2015–16 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2015–16
Team:Georgia Bulldogs
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:20–14
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Philip Pearson
Jonas Hayes
Yasir Rosemond
Bowl Result:Second Round

The 2015–16 Georgia bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mark Fox, who was in his seventh season at UGA. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Mississippi State and South Carolina to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Saint Mary's.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament whey they lost to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Michigan State in the Second Round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
2 F 6'8" 235 RS Senior Graduated
Taylor Echols 10 G 6'1" 175 Senior Graduated
Cameron Forte 11 F 6'7" 220 Junior Graduated & transferred to Portland State
Dusan Langura 20 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Transferred to Mississippi Valley State
42 F 6'8" 230 Senior Graduated

Recruits class of 2015

Recruits class of 2016

Schedule and results

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| SEC Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| NIT

See also

2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgia Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball . 2015-07-22 . 2013-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130813185605/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/geo-m-baskbl-sched.html . dead .