Georgia Basketball Update - Game 12 2014-15 Schedule / Results OVERALL RECORD: 8-3 HOME: 6-0 georgia AWAY: 2-1 NEUTRAL 0-2 2014-15 Basketball Update SEC RECORD: 0-0 today's game HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 0-0 GEORGIA BULLDOGS (8-3, 0-0) NEUTRAL: 0-0 Head Coach: Mark Fox Record at UGA: 93-80 (6th season). Overall Record: 216-123 (11th season) Date Opponent TV Tipoff vs. N6 Georgia 65, Ga. Southwestern 61 (Exh.) NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS (9-6, 2-0) N14 Georgia Tech 80, Georgia 73 N18 Georgia 80, Stony Brook 70* Head Coach: Robert Jones N21 Georgia 82, Troy 60 Record at NSU: 28-21 (3rd season) Overall Record: Same N23 Georgia 74, Florida Atlantic 61 N26 #10 Gonzaga 88, Georgia 76** Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 about this game N28 Minnesota 66, Georgia 62** Stegeman Coliseum • Georgia concludes the non-conference portion of its 2014- D2 Georgia 86, Chattanooga 55 Tipoff Time: 2:00 p.m. (EST) 15 schedule with a Saturday afternoon home contest against D7 Georgia 64, Colorado 57 D21 Georgia 64, Seton Hall 47 TELEVISION Norfolk State. With a victory today, the Bulldogs would post the D27 Georgia 86, Mercer 77 (3OT) Coverage on FSN South (James Bates program’s best pre-conference record since the 2011 season. D31 Georgia 50, Kansas State 46 and Larry Conley) It would also give Georgia six straight wins for the first time J3 Norfolk State FSN 2:00 p.m. georgia RADIO since 2011. J6 Arkansas ESPN 7:00 p.m. Bulldog Sports Network from IMG: • Most recently, Georgia narrowly escaped defeat for the J10 at LSU ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Scott Howard (Play-by-Play), Chuck second straight game when it won 50-46 at Kansas State three Dowdle (Color) J14 at Vanderbilt SECN 9:00 p.m. Local station: In Atlanta: WSB (750 days ago. The Bulldogs led by as many as 15 points in the J17 Florida CBS 2:00 p.m. AM & 95.5 FM). In Athens: WRFC second half, wilted under a K-State rally and reclaimed the J20 Ole Miss SECN 7:00 p.m. (AM 960). lead in the game’s final two minutes. Not until Charles Mann J24 at Miss. State FSN 3:00 p.m. SATELLITE RADIO scored the last of his team-high 17 points, a pair of foul shots J27 Vanderbilt SECN 7:00 p.m. Most Georgia basketball games in with :05 left, did the Bulldogs secure the victory. J31 at South Carolina ESPNU 4:00 p.m. 2014-15 can be heard on SiriusXM • Georgia’s win Wednesday was the second true road F3 at Kentucky ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Radio. Today’s game is on Sirius 119 and XM 192. For more programming victory of the non-conference schedule. That’s also the first F7 Tennessee ESPNU/2 12:00 p.m. time since 2011 that a Bulldog team had won twice on the road F11 at Texas A&M SECN 7:00 p.m. info, see: http://www.siriusxm.com/college- before the SEC schedule, and just the 3rd time in 15 years. F14 Auburn FSN 2:00 p.m. basketballschedule F17 South Carolina SECN 7:00 p.m. • Today’s game is the first-ever game between Georgia and ON THE INTERNET F21 at Alabama ESPN2 8:00 p.m. Norfolk State in basketball. The Spartans are the eighth team For up-to-date information, log on to: F25 at Ole Miss SECN 9:00 p.m. from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) to have http://www.georgiadogs.com F28 Missouri ESPNU 12:00 p.m. Online radio broadcasts of Georgia played a Georgia team. The most recent one was Florida A&M, M3 Kentucky ESPN 9:00 p.m. games can be found at the following which lost to Georgia in Athens 82-73 on Dec. 29, 2012. M7 at Auburn SECN 4:00 p.m. address: http://www.georgiadogs. • Spring Semester begins on the UGA campus on Monday, M11-15 SEC Tournament& TBA com/collegesportslive/ Jan. 2. The next day Georgia begins its 18-game journey *NIT Season Tip-Off SOCIAL MEDIA through the Southeastern Conference next Tuesday with a **NIT Season Tip-Off - New York, N.Y. Facebook: “Georgia Bulldogs” home game against Arkansas. The Bulldogs’ first two SEC &SEC Tournament - Nashville, Tenn. “Georgia Dawgs Hoops” games, in fact, should give them an accurate indication of their All Times Eastern Home Games in Bold Twitter: @UGABasketball @CoachMarkFox own standing. Both Arkansas (27) and LSU (22) occupy the Instagram: @UGABasketball highest RPI numbers outside of No. 1 Kentucky and Georgia itself (21). 