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Georgia Bulldogs basketball

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Basketball team of the University of Georgia

This article is about the men's basketball program at the University of Georgia. For their women's program, seeGeorgia Lady Bulldogs basketball.
Georgia Bulldogs
2025–26 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Georgia
First season1906
All-time record1,499–1,400 (.517)
Athletic directorJosh Brooks
Head coachMike White (4th season)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
LocationAthens, Georgia
ArenaStegeman Coliseum
(capacity: 10,523)
NicknameBulldogs
Student sectionThe Dawg Pound
ColorsRed and black[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Final Four
1983
Other NCAA tournament results
Elite Eight1983
Sweet Sixteen1983, 1996
Appearances1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1932, 1983, 2008
Conference regular-season champions
1909, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1931, 1990
Conference division regular-season champions
2002

TheGeorgia Bulldogs men's basketball program is the men'scollege basketball team representing theUniversity of Georgia inAthens, Georgia. Established in 1905,[2] the team has competed in theSoutheastern Conference since the conference’s inception in 1932. As of 2020 the Bulldogs have amassed a record of 1,434–1,319. Though it has been historically overshadowed by the school'sfootball program, the Bulldogs' basketball squad has had its share of successes, including a trip to theNCAA Final Four in 1983 under head coachHugh Durham.

History

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Conference affiliations

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Stegeman Coliseum

Georgia was a founding member of theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the first collegiate athletic conference formed in the United States. Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in 1895 until 1921. In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed theSouthern Conference.[3] In 1932, the Georgia Bulldogs left the Southern Conference to form and join theSoutheastern Conference (SEC).

1931–1932

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CoachRex Enright led Georgia to great success in the old Southern Conference during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. His 1931 team finished with a 23–2 (15–1) record. The Bulldogs were upset in the Southern Conference tournament semi-finals byMaryland, 26–25.

The 1932 team didn't have the dominating record that the 1931 team did, finishing 19–7 (7–4). However, this team did something that the previous year's team could not do in winning the Southern Conference tournament defeatingMississippi State,Virginia,Duke, andNorth Carolina.

1981–1982

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Coach Hugh Durham brought Georgia to its first ever postseason appearance in1981. That team finished with a 19–12 (9–9) record. They earned aNational Invitation Tournament (NIT) bid and the enthusiasm surrounding the program earned them home games in first defeatingOld Dominion and then in a loss toSouth Alabama.

The 1982 Bulldogs were 19–12 (10–8) were once again NIT bound. This time UGA made it all the way to the NIT Final Four defeatingTemple, Maryland, andVirginia Tech before losing a heartbreaker toPurdue atMadison Square Garden.

These two teams marked the beginning of a postseason streak of eight straight seasons, longest in Georgia basketball history. This string included three NCAA appearances (including oneFinal Four in 1983) and five NIT bids. This was a remarkable streak of consistency for a program that had never before experienced the postseason beyond theSEC tournament.

1983

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FormerNBA starDominique Wilkins is considered the greatest player in school history.[4] However, Wilkins never played in theNCAA tournament; the Bulldogs made their first NCAA appearance in 1983—which would have been Wilkins' senior year had he not opted for the NBA. The1983 team made it to the Final Four of theNCAA Championship before being eliminated by eventual championNorth Carolina State. On the way to the Final Four, UGA defeatedVirginia Commonwealth, #3St. John's led by legendary coachLou Carnesecca andChris Mullin, and defending national champion North Carolina led byDean Smith and featuringMichael Jordan,Sam Perkins, andBrad Daugherty. The latter two victories coming at theCarrier Dome inSyracuse, New York. UGA previously had won the Southeastern Conference tournament inBirmingham, Alabama, defeatingOle Miss,Tennessee, andAlabama to earn the league's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

1987

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The1987 Georgia basketball team had multiple key players injured during the season, leaving the team with only seven players on the roster. Coach Hugh Durham had no choice but to alter the playing style of his team after conference play had started, slowing the game down and "taking the air out of the ball." What looked to be a disastrous season, where the team might not win another game, turned into an inspiring one as the team rallied to an 18–12 (10–8) record and earning an NCAA tournament bid. When Durham ordered the NCAA tournament banner to be displayed atStegeman Coliseum, he had it made in silver, rather than the traditional red, with the initials "TMW" at the bottom. The initials standing for what this team will forever be known as in UGA basketball history, "The Miracle Workers."

