2022–23 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2022–23 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year coach Mike White, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Bulldogs finished their season 16–15, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the SEC tournament, they were defeated by LSU in the first round.

2022–23 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–16 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAntonio Reynolds-Dean
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Pastrana
  • Akeem Miskdeen
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Alabama 16 2   .889 31 6   .838
No. 17 Texas A&M 15 3   .833 25 10   .714
Kentucky 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
No. 23 Missouri 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
No. 20 Tennessee 11 7   .611 25 11   .694
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611 22 15   .595
Auburn 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Florida 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Mississippi State 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Arkansas 8 10   .444 22 14   .611
Georgia 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
South Carolina 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Ole Miss 3 15   .167 12 21   .364
LSU 2 16   .111 14 19   .424
2023 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2021-22 season 6–26, 1–17 in SEC Play to finish in fourteenth place. The 26 losses marked the worst season, record wise, in school history. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt. As a result, head coach Tom Crean was fired.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Cam McDowell 2 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Powder Springs, GA Transferred from Jacksonville State
Tyron McMillan 4 F 6'9" 220 Junior New Orleans, LA Transferred to McNeese State
Christian Wright 5 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Alpharetta, GA Transferred to Oregon State
Aaron Cook Jr. 10 G 6'2" 185 GS Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Josh Taylor 12 F 6'9" 215 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to East Tennessee State
Jonathan Ned 13 F 6'9" 220 Senior Brentwood, CA Graduate transferred to Western Washington
Dalen Ridgnal 15 F 6'7" 220 Junior Kansas City, MO Transferred to Missouri State
Noah Baumann 20 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon
P. J. Horne 24 F 6'6" 225 GS Senior Tifton, GA Graduate transferred
Tyrone Baker 35 C 6'11" 210 Freshman Fort Myers, FL Transferred to Dayton

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Terry Roberts 0 G 6'3" 180 Senior North Amityville, NY Bradley
Jusaun Holt 4 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Tacoma, WA Alabama
Frank Anselem 5 C 6'10" 215 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Syracuse
Justin Hill 11 G 6'0" 185 Junior Houston, TX Longwood
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe 12 F 6'7" 215 Junior Toronto, ON Oklahoma State
Mardrez McBride 13 G 6'2" 180 GS Senior Augusta, GA North Texas

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KyeRon Lindsay
#26 PF
Denton, TX John H. Guyer High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  • "2022 Georgia Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mari Jordan
SF
Dacula, GA Dacula High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

