORLANDO (1 SEED)
3/9 QF L Vanderbilt 78, Georgia 74 (OT)
1991 – NASHVILLE (5 SEED)
3/8 QF W Georgia 80, Vanderbilt 72
3/9 SF L Tennessee 85, Georgia 65
1992 – BIRMINGHAM (E4 SEED)
3/12 1st W Georgia 85, Ole Miss 66
3/13 QF L Arkansas 73, Georgia 60
1993 – LEXINGTON (E4 SEED)
3/11 1st W Georgia 87, Mississippi State 56
3/12 QF L Arkansas 65, Georgia 60
1994 – MEMPHIS (E4 SEED)
3/10 1st W Georgia 83, LSU 70
3/11 QF L Arkansas 95, Georgia 83
1995 – ATLANTA (E4 SEED)
3/10 QF L Alabama 68, Georgia 57
1996 – NEW ORLEANS (E2 SEED)
3/8 QF W Georgia 74, Tennessee 63
3/9 SF L Mississippi State 86, Georgia 68
1997 – MEMPHIS (E3 SEED)
3/6 1st W Georgia 75, LSU 54
3/7 QF W Georgia 65, Arkansas 63
3/8 SF W Georgia 78, South Carolina 63 3/9 F L Kentucky 95, Georgia 68
1998 – ATLANTA (E4 SEED)
3/5 1st W Georgia 79, Mississippi State 76 3/6 QF L Ole Miss 72, Georgia 67
1999 – ATLANTA (E4 SEED) 3/4 1st L Alabama 65, Georgia 58
2000 – ATLANTA (E6 SEED) 3/9 1st L Arkansas 71, Georgia 64
Terrance Woodbury (above left) and MVP Sundiata Gaines (above right) led Georgia to the 2008 SEC Tournament championship with an unforgettable run that included two games in one day. After knocking off Ole Miss in overtime on Thursday, a category F2 tornado struck downtown Atlanta on the night of March 14 shortly before the Bulldogs were to take on Kentucky. It forced postponement of that second-round game, and the tournament’s remainder was played at Alexander Memorial Coliseum (top), home court of arch-rival Georgia Tech. Georgia defeated both the Wildcats and Mississippi State on March 15 and then outlasted Arkansas in the championship game on March 16.
2013
– NASHVILLE (8 SEED)
3/14 QF L LSU 68, Georgia 63
2014 – ATLANTA (3 SEED)
3/14 QF W Georgia 75, Ole Miss 73
3/15 SF L Kentucky 70, Georgia 58
2015 – NASHVILLE (3 SEED)
3/13 QF W Georgia 74, South Carolina 62 3/14 SF L Arkansas 60, Georgia 49
2016 – NASHVILLE (6 SEED)
3/10 2nd W Georgia 79, Mississippi State 69
3/11 QF W Georgia 65, South Carolina 64
3/12 SF L Kentucky 93, Georgia 80
2017 – NASHVILLE (8 SEED)
3/9 2nd W Georgia 59, Tennessee 57 3/10 QF L Kentucky 71, Georgia 60
2018
– ST. LOUIS (12 SEED)
3/7 1st W Georgia 78, Vanderbilt 62
3/8 2nd W Georgia 62, Missouri 60
3/9 QF L Kentucky 62, Georgia 49
2019 – NASHVILLE (13 SEED)
3/13 1st L Missouri 71, Georgia 61
2020 – NASHVILLE (13 SEED)
3/11 1st W Georgia 81, Ole Miss 63
3/12 2nd Georgia vs. Florida cancelled
2021 – NASHVILLE (10 SEED)
3/11 2nd L Missouri 73, Georgia 70
2022 – TAMPA (14 SEED)
3/9 1st L Vanderbilt 86, Georgia 51
2023 – NASHVILLE (11 SEED)
3/8 1st L LSU 72, Georgia 67
2024 – NASHVILLE
(11
SEED)
3/13 1st W Georgia 64, Missouri 59 3/14 2nd L Florida 85, Georgia 80
2025 – NASHVILLE (11
SEED)
3/12 1st W Oklahoma 81, Georgia 75
RECORD VS. ALL SCHOOLS
School Rec. Last Result
Alabama 4-6 L, 2011 QF
Arkansas 3-6 L, 2015 QF
Auburn 5-3 W, 2011 1st
Florida 1-3 L, 2024 2nd
Kentucky 1-12 L, 2018 QF
LSU 3-7 L, 2023 1st
Ole Miss 9-2 W, 2020 1st
Mississippi State 10-3 W, 2016 1st
Missouri 2-2 W, 2024 1st
Oklahoma 0-1 L, 2025 1st
South Carolina 3-0 W, 2016 QF
Tennessee 4-5 W, 2017 2nd
Texas A&M 0-0
Vanderbilt 2-7 L, 2022 1st
Totals * 49-62 .441
Championships: 2 (1983, 2008)
Finals Appearances: 6 (2008)
* total record includes games vs. former members Tulane (0-3) and Ga. Tech (2-2).
