Georgia Basketball 2018-19 PreSeason Info General Information LOCATION: Athens, Ga. ENROLLMENT: 37,606 (28,848 undergrad) COLORS: Red & Black FOUNDED: 1785 NICKNAME (MASCOT): Bulldogs (Uga X) NCAA: Division I ARENA (CAPACITY): Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) CONFERENCE: Southeastern ARENA RECORD: 517-238 (.685) in 54 seasons Administration PRESIDENT: Jere W. Morehead (Georgia J.D ’80) PHONE: (706) 542-1214 FACULTY REP.: David Shilpey (Oberlin ’72) PHONE: (706) 542-6908 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Greg McGarity (Georgia ’76) PHONE: (706) 542-1306 ATHLETIC PHONE: (706) 542-9036 TICKET PHONE: (706) 542-1231 Sports Communications ASSOC. SCD/MBB: Mike Mobley (Georgia ’89) EMAIL: [email protected] OFFICE PHONE: (706) 542-9021 CELL PHONE: (706) 540-7486 SR. ASSOC. AD/SCD: Claude Felton (Georgia ’70) EMAIL: [email protected] OVERNIGHT ADDRESS: Butts-Mehre Room 211 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1472 One Selig Circle Athens, GA 30613 Athens, GA 30603 WEBSITE: www.georgiadogs.com SOCIAL MEDIA: @UGABasketball, @TomCrean Basketball Staff HEAD COACH: Tom Crean (Central Michigan ‘89) OVERALL RECORD: 356-231 (.660) in 18 seasons UGA RECORD: First season OTHER COLLEGIATE HEAD COACH EXPERIENCE: Marquette (1999-2008) 190-96 (.664) in 9 seasons Indiana (2008-17) 166-135 (.551) in 9 seasons ASSISTANT COACHES: Amir Abdur-Rahim (Southeastern Louisiana ‘04) Chad Dollar (Milligan ‘96) Joe Scott (Princeton ‘87) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Jake Thelen (Bellarmine ‘15) DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY: T.J. Saint (Belmont ‘10) CREATIVE SERVICES COORD.: Allison Henderson (Tulane ‘17) STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Sean Hayes (Springfield ‘96) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Lance Schuemann (Florida ‘07) GRADUATE MANAGERS: Jonathan Mitchell (Rutgers ‘11) Reed Ridder (Embry-Riddle ‘16) Jalon Wilson (Pepperdine ‘18) BASKETBALL SECRETARY: Pam Gauld PHONE: (706) 542-1432 FAX: (706) 542-1140 2018-19 Georgia TEAM INFORMATION STARTERS RETURNING: 3 STARTERS LOST: 2 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 11 LETTERWINNERS LOST: 4 NEWCOMERS: 4 STARTERS RETURNING: 3 NO. NAME HT. WT. CL. POS. GP-GS PPG RPG AST. BLK. STL. 0 William Jackson II 6-4 185 Sr. G 33-33 8.4 2.2 115 5 23 34 Derek Ogbeide 6-9 250 Sr. F 33-28 6.9 6.2 22 29 11 20 Rayshaun Hammonds 6-8 235 So. F 33-26 6.7 4.9 45 6 15 STARTERS LOST: 2 NO. NAME HT. WT. CL. POS. GP-GS PPG RPG AST. BLK. STL. 1 Yante Maten 6-8 243 Sr. F 33-33 19.3 8.6 51 49 15 3 Juwan Parker 6-4 205 R-Sr. G 33-22 8.3 3.7 38 5 13 RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: 11 (non-starters’ stats below) NO. NAME HT. WT. CL. POS. GP-GS PPG RPG AST. BLK. STL. 4 Tyree Crump 6-1 185 Jr. G 31-2 6.5 1.2 39 3 12 33 Nicolas Claxton 6-11 220 So. F 33-5 3.9 3.9 6 42 5 10 Teshaun Hightower 6-5 190 So. G 29-3 3.6 1.4 39 2 9 2 Jordan Harris 6-4 190 Jr. G 