1996–1998

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Tubby Smith led the Bulldogs to a 21–10 (9–7) record securing its first NCAA bid since the1991 season. Georgia made the most of it by defeatingClemson and the West Regional's top seed, Purdue, inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, before losing a heart stopping overtime game toSyracuse in the Sweet 16.

In 1997, Georgia finished 23–9 (10–6) winning the prestigious Rainbow Classic holiday tournament inHawaii, defeatingWashington State,Memphis, and Maryland. UGA beatLSU,South Carolina, andArkansas to advance to the SEC tournament final inMemphis, losing the final toKentucky.

Smith's successor,Ron Jirsa, led the 1998 Bulldogs to a 21–14 (8–8) record, reaching the 20 win mark for the third consecutive year for the first time in Georgia basketball history. They would go on to reach the1998 NIT Final Four winning atIowa, at North Carolina State, and beatingVanderbilt at home.

2008 SEC Tournament: The Dream Dawgs

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In the 2007–2008 season, Georgia's men's basketball team came into the2008 SEC men's basketball tournament with a 13–16 overall record and a 4–12 conference mark. At one point, the team sustained two five-game losing streaks during a 2-of-12 stretch in conference play. In the first round of the tournament, Georgia was slated to play Ole Miss, who had beaten the Bulldogs in the season-closer, securing the Rebels' only road SEC win of the season. The game went into overtime after RebelDavid Huertas hit all three free throws after a three-point shooting foul, and looked to go into a second extra period afterChris Warren did the same. However, with 0.4 seconds left in overtime, Georgia seniorDave Bliss banked in the game-winner to shock the Rebels and send Georgia into a second-round matchup with Kentucky.

On the night of March 14, 2008, tornadoes hitAtlanta, in whoseGeorgia Dome the SEC Tournament was housed. The Georgia-Kentucky matchup was rescheduled for the early afternoon of March 15, 2008, with the winner advancing to play the SEC West's #1 seed, Mississippi State, later that evening. The remaining games in the tournament would be played atAlexander Memorial Coliseum, the basketball complex ofGeorgia Tech, UGA's in-state rival. Again playing an overtime game in which Georgia starSundiata Gaines fouled out, Georgia freshman Zac Swansey hit a turnaround three-point jumper with 1.4 seconds left to give the Bulldogs the team's first ever win over Kentucky in the SEC Tournament.[5] That night, Georgia defeated Mississippi State 64–60 to become the first team since Kentucky in 1952 to win two tournament games in one day, and the first-ever #6 seed from a division to advance to the modern (post-1992) SEC tournament finals.

In the finals, Georgia faced Arkansas, which had lost to Georgia 82–69 in the regular season. Georgia prevailed again, at one point leading the Razorbacks by nineteen points en route to winning its first tournament championship in 25 years. Sundiata Gaines andTerrance Woodbury were both named to the All-Tournament Team, with Gaines winning the tournament's MVP. The improbable list of achievements—winning the tournament as a 6-seed, playing two games in one day to reach the finals, playing two games (against Kentucky and Mississippi State) in which Gaines fouled out with a substantial amount of time to play, doing it on a rival's home court, and winning four consecutive elimination games following a season during which their longest winning streak stood at three—earned the 2007–2008 team the nickname of Dream Dawgs.[6]

With the victory, Georgia secured itself an automatic bid in the2008 NCAA tournament. Georgia's appearance in the tournament was the tenth overall in team history and the first since the2002 NCAA basketball tournament. After their SEC Championship run, the Bulldogs were seeded 14th in the NCAA Tournament, playing against the #3 seededXavier Musketeers. After developing a lead early in the 2nd half, the Bulldogs could not hold on, as Xavier went on to win 73–61.