GEORGIA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
*1985 and 2002 appearances later vacated because of NCAA sanctions. On-court record is 7-12 in 12 Tournaments
GEORGIA IN THE NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT
1988
POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT HISTORY
GEORGIA’S NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORDS
INDIVIDUAL
POINTS: 35 by Willie Anderson vs. Kansas St. in 1987
REBOUNDS: 17 by Alex Kessler vs. Texas in 1990
FGS MADE: 14 by Jarvis Hayes vs. Murray State in 2002
FG ATTEMPTS: 22 by Jarvis Hayes vs. Murray State in 2002
3FGS MADE: 5 by Pertha Robinson vs. Syracuse in 1996
3FG ATTEMPTS: 13 by Marshall Wilson vs. Pittsburgh in 1991
FTS MADE: 10 by Anthony Evans vs. Missouri in 2001
FT ATTEMPTS: 11 by Anthony Evans vs. Missouri in 2001
ASSISTS: 10 by Rashad Wright vs. Murray State in 2002
BLOCKS: 7 by Terrell Bell vs. Purdue in 1996
STEALS: 6 by Terry Fair vs. N.C. State in 1983
TEAM
POINTS: 85 vs. Murray State in 2002
REBOUNDS: 45 vs. Texas in 1990
45 vs. Southern Illinois in 2002
FGS MADE: 33 vs. Texas in 1990
FG ATTEMPTS: 74 vs. N.C. State in 1983
FG PERCENTAGE: .561 vs. North Carolina (32x57) in 1983
3FGS MADE: 9 vs. Syracuse in 1996
3FG ATTEMPTS: 27 vs. Pittsburgh in 1991 27 vs. Syracuse in 19960
FTS MADE: 27 vs. Purdue in 1996
FT ATTEMPTS: 36 vs. Purdue in 1996
FT PERCENTAGE: .808 vs. Michigan State (21x26) in 2015
ASSISTS: 21 vs. Murray State in 2002
BLOCKS: 8 vs. Purdue in 1996
STEALS: 12 vs. N.C. State in 1983
GEORGIA’S NIT TOURNAMENT RECORDS
INDIVIDUAL
POINTS: 33 by Yante Maten vs. Belmont in 2016
REBOUNDS: 16 by Charles Claxton vs. W. Virginia in 1993
FGS MADE: 14 by Yante Maten vs. Belmont in 2016
FG ATTEMPTS: 22 by J.J. Frazier vs. Belmont in 2017
3FGS MADE: 9 by G.G. Smith vs. Fresno State in 1998
3FG ATTEMPTS: 15 by G.G. Smith vs. Fresno State in 1998
FTS MADE: 12 by Charles Mann vs. Vermont in 2014
FT ATTEMPTS: 13 by Dominique Wilkins vs. Temple in 1982
13 by Charles Mann vs. Vermont in 2014
ASSISTS: 11 by G.G. Smith vs. Fresno State in 1998
BLOCKS: 3 by three players
STEALS: 5 by Sundiata Gaines vs. Fresno State in 2007
FG PERCENTAGE: .600 vs. Chattanooga (39x65) in 1986
3FGS MADE: 19 vs. Fresno State in 1998
3FG ATTEMPTS: 35 vs. Fresno State in 1998
FTS MADE: 24 vs. Virginia Tech in 1982
FT ATTEMPTS: 30 vs. Virginia Tech in 1982
30 vs. West Virginia in 1993
FT PERCENTAGE: .923 vs. Vermont (24x26) in 2014
ASSISTS: 19 vs. Iowa in 1998
BLOCKS: 8 vs. Seton Hall in 2024
STEALS: 12 vs. Virginia Tech in 1982
12 vs. Fresno State in 2007
POSTSEASON RECORD BY OPPONENT
GEORGIA 74, OLD DOMINION 60 3/11/81 • ATHENS, GA.
OLD DOMINION (18-10)
SOUTH ALABAMA 73, GEORGIA 72
SOUTH ALABAMA (25-5)
GEORGIA (19-11)
GEORGIA (19-12)
GEORGIA (17-11)
Officials: Gene Steratore, Jack Prettyman, Jim Rife. Technicals:
Officials: Rich Eichhorst, Ben Dunn, Bobby Ohla. Technicals: None.
GEORGIA 83, MARYLAND 69
GEORGIA 90, VIRGINIA TECH 73
3/18/82 • ATHENS, GA.
VIRGINIA
GEORGIA (19-11)
(18-11)
Officials: John Clougherty, Gerry Donaghy, Ernie Cage. Technicals: UGA - Wilkins.
Dominique Wilkins’ double-double of 27 points and 15 rebounds against Virginia Tech – his final home game at Georgia – pushed the Bulldogs into the semifinals of the 1982 NIT.
POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
PURDUE 61, GEORGIA 60
(18-14)
(19-12)
THE ''OTHER CINDERELLA'' OF 1983 THE FINAL FOUR
N.C. State’s victory over Houston in the 1983 NCAA Championship game is one of the college basketball’s most memorable games. Somewhat lost is Georgia’s run as the “other Cinderella” that year. The Bulldogs upset No. 3 St. John’s and No. 8 North Carolina to win the NCAA East Regional in Syracuse advance to Albuquerque before falling to the Wolfpack.
1983 1983 NCAA
GEORGIA 56, VCU 54
GEORGIA 70, ST. JOHN’S 67
3/25/83 • SYRACUSE, N.Y.
GEORGIA (23-9)
(28-5)
1983
NCAA
Officials: Bobby Dibler, Tom O’Neill, James Howell. Technicals:
NORTH CAROLINA (28-8)
Score by Periods 1st 2nd
Officials: Bobby Dibler, Tom O’Neill, James Howell. Technicals: None.
Officials: Jack Hannon, Dave Pollack, Joe Silvester.
N.C. STATE 67, GEORGIA 60 4/2/83 •
NORTH CAROLINA STATE (25-10)
CHATTANOOGA 74, GEORGIA 69
3/14/84 •
GEORGIA (17-13)
GEORGIA (24-10)
CHATTANOOGA (23-7)
GEORGIA (20-6)
Officials: Larry Nemmers, Don Strasser, Dan Chrisman. Technicals: None.
