2019–20 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season

2019–20 Georgia Bulldogs basketball

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 16–16 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach|

* Tom Crean (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Joe Scott
* Chad Dollar
* John Linehan

Home arena| Stegeman Coliseum

Seasons

<- 2018–19

2020–21 ->

2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 8 Kentucky | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833 |  |  | 25 | - | 6  |  | .806
No. 20 Auburn | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 25 | - | 6  |  | .806
LSU | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 21 | - | 10  |  | .677
Mississippi State | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 20 | - | 11  |  | .645
Florida | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 19 | - | 12  |  | .613
South Carolina | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 18 | - | 13  |  | .581
Texas A&M | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 16 | - | 14  |  | .533
Tennessee | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 17 | - | 14  |  | .548
Alabama | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 16 | - | 15  |  | .516
Arkansas | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 20 | - | 12  |  | .625
Missouri | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 15 | - | 16  |  | .484
Ole Miss | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 15 | - | 17  |  | .469
Georgia | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 16 | - | 16  |  | .500
Vanderbilt | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 11 | - | 21  |  | .344
Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Georgia bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Tom Crean, in his second year at Georgia. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC tournament and were set to take on Florida in the second round. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season[edit]

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in thirteenth place. As the No. 13 seed in the SEC tournament, they were defeated by Missouri in the first round.

## Offseason[edit]

### Departures[edit]

Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure

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William Jackson II | 0 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Athens, GA | Graduated
TeShaun Hightower | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Lithonia, GA | Transferred to Tulane
JoJo Toppin | 5 | F | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Norcross, GA | Transferred to Georgia State
Jack Herring | 10 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Memphis, TN | Walk-on; not on team roster
Christian Harrison | 11 | G | 6'4" | 200 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Walk-on; graduate transferred
E'Torrion Wilridge | 13 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Beaumont, TX | Graduated
Connor O'Neill | 24 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Roswell, GA | Walk-on; graduated
Mike Edwards | 32 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Westland, MI | Graduated
Nic Claxton | 33 | F | 6'11" | 220 | Sophomore | Greenville, SC | Declared for the 2019 NBA draft; selected 31st overall by the Brooklyn Nets
Derek Ogbeide | 34 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated
Ignas Sargiūnas | 43 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Kaunas, Lithuania | Transferred to Colorado State

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Donnell Gresham Jr. | 0 | G | 6'1" | 203 | RS Senior | St. Paul, MN | Northeastern

### 2019 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Jaykwon Walton
SF | Columbus, GA | Carver-Montgomery (AL)  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 196 lb (89 kg)  | Aug 20, 2018
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Toumani Camara
SF | Brussels, Belgium | Chaminade-Madonna College Prep (FL)  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | Oct 1, 2018
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Anthony Edwards
SG | Atlanta, GA | Holy Spirit Prep (GA)  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | Feb 11, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Christian Brown
SF | Hopkins, SC | Oak Hill Academy (VA)  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | Mar 15, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Sahvir Wheeler
PG | Houston, TX | Houston Christian (TX)  | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | May 6, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Rodney Howard
C | Ypsilanti, MI | Legacy Charter School (SC)  | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 230 lb (100 kg)  | May 29, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Mike Peake
PF | Chicago, IL | Blue Valley Northwest (KS)  | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | Aug 5, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 3 247Sports: 11 ESPN: 5

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

* "Georgia 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
*   * "2019 Georgia Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
*   * "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

## Preseason[edit]

### SEC media poll[edit]

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]

Media poll

Predicted finish  | Team
1 | Kentucky
2 | Florida
3 | LSU
4 | Auburn
5 | Tennessee
6 | Alabama
7 | Mississippi State
8 | Ole Miss
9 | Georgia
10 | South Carolina
11 | Arkansas
12 | Texas A&M
13 | Missouri
14 | Vanderbilt