18-0 3.5 2.1 15 3 8 32 Mike Edwards 6-9 235 Sr. F 29-0 1.8 1.8 6 5 5 13 E’Torrion Wilridge 6-6 220 Sr. F 29-12 1.1 1.1 21 6 5 24 Connor O’Neill 6-6 220 Sr. F 3-0 0.3 1.3 0 0 1 11 Christian Harrison 6-4 200 RSr. G 2-0 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 LETTERWINNERS LOST: 4 (non-starter’s stats below) NO. NAME HT. WT. CL. POS. GP-GS PPG RPG AST. BLK. STL. 5 Pape Diatta 6-7 220 Sr. F 15-1 1.2 1.2 5 1 4 30 Isaac Kante 6-7 236 Fr. F 10-0 1.0 0.4 0 1 0 NEWCOMERS: 4 NO. NAME HT. WT. CL. POS. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL/TEAM 14 Tye Fagan 6-3 185 Fr. G Thomaston, Ga. / Upson-Lee HS 25 Amanze Ngumezi 6-9 245 Fr. F Savannah, Ga. / Johnson HS 43 Ignas Sargiūnas 6-5 205 Fr. G Kaunas, Lithuania / Zalgiris II 5 JoJo Toppin 6-6 190 Fr. G Brooklyn, N.Y. / Norcross HS 2017-18 In Review OVERALL RECORD: 18-15 Home: 11-4 Away: 4-9 Neutral: 3-2 SEC RECORD: 7-11 (t-11th) Home: 5-4 Away: 2-7 POST-SEASON: lost to Kentucky in quarterfinals of SEC Tournament Basketball History FIRST SEASON OF PLAY: 1905-06 OVERALL RECORD: 1381-1288 (.517) NCAA APPEARANCES/LAST: 9 (2015) BEST NCAA FINISH: Semifinals (1983) NIT APPEARANCES/LAST: 14 (2017) BEST NIT FINISH: Semifinals (1982, 1998) SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1 (1990) SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES: 2 (1983, 2008) 2018-19 Georgia BULLDOG ROSTERS NUMERICAL NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL/TEAM 0 William Jackson II 6-4 185 G Sr.-3L Athens, Ga. / Athens Christian School 1 Teshaun Hightower 6-5 190 G So.-1L Lithonia, Ga. / Mt. Zion (Md.) Prep School 2 Jordan Harris 6-4 190 G Jr.-2L Iron City, Ga. / Seminole County High School 4 Tyree Crump 6-1 185 G Jr.-2L Bainbridge, Ga. / Bainbridge High School 5 JoJo Toppin 6-6 190 G Fr.-HS Brooklyn, N.Y. / Norcross (Ga.) High School 11 Christian Harrison 6-4 200 G RSr.-1L Atlanta, Ga. / Troy University 13 E’Torrion Wilridge 6-6 220 F Sr.-3L Beaumont, Texas / Central Medical Magnet High School 14 Tye Fagan 6-3 185 G Fr.-HS Thomaston, Ga. / Upson-Lee High School 20 Rayshaun Hammonds 6-8 235 F So.-1L Norcross, Ga. / Norcross High School 24 Connor O’Neill 6-6 220 F Sr.-3L Roswell, Ga. / Tilton (N.H.) School 25 Amanze Ngumezi 6-9 245 F Fr.-HS Savannah, Ga. / Johnson High School 32 Mike Edwards 6-9 235 F Sr.-3L Westland, Mich. / John Glenn High School 33 Nicolas Claxton 6-11 220 F So.-1L Greenville, S.C. / Legacy Charter School 34 Derek Ogbeide 6-9 250 F Sr.-3L Lagos, Nigeria / Pebblebrook (Ga. ) High School 43 Ignas Sargiūnas 6-5 205 G Fr.-HS Kaunas, Lithuania / Jonas Basanavicius Gymnasium ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 33 Nicolas Claxton 6-11 220 F So.-1L Greenville, S.C. / Legacy Charter School 4 Tyree Crump 6-1 185 G Jr.-2L Bainbridge, Ga. / Bainbridge High School 32 Mike Edwards 6-9 235 F Sr.-3L Westland, Mich. / John Glenn High School 14 Tye Fagan 6-3 185 G Fr.-HS Thomaston, Ga. / Upson-Lee High School 20 Rayshaun Hammonds 6-8 235 F So.