GeorgiaBasketball 2018-19 SCHEDULE Georgia (9-5, 1-1) VS. NO. 11/10 AUBURN (11-3, 0-1) OVERALL RECORD: 9-5 DATE: Saturday, January 12 HOME: 7-1 • ROAD: 1-2 • NEUTRAL: 1-2 TIPOFF: 4:00 p.m. ET SEC RECORD: 1-1 HOME: 1-0 • ROAD: 0-1 ARENA: Auburn Arena (9,121) LOCATION: Auburn, Ala. OCTOBER SERIES RECORD: UGA leads, 94-93 Thur. 18 EXH.-at UAB W 56-54 LAST MEETING: AU, 78-61, on 2/10/18 NOVEMBER Thur. 1 EXH.-W. Georgia (SECN+) W 98-49 Fri. 9 Savannah State (SECN+) W 110-76 THE OPENING TIP t TALE OF THE TAPE Tues. 13 at Temple (ESPN3) L 77-81 For the second consecutive Saturday, the Fri. 16 ^ Sam Houston State (SECN+) W 75-64 Georgia Bulldogs get to face a defending SEC Mon. 19 ^ vs. Illinois State (Stadium) W 80-68 STATISTIC UGA AU Tues. 20 ^ vs. 16/16 Clemson (Stadium) L 49-64 co-Champion...on the road. The Bulldogs will Points Per Game 77.3 83.9 Wed. 21 ^ vs. Georgia St. (Stadium) L 67-91 trek down I-85 to The Plains to take on No. Opp. Point Per Game 71.8 65.7 Tues. 27 Kennesaw State (SECN+) W 84-51 11/10 Auburn on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Scoring Margin +5.5 +18.1 DECEMBER Last Saturday, Georgia began conference Field Goal Pct. .466 .453 Mon. 3 Texas Southern (SECN+) W 92-75 play by facing the league’s other 2018 co- Opp. Field Goal Pct. .387 .414 Sat. 15 20/20 Arizona State (SECN) L 74-76 champ, No. 3 Tennessee, in Knoxville. 3-Point Pct. .325 .350 Tues. 18 Oakland (SECN+) W 81-69 3-Pointers Per Game 6.6 10.7 In between, the Bulldogs secured the first Sat. 22 at Georgia Tech (ESPNU) W 70-59 Opp. 3-Point Pct. .297 .351 Sun. 30 Massachusetts (SECN) W 91-72 SEC victory of Tom Crean’s tenure in Athens, Free Throw Pct. .724 .667 an 82-63 decision over Vanderbilt before a JANUARY Free Throws Per Game 17.6 13.4 Sat. 5 * at 3/3 Tennessee (SECN) L 50-96 raucous crowd of 9,429 at Stegeman Coliseum. Rebounds Per Game 42.1 39.0 Wed. 9 * Vanderbilt (SECN) W 82-63 Opp. Rebound Per Game 36.1 34.5 Sat. 12 * at 11/10 Auburn (ESPN2) 4:00 SERIES HISTORY WITH THE TIGERS Rebound Margin +6.1 +4.5 Tues. 15 * Kentucky (ESPN) 7:00 Georgia sports a 94-93 edge in the all-time Assists Per Game 14.4 16.5 Sat. 19 * Florida (CBS) 12:00 series with Auburn; however, the Tigers lead Turnovers Per Game 16.1 13.9 Wed. 23 * at LSU (SECN) 7:00 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 0.89 1.21 Sat. 26 # Texas (ESPN/2/U) 2:00 matchups contested on The Plains, 60-25. Tues. 29 * at Arkansas (ESPNU) 7:00 Turnover Margin -4.4 +6.9 Steals Per Game 5.6 10.1 FEBRUARY UP NEXT: BACK HOME FOR THE CATS Blocks Per Game 6.4 6.2 Sat. 2 * South Carolina (SECN) 1:00 Georgia returns to the friendly – and in- Wed. 6 * at Alabama (SECN) 9:00 creasingly crowded – confines of Stegeman WELCOME TO THE LEAGUE, COACH Sat. 9 * Ole Miss (SECN) 1:00 Coliseum to host No. 18 Kentucky for a “Super Tues. 12 * at Texas A&M (SECN) 7:00 Tom Crean’s initiation into the SEC might be Sat. 16 * LSU (SECN) 6:00 Tuesday” matchup on ESPN. considered hazing by some. Wed. 20 * Mississippi State (SECN) 6:30 The Bulldogs are 7-1 at Stegeman this Georgia begins league play with six consec- Sat. 23 * at Ole Miss (SECN) 3:30 season. Georgia averaged 8,004 fans for seven utive outings against teams that entered SEC Wed. 27 * Auburn (ESPN2/U) 9:00 non-conference home dates, the Bulldogs’ competition ranked in the top-50 of the new MARCH largest number since the 2002-03 season. NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings. Sat. 2 * at Florida (SECN) 8:30 Wednesday’s game against Vanderbilt upped The Bulldogs’ first half-dozen SEC oppo- Wed. 6 * Missouri (SECN) 6:30 Sat. 9 * at South Carolina (SECN) 1:00 that average to 8,182 fans per game. nents will be, in succession, No. 7 Tennessee, 3/13-17 SEC Tourney (Nashville, Tenn.) The Kentucky contest will be the first of six No. 45 Vanderbilt, No. 18 Auburn, No. 10 Ken- ^ – Cayman Islands Classic (Athens & Grand Cayman) consecutive sellouts at Stegeman. The next tucky, No. 33 Florida and No. 27 LSU. * – SEC games ◊ # – SEC/Big 12 Challenge Georgia home outing with tickets available is The stretch ends with a matchup against All times ET Feb. 20 against No. 14 Mississippi State. Texas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Jan. 26. t MEDIA COVERAGE THE STARTING 5... WATCH: ESPN2 Georgia has Nicolas Derek UGA’s bench UGA’s Tom Hart (play-by-play); already sold Claxton is the