CoachDennis Felton failed to follow up the surprise successes of 2008 with victories in 2008–09, and he was fired on January 29, 2009.

2009–2018: Mark Fox era

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On April 3, 2009,Nevada head coachMark Fox was announced as the next head coach of the Bulldogs.[7]

In nine seasons with Fox, the Bulldogs posted a 163–133 record and made theNCAA tournament twice, in2011 and2015. In both instances, the Bulldogs exited in the Round of 64.[8]

Fox was fired on March 10, 2018 following an 18–15 finish to the2017–18 season as the Bulldogs failed to qualify for any postseason competition.[9]

2018–2022: Tom Crean era

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On March 15, 2018, formerMarquette andIndiana head coachTom Crean was announced as the next head coach of the Bulldogs.[10]

Anthony Edwards, Georgia native and first overall pick of the2020 NBA draft, played his only year of college basketball for the Bulldogs in 2019-20.

2022–present: Mike White era

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On March 13, 2022, formerFlorida head coachMike White was announced as the next head coach of the Bulldogs.[11]

Team awards and records

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Conference championships

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Georgia has won one regular-season Southeastern Conference championship (1990) and two conference tournament championships (1983 and2008). The Bulldogs were SEC Eastern Division co-Champs in 1994–1995. Georgia also was the Southern Conference champions for 1931–1932.

Conference affiliations:

Postseason

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NCAA tournament results

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The Bulldogs have appeared in theNCAA tournament 13 times. Their combined record is 7–13. However, their appearances in 1985 and 2002 have been vacated by the NCAA making their official record 5–11.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1983#4Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#5 VCU
#1 St. John's
#2 North Carolina
#6 NC State
W 56–54
W 70–67
W 82–77
L 60–67
1985*#6Round of 64
Round of 32
#11 Wichita State
#3 Illinois
W 67–59
L 58–74
1987#8Round of 64#9 Kansas StateL 79–82OT
1990#7Round of 64#10 TexasL 88–100
1991#11Round of 64#6 PittsburghL 68–76OT
1996#8Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
#9 Clemson
#1 Purdue
#4 Syracuse
W 81–74
W 76–69
L 81–83OT
1997#3Round of 64#14 ChattanoogaL 70–73
2001#8Round of 64#9 MissouriL 68–70
2002*#3Round of 64
Round of 32
#14 Murray State
#11 Southern Illinois
W 85–68
L 75–77
2008#14Round of 64#3 XavierL 61–73
2011#10Round of 64#7 WashingtonL 65–68
2015#10Round of 64#7 Michigan StateL 63–70
2025#9Round of 64#8 GonzagaL 68–89

* Vacated by the NCAA

NIT results

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The Bulldogs have appeared in theNational Invitation Tournament (NIT) 15 times. Their combined record is 16–15.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1981First Round
Second Round
Old Dominion
South Alabama
W 74–60
L 72–73
1982First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Temple
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Purdue
W 73–60
W 83–69
W 90–73
L 60–61
1984First RoundChattanoogaL 69–74
1986First Round
Second Round
Chattanooga
Clemson
W 95–81
L 65–77
1988First Round
Second Round
Georgia Southern
Middle Tennessee
W 53–48
L 54–69
1993First RoundWest VirginiaL 84–95
1995First RoundNebraskaL 61–69
1998First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Iowa
NC State
Vanderbilt
Penn State
Fresno State
W 88–70
W 80–79
W 77–70
L 60–66
W 95–79
1999First RoundClemsonL 57–77
2004First RoundIowa StateL 74–82
2007First Round
Second Round
Fresno State
Air Force
W 88–78
L 52–83
2014First Round
Second Round
Vermont
Louisiana Tech
W 63–56
L 71–79
2016First Round
Second Round
Belmont
Saint Mary's
W 93–84
L 65–77
2017First RoundBelmontL 69–78
2024First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Xavier
Wake Forest
Ohio State
Seton Hall
W 78–76
W 72–66
W 79–77
L 67–84