ILLINOIS 74, GEORGIA 58
GEORGIA (21-8)
GEORGIA 95, CHATTANOOGA 81
GEORGIA (17-12)
CHATTANOOGA (18-10)
(19-14)
GEORGIA (17-13)
ILLINOIS (26-9)
Officials: Harney, Shortnancy, Straface.
Officials: Bob Showalter,
POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
1987 NCAA
KANSAS STATE 82, GEORGIA 79 (OT)
3/12/87 • SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
KANSAS STATE (20-10)
GEORGIA (18-12)
Officials: Gene Monie, John Carr, Mike Stockner. Technicals: None.
Willie Anderson’s 35 points against Kansas State in the 1987 NCAAs represents the Bulldogs’ highest scoring output in postseason play, and also is No. 14 on UGA’s all-time single-game scoring ledger.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. 69, GEORGIA 59
1990 NCAA
TEXAS (22-8)
TEXAS 100, GEORGIA 88
GEORGIA (15-14)
GEORGIA
Officials: RustyLierring, David Hodge, Ralph Pickett. Technicals:
Officials: Gerald Donaghy, Nick Gaetani, Samuel Croft.
Alec Kessler wrapped up his collegiate career with a stellar 33-point ,17-rebound performance against Texas in the opening round of the 1990 NCAA Tournament, a 100-88 offensive showcase in Indianapolis.
PITTSBURGH 76, GEORGIA 68 (OT)
WEST VIRGINIA 95, GEORGIA 84
GEORGIA (15-14)
PITTSBURGH (20-9)
WEST VIRGINIA (17-11)
Officials: Leonard Wirtz, Sonny Holmes, Sam Lickliter.
1996 NCAA 1991 NCAA 1996 NCAA 1995 NIT 1993 NIT
GEORGIA 81, CLEMSON 74
3/14/96 •
(18-11)A
Officials: Nichola Gaetani, Edward Corebett, Raymond Perone. Technicals: WVU - Greene.
Terrell Bell’s dominance of the inside play — he scored 15 points and blocked seven shots — ignited the 1996 Bulldogs to a second-round upset of No. 1 seed Purdue, 76-69 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
NEBRASKA
(18-10)
NEBRASKA (18-13)
PURDUE (26-6)
Officials: Donaghy, Rose, Gray. Technicals: None.
POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
SYRACUSE 83 GEORGIA 81 (OT)
CHATTANOOGA 73,
CHATTANOOGA (23-10)
Officials: Tom Rucker, Mike Sanzere, Lynn Shortnacy.
GEORGIA (24-9)
GEORGIA (17-14)
Officials: Ed Hightower, Phil Bova, Tim Hutchinson. Technicals: None.
GEORGIA 61, N.C. STATE 55
GEORGIA 79, VANDERBILT 65
IOWA (20-11)
GEORGIA (19-14)
Officials: Paul Kaster, John Higgins, Terry Davis
Technicals: None.
Officials: R. SanFillipo, John Sweeney, Bryan Kersey
Technicals: None.
GEORGIA (20-15)
GEORGIA 95, FRESNO STATE 79
•
STATE (21-13)
GEORGIA (21-14)
2002 NCAA 1999 NIT 2002 NCAA
GEORGIA 85, MURRAY STATE 68
GEORGIA (21-15)
CLEMSON 77, GEORGIA 57
2001 NCAA
MISSOURI (20-12)
MISSOURI 70, GEORGIA
GEORGIA (16-15)
CLEMSON (17-14)
Officials: George Harry, Jeff Bryant, Dickie Loube. Technicals: None.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 75, GEORGIA 72
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (28-7)
GEORGIA (22-9)
GEORGIA (22-10)
Officials: John Hughes, William Bush, Bryan Kersey.
Officials: Duke Edsall, Mike Wood, Will Bush. Technicals:
Officials: David Libbey, Patrick Driscoll, Andy Rios. Technicals: None.
Jarvis Hayes established the Georgia NCAA Tournament single-game records for field goals made and attempted against Murray State in 2002 when he connected on 14-of-22 shots from the floor.
POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
GEORGIA 88,
FRESNO STATE (22-10)
GEORGIA (19-14)
GEORGIA (19-13)
IOWA STATE (18-12)
Officials: Jamie Luckie, Bryan Kersey, Joe Mazzella
Technicals: Iowa State - Jackson
Officials: Curtis Blair, Bill Laubenstein, Kevin Ferguson. Technicals: None.
XAVIER 73, GEORGIA 61
2011 NCAA
WASHINGTON 68, GEORGIA 65
3/18/11 •
GEORGIA (21-12)
AIR FORCE (25-8)
Officials: Kelly Self, Bruce Hicks, Shawn Lehigh. Technicals: None.
2014 NIT
GEORGIA 63, VERMONT 56
3/19/14 • ATHENS, GA.
VERMONT (22-11)
GEORGIA (20-13)
WASHINGTON (24-10)
Officials: Steve Olson, Don Daily, Hal Lusk. Technicals:
Officials: Brian Shey, Matthew Potter, A.J. Desai.
Silas Demary Jr.’s 16 points – including the gamewinning layup with 26 left – helped Georgia fend off an Xavier rally en route to a 78-76 win the opening round of the 2024 NIT.
2024 NIT
SETON HALL 84, GEORGIA 67
2025 NCAA
SETON HALL (24-12)
GONZAGA (26-8)
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot.
Georgia 27 41 68
Gonzaga 48 41 89
Officials: Marques Pettigrew, Nate Harris, Lucas Santos. Technicals: None.
Younes
K.D.