### Preseason All-SEC teams[edit]

The Bulldogs had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

First Team

Anthony Edwards

## Roster[edit]

2019–20 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | Donnell Gresham Jr. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | RS Sr | Northeastern | St. Paul, MN
F | 1  | Jaykwon Walton | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Carver-Montgomery HS | Columbus, GA
G | 2  | Jordan Harris | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sr | Seminole County HS | Iron City, GA
F | 3  | Christian Brown | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Fr | Oak Hill Academy | Hopkins, SC
G | 4  | Tyree Crump | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sr | Bainbridge HS | Bainbridge, GA
G | 5  | Anthony Edwards | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Fr | Holy Spirit Prep | Atlanta, GA
F | 10  | Toumani Camara | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Fr | Chaminade-Madonna College Prep | Brussels, Belgium
G | 11  | Jaxon Etter (W) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Etowah HS | Woodstock, GA
G | 14  | Tye Fagan | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So | Upson-Lee HS | Thomaston, GA
G | 15  | Sahvir Wheeler | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Houston Christian HS  | Houston, TX
F | 20  | Rayshaun Hammonds | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jr | Norcross HS | Norcross, GA
C | 24  | Rodney Howard | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Fr | Legacy Charter School  | Ypsilanti, MI
F | 30  | Mike Peake | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Fr | Blue Valley Northwest HS | Chicago, IL
G | 32  | Stan Turnier (W) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Trinity HS | Louisville, KY

Head coach

* Tom Crean (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

* Joe Scott (Princeton)
* Chad Dollar (South Florida)
* John Linehan (Providence)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: October 12, 2019

## Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | High points  | High rebounds  | High assists  | Site (attendance)
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Exhibition
October 18, 2019*
7:00 pm |  | Valdosta State | W 93–81 | –
|  18 – Edwards |  7 – Edwards/Wheeler |  6 – Camara | Stegeman Coliseum (N/A)
Athens, GA
October 25, 2019*
7:00 pm |  | at Charlotte | W 77–69 | –
|  19 – Crump |  7 – Crump/Hammonds |  4 – Wheeler | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,117)
Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Western Carolina | W 92–71 | 1–0
|  24 – Edwards |  12 – Hammonds |  4 – Fagan | Stegeman Coliseum (8,722)
Athens, GA
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ |  | The Citadel | W 95–86 | 2–0
|  29 – Edwards |  9 – Hammonds |  8 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (8,058)
Athens, GA
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Delaware State
Maui Invitational tournament campus site game | W 100–56 | 3–0
|  26 – Hammonds |  14 – Hammonds |  7 – Edwards/Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (8,167)
Athens, GA
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Georgia Tech | W 82–78 | 4–0
|  26 – Hammonds |  9 – Hammonds |  5 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,205)
Athens, GA
November 25, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 |  | vs. Dayton
Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals | L 61–80 | 4–1
|  11 – Fagan |  4 – Hammonds |  4 – Wheeler | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 |  | vs. No. 3 Michigan State
Maui Invitational Tournament conslation 2nd round | L 85–93 | 4–2
|  37 – Edwards |  6 – Edwards |  4 – Wheeler | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPNU |  | vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament 7th place game | W 80–77 | 5–2
|  24 – Edwards |  8 – Hammonds |  3 – Gresham, Jr. | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ |  | North Carolina Central | W 95–59 | 6–2
|  21 – Edwards |  9 – Hammonds |  6 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (7,738)
Athens, GA
December 14, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N |  | at Arizona State | L 59–79 | 6–3
|  15 – Fagan |  8 – Hammonds |  4 – Wheeler | Desert Financial Arena (9,067)
Tempe, AZ
December 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN |  | SMU | W 87–85 2OT | 7–3
|  21 – Hammonds |  11 – Hammonds |  8 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,351)
Athens, GA
December 23, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN |  | Georgia Southern | W 73–64 | 8–3
|  23 – Edwards |  10 – Hammonds |  7 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,412)
Athens, GA
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ |  | Austin Peay | W 78–48 | 9–3
|  17 – Hammonds |  9 – Camara |  6 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (9,800)
Athens, GA
January 4, 2020*
1:00 pm, CBS |  | at No. 9 Memphis
American/SEC Alliance | W 65–62 | 10–3
|  15 – Hammonds |  12 – Hammonds |  7 – Wheeler | FedExForum (17,272)
Memphis, TN
SEC regular season
January 7, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN |  | No. 14 Kentucky | L 69–78 | 10–4
(0–1)  |  23 – Edwards |  6 – Camara |  3 – Harris/Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 11, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPNews |  | at No. 5 Auburn | L 60–82 | 10–5
(0–2)  |  18 – Edwards |  9 – Hammonds |  3 – Tied | Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU |  | Tennessee | W 80–63 | 11–5
(1–2)  |  26 – Edwards |  7 – Gresham Jr. |  4 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,313)
Athens, GA
January 18, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN |  | at Mississippi State | L 59–91 | 11–6
(1–3)  |  19 – Edwards |  4 – Hammonds |  4 – Edwards | Humphrey Coliseum (6,585)
Starkville, MS
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN |  | at No. 15 Kentucky | L 79–89 | 11–7
(1–4)  |  16 – Tied |  8 – Hammonds |  3 – Edwards | Rupp Arena (20,135)
Lexington, TX
January 25, 2020
5:30 pm, SECN |  | Ole Miss | L 60–70 | 11–8
(1–5)  |  15 – Harris |  8 – Harris |  4 – Hammonds | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 28, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN |  | at Missouri | L 69–72 | 11–9
(1–6)  |  23 – Edwards |  10 – Edwards |  3 – Edwards | Mizzou Arena (8,541)
Columbia, MO
February 1, 2020
1:30 pm, SECN |  | Texas A&M | W 63–48 | 12–9
(2–6)  |  29 – Edwards |  15 – Edwards |  5 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,156)
Athens, GA
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at Florida | L 75–81 | 12–10
(2–7)  |  32 – Edwards |  6 – Edwards |  4 – Wheeler | O'Connell Center (9,889)
Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN |  | Alabama | L 102–105 OT | 12–11
(2–8)  |  24 – Wheeler |  12 – Edwards |  8 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,041)
Athens, GA
February 12, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN |  | South Carolina | L 59–75 | 12–12
(2–9)  |  16 – Edwards |  6 – Howard |  2 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (8,857)
Athens, GA
February 15, 2020
3:30 pm, SECN |  | at Texas A&M | L 69–74 | 12–13
(2–10)  |  15 – Hammonds |  7 – Hammonds |  7 – Wheeler | Reed Arena (7,106)
College Station, TX
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | No. 13 Auburn | W 65–55 | 13–13
(3–10)  |  18 – Edwards |  8 – Hammonds |  4 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,181)
Athens, GA
February 22, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN |  | at Vanderbilt | W 80–78 | 14–13
(4–10)  |  19 – Edwards |  5 – Tied |  5 – Wheeler | Memorial Gymnasium (10,378)
Nashville, TN
February 26, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN |  | at South Carolina | L 90–94 OT | 14–14
(4–11)  |  36 – Edwards |  9 – Hammonds |  4 – Edwards | Colonial Life Arena (11,613)
Columbia, SC
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN |  | Arkansas | W 99–89 | 15–14
(5–11)  |  26 – Edwards |  9 – Tied |  3 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (10,017)
Athens, GA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU |  | Florida | L 54–68 | 15–15
(5–12)  |  14 – Edwards |  10 – Hammonds |  6 – Wheeler | Stegeman Coliseum (10,007)
Athens, GA
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | at LSU | L 64–94 | 15–16
(5–13)  |  17 – Edwards |  8 – Hammonds |  2 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,697)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC tournament
March 11, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN | (13)  | vs. (12) Ole Miss
First round | W 81–63 | 16–16
|  22 – Hammonds |  11 – Hammonds |  8 – Wheeler | Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
March 12, 2020
3:30 pm, SECN  | (13)  | vs. (5) Florida
Second round | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

'Schedule Source:'Schedule Source:[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
2. ^ "2020 SEC Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns".
3. ^ "BULLDOGS' NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SET" (Press release). University of Georgia Department of Athletics. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

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