Georgia Basketball Update - Game 18 2014-15 Schedule / Results OVERALL RECORD: 12-5 HOME: 9-1 georgia AWAY: 3-2 NEUTRAL 0-2 2014-15 Basketball Update SEC RECORD: 3-2 today's game HOME: 2-1 AWAY: 1-1 GEORGIA BULLDOGS (12-5, 3-2) NEUTRAL: 0-0 Head Coach: Mark Fox Record at UGA: 97-82 (6th season). Overall Record: 220-125 (11th season) Date Opponent TV Tipoff vs. N6 @Georgia 65, Ga. Southwestern 61 (Exh.) MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (9-9, 2-3) N14 @Georgia Tech 80, Georgia 73 N18 @Georgia 80, Stony Brook 70* Head Coach: Rick Ray N21 @Georgia 82, Troy 60 Record at Miss. State: 33-50 / 3rd season Overall Record: Same N23 @Georgia 74, Florida Atlantic 61 N26 #10 Gonzaga 88, Georgia 76** Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 about this game N28 Minnesota 66, Georgia 62** Humphrey Coliseum • Georgia resumes its SEC schedule with a weekend after- D2 Georgia 86, @Chattanooga 55 Tipoff Time: 2:00 p.m. (CST) noon contest at Mississippi State. Saturday’s game will be the D7 @Georgia 64, Colorado 57 D21 @Georgia 64, Seton Hall 47 TELEVISION only regular-season meeting between these two teams. D27 @Georgia 86, Mercer 77 (3OT) Coverage on FSN South (James Bates • The visiting Bulldogs arrive at this game with a 12-5 over- D31 Georgia 50, @Kansas State 46 and Daymeon Fishback) all record, 3-2 in SEC play, having posted three consecutive J3 @Georgia 63, Norfolk State 50 georgia RADIO wins after their 0-2 start in league action. Most recently, they J6 #23 Arkansas 79, @Georgia 75 Bulldog Sports Network from IMG: took a 69-64 decision over Ole Miss in Athens last Tuesday, a J10 @LSU 87, Georgia 84 (2OT) Scott Howard (Play-by-Play), Chuck game in which they trailed by as many as eight points in the Dowdle (Color) J14 Georgia 70, @Vanderbilt 67 Local station: In Atlanta: WSB (750 first half, by six at intermission. J17 @Georgia 73, Florida 61 AM & 95.5 FM). In Athens: WRFC • Fifth-year senior Marcus Thornton continues to lead J20 @Georgia 69, Ole Miss 64 (AM 960). Georgia in scoring (14.1) and rebounding (7.4), as he has J24 at Miss. State FSN 3:00 p.m. SATELLITE RADIO throughout this season. The team’s current 3-game win streak J27 Vanderbilt SECN 7:00 p.m. Most Georgia basketball games in reflects his contributions. Thorton scored 16 points in each J31 at South Carolina ESPNU 4:00 p.m. 2014-15 can be heard on SiriusXM game, leading Georgia in the past two, and shooting 58 percent F3 at Kentucky ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Radio. Today’s game is on Sirius 93 and XM 193. For more programming during that stretch. F7 Tennessee ESPNU/2 12:00 p.m. • Georgia’s recent surge has solidifed its place in the F11 at Texas A&M SECN 7:00 p.m. info, see: http://www.siriusxm.com/college- computer metrics that define and rank all collegiate teams. The F14 Auburn FSN 2:00 p.m. basketballschedule F17 South Carolina SECN 7:00 p.m. Bulldogs enter the weekend with an official RPI of 27, sec- ON THE INTERNET F21 at Alabama ESPN2 8:00 p.m. ond-best among all SEC teams. Additionally, Georgia received For up-to-date information, log on to: F25 at Ole Miss SECN 9:00 p.m. votes (13) in the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week for the http://www.georgiadogs.com F28 Missouri ESPNU 12:00 p.m. Online radio broadcasts of Georgia first time since Jan. 17, 2011. M3 Kentucky ESPN 9:00 p.m. games can be found at the following • Saturday’s game is the 108th all-time meeting between M7 at Auburn SECN 4:00 p.m. address: http://www.georgiadogs. Georgia and Mississippi State in basketball. Because of M11-15 SEC Tournament& TBA com/collegesportslive/ Georgia’s recent success in the series (wins in three of the past *NIT Season Tip-Off SOCIAL MEDIA four), it now leads 54-53. The red & black Bulldogs took both **NIT Season Tip-Off - New York, N.Y. Facebook: “Georgia Bulldogs” regular-season matchups last season: 75-55 in Starkville on &SEC Tournament - Nashville, Tenn. “Georgia Dawgs Hoops” Feb. 12 and 66-45 in Athens on Mar. 5. All Times Eastern Home Games in Bold Twitter: @UGABasketball @CoachMarkFox • The Bulldogs will complete their regular-season series Instagram: @UGABasketball with Vanderbilt next Tuesday in Athens. Georgia defeated the Commodores 70-67 on Jan. 14. 