Jailyn
Brian
Julian
Jeremy
Travis
Kentavious
Yante
Teshaun
Jaykwon
Jabri
Louis
Mike
Sundiata
DeMario
Marcus
Sahvir
Charles
Louis
Eric Marbury 1979-82
David
Moses White 1999-00
Rashad Wright 2000-04
Kevin Brophy 2005-06
Dustin
Juwan Parker 2014-15, ‘17-18
Christian Brown 2020-21
Kario Oquendo 2022-23
Savo Drezgic 2025
2003-06
Ricky McPhee 2009-10
Taylor Echols 2013-15
Teshaun Hightower 2018
Toumani Camara 2020-21
Jaxon Etter 2023
RJ Sunahara 2024
Zippy
Pertha
Mike
Christian Harrison 2018-19
Jaxon Etter 2020-22
Justin Hill 2023
Jody
ALL-TIME JERSEY NUMBERS
20
John Wimberly 1978-79
Derrick Floyd 1980-83
Melvin Howard 1984-85
Jumaine Jones 1998-99
Troy Brewer 2008-09
Connor Nolte 2011-12
Dusan Langura 2015
Rayshaun Hammonds 2018-20
Noah Baumann 2022
21 (RETIRED)
Sonny Poss 1957-59
Tony Flanagan 1975-78
Dominique Wilkins (retired) 1980-82
Toney Mack 1986-88
22
John Johnson (R) 1959-62
Billy Rado 1963-64
Frank Harscher 1966-67
Lanny Taylor 1969-71
Horace McMillan 1983-86
Rod Cole 1988-91
Bernard Davis 1991-94
Phenizee Ransom 1996-98
Terrence Edwards 1998-99
P.J. Bullock 2005-06
Travis Leslie 2009
Gerald Robinson, Jr. 2011-12
Brandon Klatsky 2023-24-25
23
Bill Ensley 1954-57
Ray Harrison 1996-99
Fred Gibson 2002-03
Corey Butler 2006-09
Sherrard Brantley 2010-13
Mikal Starks 2021
Braelen Bridges 2022-23
Jalen DeLoach 2024
24
Bill Ensley 1957-58
John Barnard (R) 1959-60
Don Keiser (H) 1959-61
Herb White........................................ 1968-70
Chris Daniels .................................... 2000-04
Jeremy Price 2008-11
Shon Coleman
1999-2001
Peter Marsh (H) 1959-60
Mack Crenshaw 1963-65
Don Wix 1967-68
Cauthen Westbrook 1969-71
Ken Boatwright 1975-76
John Johnson (H) 1959-61
Mike Taylor 1963-66
Bob Lienhard 1968-70
Joey Waldrop 2004-05
Russel Tchewa 2024
ALBERT JACKSON
JONAS HAYES
STEVE THOMAS
GEORGIA BASKETBALL HEAD COACHES’ ALL-TIME RECORDS
Coach
Amir Abdur-Rahim 1 2019
Tevester Anderson 9 1986-95
Nate Archibald 1 1985-86
Roger Banks 3 1978-81
Don Beasley 6 1979-85
Eddie Beidenbach 6 1981-87
Jack Berkshire 3 1973-76
Pat Blake 2 2024-25
Joe Bradley * 2 1967-69
David Carter 1 2017-18
Butch Clifton 5 1973-78
Gene DeTullio * 4 1962-66
Chad Dollar 3 2019-21
Hugh Donahue 3 1970-73
Jeff Dunlap 4 1999-2003
Shawn Finney 2 1995-97
Rex Frederick 4 1962-66
Larry Gay 11 1978-89
Anthony Goins 1 2025
John Guthrie # 4 1969-73
Jim Harrick, Jr. 2 2001-03
Jonas Hayes 5 2014-18
Pete Herrmann & 6 2003-09
James Holland 4 1999-2003
Michael Hunt 4 1997-2001
2003-09 John Linehan 3 2020-22
Wade Mason 1 2022 Steve McClain 2 2021-22
Ken McDonald 1 2003-04 Morris McHone 1 1978-79
Akeem Miskdeen 2 2023-24
Desmond Oliver 5 2004-09
Stacey Palmore 4 2010-13
Erik Pastrana 3 2023-25
Philip Pearson 9 2010-18
Reggie Rankin 3 1997-2000
Antonio Reynolds-Dean 3 2023-25
Rosemond
Slonaker
Zetts
Hugh Durham (1979-95) is Georgia’s winningest all-time head basketball coach.
Ron Jirsa (background) served on Tubby Smith’s staff for two seasons before ascending to head coach and guiding Georgia to an unprecedented third straight 20-victory season (1996-98).
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS
AAbdur-Rahim, Jabri – 2022-23-24
Abrahamson, Tom – 1971
Abson, Justin –2025
Acker, Jon – 1966
Ackermann, Carl – 1963-64-65
Adamek, Chuck – 1961-62-63
Adams, Philip – 2022-23 (Mgr.)
Adler, Gary – 1972
Aguilar, Ron – 2006
Allen, Ray – 1956-57-58
Anders, Carl – 1943
Anderson, Alf – 1943
Anderson, Billy – 1921
Anderson, Buck – 1928-29-30-31
Anderson, Charles – 1941-43 (Capt.)
Anderson, Charlie – 1972-73-74 (Capt.)
Anderson, Cody – 2012-13-14 (Mgr.)
Anderson, Harrison – 1934-35 (Co-Capt.), -36 (Co-Capt.)
The late Alec Kessler, an All-America forward at Georgia in 1989-90, arguably rates among the top scholar-athletes in collegiate history. Kessler, a 3.91 student in Microbiology, was twice named the U.S. Basketball Writers Scholar-Athlete of the Year. For being so honored, Kessler was awarded a pair of $20,000 post-graduate scholarships. Kessler, who played four seasons for the NBA’s Miami Heat, in 1991 donated all $40,000 from these scholarships to UGA’s general scholarship fund.
