UGA Men’s Basketball
Next Opponent Notre Dame
SB Nation: Notre Dame Men’s Basketball: Irish Use Hot Shooting to Escape Boston Terriers 81 to 75
ND nearly squandered a big lead while losing Nate Laszewski to a head/eye injury, but they ultimately prevailed thanks to great shooting and some key plays down the stretch
https://www.onefootdown.com/2022/12...rs-cormac-ryan-trey-wertz-brey?_gl=1*1asnr7h*
SB Nation: Notre Dame Men’s Basketball: Three Things From the First BIG GAME Week
“In a narrative no doubt familiar to Irish fans, Notre Dame’s fate this season has hinged on its ability to shoot from the outside. Against Michigan State, the Irish were absolutely on fire, moving the ball effectively to create open looks and involving a wide range of shooters. Cormac Ryan led the way with a 6-of-7 effort from deep, with Trey Wertz and Dane Goodwin also putting in multiple threes on the night for a 42.3% effort. It was this shooting prowess that allowed the Irish to bury the Spartans early.
Syracuse, however, played an effective zone defense that cut off Notre Dame’s ball movement, limited looks elsewhere and forced the Irish into threes they didn’t want to take. The result was the same number of makes as the previous game (11) on a much larger number of shots (33 as opposed to 26) for a 33% clip, with the Irish going ice cold after a six-of-nine start from beyond the arc. The lack of a consistent interior presence made the Irish unable to score much elsewhere on the court and ultimately forced a close game they narrowly lost.”
“With Paul Atkinson gone, Nate Lasewski more of an oversized 3 than a true big man and Ven-Allen Lubin still catching up, the Irish have struggled at many points this season to produce inside the paint. Notre Dame found success against Michigan State with driving guards, particularly Dane Goodwin and J.J. Starling, but struggled to generate much of anything against Syracuse. The lack of effective paint presence has been felt on defense as well, with the Irish allowing both the Spartans and the Orange to score inside at impressive clips.
Last year’s surprising postseason run was in no small part made by possible by the balance Notre Dame had with Atkinson leading the way in the interior. The Irish pinned a lot of their hopes in that department this year on Lubin, who has shown signs of becoming a solid presence but so far has not been able to provide the same level offensive threat and defensive stability. His progress will be key to watch as the Irish clash with stronger opponents moving forward.”
“Prior to the return of transfer guard Marcus Hammond on Saturday, the Irish were utilizing a six-man rotation, with Lubin the only player coming off the bench. Even now, the rotation is at seven. It’s a solid seven, but it also includes four fifth-year seniors in the starting lineup.”
https://www.onefootdown.com/platfor...he-first-big-game-week-mike-brey-nd-acc-hoops
Comparison to Date:
PPG
UGA 230 ND 168
FG%
UGA 257 ND 66
FT%
UGA 88 ND 5
3P%
UGA 230 ND 61
REB
UGA 51 ND 337
A
UGA 249 ND 278
TO
UGA 319 ND 2
A/TO
UGA 307 ND 31
BS
UGA 140 ND 182
Recruiting
3 Players of UGA Interest Here:
HC: “Our defense held them to 0 Made FGs in the 2nd Half. Only 4 pts total, all from Free Throws.
Thats the defensive standard.”
2023 Possibility, recruited by the former staff and of interest to the current staff:
SI.com: Kentucky’s TyTy Washington’s Younger Uncle Tru Washington’s Stock Rising (3-10-22)
“This season, he averaged 23 points, seven rebounds, three steals and three assists a game for the Pride. This spring, he’ll run with Arizona Select in the Under Armour Association.
That’s got Georgia, Portland, Pepperdine, Santa Clara and Arizona State, among others, in pursuit.”
https://www.si.com/.amp/college/202...phew-tyty-washington-kentucky-mountain-pointe
Another 2023 Possibility locally:
6-3 188 G Overtime Elite…originally from Covington
UGA Women’s Basketball
History
SEC Basketball
Alabama
Alabama.com: A few notes, nuggets before No. 8 Alabama faces No. 1 Houston
https://www.al.com/alabamabasketbal...labama-faces-no-1-houston.html?outputType=amp
Auburn
Alabama.com: Bruce Pearl and Auburn men’s basketball go big with 1st 2024 commit
The future of Auburn basketball got a bit bigger on Friday. Peyton Marshall, a 6-foot-11, 310-pound center, committed to Bruce Pearl and the Tigers. Marshall is from Marietta, Georgia
https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball...-big-with-1st-2024-commit.html?outputType=amp
Opelika Journal News: Peach State presence: Georgia strong basketball pipeline for Auburn
“In the past five seasons, Auburn has rostered 25 players from Georgia, with the largest totals coming the past two years.