Ogbeide has outscored coaching staff Sean Farnham (analyst) out 7 games this only SEC player joined UGA’s it counterparts in sports a combined season, the most to lead his team top-10 career 11 games, with 80 seasons of LISTEN: BULLDOG SPORTS NETWORK sellouts for the in points, boards, rebounding nine of those D-I experience Scott Howard (play-by-play); Bulldogs since assists, blocks & leaders during the being by +10 (Crean-28, Scott-27, Chuck Dowdle (analyst); they had 9 during steals in a game Vanderbilt game. or more. UGA’s Dollar-23, Abdur- Tony Schiavone (producer) the 2002-03 this season...and He’s now 33 from bench has a +172 Rahim-12) with 38 Flagship: WSB AM 750; XM: 381; Internet: 972 season. he’s done so twice. the No. 9 mark. scoring margin. postseason bids. SID: Mike Mobley • Email: [email protected] • Cell: 706-540-7486 • Social Media: @UGABasketball PAGE 2 Georgia VS. AUBURN GAME NOTES HEAD COACH TOM CREAN ASST. COACH CHAD DOLLAR • Named Georgia Basketball’s 22nd head coach on March 15, 2018. • Atlanta native with 20+ years experience in the SEC, ACC, AAC, C-USA and OVC. • Sports 18 seasons as head coach at Marquette (1999-08) and Indiana (2008-17). • Father, Don, was legendary coach at Atlanta’s Douglass HS. Brother, Cam, helped • Led 13 of his teams to postseason play, including nine NCAA Tournament bids, four lead UCLA to the 1995 NCAA title. Sweet 16s appearances and a trip to the 2003 Final Four. ASST. COACH JOE SCOTT • Produced 13 NBA players at Marquette (6) and Indiana (7), including nine who were on opening- • Owns 16 seasons at a D-I head coach at Air Force, Princeton and Denver. day rosters for the 2018-19 season. All told, those 13 players have earned or are under contract • Tabbed among nation’s top-20 “X’s & O’s” coaches in 2013 ESPN survey of peers. to earn more than $550 million. • A three-year starter and two-time All-Ivy pick playing for Pete Carril at Princeton. • In 18 seasons, his teams have finished among the nation’s top-25 squads statistically a combined 39 times in virtually every offensive and defensive statistic kept by the NCAA. ASST. COACH AMIR ABDUR-RAHIM • Has coached 10 All-Americans and 38 all-conference performers. • Sports 12 seasons experience at Texas A&M, Charleston, Ga. Tech and Murray State. • All 52 of his four-year players at MU and IU have graduated, including six who earned their • Played at Wheeler HS. One of six brothers to play college hoops, including Shareef, bachelor’s degrees in less than four years and five who have secured master’s degrees. an NBA All-Star and 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist DIRECTOR OF OPS JAKE THELEN DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY T.J. SAINT • Youngest “DOBO” at a Power-5 school, turned 26 the day before the season opener. • First season at UGA after working with Detroit Pistons the previous four years as • Served as graduate manager at Indiana for Tom Crean during 2016-17 season. head video coordinator with additional player development responsibilities. • At Bellarmine, consensus D-II All-American and Great Lakes Valley Conference POY. • Also served as “DOBO” and graduate assistant at Butler during 2011-14. S&C COACH SEAN HAYES ATHLETIC TRAINER LANCE SCHUEMANN • In his 8th season at UGA after serving on the Buffalo Bills’ staff from 2006-10. • Shaved his beard before the season so looks dramatically different than head shot. • One of two SEC MBB S&C leaders who has earned Master of Strength & • In first season at UGA after spending previous five seasons at Wyoming. Conditioning honors from Collegiate S&C Coaches Association. • Was a student athletic trainer for Florida MBB’s 2007 NCAA Champion team. t NUMERICAL NUGGETS CAREER STATS VS AUBURN Nicolas Claxton bettered his . No. Name G-GS FGs Pct. 3FGs Pct. FTs Pct. PPG RPG A B S best efforts for points, rebounds, 16 assists, blocks, steals and minutes 0 Turtle Jackson 6-2 5-25 .200 2-13 .154 0-2 .000 2.0 0.8 7 0 3 played a combined 16 times in the first seven 1 Teshaun Hightower 2-1 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1.5 0.0 0 0 0 games of the season. Headlining that list 2 Jordan Harris 3-1 4-6 .667 3-5 .600 7-11 .636 6.0 1.3 4 0 0 were 22 points versus Illinois State and 15 4 Tyree Crump 4-0 9-21 .429 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 6.0 0.8 2 0 1 boards against Kennesaw State.