2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mike White (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Antonio Reynolds-Dean (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Erik Pastrana (3rd season); Anthony Goins (1st season); Patrick Blake (2nd season);
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team will represent the University of Georgia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by third-year head coach Mike White and play their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, as members of the Southeastern Conference.

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 20–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 11 seed in the SEC tournament, they beat Missouri in the first round,^[1] before losing to Florida in the second round.^[2] The Bulldogs received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Xavier, Wake Forest, and Ohio State to advance to the tournament semifinal, before losing to Seton Hall.^[3] This was their first postseason appearance since the 2016–17 season.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Georgia departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jabri Abdur-Rahim	1	G/F	6'8"	215	Senior	South Orange, New Jersey	Transferred to Providence
Mari Jordan	2	F	6'6"	190	Freshman	Atlanta, Georgia	Transferred to Tulane
Noah Thomasson	3	G	6'4"	210	GS Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
Frank Anselem-Ibe	5	C	6'10"	215	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Louisville
RJ Sunahara	10	G	6'8"	205	GS Senior	Bay Village, Ohio	Graduated
Justin Hill	11	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Houston, Texas	Transferred to Wichita State
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe	12	F	6'8"	217	Senior	Toronto, Ontario	Transferred to Seattle
RJ Meléndez	15	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Transferred to Mississippi State
Jalen DeLoach	23	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Savannah, Georgia	Transferred to Loyola
Russel Tchewa	54	C	7'0"	275	GS Senior	Douala, Cameroon	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Georgia incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Dakota Leffew	1	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Hampton, Georgia	Mount Saint Mary's
De'Shayne Montgomery	2	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Broward County, Florida	Mount Saint Mary's
Tyrin Lawrence	7	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Monticello, Georgia	Vanderbilt
RJ Godfrey	10	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Suwanee, Georgia	Clemson
Justin Abson	25	F	6'9"	255	Junior	Coconut Creek, Florida	Appalachian State

Recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Asa Newell PF	Destin, Florida	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 25, 2023
Asa Newell PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Somto Cyril C	Enugu, Nigeria	Overtime Elite	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Apr 29, 2024
Somto Cyril C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Savo Drezgic PG	Belgrade, Serbia	DME Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jun 14, 2024
Savo Drezgic PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jordyn Kee CG	Broward County, Florida	Sagemont Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 29, 2024
Jordyn Kee CG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 10 247Sports: 15 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Georgia 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024. "2024 Georgia Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Blue Cain	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Knoxville, TN
G	1	Dakota Leffew	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Jonesboro HS Mount St. Mary's	Hampton, GA
G	2	De'Shayne Montgomery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy Mount St. Mary's	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	3	Savo Drezgic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	DME Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
G	4	Jordyn Kee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sagemont Prep	Broward County, FL
G	5	Silas Demary Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Combine Academy	Raleigh, NC
C	6	Somtochukwu "Somto" Cyril	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Enugu, Nigeria
G	7	Tyrin Lawrence	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Morgan County HS Vanderbilt	Monticello, GA
F	10	RJ Godfrey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	North Gwinnett Clemson	Suwanee, GA
G	12	Markel Jennings	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Athens Academy	Athens, GA
F	13	Dylan James	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Winter Haven HS	Winter Haven, FL
F	14	Asa Newell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Destin, FL
G	22	Brandon Klatsky	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Ranney School	Colts Neck, NJ
F	24	Jaden Newell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Choctawhatchee HS Iona	Destin, FL
F	25	Justin Abson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	North Broward Prep Appalachian State	Pompano Beach, FL

Head coach

Mike White (Ole Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island)
Anthony Goins (St. John's)
Erik Pastrana (Florida State)
Patrick Blake (Mississippi)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2024*	at Charlotte	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
October 29, 2024*	UCF	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*	Tennessee Tech	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
November 10, 2024*	Texas Southern Peach State Classic	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
November 12, 2024*	North Florida Peach State Classic	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
November 15, 2024*	at Georgia Tech	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2024*	Alabama A&M	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
November 23, 2024*	vs. Marquette	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, The Bahamas
November 24, 2024*	vs. St. John's	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, The Bahamas
November 30, 2024*	Jacksonville	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 3, 2024*	Notre Dame ACC–SEC Challenge	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 14, 2024*	vs. Grand Canyon Holiday Hoopsgiving	State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2024*	Buffalo	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 22, 2024*	Charleston Southern	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 29, 2024*	South Carolina State	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Ole Miss	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 7/8, 2025 TBA, TBA	Kentucky	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 11, 2025 TBA, TBA	Oklahoma	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 14/15, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 18, 2025 TBA, TBA	Auburn	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 21/22, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 21/22, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Florida	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 28/29, 2025 TBA, TBA	South Carolina	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 1, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 4/5, 2025 TBA, TBA	LSU	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 8, 2025 TBA, TBA	Mississippi State	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 11/12, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 15, 2025 TBA, TBA	Missouri	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 22, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Auburn	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 25/26, 2025 TBA, TBA	Florida	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 1, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Texas	Moody Center Austin, TX
March 4/5, 2025 TBA, TBA	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 8, 2025 TBA, TBA	Vanderbilt	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
SEC tournament
TBD, TBD	vs. TBD First round	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[5]

References

^ "Georgia ends game on 12-0 run to beat Missouri 64-59 in first round of SEC tourney". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "Walter Clayton Jr. scores 22, Florida beats Georgia 85-80 to advance to SEC quarters". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia basketball NIT run ends with a thud in semifinal loss to Seton Hall". Online Athens. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ Harvey, Preston (March 18, 2024). "Georgia men's basketball makes first postseason appearance since 2017". WJCL. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[1] "Georgia ends game on 12-0 run to beat Missouri 64-59 in first round of SEC tourney". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[2] "Walter Clayton Jr. scores 22, Florida beats Georgia 85-80 to advance to SEC quarters". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[3] Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia basketball NIT run ends with a thud in semifinal loss to Seton Hall". Online Athens. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[4] Harvey, Preston (March 18, 2024). "Georgia men's basketball makes first postseason appearance since 2017". WJCL. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[5] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

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