And Auburn’s Atlanta presence doesn’t end this season. On Friday, the Tigers landed a pledge from 2024 center Peyton Marshall, a native of Marietta. Pearl said Thursday, too, that — though it’s yet to be officially announced — the Tigers will play another “big time” opponent in Atlanta next season.
“Atlanta has been great to us,” Pearl said. “Part of my desire to support this tournament was to be able to continue to take our team to Atlanta. The crowds that have been at State Farm have been impressive for Auburn, and recruits and their families definitely take notice.”
https://oanow.com/sports/college/au...cle_1ec788d0-77fa-11ed-8a84-2f5d5445b80b.html
Missouri
Columbia Daily Tribune: Border War: Mizzou basketball is eager to show a year's worth of improvement vs. Kansas
https://www.columbiatribune.com/sto...rovement-vs-kansas-in-border-war/69713901007/
St.Louis Post Dispatch: Border War revival stirs memories of Marcus Denmon's epic game when Kansas last visited Mizzou
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/col...cle_6833bffa-0f78-51cd-9ee7-2331d62e7439.html
Vanderbilt
Daily News Journal: Vanderbilt basketball falls prey to turnovers, poor start in 64-62 loss to Grambling State
https://www.dnj.com/story/sports/co...e-loss-grambling-state-turnovers/69697175007/
College Basketball
Rothstein: THE BREAKFAST BUFFET.
- Arizona/Indiana
- Mark Sears
- Dennis Gates' first big test at Missouri
- Other things to nosh on
https://collegehoopstoday.com/index...ears-dennis-gates-first-big-test-at-missouri/
Memphis
Memphis Commercial Appeal: What worries Memphis' Penny Hardaway entering Auburn game — and why it's not Kendric Davis
https://www.commercialappeal.com/st...-auburn-toughness-aggressiveness/69697545007/
Memphis Commercial Appeal: Larry Brown leaving Memphis basketball staff 'due to ongoing health concerns'
https://www.commercialappeal.com/st...itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=ExploreMore
New Mexico State
KOAT: NMSU coaches held onto gun used by player in self-defense killing
https://www.koat.com/article/nmsu-c...ed-by-player-in-self-defense-killing/42159938
KTSM: UPDATE: New footage shows what happened during shooting involving NM State player
“Peake was suspended indefinitely from the NMSU basketball team on Monday afternoon after being released from the hospital.”
https://www.ktsm.com/news/surveilla...ng-nm-state-basketball-player-mike-peake/amp/
Las Cruces Sun News: New Mexico State basketball player Anthony Roy on probation from 2021 felony
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/sp...oy-on-probation-from-2021-felony/69713452007/
North Carolina
Raleigh News & Observer: UNC basketball looks to turn up pressure on defense as Tar Heels try to reverse course
https://amp.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article269828982.html
Purdue
Evan Miyakawa “Purdue's starting lineup of Smith, Loyer, Morton, Gillis, and Edey has the 2nd highest Adjusted Team Offensive Efficiency in the country at 131 points per 100 possessions, behind only Gonzaga's starting 5. This measures lineup efficiency and adjusts for the strength of opponents:
https://twitter.com/evanmiya/status/1600923364918407168?s=46&t=fCtPphQRk25Ufj6Mkzkz8g
Virginia
Jerry Ratcliffe: Scattershooting: UVA-Houston could make history; hoops recruiting update; other golden nuggets
“We don’t have greedy guys,” Bennett said. “Sometimes I want them to be assertive and take that rhythm three (he had prompted Ben Vander Plas and Isaac McKneely to do so in the game), but they will share the ball.
“This is an ‘us’ or ‘we’ team if I’ve ever had one,” Bennett said. “Some teams, you’ve got your big two or three … of course there’s talented guys, but this is a ‘we’ team. They need each other the way they have to defend, in the way they have to play on both ends in order to be as good as they possibly can. I think they’re understanding that more and more.”
