CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
1995 NCAA Final Four Fueled by a mix of six sophomores and the 1994 National Junior College Player of the Year, the 1995 Lady Bulldogs upped their intensity in the post-season to earn a Final Four bid. Georgia spent the year ranked between No. 18 and No. 8 before earning the No. 3 seed for the Midwest Regional. Georgia’s thrilling “Elite Eight” win over No. 2 Colorado delivered the Lady Dogs to the Final Four. Kedra Holland scored 11 of her 15 points during the final 3:30 of the matchup to amazingly turn a seven-point deficit into an 82-79 victory. Georgia then became the “home” team for the Final Four in Minneapolis, the hometown of Georgia sophomores Brandi Decker and Tracy Henderson. 1994-95 Lady Bulldogs seated (L-R): Rachel Powell, Latrese Bush, Kim Thompson, Saudia Roundtree, Kedra Holland and Stephanie Wheeler. Standing: Brandi Decker, Tracy Henderson, Dorothy Sanders, Tiffany Walker, La’Keshia Frett and Tracy Walls.
1996 SEC Champions 1996 NCAA Runner-up The 1996 Lady Bulldogs became the first Georgia team to win an SEC regular-season title and advance to the NCAA Final Four. Georgia – and eventual National Player of the Year Saudia Roundtree – took the nation by storm in January, defeating Tennessee and Connecticut in a one-week span to vault to a No. 1 national ranking. Despite being one of only two teams to be ranked No. 1 during the campaign, the Lady Dogs were seeded No. 2 in the Midwest Regional behind Louisiana Tech, the only other team to be No. 1. Georgia topped the Lady Techsters by 14 and then led Stanford by as many as 17 late in the second half of the NCAA semis but then fell short of the national title. 1995-96 Lady Bulldogs seated (L-R): Kim Thompson, Latrese Bush, Kedra Holland, Rachel Powell, Kendi Taylor and Pam Irwin. Standing: Saudia Roundtree, Brandi Decker, Tracy Henderson, Signe Antvorskov, La’Keshia Frett, Tiffany Walker and Tracy Walls.
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