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. 11.1 4.9 Podgorica, Montenegro 1st year as a full-time starter; 51 points shy of 1,000 for his career. 2 Marcus Thornton*** F 6-8 235 Sr. 14.1 7.4 Atlanta, Ga. Team leader in pts. & rebs.; 4 double-doubles this season; career-high 16 rebs. vs. LSU. 4 Charles Mann** G 6-5 210 Jr. 11.7 3.6a Alpharetta, Ga. Scored all 11 of his points in win over Ole Miss in second half. 12 Kenny Gaines** G 6-3 195 Jr. 11.9 3.2 Atlanta, Ga. Scored 17 and 16 pts. in UGA wins last week; shot 75% from 3-point range. 30 J.J. Frazier* G 5-10 150 So. 9.1 3.6a Glennville, Ga. Has set career highs in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals & minutes in past eight games. Off the Bench... 1 Yante Maten F 6-8 240 Fr. 4.8 3.5 Pontiac, Mich. Returned to action vs. Fla. after missing 1 game due to concussion. 3 Juwan Parker* G 6-4 200 So. 5.5 4.0 Tulsa, Okla. Status for upcoming games uncertain because of left Achilles injury. 10 Taylor Echols** G 6-1 175 Sr. 1.0 0.6 McDonough, Ga. Former walk-on was awarded scholarship for his 3rd & final season w/Bulldogs. 11 Cameron Forte* F 6-7 220 Jr. 2.7 1.7 Tempe, Ariz. 7-game starter in 2014; teammates’ injuries have created expanded role in recent games. 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. 0.8 0.9 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. 1.9 1.2 Booneville, Miss. Out indefinitely w/broken left wrist; had steadily increased his role before injury on Jan. 6. *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 18 About Mississippi State (9-9 overall, 2-3 in SEC games) Head Coach: Rick Ray Record at Miss. State / Years: 33-50 / 3rd season Overall Record / Years: Same Assistant Coaches: George Brooks, Wes Flanigan, Chris Hollender PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG F - 25 Roquez Johnson 6-7 210 Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 10.2 5.3 0.6 F - 20 Gavin Ware 6-9 255 Jr. Starkville, Miss. 9.9 7.1 0.3 G - 15 I.J. Ready 5-11 170 So. N. Little Rock, Ark. 8.2 1.8 2.1 G - 23 Travis Daniels 6-8 219 Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7.4 4.9 0.5 Covering G - 32 Craig Sword 6-3 196 Jr. Montgomery, Ala. 5.1 1.7 1.3 Georgia Basketball georgia vs. mississippi state • Interviews • Interview opportunities for players and • Saturday’s game is the 108th all-time meeting between Georgia and Mississippi State in basket- Coach Fox will be on pre-determined dates ball. Because of Georgia’s recent success in the series, it now leads 54-53. and times during the season. As much ad- • Indeed, red & black Bulldog teams have won three of the past four meetings in this series, includ- vance notice as possible will be given before ing both of the past two in Starkville. Georgia hasn’t won three straight games in Starkville since the these dates. These opportunities will take place before the team’s daily practices, which 1989-91 seasons, when all 10 SEC teams played home-and-home series against each other every year. generally start at 3:00 p.m. on weekdays. • These two programs seem to be frequent opponents in SEC Tournament play. In fact, they’ve met Media are encouraged to arrange interviews in there three times in the past seven seasons, most recently in 2012, when Georgia defeated State 71-61 advance with Tim Hix of the Sports Information in the first round in New Orleans. Office. • A geographical breakdown of the series follows: • Locker, training and weight rooms are Games in Athens: Georgia leads 27-19 open only to coaches, players and support Games in Starkville: State leads 31-17 staff. Neutral-Court Games: Georgia leads 10-3 • Practices noteworthy... • Practices will be CLOSED to the media this season.