-1L Norcross, Ga. / Norcross High School 2 Jordan Harris 6-4 190 G Jr.-2L Iron City, Ga. / Seminole County High School 11 Christian Harrison 6-4 200 G RSr.-1L Atlanta, Ga. / Troy University 1 Teshaun Hightower 6-5 190 G So.-1L Lithonia, Ga. / Mt. Zion (Md.) Prep School 0 William Jackson II 6-4 185 G Sr.-3L Athens, Ga. / Athens Christian School 25 Amanze Ngumezi 6-9 245 F Fr.-HS Savannah, Ga. / Johnson High School 34 Derek Ogbeide 6-9 250 F Sr.-3L Lagos, Nigeria / Pebblebrook (Ga. ) High School 24 Connor O’Neill 6-6 220 F Sr.-3L Roswell, Ga. / Tilton (N.H.) School 43 Ignas Sargiūnas 6-5 205 G Fr.-HS Kaunas, Lithuania / Jonas Basanavicius Gymnasium 5 JoJo Toppin 6-6 190 G Fr.-HS Brooklyn, N.Y. / Norcross (Ga.) High School 13 E’Torrion Wilridge 6-6 220 F Sr.-3L Beaumont, Texas / Central Medical Magnet High School Head Coach: – Tom Crean (Central Michigan ‘89) Pro-nun-see-a-shun Guy'd Assistant Coaches: TYREE (Tie-ree) Crump Amir Abdur-Rahim (Southeastern Louisiana ‘04) TESHAUN (T-shawn) Hightower Chad Dollar (Milligan ‘96) Derek OGBEIDE (Ohwg-BAY-DAY) Joe Scott (Princeton ‘87) E’TORRION (Ee-tore-ee-un) Wilridge Director of Operations: Jake Thelen (Bellarmine ‘15) AMANZE (Uh-mahn-zay) NGUMEZI (in-goo-meh-zay) IGNAS (Ig-nus) SARGIŪNAS (Sar-goo-nass) 2018-19 Georgia SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TV TIME Thursday Oct. 18 EXHIB. - at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 8:00 Thursday Nov. 1 EXHIB. - West Georgia Athens SECN+ 7:00 Friday Nov. 9 Savannah State Athens SECN+ 8:30 Tuesday Nov. 13 at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. ESPN3 7:00 Friday Nov. 16 # Sam Houston State Athens SECN+ 7:00 Monday Nov. 19 # vs. Illinois State Grand Cayman Stadium 1:30 Tuesday Nov. 20 # vs. Akron/Clemson Grand Cayman Stadium 11:00/1:30 Wednesday Nov. 21 # vs. Boise St./Creighton/Ga. State/St. Bonaventure Grand Cayman Stadium TBD Tuesday Nov. 27 Kennesaw State Athens SECN+ 7:00 Monday Dec. 3 Texas Southern Athens SECN+ 7:00 Saturday Dec. 15 Arizona State Athens SECN 6:00 Tuesday Dec. 18 Oakland Athens SECN+ 7:00 Saturday Dec. 22 at Ga. Tech Atlanta ESPNU 12:00 Sunday Dec. 30 Massachusetts Athens SECN 6:00 Saturday Jan. 5 * at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. SECN 3:30 Wednesday Jan. 9 * Vanderbilt Athens SECN 6:30 Saturday Jan. 12 * at Auburn Auburn, Ala. ESPN/2/U 4:00 Tuesday Jan. 15 * Kentucky Athens ESPN/2/U/SEC 7:00 Saturday Jan. 19 * Florida Athens CBS 12:00 Wednesday Jan. 23 * at LSU Baton Rouge, La. SECN 7:00 Saturday Jan. 26 ^ Texas Athens ESPN/2/U 2:00 Tuesday Jan. 29 * at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. ESPNU 7:00 Saturday Feb. 2 * South Carolina Athens SECN 1:00 Wednesday Feb. 6 * at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. SECN 9:00 Saturday Feb. 9 * Ole Miss Athens SECN 1:00 Tuesday Feb. 12 * at Texas A&M College Station, Texas SECN 7:00 Saturday Feb. 16 * LSU Athens SECN 6:00 Wednesday Feb.