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2022–23 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Terry Roberts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bradley North Amityville, NY
G/F 1 Jabri Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Virginia South Orange, New Jersey
F 2 KyeRon Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dneton Guyer HS Denton, Texas
G 3 Kario Oquendo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Florida SouthWestern State College Titusville, Florida
G 4 Jusaun Holt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Alabama Tacoma, Washington
C 5 Frank Anselem 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Syracuse Lagos, Nigeria
G 10 Jaxon Etter (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Etowah HS Woodstock, Georgia
G 11 Justin Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Longwood Houston, Texas
F 12 Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Oklahoma State Toronto, Ontario
G 13 Mardrez McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr North Texas Augusta, Georgia
F 15 Jailyn Ingram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Florida Atlantic Madison, Georgia
G 22 Brandon Klatsky (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Ranney School Colts Neck, New Jersey
F 23 Braelen Bridges 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS UIC Atlanta, Georgia
F 24 Jaden Newell (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Choctawhatchee HS Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2022*
6:00 p.m.
Georgia College W 66–52 
 15  Tied   9  Moncrieffe   4  Hill  Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., SECN+
Western Carolina W 68–55  1–0
 18  Oquendo   5  Tied   4  Bridges  Stegeman Coliseum (7,757)
Athens, GA
November 11, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest L 71–81  1–1
 13  Tied   6  Hill   5  Roberts  LJVM Coliseum (7,114)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Miami (OH) W 77–70  2–1
 22  Roberts   10  Lindsay   3  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (6,147)
Athens, GA
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN
Bucknell
Sunshine Slam campus site game
W 65–61  3–1
 20  Roberts   9  Roberts   6  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (6,583)
Athens, GA
November 21, 2022*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Saint Joseph's
Sunshine Slam Semifinals
W 66–53  4–1
 16  Oquendo   7  Tied   5  Roberts  Ocean Center (1,612)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2022*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. UAB
Sunshine Slam Championship
L 73–87  4–2
 17  Hill   7  Tied   2  Roberts  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 27, 2022*
1:00 p.m., SECN
East Tennessee State W 62–47  5–2
 16  Oquendo   6  Roberts   6  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (7,202)
Athens, GA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Hampton W 73–54  6–2
 21  Bridges   13  Bridges   6  Hill  Stegeman Coliseum (5,911)
Athens, GA
December 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Florida A&M W 68–46  7–2
 15  McBride   9  McBride   5  Hill  Stegeman Coliseum (6,673)
Athens, GA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Georgia Tech L 77–79  7–3
 16  Roberts   7  Oquendo   7  Roberts  McCamish Pavilion (5,810)
Atlanta, GA
December 18, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Notre Dame
Holiday Hoopsgiving
W 77–62  8–3
 18  Bridges   11  Abdur-Rahim   5  Roberts  State Farm Arena (3,087)
Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2022*
3:00 p.m., SECN+
Chattanooga W 72–65  9–3
 22  Oquendo   7  Moncrieffe   6  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (7,918)
Athens, GA
December 28, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Rider W 78–72  10–3
 17  Tied   6  Tied   4  Hill  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 4, 2023
6:30 p.m., SECN
No. 22 Auburn W 76–64  11–3
(1–0)
 26  Roberts   9  Moncrieffe   3  Moncrieffe  Stegeman Coliseum (10,232)
Athens, GA
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN
at Florida L 75–82  11–4
(1–1)
 25  Roberts   8  Roberts   4  Roberts  O'Connell Center (9,077)
Gainesville, FL
January 11, 2023
6:30 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State W 58–50  12–4
(2–1)
 16  Roberts   10  Bridges   3  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (7,741)
Athens, GA
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss W 62–58  13–4
(3–1)
 15  Oquendo   7  Roberts   5  Roberts  SJB Pavilion (6,117)
Oxford, MS
January 17, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN
at Kentucky L 71–85  13–5
(3–2)
 21  Roberts   5  Tied   3  Roberts  Rupp Arena (19,171)
Lexington, KY
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt L 82–85  13–6
(3–3)
 21  Abdur-Rahim   8  Bridges   6  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 4 Tennessee L 41–70  13–7
(3–4)
 11  Roberts   8  Moncrieffe   3  Hill  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,802)
Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN
South Carolina W 81–78 OT 14–7
(4–4)
 17  McBride   6  Holt   9  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 25 Auburn L 73–94  14–8
(4–5)
 20  McBride   4  Hill   4  Hill  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
February 4, 2023
8:30 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M L 57–82  14–9
(4–6)
 20  Hill   6  Moncrieffe   3  Hill  Reed Arena (12,640)
College Station, TX
February 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN
Ole Miss L 74–78  14–10
(4–7)
 26  Bridges   11  Bridges   7  Hill  Stegeman Coliseum (7,135)
Athens, GA
February 11, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN
Kentucky W 75–68  15–10
(5–7)
 21  Oquendo   9  Moncrieffe   6  Hill  Stegeman Coliseum (10,376)
Athens, GA
February 14, 2023
8:30 p.m., SECN
LSU W 65–63  16–10
(6–7)
 13  Bridges   6  Moncrieffe   4  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (6,991)
Athens, GA
February 18, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 1 Alabama L 59–108  16–11
(6–8)
 17  Hill   8  Bridges   4  Roberts  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 21, 2023
9:00 p.m., SECN
at Arkansas L 65–97  16–12
(6–9)
 20  Oquendo   8  Bridges   2  Roberts  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri
Senior Day
L 63–85  16–13
(6–10)
 14  Oquendo   10  Bridges   8  Roberts  Stegeman Coliseum (10,041)
Athens, GA
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN
Florida L 67–77  16–14
(6–11)
 20  Oquendo   8  Bridges   4  Hill  Stegeman Coliseum (7,879)
Athens, GA
March 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina L 55–61  16–15
(6–12)
 14  Roberts   5  Roberts   1  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (10,211)
Columbia, SC
SEC tournament
March 8, 2023
9:00 p.m., SECN
(11) vs. (14) LSU
First round
L 67–72  16–16
 13  Tied   8  Moncrieffe   4  Hill  Bridgestone Arena (14,326)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Towers, Chip. "UGA, coach Tom Crean to part ways after basketball season". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.