Georgia 2020-21 Preseason Prospectus Georgia Basketball numerical nuggets Georgia has signed six ESPN top-100 prospects under head coach Tom Crean. That tally is as many as the Bulldogs signed in the 12 years prior 6 to his arrival in Athens. 12 The Bulldogs established their top-2 all-time total attendance records for home games during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns, a span 2 covering 115 seasons of Georgia Basketball. 115 Georgia has scored 90 or more points 11 times during Tom Crean’s first 64 games with the Bull- dogs. UGA reached that mark 11 times in the 387 11 games prior to Crean’s arrival. 387 Georgia sold out of its complete season ticket allotment for the first time ever in 2019, the first time the Bulldogs did so in 57 seasons of play at 0 Stegeman Coliseum. 57 The Bulldogs drew a school-record 11 10,000-plus home crowds last season. UGA has drawn 10,000 fans 17 times during 2018-19 and 2019-20, the 6 most ever over a two-season span. 11 UGA ATTENDANCE RECORDS TOTAL FANS AVERAGE RK. SEASON GAMES TOTAL RK. SEASON GAMES AVG. 1. 2019-20 17 164,071 1. 2002-03 13 9,857 2. 2018-19 17 148,700 2. 2019-20 17 9,651 3. 2015-16 19 139,570 3. 2001-02 13 9,064 4. 2003-04 16 137,902 4. 1990-91 12 8,822 5. 2006-07 18 132,048 5. 2018-19 17 8,747 UGA SCORING IN THE 2000s TEAM AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL AVERAGE RK. SEASON POINTS AVG. RK. PLAYER (SEASON) AVG. 1. 2002-03 2138 79.2 1. Y. Maten (‘17-18) 19.3 2. 2001-02 2444 76.4 2. A. Edwards (‘19-20) 19.1 3. 2019-20 2428 75.9 3. J.J. Frazier (‘16-17) 18.8 4. 2006-07 2477 75.1 4. J. Hayes (‘01-02) 18.6 5. 2000-01 2257 72.8 5. KCP (‘12-13) 18.5 Anthony Edwards, projected in most mock drafts as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, scored 610 points for the t Bulldogs last season, the 10th-most by a freshman in SEC history. Table Of Contents 2020-21 Preseason Information BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS UGA Quick Facts ............................................................1 Head Coach: Basketball Staff & Roster Breakdown ..........................1 Tom Crean (Central Michigan ‘89) Preseason Notebook ................................................ 2-3 383-268 (.588) in 20 seasons overall Staff Bios 27-37 (.422) in 2 seasons at UGA Tom Crean ...................... 4 John Linehan .................. 6 Assistant Coaches: Steve McClain..................5 Brian Fish ....................... 6 Steve McClain (Chadron State ’84) Chad Dollar .....................5 Jake Thelen .................... 6 Chad Dollar (Milligan ‘96) Returning Letterwinner Bios John Linehan (Providence ‘02) Christian Brown ..............7 Tye Fagan ..................... 10 Director of Player Development: Toumani Camara ........... 8 Jaykwon Walton ............ 11 Brian Fish (Marshall ‘89) Jaxon Etter ......................... 9 Sahvir Wheeler ..............12 Director of Basketball Operations: Newcomer Bios Jake Thelen (Bellarmine ‘15) Andrew Garcia ............... 13 Tyron McMillan .............15 Strength & Conditioning: P.J. Horne ...................... 13 Jonathan Ned ................15 Sean Hayes (Springfield ‘96) K.D. Johnson..................14 Mikal Starks ..................16 Athletic Trainer: Lance Schuemann (Florida ‘07) Justin Kier......................14 Josh Taylor ....................16 Graduate Assistant Managers: 2019-20 Review James Cambronne (Saint Michael’s ‘15); Peter Overall & SEC Individual Statistics .............................17 Fusilero (Kansas ’19); Sean O’Brien (Southern Game-by-Game Results ............................................18 Illinois ‘17); Joseph Rogers (Georgia ‘19) Game-by-Game Team Statistics .............................. 19 2019-20 Records: 16-16; 5-13 in SEC (13th) Single-Game Individual & Team Superlatives ..........20 2020-21 ROSTER BREAKDOWN Starting Returning: (2) UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP-GS PPG RPG Location: Athens, Ga. 2 Sahvir Wheeler 5-10 180 So. 31-17 9.0 2.5 Founded: 1785 10 Toumani Camara 6-8 220 So. 32-23 6.6 4.3 Enrollment: 38,920 (29,848 undergrad) Letterwinners Returning: (6) (non starters’ stats below) Conference: Southeastern No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP-GS PPG RPG Nickname: Bulldogs 14 Tye Fagan 6-3 195 Jr. 32-0 4.1 1.7 Mascot: Uga X 3 Christian Brown 6-6 215 So. 31-0 3.4 1.6 Arena: Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) 1 Jaykwon Walton 6-7 205 So. 7-0 2.1 0.4 Colors: Red & Black * 11 Jaxon Etter 6-4 200 So. 9-0 0.0 0.2 President: Jere W. Morehead (Georgia, J.D. ‘80) Newcomers: (8) J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics: No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Greg McGarity (Georgia ‘76) 0 K.D. Johnson 