2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team
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.
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Antonio Reynolds-Dean (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Stegeman Coliseum |
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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
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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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
edit2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Asa Newell PF |
Destin, Florida | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 25, 2023 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 10 247Sports: 15 ESPN: — | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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
edit- ^ "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.