USBWA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
1989 – Alec Kessler 1990 – Alec Kessler
NABC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
1990 – Alec Kessler
COSIDA BASKETBALL
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR
1989 – Alec Kessler 1990 – Alec Kessler
COSIDA ALL-SPORTS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR
1990 – Alec Kessler
2008 Dave Bliss
Connor O’Neill
Jabri Abdur-Rahim Frank Anselem-Ibe RJ Melendez
2025 Justin Abson Brandon Klatsky Tyrin Lawrence
Dakota Leffew
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL HONOREES
1962 Allan Johnson, Carlton Gill
1964 Charles Bagby
1965 Jimmy Pitts, Jerry Waller, Mack Crenshaw, Mike Taylor
1966 Dick McIntosh, Frank Harscher, Waymond Henry
1967 Jim Youngblood, Frank Harscher, Waymond Henry
1968 Jim Youngblood, Dick McIntosh
1969 Cort Nagel, Greg Main
1971 Barry Cohen
1973 Dick Toth, David Lucey
1975 Greg Keith
1985 David Dunn,
Kessler
Alec Kessler, Chad Kessler
Alec Kessler
Kris Nordholz, Kendall Rhine
Kris Nordholz
Kris Nordholz
Kris Nordholz
Jon Nordin 1998 Jon Nordin
1999 Jon Nordin, Michael Chadwick, Sean Faulkner
2000 Sean Faulkner
2001 Mike Patrick
2002 Mike Patrick
2003 Mike Patrick, Rashad Wright, Ryan Pevey, Brian Watts, Richard Wehunt
2004 Mike Bucklin, Jay McAuley
2005 Jay McAuley, Steve Newman, Joey Waldrop, Julian Williams
2006 Jay McAuley, Steve Newman, Dave Bliss
2007 Dave Bliss, Corey Butler, Steve Newman
2008 DAVE BLISS, Corey Butler
2009 Ricky McPhee
2010 Matt Bucklin, Ricky
McPhee, Tyler Whatley
2011 Matt Bucklin, Connor Nolte, Gerald Robinson, Trey Thompkins
2012 Matt Bucklin, Connor Nolte, Elliott Long
2013 Houston Kessler
2014 Nemi Djurisic, Taylor Echols, Houston Kessler, Juwan Parker, Marcus Thornton, Brandon Young
2015 Taylor Echols, Houston Kessler, Dusan Langura, Juwan Parker, Marcus Thornton, Brandon Young
2016 Houston Kessler, Charles Mann, Connor
O’Neill, Juwan Parker, Brandon Young
2017 Houston Kessler, Connor O’Neill, Juwan Parker, Brandon Young
2018 Nicolas Claxton, Mike Edwards, Teshaun Hightower, Connor O’Neill, JUWAN PARKER
2019 Nicolas Claxton, Connor O’Neill, Ignas Sargiunas
2020 Jaxon Etter, Donnell Gresham, Stan Turnier
2021 Jaxon Etter
2022 Jaxon Etter
2023 Braelen Bridges, Jaxon Etter, Jailyn Ingram
2024 Frank Anselem-Ibe, Blue Cain, Silas Demary Jr., Dylan James, Markel Jennings, Brandon Klatsky, RJ Melendez
Prior to 1949, members of the All-SEC Tournament team also served as the All-SEC team. Number in parenthesis represents 1st team, 2nd team, 3rd team or honorable mention selection.
A = The Associated Press, which began selecting an All-SEC team in 1948-49.
C = Coaches, who began selecting an All-SEC team in 1955-56.
U = United Press International, which selected a team from 1964-65 through 1990-91.
Con. = Consensus selection to the team in parenthesis by all organizations naming an All-SEC team that season.
TRAVIS
NICOLAS CLAXTON
SHANDON ANDERSON 1995-C(3) 1996-A(3)
ANTHONY EVANS 2000-A(2),C(3); 2001-A(3)
K. CALDWELL-POPE 2013-Con.(1)
ANTHONY EDWARDS 2020-Con.(2)
SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
1/28/85 Cedric Henderson 1/19/04 Rashad Wright
3/1/87 Willie Anderson 12/13/04 Levi Stukes
2/15/88 Willie Anderson 12/4/06 Mike Mercer
12/19/88 Alec Kessler 12/18/06 Sundiata Gaines
11-12/89 Alec Kessler 2/18/08 Sundiata Gaines
1/28/90 Rod Cole 12/21/09 Trey Thompkins
2/25/90 Alec Kessler 1/25/10 Travis Leslie
11/12/91 Litterial Green 2/13/12 Gerald Robinson
12/17/95 Katu Davis 2/4/13 K. Caldwell-Pope
3/2/96 Shandon Anderson 1/13/14 Charles Mann
1/5/97 Michael Chadwick 1/26/15 J.J. Frazier
1/4/99 Jumaine Jones 11/23/15 Kenny Gaines
12/13/99 Adrian Jones 12/21/16 J.J. Frazier
1/15/01 Ezra Williams 1/2/17 Yante Maten
1/29/01 D.A. Layne 2/27/17 J.J. Frazier
11/26/01 Ezra Williams 12/25/17 Yante Maten
1/14/02 Ezra Williams 12/31/18 Nicolas Claxton
1/6/03 Ezra Williams 11/30/20 Tye Fagan
2/24/03 Jarvis Hayes 12/21/20 Toumani Camara
1/5/04 Jonas Hayes 12/19/22 Braelen Bridges
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
1/30/89 Litterial Green
11/28/05 Billy Humphrey
12/12/05 Billy Humphrey
1/23/06 Mike Mercer
1/21/08 Jeremy Price
12/1/08 Trey Thompkins
12/19/11 K. Caldwell-Pope
12/2/19 Anthony Edwards
12/23/19 Sahvir Wheeler
2/3/20 Anthony Edwards
2/20/20 Anthony Edwards
3/2/29 Anthony Edwards
1/28/21 K.D. Johnson
11/18/24 Asa Newell
12/9/24 Asa Newell
1/13/25 Asa Newell
2/10/25 Asa Newell
The SEC began Player of the Week in 1984-85. The SEC began Rookie of the Week from 1987-88 and switched to a Freshman of the Week in 2006-07.