6-1 190 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Faculty Athletics Representative: 4 Andrew Garcia 6-6 225 Gr. Bergenfield, N.J. David Shipley (Oberlin ‘72) 5 Justin Kier 6-5 190 Gr. Grottoes, Va. 12 Josh Taylor 6-9 215 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. UGA SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS 13 Jonathan Ned 6-9 215 Jr. Brentwood, Calif. Loran Smith Director of Sports Communications: 23 Mikal Starks 6-0 185 Jr. Miami, Fla. Claude Felton (Georgia ‘70) 24 P.J. Horne 6-6 230 Gr. Tifton, Ga. Associate SID & MBB Contact: 25 Tyron McMillan 6-9 220 So. New Orleans, La. Mike Mobley (Georgia ‘89) Starters Lost: (3) Mobley Email / cell: No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP-GS PPG RPG [email protected] / 706-540-7486 5 Anthony Edwards 6-5 225 Fr. 32-32 19.1 5.2 Associate SIDs: 20 Rayshaun Hammonds 6-9 235 So. 32-32 12.9 7.4 Leland Barrow, Steven Colquitt, Tim Hix, 2 Jordan Harris 6-5 195 Sr. 23-13 7.1 4.0 Christopher Lakos & Tray Littlefield Letterwinners Lost: (8) (non starters’ stats below) Assistant SIDs: No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP-GS PPG RPG Karra Logan, Jake Stanley & Sean Stevenson 4 Tyree Crump 6-1 185 Sr. 30-14 6.9 2.2 Media Ops Coordinator: Kim Vachon 0 Donnell Gresham Jr. 6-2 195 Gr. 32-20 5.0 4.0 Graduate Assistants/Interns: 30 Mike Peake 6-8 220 Fr. 24-0 2.3 2.0 Catherine Harris, Matt Jesus, Olivia Puttin & 24 Rodney Howard 6-11 245 Fr. 24-2 1.3 1.5 Eleanor Stubley * 32 Stan Turnier 6-4 185 Fr. 8-0 0.0 0.4 Photographers: Chamberlain Smith & Tony Walsh * – Denotes walk-on @UGABASKETBALL 2020-21 GEORGIA BASKETBALL • 1 Preseason Notebook BULLDOGS’ REVAMPED ROSTER PREPS FOR 2020-21 Georgia’s 2020-21 roster will Wheeler secured his place in the feature six returning letterwinners Bulldogs’ record books during his meshing with eight newcomers. initial season at UGA. The Harlem Junior Tye Fagan and return- native, who later moved to Hous- ing sophomore starters Toumani ton, distributed a Georgia fresh- Camara and Sahvir Wheeler lead man record 139 assists on the the Bulldogs who are back...along year. That tally also ranks No. 14 with sophomores Christian Brown, among UGA’s all-time single-sea- Jaykwon Walton and Jaxon Etter. son leaders. Wheeler finished the Georgia’s newcomers provide season ranked fourth in the SEC in a mix of experience and youth, assists (4.5 apg) and sixth in as- with three graduate transfers, sist-to-turnover ratio (1.5). two juniors, a sophomore and two Brown, Walton and Etter will freshmen joining the fold. Andrew look to up their contributions from Garcia, P.J. Horne and Justin Kier a year ago. Brown and Walton both will join the Bulldogs for a single were consensus top-100 recruits in season of eligibility. A trio of junior the class of 2019, ranking No. 64 college transfers includes juniors and 69, respectively, by ESPN.com. Jonathan Ned and Mikal Starks Brown logged double-digit min- and sophomore Tyron McMillan. utes in nine SEC outings and flirt- Peach State natives K.D. Johnson ed with a double-double (11 points and Josh Taylor comprise UGA’s and eight boards) in early-season freshman class. action against N.C. Central. Wal- t “I like their camaraderie” head t ton’s season was hindered by injury coach Tom Crean said. “We’re working Sahvir Wheeler’s and illness, limiting him to seven games very hard. There’s guys – because they 139 assists broke played. Etter, a walk-on, was a two-time gym is loosening up a bit and they can the Bulldogs’ previous fresh- All-State performer at Etowah High be in there a little more as long as we man record established by School who veteran players consistently clean the gym and clean the basket- Litterial Green in 1989. compliment for his vision of the game. balls – who are in there at different Georgia’s graduate transfers have times, whether it’s later at night or early in the morning. already enjoyed strong collegiate careers. Garcia was There are guys who are very, very hungry. In addition named the America East Conference’s Sixth Man of the to all that, they’re doing a good job in the weight room. Year in 2019 and earned second-team All-America East They’re doing a good job when we work out outside. honors in 2020. He averaged 10.1 ppg in 77 outings with They’re pushing each other. They’re competing. the Seawolves. Horne, a Tifton, Ga., native returning “There is a spirit about them, and they’re improving. home to play for his state school, helped Virginia Tech A lot of new guys are learning to come together in a very, earn NCAA Tournament bids in both 2018 and 2019. He very different situation, and that’s what we’re focused started 30 of 32 games for the Hokies last season, av- on, bridging that every day.