“As the only program in the country with both its men’s and women’s basketball programs unbeaten, a reader asked when the two had such a great combined start. UVA’s men are 8-0, the women 11-0 going into their breaks. The previous two best combined starts were in 1981-82, when the men were 9-0, women 8-0; and in 1982-83 when both teams started 8-0.”
“There were 84 ACC alumni on opening day NBA rosters, the most from any conference. Duke had the most from the ACC with 25, while Carolina had 11, Virginia nine and Florida State eight.”
https://jerryratcliffe.com/scatters...hoops-recruiting-update-other-golden-nuggets/
NBA
USA Today: Yes, even the Celtics have a flaw: The good (and bad) for every NBA team this season
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2022/12/10/30-nba-teams-analyzed-good-bad/10865097002/
“Mikal Bridges led the NBA in minutes played last season 2,854. That number would have placed him 38th in 2003.
That year Iverson led the lNBA with 3,485 minutes. Kobe was second at 3,401. Michael Jordan, age 39, played 3,031 minutes. Karl Malone, 39, played 2,936.”
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Atlanta
AJC: Hawks are .500 after falling to the Nets
“Tonight was about us finishing and we have to learn to finish games, get stops and then make shots the last five minutes of a game when it’s close like this.”
https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-...lling-to-the-nets/OCRVDAEYWVAKTLDA3VEN6DRW6Y/
Philadelphia
Phillyvoice: De'Anthony Melton saves Sixers in chaotic win over Lakers: "He had a hell of a night"
https://www.phillyvoice.com/deanthony-melton-saves-sixers-76ers-stats-analysis-chaotic-win-lakers/
History
Hoops Birthdays 12-10
Mark Aguirre SF DePaul DAL, DET, LAC 1981-1994 12-10-1959 63 YOA
Rusty LaRue PG Wake Forest CHI, UT, GS 1997-2004 12-10-1973 49 YOA
Lloyd Neal PF Talbotton, GA Tennessee State POR 1972-1979 12-10-1950 72 YOA
Bryant Stith SG Virginia DEN, BOS, CLE 1992-2002 12-10-1970 52 YOA
Dion Walters SG Syracuse CLE, OKC, MIA, LAL 2012-2020 12-10-1991 31 YOA
Next Opponent Notre Dame
SB Nation: Notre Dame Men’s Basketball: Irish Use Hot Shooting to Escape Boston Terriers 81 to 75
ND nearly squandered a big lead while losing Nate Laszewski to a head/eye injury, but they ultimately prevailed thanks to great shooting and some key plays down the stretch
https://www.onefootdown.com/2022/12...rs-cormac-ryan-trey-wertz-brey?_gl=1*1asnr7h*
SB Nation: Notre Dame Men’s Basketball: Three Things From the First BIG GAME Week
“In a narrative no doubt familiar to Irish fans, Notre Dame’s fate this season has hinged on its ability to shoot from the outside. Against Michigan State, the Irish were absolutely on fire, moving the ball effectively to create open looks and involving a wide range of shooters. Cormac Ryan led the way with a 6-of-7 effort from deep, with Trey Wertz and Dane Goodwin also putting in multiple threes on the night for a 42.3% effort. It was this shooting prowess that allowed the Irish to bury the Spartans early.
Syracuse, however, played an effective zone defense that cut off Notre Dame’s ball movement, limited looks elsewhere and forced the Irish into threes they didn’t want to take. The result was the same number of makes as the previous game (11) on a much larger number of shots (33 as opposed to 26) for a 33% clip, with the Irish going ice cold after a six-of-nine start from beyond the arc. The lack of a consistent interior presence made the Irish unable to score much elsewhere on the court and ultimately forced a close game they narrowly lost.”
“With Paul Atkinson gone, Nate Lasewski more of an oversized 3 than a true big man and Ven-Allen Lubin still catching up, the Irish have struggled at many points this season to produce inside the paint. Notre Dame found success against Michigan State with driving guards, particularly Dane Goodwin and J.J. Starling, but struggled to generate much of anything against Syracuse. The lack of effective paint presence has been felt on defense as well, with the Irish allowing both the Spartans and the Orange to score inside at impressive clips.
Last year’s surprising postseason run was in no small part made by possible by the balance Notre Dame had with Atkinson leading the way in the interior. The Irish pinned a lot of their hopes in that department this year on Lubin, who has shown signs of becoming a solid presence but so far has not been able to provide the same level offensive threat and defensive stability. His progress will be key to watch as the Irish clash with stronger opponents moving forward.”