The SEC has named an All-Defensive team for the 1991-92 seasons and every season since 2008.
SEC LEGEND
Joe Ward
Litterial Green
Jacky Dorsey
Jarvis Hayes
Each SEC school annually selects a Legend who made outstanding contributions on and off the court and brought notoriety, prestige and honor to both their school and the SEC. The Legends are recognized at the SEC Tournament.
HONOR ROLL
DOMINIQUE WILKINS
Known as the “Human Highlight Film,” Dominique Wilkins arrived in Athens in 1979 and helped take Georgia Basketball to new heights.
Individually, Wilkins was a two-time AllAmerican and a three-time All-SEC honoree. He was also tabbed both SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Tournament in 1981.
From a team perspective, Wilkins led Georgia to the 1981 NIT, the Bulldogs’ first postseason appearance. A year later, he helped Georgia advance to the NIT semifinals.
Wilkins entered the NBA Draft after his junior year. He was the No. 3 overall pick by the Utah Jazz but soon thereafter traded to the Atlanta Hawks. Wilkins played the majority of his career with the Hawks, where he was a nine-time All-Star, a seven-time All-NBA selection and a two-time slam dunk champion.
In 1991, Wilkins became the first Bulldog to have his jersey – No. 21 – retired by Georgia.
Wilkins was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, was a member of the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in 2005, was Georgia Basketball’s first inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
ZIPPY MOROCCO
UGA CIRCLE OF HONOR WILLIE ANDERSON HUGH DURHAM
Anthony “Zippy” Morocco came to Athens from Youngstown, Ohio and became UGA’s first All-American in basketball and one of the Bulldogs’ best two-sport performers ever.
Morocco led the SEC in scoring in 1953 at 23.6 points per game on 590 points, breaking the existing SEC mark of 540 points by Kentucky’s Cliff Hagan. He led the Bulldog football team in kickoff returns three consecutive years and in punt returns twice. He also was Georgia’s top receiver in 1950 and averaged over 10 yards every time he touched the ball.
Morocco was elected to the state of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
ALEC KESSLER – 2000
ZIPPY MOROCCO – 2002
JARVIS HAYES – 2020
The Circle of Honor is designed to pay tribute to extraordinary student-athletes and coaches who by their performance and conduct have brought honor to the university and themselves, and who by their actions have contributed to the tradition of the Georgia Bulldogs. The criteria for selection also stipulate that each recipient has earned his or her academic degree.
During 17 seasons at Georgia, Hugh Durham elevated Georgia Basketball to a national stage.
Durham is UGA’s winningest coach with 297 victories. Prior to his arrival, Georgia had never received a postseason bid in 74 seasons. The Bulldogs reached postseason play 11 times during Durham’s tenure and also won their first SEC Tournament in 1983 and SEC Championship in 1990. He was named SEC Coach of the Year three times – in 1985, 1987 and 1990.
In UGA’s initial NCAA Tournament appearance in 1983, the Bulldogs advanced to the Final Four. Durham’s Dogs defeated St. John’s and North Carolina to win the East Regional before falling to eventual champion N.C. State.
Durham posted 633 career victories in 37 seasons, with 230 at Florida State and 106 at Jacksonville bookending his wins at Georgia. He was the first coach in Division I history to take two schools to their first Final Four and just the sixth to reach the Final Four at two schools.
Durham was inducted into the FSU Hall of Fame 1980, the Kentucky High School Hall of Fame in 1994, the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2009, the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
ALEC KESSLER
Alec Kessler is widely regarded as one of the greatest student-athletes in the history of college athletics.
On the basketball court, he broke UGA’s career scoring record, was named SEC Player of the Year and All-America in 1990 and was chosen No. 12 overall in the NBA Draft.
Kessler graduated with a 3.91 GPA while majoring in Microbiology. He was named men’s basketball’s Academic All-American of the Year in both 1989 and 1990 and was selected as the top Academic All-American for all sports in 1990.
Kessler was elected to the state of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
Atlanta native Willie Anderson blossomed into one of the college basketball‘s most diverse talents during his career at UGA. As a senior, Anderson averaged 16.7 points, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals in 1988. He then earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team that summer.
Anderson was drafted No. 10 overall by San Antonio Spurs in the 1988 NBA Draft. He was a first-team All-NBA Rookie pick in 1989 and went on to play nine seasons in the NBA.
