2019–20 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2019–20
Team:Georgia Bulldogs
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:16–16
Conf Record:5–13
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Chad Dollar

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

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

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
William Jackson II 0 G 6'4" 185 Senior Graduated
TeShaun Hightower 1 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Transferred to Tulane
JoJo Toppin 5 F 6'6" 190 Freshman Transferred to Georgia State
Jack Herring 10 F 6'8" 210 Freshman Walk-on; not on team roster
Christian Harrison 11 G 6'4" 200 RS Senior Walk-on; graduate transferred
E'Torrion Wilridge 13 F 6'6" 220 Senior Graduated
Connor O'Neill 24 F 6'6" 220 Senior Walk-on; graduated
Mike Edwards 32 F 6'9" 235 Senior Graduated
33 F 6'11" 220 Sophomore Declared for the 2019 NBA draft; selected 31st overall by the Brooklyn Nets
34 F 6'9" 250 Senior Graduated
Ignas Sargiūnas 43 G 6'5" 205 Freshman Transferred to Colorado State

2019 recruiting class

Preseason

SEC media poll

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

Media poll
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

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

First Team

Anthony Edwards

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| SEC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| SEC tournament|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|March 12, 2020
3:30 pm, SECN| style="text-align:center"| (13)| vs. (5) Florida
Second round| colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | style="text-align:center"|Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN|-

Schedule Source:'Schedule Source:[3]

Notes and References

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