2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season

2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs basketball

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 14–12 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach|

* Tom Crean (3rd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Steve McClain
* Chad Dollar
* John Linehan

Home arena| Stegeman Coliseum

Seasons

<- 2019–20

2021–22 ->

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 5 Alabama† | 16 | - | 2 |  | .889 |  |  | 26 | - | 7  |  | .788
No. 10 Arkansas | 13 | - | 4 |  | .765 |  |  | 25 | - | 7  |  | .781
LSU | 11 | - | 6 |  | .647 |  |  | 19 | - | 10  |  | .655
Tennessee | 10 | - | 7 |  | .588 |  |  | 18 | - | 9  |  | .667
Florida | 9 | - | 7 |  | .563 |  |  | 15 | - | 10  |  | .600
Ole Miss | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 16 | - | 12  |  | .571
Missouri | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500 |  |  | 16 | - | 10  |  | .615
Kentucky | 8 | - | 9 |  | .471 |  |  | 9 | - | 16  |  | .360
Mississippi State | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 18 | - | 15  |  | .545
Georgia | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 14 | - | 12  |  | .538
Auburn* | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 13 | - | 14  |  | .481
South Carolina | 4 | - | 12 |  | .250 |  |  | 6 | - | 15  |  | .286
Texas A&M | 2 | - | 8 |  | .200 |  |  | 8 | - | 10  |  | .444
Vanderbilt | 3 | - | 13 |  | .188 |  |  | 9 | - | 16  |  | .360
† 2021 SEC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

The 2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Tom Crean, and plays their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Offseason[edit]

### Departures[edit]

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

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Donnell Gresham Jr. | 0 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Graduate Student | St. Paul, MN | Graduated
Jordan Harris | 2 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Iron City, GA | Graduated
Tyree Crump | 4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Bainbridge, GA | Graduated
Anthony Edwards | 5 | G | 6'5" | 225 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA | Declared for the 2020 NBA draft; selected 1st overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Rayshaun Hammonds | 20 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Norcross, GA | Declared for the 2020 NBA draft
Rodney Howard | 24 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Freshman | Ypsilanti, MI | Transferred to Georgia Tech
Amanze Ngumezi | 25 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Sophomore | Savannah, GA | Transferred to Jacksonville State
Mike Peake | 30 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Austin Peay
Stan Turnier | 32 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Louisville, KY | Walk-on; left the team

## Roster[edit]

2020–21 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | K. D. Johnson | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | Hargrave Military Academy | Atlanta, Georgia
G | 2  | Sahvir Wheeler | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | So | Houston Christian HS  | Houston, Texas
F | 3  | Christian Brown | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | So | Oak Hill Academy | Hopkins, South Carolina
F | 4  | Andrew Garcia | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | GS | Stony Brook | Bergenfield, New Jersey
G | 5  | Justin Kier | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | GS | George Mason | Grottoes, Virginia
F | 10  | Toumani Camara | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | So | Chaminade-Madonna Prep School | Brussels, Belgium
G | 11  | Jaxon Etter (W) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | So | Etowah HS | Woodstock, Georgia
F | 12  | Josh Taylor | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Fr | Norcross HS | Atlanta, Georgia
F | 13  | Jonathan Ned | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jr | Eastern Florida College | Brentwood, California
G | 14  | Tye Fagan | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jr | Upson-Lee HS | Thomaston, Georgia
G | 23  | Mikal Starks | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr | Eastern Florida College | Miami, Florida
F | 24  | P. J. Horne | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | GS | Virginia Tech | Tifton, Georgia
F | 25  | Tyron McMillan | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | So | Kilgore College | New Orleans, Louisiana

Head coach

* Tom Crean (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

* Steve McClain (Chadron State)
* 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: March 20, 2021

## Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020*
2:00 p.m., SECN |  | Florida A&M | W 85–75 | 1–0
| Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
December 2, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ |  | North Georgia | W 84–62 | 2–0
| Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
December 4, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | Jacksonville | W 98–65 | 3–0
| Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
December 8, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | Montana | W 63–50 | 4–0
| Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
December 12, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ |  | Samford | W 79–75 | 5–0
| Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
December 19, 2020*
8:00 p.m., SECN |  | Cincinnati | W 83–68 | 6–0
| Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
December 22, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ |  | Northeastern | W 76–58 | 7–0
| Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
December 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | Mississippi State | L 73–83 | 7–1
(0–1)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
January 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | at LSU | L 92–94 OT | 7–2
(0–2)  | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,635)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2021
3:30 p.m., SECN |  | at Arkansas | L 69–99 | 7–3
(0–3)  | Bud Walton Arena (4,400)
Fayetteville, AR
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | Auburn | L 77–95 | 7–4
(0–4)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
January 16, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | at Ole Miss | W 78–74 | 8–4
(1–4)  | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (870)
Oxford, MS
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | Kentucky | W 63–62 | 9–4
(2–4)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | Florida | L 84–92 | 9–5
(2–5)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | at South Carolina | L 59–83 | 9–6
(2–6)  | Colonial Life Arena (3,156)
Columbia, SC
January 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., SECN |  | Ole Miss | W 71–61 | 10–6
(3–6)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
February 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | at Auburn | W 91–86 | 11–6
(4–6)  | Auburn Arena (1,824)
Auburn, AL
February 6, 2021
6:00 p.m., SECN |  | Vanderbilt | W 73–70 | 12–6
(5–6)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
February 10, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | Texas A&M | Postponed  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, GA
February 10, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | at No. 16 Tennessee | L 81–89 | 12–7
(5–7)  | Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)
Knoxville, TN
February 13, 2021
3:30 p.m., SECN |  | at No. 11 Alabama | L 82–115 | 12–8
(5–8)  | Coleman Coliseum (2,055)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | No. 20 Missouri | W 80–70 | 13–8
(6–8)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
February 20, 2021
3:30 p.m., SECN |  | at Florida | L 63–70 | 13–9
(6–9)  | O'Connell Center (2,345)
Gainesville, FL
February 23, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN |  | LSU | W 91–78 | 14–9
(7–9)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m., SECN |  | South Carolina | L 70–91 | 14–10
(7–10)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
March 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., CBS |  | No. 8 Alabama | L 79–89 | 14–11
(7–11)  | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
SEC tournament
March 11, 2021
7:00 p.m., SECN | (10)  | vs. (7) Missouri
Second round | L 70–73 | 14–12
| Bridgestone Arena (1,809)
Nashville, TN

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

## References[edit]

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Georgia Bulldogs basketball

Venues|

* Athens YMCA (1905–1911)
* Memorial Hall (1911–1918)
* Moss Auditorium (1919–1925)
* Woodruff Hall (1923–1964)
* Stegeman Coliseum (1964–present)

Culture & lore|

* Hairy Dawg
* Uga

People|

* Head coaches
* NBA players
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* List of seasons
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