Anderson was enshrined in the State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
GEORGIA BASKETBALL’S NBA DRAFT HISTORY
BOB HEALEY
1950 Drafted in 8th Rd. by Syracuse
BOB SCHLOSS
1951................ Drafted in 3rd Rd. by Philadelphia
ZIPPY MOROCCO
1953 Drafted in 5th Rd. by Minneapolis
JIMMY PITTS
1965 Drafted in 15th Rd. by Philadelphia
BOB LIENHARD
1970....................... Drafted in 4th Rd. by Phoenix
HERB WHITE*
1970 Drafted in 8th Rd. by Atlanta
TIM BASSETT*
1973 Drafted in 7th Rd. by Buffalo
RONNIE HOGUE
1973................. Drafted in 7th Rd. by Washington
JOHN FRALEY
1973 Drafted in 15th Rd. by Buffalo
JACKY DORSEY*
1976 Drafted in 2nd Rd. by New Orleans
DAVID REAVIS
1977................. Drafted in 4th Rd. by Washington
WALTER DANIELS
1979 Drafted in 3rd Rd. by L.A. Lakers
LAVON MERCER
1980 Drafted in 3rd Rd. by San Antonio
DOMINIQUE WILKINS*
1982.......................... Drafted in 1st Rd. by Utah-$
ERIC MARBURY
1982 Drafted in 6th Rd. by San Diego
TERRY FAIR
1983........................ Drafted in 4th Rd. by Indiana
LAMAR HEARD
1983 Drafted in 10th Rd. by San Antonio
VERN FLEMING*
1984 Drafted in 1st Rd. by Indiana
JAMES BANKS
1984................ Drafted in 3rd Rd. by Philadelphia
GERALD CROSBY
1985 Drafted in 4th Rd. by Golden State
JOE WARD
1986 Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Phoenix
CEDRIC HENDERSON*
1986........................ Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Atlanta
DENNIS WILLIAMS
1987 Drafted in 5th Rd. by San Antonio
CHAD KESSLER
1987 Drafted in 5th Rd. by L.A. Clippers
WILLIE ANDERSON*
1988................. Drafted in 1st Rd. by San Antonio
TONEY MACK
1989 Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Philadelphia
ALEC KESSLER*
1990 Drafted in 1st Rd. by Houston-% LITTERIAL GREEN*
1992...................... Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Chicago
CHARLES CLAXTON*
1994 Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Phoenix TERRELL BELL
1996...................... Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Houston SHANDON ANDERSON*
1996 Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Utah
JUMAINE JONES*
1999 Drafted in 1st Rd. by Atlanta-#
JARVIS HAYES*
2003..................Drafted in 1st Rd. by Washington
RASHAD WRIGHT
2004 Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Indiana
TREY THOMPKINS*
2011 Drafted in 2nd Rd. by L.A. Clippers TRAVIS LESLIE*
2011 ............... Drafted in 2nd Rd. by L.A. Clippers KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE*
2013 Drafted in 1st Rd. by Detroit
NICOLAS CLAXTON*
2019 Drafted in 2nd Rd. by Brooklyn ANTHONY EDWARDS*
2020.................... Drafted in 1st Rd. by Minnesota
ASA NEWELL*
2025 Drafted in 1st Rd. by New Orleans-$ * – Eventually Played in NBA $ – Traded to Atlanta % – Traded to Miami # – Traded to Philadelphia
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the No. 8 overall pick and selected by the Detriot Pistons during the 2008 NBA Draft. Caldwell-Pope went on to start on two NBA Championships teams – the L.A. Lakers in 2020 and the Denver Nuggets in 2023.
Anthony Edwards was taken No. 1 overall by the Minnesota in 2020, a wise pick considering midway through his second season he became the fourth-youngest player to reach 2,500 points in league history.
Asa Newell was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the No. 23 overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft but shortly thereafter was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. Newell became Georgia’s eighth first-round pick and third since 2013.
BULLDOGS IN THE NBA
BULLDOGS IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS
SHANDON ANDERSON – 2006
UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS IN THE
DAMIEN
SUNDIATA
Damien Wilkins enjoyed a 10-year NBA career with six different franchises as an undrafted free agent. Wilkins spent five seasons in Seattle before successive campaigns in Minnesota, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta and Indianapolis.
Dominique Wilkins reached the Playoffs 10 times during his career, scoring 1,423 points in 56 postseason contests during his hall of fame career.
VERN FLEMING
1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC GAMES
Vern Fleming, one of the finest Bulldog performers in history, made his mark at every level of competitive basketball. In 1984, he earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team and played a large role in its Gold Medal-winning effort.
Fleming averaged 7.7 points during the Los Angeles Olympics, connecting on 51.1 percent of his shots. He also tallied 19 rebounds, 19 assists and nine steals.
Many consider the 1984 Americans as the finest amateur assemblage in the sport’s history. The squad featured future Naismith Hall of Fame inductees Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin and Patrick Ewing.
From 1984-95, Fleming was a standout player for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers.
WILLIE ANDERSON
1988 SEOUL OLYMPIC GAMES
Willie Anderson was star performer of the 1987 and 1988 Bulldogs, leading the ’87 squad to an NCAA Tournament berth.
In 1988, Anderson was selected to the U.S. Olympic Team and in the same year was the first-round draft pick of the San Antonio Spurs. The Americans earned a bronze medal at the Seoul Olympics. Anderson averaged 5.0 points per game while pacing the squad by shooting 64.0 percent from the field. He also added 13 rebounds, six assists, six steals and four blocks.
Anderson returned from Seoul and played seven years for the Spurs before doing stints with Toronto, New York and Miami to round out his 10-year career in the league.
Anthony Edwards earned first-team all-tournament honors after he helped lead the USA to a fourth place finish at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Manila. Edwards paced the USA in both scoring (18.9 ppg) and playing time (26.0 mpg) and also was the team’s second-leading rebounder (4.6 rpg).
The following summer, Edwards played a pivotal role in the Americans’ march to a fifth-straight Olympic Gold Medal in Paris.