“Prior to the return of transfer guard Marcus Hammond on Saturday, the Irish were utilizing a six-man rotation, with Lubin the only player coming off the bench. Even now, the rotation is at seven. It’s a solid seven, but it also includes four fifth-year seniors in the starting lineup.”
https://www.onefootdown.com/platfor...he-first-big-game-week-mike-brey-nd-acc-hoops
Comparison to Date:
PPG
UGA 230 ND 168
FG%
UGA 257 ND 66
FT%
UGA 88 ND 5
3P%
UGA 230 ND 61
REB
UGA 51 ND 337
A
UGA 249 ND 278
TO
UGA 319 ND 2
A/TO
UGA 307 ND 31
BS
UGA 140 ND 182
Recruiting
3 Players of UGA Interest Here:
HC: “Our defense held them to 0 Made FGs in the 2nd Half. Only 4 pts total, all from Free Throws.
Thats the defensive standard.”
2023 Possibility, recruited by the former staff and of interest to the current staff:
SI.com: Kentucky’s TyTy Washington’s Younger Uncle Tru Washington’s Stock Rising (3-10-22)
“This season, he averaged 23 points, seven rebounds, three steals and three assists a game for the Pride. This spring, he’ll run with Arizona Select in the Under Armour Association.
That’s got Georgia, Portland, Pepperdine, Santa Clara and Arizona State, among others, in pursuit.”
https://www.si.com/.amp/college/202...phew-tyty-washington-kentucky-mountain-pointe
Another 2023 Possibility locally:
6-3 188 G Overtime Elite…originally from Covington
UGA Women’s Basketball
History
SEC Basketball
Alabama
Alabama.com: A few notes, nuggets before No. 8 Alabama faces No. 1 Houston
https://www.al.com/alabamabasketbal...labama-faces-no-1-houston.html?outputType=amp
Auburn
Alabama.com: Bruce Pearl and Auburn men’s basketball go big with 1st 2024 commit
The future of Auburn basketball got a bit bigger on Friday. Peyton Marshall, a 6-foot-11, 310-pound center, committed to Bruce Pearl and the Tigers. Marshall is from Marietta, Georgia
https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball...-big-with-1st-2024-commit.html?outputType=amp
Opelika Journal News: Peach State presence: Georgia strong basketball pipeline for Auburn
“In the past five seasons, Auburn has rostered 25 players from Georgia, with the largest totals coming the past two years.
And Auburn’s Atlanta presence doesn’t end this season. On Friday, the Tigers landed a pledge from 2024 center Peyton Marshall, a native of Marietta. Pearl said Thursday, too, that — though it’s yet to be officially announced — the Tigers will play another “big time” opponent in Atlanta next season.
“Atlanta has been great to us,” Pearl said. “Part of my desire to support this tournament was to be able to continue to take our team to Atlanta. The crowds that have been at State Farm have been impressive for Auburn, and recruits and their families definitely take notice.”
https://oanow.com/sports/college/au...cle_1ec788d0-77fa-11ed-8a84-2f5d5445b80b.html
Missouri
Columbia Daily Tribune: Border War: Mizzou basketball is eager to show a year's worth of improvement vs. Kansas
https://www.columbiatribune.com/sto...rovement-vs-kansas-in-border-war/69713901007/
St.Louis Post Dispatch: Border War revival stirs memories of Marcus Denmon's epic game when Kansas last visited Mizzou
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/col...cle_6833bffa-0f78-51cd-9ee7-2331d62e7439.html
Vanderbilt
Daily News Journal: Vanderbilt basketball falls prey to turnovers, poor start in 64-62 loss to Grambling State
https://www.dnj.com/story/sports/co...e-loss-grambling-state-turnovers/69697175007/
College Basketball
Rothstein: THE BREAKFAST BUFFET.
