2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 11–1 (0–0 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Antonio Reynolds-Dean (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Stegeman Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Mike White, play their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, as members of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 20–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 11 seed in the SEC tournament, they beat Missouri in the first round,[1] before losing to Florida in the second round.[2] The Bulldogs received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Xavier, Wake Forest, and Ohio State to advance to the tournament semifinal, before losing to Seton Hall.[3] This was their first postseason appearance since the 2016–17 season.[4]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jabri Abdur-Rahim | 1 | G/F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | South Orange, New Jersey | Transferred to Providence |
Mari Jordan | 2 | F | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia | Transferred to Tulane |
Noah Thomasson | 3 | G | 6'4" | 210 | GS Senior | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
Frank Anselem-Ibe | 5 | C | 6'10" | 215 | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Louisville |
RJ Sunahara | 10 | G | 6'8" | 205 | GS Senior | Bay Village, Ohio | Graduated |
Justin Hill | 11 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Houston, Texas | Transferred to Wichita State |
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe | 12 | F | 6'8" | 217 | Senior | Toronto, Ontario | Transferred to Seattle |
RJ Meléndez | 15 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Transferred to Mississippi State |
Jalen DeLoach | 23 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Savannah, Georgia | Transferred to Loyola |
Russel Tchewa | 54 | C | 7'0" | 275 | GS Senior | Douala, Cameroon | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Dakota Leffew | 1 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Hampton, Georgia | Mount Saint Mary's |
De'Shayne Montgomery | 2 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Broward County, Florida | Mount Saint Mary's |
Tyrin Lawrence | 7 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Monticello, Georgia | Vanderbilt |
RJ Godfrey | 10 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Suwanee, Georgia | Clemson |
Justin Abson | 25 | F | 6'9" | 255 | Junior | Coconut Creek, Florida | Appalachian State |
Recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Asa Newell PF |
Destin, Florida | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 25, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Somto Cyril C |
Enugu, Nigeria | Overtime Elite | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Apr 29, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Savo Drezgić PG |
Belgrade, Serbia | DME Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Jun 14, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Jordyn Kee CG |
Broward County, Florida | Sagemont Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 29, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 10 247Sports: 15 ESPN: — | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m. |
at Charlotte | W 86–59 | – |
20 – A. Newell | 7 – Cyril | 5 – Lawrence | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC | ||||
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
UCF | W 114–76 | – |
20 – Cain | 7 – A. Newell | 6 – Demary Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 83–78 | 1–0 |
26 – A. Newell | 11 – A. Newell | 3 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (6,193) Athens, GA | ||||
November 10, 2024* 3:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Texas Southern Peach State Classic |
W 92–64 | 2–0 |
23 – Leffew | 11 – Cain | 6 – Demary Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum (5,405) Athens, GA | ||||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
North Florida Peach State Classic |
W 90–77 | 3–0 |
21 – Godfrey | 12 – Godfrey | 5 – Demary Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum (5,757) Athens, GA | ||||
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Georgia Tech | W 77–69 | 4–0 |
18 – Demary Jr. | 7 – Tied | 4 – Lawrence | McCamish Pavilion (6,622) Atlanta, GA | ||||
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Alabama A&M | W 93–45 | 5–0 |
17 – A. Newell | 9 – Cyril | 5 – Lawrence | Stegeman Coliseum (5,775) Athens, GA | ||||
November 23, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops |
vs. No. 15 Marquette Atlantis Resort Series |
L 69–80 | 5–1 |
17 – Cain | 7 – Demary Jr. | 5 – Leffew | Imperial Arena (822) Paradise Island, The Bahamas | ||||
November 24, 2024* 11:00 a.m., CBSSN |
vs. No. 22 St. John's Atlantis Resort Series |
W 66–63 | 6–1 |
18 – A. Newell | 9 – Lawrence | 5 – Lawrence | Imperial Arena (419) Paradise Island, The Bahamas | ||||
November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Jacksonville | W 102–56 | 7–1 |
16 – Leffew | 5 – Cyril | 3 – Cain | Stegeman Coliseum (6,285) Athens, GA | ||||
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Notre Dame ACC–SEC Challenge |
W 69–48 | 8–1 |
20 – A. Newell | 11 – A. Newell | 7 – Lawrence | Stegeman Coliseum (8,045) Athens, GA | ||||
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN |
vs. Grand Canyon Holiday Hoopsgiving |
W 73–68 | 9–1 |
17 – A. Newell | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA | ||||
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Buffalo | W 100–49 | 10–1 |
16 – Tied | 11 – Cyril | 4 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (6,349) Athens, GA | ||||
December 22, 2024* 3:30 p.m., SECN |
Charleston Southern | W 81–65 | 11–1 |
22 – Montgomery | 8 – Abson | 3 – Demary Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum (8,368) Athens, GA | ||||
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN |
at Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN |
Kentucky | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Oklahoma | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN |
at Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN |
Auburn | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
January 22, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN |
at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., SECN |
at Florida | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN |
South Carolina | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Alabama | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN |
LSU | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN |
Mississippi State | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., SECN |
Missouri | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Auburn | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN |
Florida | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Texas | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN |
at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Vanderbilt | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
TBD, TBD |
vs. TBD First round |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
References
- ^ "Georgia ends game on 12-0 run to beat Missouri 64-59 in first round of SEC tourney". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Walter Clayton Jr. scores 22, Florida beats Georgia 85-80 to advance to SEC quarters". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia basketball NIT run ends with a thud in semifinal loss to Seton Hall". Online Athens. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ Harvey, Preston (March 18, 2024). "Georgia men's basketball makes first postseason appearance since 2017". WJCL. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.