Players

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Georgia Bulldogs retired numbers
No.PlayerPos.TenureYear retiredRef.
21Dominique WilkinsForward1979-19821991[12]

All-Americans

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PlayerPositionYear(s)Selectors
Bob Lienhard (2)Center1969, 1970Helms Athletic Foundation
Dominique Wilkins (2)Forward1981, 1982The Sporting News, NABC, UPI, Associated Press
Vern Fleming (2)Guard1983, 1984Kodak, NABC
James BanksForward1984Playboy
Cedric HendersonForward1985Associated Press
Litterial Green (2)Guard1989, 1991Basketball Weekly, Associated Press
Alec KesslerCenter1990UPI
Jumaine JonesForward1999Associated Press
Jarvis Hayes (2)Forward2002, 2003Associated Press
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeGuard2013Associated Press
Yante MatenForward2018Associated Press
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Basketball Hall of Fame

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Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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Notable former players

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Head coaches

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No.NameSeasonsRecordPct.
1Walter Forbes1906–072–2.500
2C.O. Heidler1908–10, 1216–6.727
3W.A. Cunningham1911, 1710–6.625
4Howell Peacock1913–1630–7.811
5Alfred Scott19186–1.857
6Kennon Mott19195–3.625
7Herman Stegeman1920–31170–78.685
8Rex Enright1932–3769–51.575
9Vernon Smith19381–1.500
10Frank Johnson19388–5.615
11Elmer A. Lampe1938–4682–84.499
12Ralph Jordan1947–5044–39.530
13Jim Whatley1950–5124–18.571
14Harbin Lawson1952–65112–241.317
15Ken Rosemond1966–7392–111.453
16John Guthrie1974–7846–86.348
17Hugh Durham1979–95297–215†.580
18Tubby Smith1996–9745–19.703
19Ron Jirsa1998–9935–30.538
20Jim Harrick2000–0337–52‡.416
21Dennis Felton2004–0984–91.480
22Pete Herrmann2009 (interim)3–9.250
23Mark Fox2009–18163–133.551
24Tom Crean2018–202247–75.385
25Mike White2022–Present56–46.549

† – Does not include 1 win and 1 loss from the1985 NCAA tournament vacated due to sanctions.

‡ – Does not include 30 wins and 1 loss vacated due to sanctions.[14]

Home venues

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See also

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References

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  1. ^University of Georgia Brand Guide(PDF). June 26, 2019. RetrievedDecember 2, 2018.
  2. ^"UGA Men's Basketball".New Georgia Encyclopedia. RetrievedMarch 10, 2025.
  3. ^"Southern Conference History"(PDF).Southern Conference 2006 Media Guide. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on September 29, 2011. RetrievedDecember 11, 2006.
  4. ^"UGA Men's Basketball".New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived fromthe original on March 19, 2007. RetrievedJanuary 12, 2008.
  5. ^"Georgia Takes Down Kentucky In Overtime". RetrievedMarch 22, 2008.[dead link]
  6. ^"Dream Dawgs". Archived fromthe original on March 18, 2014. RetrievedMarch 22, 2008.
  7. ^"Fox leaves Nevada for Georgia".ESPN. April 3, 2009. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018.
  8. ^"NCAA basketball tournament History: Georgia".ESPN. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018.
  9. ^"Georgia fires Mark Fox after disappointing 9th season".Associated Press. March 10, 2018. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018.
  10. ^"Tom Crean named Bulldogs' head coach". GeorgiaDogs.com. March 15, 2018. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018.
  11. ^"Mike White Named Georgia Head Coach" (Press release). Florida Gators. March 13, 2022. RetrievedMarch 13, 2022.
  12. ^"University of Georgia Athletics".georgiadogs.com. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2025.
  13. ^"Georgia All-Americas". Georgia Bulldogs. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2015.
  14. ^"Georgia Basketball All-Time Head Coaches".University of Georgia athletic department. RetrievedMarch 22, 2018.

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