- Arizona/Indiana
- Mark Sears
- Dennis Gates' first big test at Missouri
- Other things to nosh on
https://collegehoopstoday.com/index...ears-dennis-gates-first-big-test-at-missouri/
Memphis
Memphis Commercial Appeal: What worries Memphis' Penny Hardaway entering Auburn game — and why it's not Kendric Davis
https://www.commercialappeal.com/st...-auburn-toughness-aggressiveness/69697545007/
Memphis Commercial Appeal: Larry Brown leaving Memphis basketball staff 'due to ongoing health concerns'
https://www.commercialappeal.com/st...itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=ExploreMore
New Mexico State
KOAT: NMSU coaches held onto gun used by player in self-defense killing
https://www.koat.com/article/nmsu-c...ed-by-player-in-self-defense-killing/42159938
KTSM: UPDATE: New footage shows what happened during shooting involving NM State player
“Peake was suspended indefinitely from the NMSU basketball team on Monday afternoon after being released from the hospital.”
https://www.ktsm.com/news/surveilla...ng-nm-state-basketball-player-mike-peake/amp/
Las Cruces Sun News: New Mexico State basketball player Anthony Roy on probation from 2021 felony
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/sp...oy-on-probation-from-2021-felony/69713452007/
North Carolina
Raleigh News & Observer: UNC basketball looks to turn up pressure on defense as Tar Heels try to reverse course
https://amp.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article269828982.html
Purdue
Evan Miyakawa “Purdue's starting lineup of Smith, Loyer, Morton, Gillis, and Edey has the 2nd highest Adjusted Team Offensive Efficiency in the country at 131 points per 100 possessions, behind only Gonzaga's starting 5. This measures lineup efficiency and adjusts for the strength of opponents:
https://twitter.com/evanmiya/status/1600923364918407168?s=46&t=fCtPphQRk25Ufj6Mkzkz8g
Virginia
Jerry Ratcliffe: Scattershooting: UVA-Houston could make history; hoops recruiting update; other golden nuggets
“We don’t have greedy guys,” Bennett said. “Sometimes I want them to be assertive and take that rhythm three (he had prompted Ben Vander Plas and Isaac McKneely to do so in the game), but they will share the ball.
“This is an ‘us’ or ‘we’ team if I’ve ever had one,” Bennett said. “Some teams, you’ve got your big two or three … of course there’s talented guys, but this is a ‘we’ team. They need each other the way they have to defend, in the way they have to play on both ends in order to be as good as they possibly can. I think they’re understanding that more and more.”
“As the only program in the country with both its men’s and women’s basketball programs unbeaten, a reader asked when the two had such a great combined start. UVA’s men are 8-0, the women 11-0 going into their breaks. The previous two best combined starts were in 1981-82, when the men were 9-0, women 8-0; and in 1982-83 when both teams started 8-0.”
“There were 84 ACC alumni on opening day NBA rosters, the most from any conference. Duke had the most from the ACC with 25, while Carolina had 11, Virginia nine and Florida State eight.”
https://jerryratcliffe.com/scatters...hoops-recruiting-update-other-golden-nuggets/
NBA
USA Today: Yes, even the Celtics have a flaw: The good (and bad) for every NBA team this season
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2022/12/10/30-nba-teams-analyzed-good-bad/10865097002/
“Mikal Bridges led the NBA in minutes played last season 2,854. That number would have placed him 38th in 2003.
That year Iverson led the lNBA with 3,485 minutes. Kobe was second at 3,401. Michael Jordan, age 39, played 3,031 minutes. Karl Malone, 39, played 2,936.”
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Atlanta
AJC: Hawks are .500 after falling to the Nets
“Tonight was about us finishing and we have to learn to finish games, get stops and then make shots the last five minutes of a game when it’s close like this.”
https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-...lling-to-the-nets/OCRVDAEYWVAKTLDA3VEN6DRW6Y/
Philadelphia
Phillyvoice: De'Anthony Melton saves Sixers in chaotic win over Lakers: "He had a hell of a night"
https://www.phillyvoice.com/deanthony-melton-saves-sixers-76ers-stats-analysis-chaotic-win-lakers/
History
Hoops Birthdays 12-10
Mark Aguirre SF DePaul DAL, DET, LAC 1981-1994 12-10-1959 63 YOA
Rusty LaRue PG Wake Forest CHI, UT, GS 1997-2004 12-10-1973 49 YOA
Lloyd Neal PF Talbotton, GA Tennessee State POR 1972-1979 12-10-1950 72 YOA
Bryant Stith SG Virginia DEN, BOS, CLE 1992-2002 12-10-1970 52 YOA
Dion Walters SG Syracuse CLE, OKC, MIA, LAL 2012-2020 12-10-1991 31 YOA
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