2014-15 Bulldogs at a Glance Possible Starters... No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Hometown Worth Noting... 42 Nemanja Djurisic*** F 6-8 230 Sr. 11.2 5.8 Podgorica, Montenegro Primarily a 6th man the past two seasons; key member of first unit as a senior. 2 Marcus Thornton*** F 6-8 235 Sr. 14.5 7.5 Atlanta, Ga. Team’s most experienced player; career-high 24 pts. in win at Chattanooga on 12/2. 4 Charles Mann** G 6-5 210 Jr. 12.9 3.7a Alpharetta, Ga. Team-high 17 pts. in win at Kan.State included two clinching FTs with :05 left. 3 Juwan Parker* G 6-4 200 So. 6.3 4.5 Tulsa, Okla. UGA’s top backcourt sub as a freshman in 2014, enjoying increased role as a soph. 12 Kenny Gaines** G 6-3 195 Jr. 11.5 3.1 Atlanta, Ga. Has already overcome illness and injury in this brief season thus far. Off the Bench... 1 Yante Maten F 6-8 240 Fr. 4.1 3.6 Pontiac, Mich. Young big man has impressed with on-court skills and unusual maturity for his age. 10 Taylor Echols** G 6-1 175 Sr. 0.8 0.2 McDonough, Ga. Former walk-on was awarded scholarship for his 3rd & final season w/Bulldogs. 11 Cameron Forte* F 6-7 220 Jr. 1.3 1.1 Tempe, Ariz. 7-game starter in 2014 has missed past two games battling the flu. 14 Brandon Young* G 5-10 160 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Atlanta, Ga. Non-scholarship player in his second season. 15 Osahen Iduwe F 6-10 235 Fr. 0.0 0.2 Benin City, Nigeria Raw but very athletic big man who will back up post positions this season. 20 Dusan Langura G 6-4 215 RFr. 0.0 0.0 Romont, Switzerland Walk-on who redshirted in 2013-14 while mending injured knee. 24 Houston Kessler* F 6-8 225 RSo. 0.6 1.0 Newnan, Ga. Cited by UGA coaches as one of team’s most improved players from 2014 season. 25 Kenny Paul Geno* G/F 6-6 200 So. 1.8 1.3 Booneville, Miss. Little used as a freshman with a greater role in 2015; career-high 16 minutes vs. Mercer. 30 J.J. Frazier* G 5-10 150 So. 8.2 3.8 Glennville, Ga. Has set career highs in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals & minutes in past four games. *Denotes letters earned Head Coach: Mark Fox (E. New Mexico ‘91). Assistant Coaches: Philip Pearson (Alabama ‘93), Jonas Hayes (Georgia ‘04), Yasir Rosemond (Oregon ‘03) Dir. of Basketball Operations: Kent Davison (Sterling ‘72). Operations Coordinator: Matt Bucklin (Georgia ‘12). Graduate Assistant: Lainn Wilson (Georgia’ 14) Georgia Basketball Update - Game 12 About Norfolk State (9-6 overall, 2-0 in MEAC games) Head Coach: Robert Jones Record at NSU / Years: 26-21 / 2nd season Overall Record / Years: Same Assistant Coaches: Larry Vickers (Assoc. HC), Kevin DeVantier, Raru Archer PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG F - 11 Malik Thomas 6-7 185 Sr. Harlem, N.Y. 10.7 5.2 1.9 F - 35 RaShid Gaston 6-9 240 Jr. Warren, Ohio 14.5 9.8 1.1 G - 3 Jamel Fuentes 6-4 185 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 2.9 2.8 5.5 G - 4 D’Shon Taylor 6-5 195 Jr. Nassau, Bahamas 12.8 4.4 1.3 Covering G - 10 Jeff Short 6-4 195 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 19.5 4.2 1.4 Georgia Basketball georgia vs. norfolk state • Interviews • Interview opportunities for players and • Saturday’s game is the first-ever contest between Georgia and Norfolk State in basketball. Coach Fox will be on pre-determined dates and times during the season. As much ad- georgia vs. Mid-eastern athletic conference vance notice as possible will be given before these dates. These opportunities will take • Norfolk State is the eighth MEAC team to have played Georgia in Athens. Bulldog teams are 12-0 place before the team’s daily practices, which against the MEAC so far, with records against the following teams: 3-0 vs. FAMU; 2-0 each vs. generally start at 3:00 p.m. on weekdays. Bethune-Cookman, Delaware State and Savannah State; and 1-0 each vs. Howard, N.C. A&T and Media are encouraged to arrange interviews in South Carolina State. Georgia’s most recent MEAC opponent was Florida A&M, which visited Athens advance with Tim Hix of the Sports Information on Dec. 29, 2012 and lost an 82-73 decision to the Bulldogs. Office. • Locker, training and weight rooms are observations thus far open only to coaches, players and support staff. > Leftovers from Georgia’s 50-46 victory at Kansas State three days ago: • Georgia won this game by closing with a 9-2 run; this after surrendering a 15-point lead in the second • Practices half.