The Atlanta native averaged 12.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.2 apg and a team-high 1.3 spg in 16.3 mpg. Edwards posted double-figure scoring totals in four of six Olympic outings, including a 26-point outburst against Puerto Rico which made him the youngest American (22 years old) to reach the 20-point plateau in Olympic competition since Dwight
2023 WORLD CUP & 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
ADDITIONAL DOGS ON USA TEAMS
JUMAINE JONES
The 6-7 forward put an exclamation mark on his outstanding freshman season at Georgia by making the 12-man U.S. team for the 1998 Goodwill Games. Jones started all five games for the Americans and averaged 7.4 points for the Gold Medal winners.
TREY THOMPKINS
Thompkins played a key role in the U.S. winning the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship, averaging 10.6 points – second-best on the team – and 5.1 rebounds. A year later, he was named to the USA Select squad that trained alongside the USA National Team.
DAMIEN WILKINS
Wilkins started every contest in the 2015 Pan Am Games helped the Americans secure a Bronze Medal. He averaged 13.2 points while shooting 54.8 percent from the floor, 75.0 percent from 3-point range and 70.8 percent from the line.
YANTE MATEN ANTHONY EDWARDS
Yante Maten donned the Red, White & Blue for USA Basketball in 2020 for the National Team participating in qualifying for the 2021 Americup. Maten started both games and averaged 14.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in wins over The Bahamas and Mexico.
Howard in 2008.
PREVIOUS PLAYING FACILITIES
Since the inaugural season of 1905-06, Georgia basketball has called six different buildings home. These facilities have held a wide range of usefulness and pertinence to basketball. There’s little doubt, however, that the Bulldogs’ current home of Stegeman Coliseum is the best, most accommodating home they’ve ever had.
During the 1906-12 seasons, Georgia games were played in the old Athens YMCA building located at the corner of Lumpkin and Clayton Streets, currently the site of the Georgia Theater. The seating capacity for spectators was about 200, but it didn’t seem to matter in those days. The earliest Bulldogs played their games in relative anonymity. Very rarely did the attendance reach full capacity at the YMCA building.
The building that is now called Memorial Hall on campus was the second gymnasium used by the Bulldog cagers. Construction on this facility began in 1910 and was to be built by the Alumni and the YMCA in a joint effort. The Alumni Association, however, eventually assumed full responsibility for the funds for its construction. Only in a partial state of completion, the team began to use the auditorium of “Alumni Hall,” as it was called then, for its home games. Spectators viewed the games from a balcony which ran around the playing court, and the baskets were affixed to this balcony. In fact, the balcony became quite the ad-
GEORGIA BASKETBALL HOME COURTS
Facility Years Spanned
Athens YMCA 1905-11
Alumni Hall 1911-19
“The Octagon” 1920
Moss Auditorium 1920-25
Woodruff Hall 1925-64
Georgia Coliseum 1964-96
Stegeman Coliseum 1996-Present
The first games in Georgia basketball history took place in the old YMCA building, located at the corner of Lumpkin and Clayton streets.
vantage for Bulldog hoopsters, who had to tailor the arc of their shots to avoid hitting it.
Alumni Hall was used until about 1920, when the team moved to another on-campus location known as “The Octagon.” It was located about where the current Main Library parking lot is, between the library and Jackson Street. Built in 1916 for $3,600 and for the purpose of accommodating summer-school functions, the Octagon was made of wood and sat approximately 1,400 people. The main problem for basketball was the lack of a heating system in this 8-sided building. There was also a four-foot opening around the wall up to the roof, with the roof overhanging to prevent rain from blowing in. The Octagon was used sparingly because of the absence of heat and also because of the ever-growing crowds.
Moss Auditorium, formerly the third floor of became the Gallant-Belk store, was used for most of the games from 1920 until Woodruff Hall was completed. Crowds of up to 1,500 were estimated to have attended some of the home games.
Around this time, however, Coach Herman J. Stegeman was building quite a program. It be came necessary for the basketball team to enjoy its own facility to accommodate the large crowds. Just before the completion of Woodruff Hall in 1925, the Bulldogs moved back into Alumni Hall, the construction of which had finally resumed a fund-raising drive.
Excavation began on November 20, 1924 for the construction of Woodruff Hall, the building that was named for George and Harry Woodruff of Columbus, Ga. This facility was built in a cen tral on-campus location, where the Journalism/ Psychology building now stands, and had a seat ing capacity of 3,500. There was space enough for three basketball courts, with the main court measuring not quite the required length of 94 feet. Built at an estimated cost of $53,000, Woodruff Hall was officially dedicated by Dr. S.V. San-
ford on Feb. 21, 1925 in a game where Georgia defeated Georgia Tech 34-24.
Woodruff Hall served as the Bulldogs’ home for nearly 40 years. By the end of that stretch, however, many believed it had become the bane of the program.
Harbin “Red” Lawson was Georgia’s coach for the last 13 years in Woodruff Hall. Publicly, he joked that it was the only basketball facility where wind direction and velocity affected his strategy. Other coaches, led by Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp, despised playing games there. So dimly lit was Woodruff Hall that Auburn coach Joel Eaves turned out half the lights in his own gym, just to prepare for the Georgia game.
Eventually, Eaves became Athletic Director at Georgia. Two years into his tenure, in 1964, the Bulldogs dedicated their current home as the Georgia Coliseum. In 1996, it was given its current name of Stegeman Coliseum in honor of the man that first lifted the Georgia basketball program into prominence.
Over its 50 years, Stegeman Coliseum has hosted its share of memories, and also extracurricular functions. Operated in a co-op agreement with the University’s agricultural college, the Bulldogs once shared the building with various rodeos and other livestock shows. And in 1996, the world’s sporting attention turned to Athens, where
Zippy Morocco, Georgia’s first All-American in 1953, played three years in the spartan conditions of Woodruff Hall, home of the Bulldogs from 1925 until 1964.
