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2019–20 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
2019–20 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	10–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tom Crean (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Joe Scott; Chad Dollar; John Linehan;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
No. 20 Auburn	12	–	6	.667	25	–	6	.806
LSU	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Mississippi State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Florida	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
South Carolina	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Texas A&M	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Arkansas	7	–	11	.389	20	–	12	.625
Missouri	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Ole Miss	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	5	–	13	.278	16	–	16	.500
Vanderbilt	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344

Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Georgia bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Tom Crean, in his second year at Georgia. They play their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in thirteenth place. As the No. 13 seed in the SEC Tournament, they were defeated by Missouri in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
William Jackson II	0	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Athens, GA	Graduated
TeShaun Hightower	1	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Lithonia, GA	Transferred to Tulane
JoJo Toppin	5	F	6'6"	190	Freshman	Norcross, GA	Transferred to Georgia State
Jack Herring	10	F	6'8"	210	Freshman	Memphis, TN	Walk-on; not on team roster
Christian Harrison	11	G	6'4"	200	RS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Walk-on; graduate transferred
E'Torrion Wilridge	13	F	6'6"	220	Senior	Beaumont, TX	Graduated
Connor O'Neill	24	F	6'6"	220	Senior	Roswell, GA	Walk-on; graduated
Mike Edwards	32	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Westland, MI	Graduated
Nicolas Claxton	33	F	6'11"	220	Sophomore	Greenville, SC	Declare for 2019 NBA draft
Derek Ogbeide	34	F	6'9"	250	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Ignas Sargiūnas	43	G	6'5"	205	Freshman	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to Colorado State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Donnell Gresham Jr.	0	G	6'1"	203	RS Senior	Maplewood, MN	Northeastern

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Edwards SG	Atlanta, GA	Holy Spirit School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 11, 2019
Anthony Edwards SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Christian Brown SF	Hopkins, SC	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 19, 2019
Christian Brown SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaykwon Walton SF	Montgomery, AL	Carver High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Aug 20, 2018
Jaykwon Walton SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sahvir Wheeler PG	Houston, TX	Houston Christian High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 6, 2019
Sahvir Wheeler PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Toumani Camara SF	Hollywood, FL	Chaminade-Madonna College Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 1, 2018
Toumani Camara SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Rodney Howard C	Roswell, GA	Legacy Early College High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 29, 2019
Rodney Howard C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2019 Georgia Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
1	Kentucky
2	Florida
3	LSU
4	Auburn
5	Tennessee
6	Alabama
7	Mississippi State
8	Ole Miss
9	Georgia
10	South Carolina
11	Arkansas
12	Texas A&M
13	Missouri
14	Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Bulldogs had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

First Team

Anthony Edwards

Roster

2019–20 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Donnell Gresham Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Northeastern	St. Paul, MN
F	1	Jaykwon Walton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Carver-Montgomery HS	Columbus, GA
G	2	Jordan Harris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Seminole County HS	Iron City, GA
F	3	Christian Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Hopkins, SC
G	4	Tyree Crump	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Bainbridge HS	Bainbridge, GA
G	5	Anthony Edwards	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Holy Spirit Prep	Atlanta, GA
F	10	Toumani Camara	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Chaminade-Madonna College Prep	Memphis, TN
G	11	Jaxon Etter (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Etowah HS	Woodstock, GA
G	14	Tye Fagan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Upson-Lee HS	Thomaston, GA
G	15	Sahvir Wheeler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Houston Christian HS	Houston, TX
F	20	Rayshaun Hammonds	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Norcross HS	Norcross, GA
C	24	Rodney Howard	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Legacy Charter School	Ypsilanti, MI
F	25	Amanze Ngumezi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Johnson HS	Savannah, GA
F	30	Mike Peake	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Blue Valley Northwest HS	Chicago, IL
G	32	Stan Turnier (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Trinity HS	Louisville, KY

Head coach

Tom Crean (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 12, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2019* 7:00 pm	Valdosta State	W 93–81	–	18 – Edwards	7 – Edwards/Wheeler	6 – Camara	Stegeman Coliseum (N/A) Athens, GA
October 25, 2019* 7:00 pm	at Charlotte	W 77–69	–	19 – Crump	7 – Crump/Hammonds	4 – Wheeler	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,117) Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Western Carolina	W 92–71	1–0	24 – Edwards	12 – Hammonds	4 – Fagan	Stegeman Coliseum (8,722) Athens, GA
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	The Citadel	W 95–86	2–0	29 – Edwards	9 – Hammonds	8 – Wheeler	Stegeman Coliseum (8,058) Athens, GA
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Delaware State Maui Invitational Tournament campus site game	W 100–56	3–0	26 – Hammonds	14 – Hammonds	7 – Edwards/Wheeler	Stegeman Coliseum (8,167) Athens, GA
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Georgia Tech	W 82–78	4–0	26 – Hammonds	9 – Hammonds	5 – Wheeler	Stegeman Coliseum (10,205) Athens, GA
November 25, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Dayton Maui Invitational Tournament Quarterfinals	L 61–80	4–1	11 – Fagan	4 – Hammonds	4 – Wheeler	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 3 Michigan State Maui Invitational Tournament	L 85–93	4–2	37 – Edwards	6 – Edwards	4 – Wheeler	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament	W 80–77	5–2	24 – Edwards	8 – Hammonds	3 – Gresham, Jr.	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	North Carolina Central	W 95–59	6–2	21 – Edwards	9 – Hammonds	6 – Wheeler	Stegeman Coliseum (7,738) Athens, GA
December 14, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N	at Arizona State	L 59–79	6–3	15 – Fagan	8 – Hammonds	4 – Wheeler	Desert Financial Arena (9,067) Tempe, AZ
December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN	SMU	W 87–85 ^2OT	7–3	21 – Hammonds	11 – Hammonds	8 – Wheeler	Stegeman Coliseum (10,351) Athens, GA
December 23, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN	Georgia Southern	W 73–64	8–3	23 – Edwards	10 – Hammonds	7 – Wheeler	Stegeman Coliseum (10,412) Athens, GA
December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Austin Peay	W 78–48	9–3	17 – Hammonds	9 – Camara	6 – Wheeler	Stegeman Coliseum (9,800) Athens, GA
January 4, 2020* 1:00 pm, CBS	at No. 9 Memphis American/SEC Alliance	W 65–62	10–3	15 – Hammonds	12 – Hammonds	7 – Wheeler	FedExForum (17,272) Memphis, TN
SEC regular season
January 7, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14 Kentucky						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 5 Auburn						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Tennessee						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 18, 2020 8:30 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/SECN	at Kentucky						Rupp Arena Lexington, TX
January 25, 2020 5:30 pm, SECN	Ole Miss						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 28, 2020 8:30 pm, SECN	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 1, 2020 1:30 pm, SECN	Texas A&M						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN	Alabama						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 12, 2020 6:30 pm, SECN	South Carolina						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 15, 2020 3:30 pm, SECN	at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Auburn						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 22, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 26, 2020 6:30 pm, SECN	at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 29, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN	at Arkansas						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Florida						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 11–15, 2020	vs. TBD						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

'Schedule Source:'Schedule Source:^[2]

References

^ "UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ "BULLDOGS' NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SET" (Press release). University of Georgia Department of Athletics. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

[1] "UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[2] "BULLDOGS' NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SET" (Press release). University of Georgia Department of Athletics. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

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v t e Georgia Bulldogs basketball
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics