UGA Men’s Basketball
AJC: Strong signs of progress for Georgia basketball under Mike White
https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-...-under-mike-white/XKMHNF4R5JAAFGBSH7SIXRGZNE/
Stadium Journey.com: Stegeman Coliseum - Georgia Bulldogs
https://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/stegeman-coliseum-s650
LSU Review
Gadogs.com: Bulldogs Tame Tigers, 65-63
https://georgiadogs.com/news/2023/2/14/mens-basketball-bulldogs-tame-tigers-65-63
Post-game Quotes
GEORGIA HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE
Opening Statement
“Everyone in the league is very, very difficult, so we will settle for this win of course. LSU was terrific. I thought we played really hard down the stretch. Thought we had times there in the first half, for whatever reason, after the first couple minutes where I thought we were really sharp. We struggled to convert, our offensive aggression and confidence level really wavered for the next 37 or 38 for whatever reason, so we have got to figure that out. LSU did a good job of being really heavy in the gaps, on our drives, making us kick. We drew some fouls of course but we didn’t do any good converting in the foul line, some- times that will affect the way you execute offensively. We didn’t do a great job of interior passing, we didn’t do a very good job on offensive glass, there were a lot of misses and just not great effort there. The last fifteen minutes or so of the game, I thought defensively, we were pretty sharp, pretty locked in, pretty connected and found a way to get some stops. Justin Hill finished with a huge individual play overall.
On calling the final play instead of taking a timeout...
“We have been in the first eight, the first third of the clock with eight to 10 seconds. For a majority of the game, we weren’t great, but we had a few posses- sions with pitch aheads, rim runs and early dunk-ins with the guards getting to the rim. We want to explore that first. We got leveled. I told our guys that I would use our last one. Justin (Hill) made a huge play.”
On the frustration of the first half ...
“Sometimes you let it out a little bit. You only have a few bullets every season. These are tricky because again, LSU had a lot to do with our deficiencies. But our attention to detail tonight was nowhere near where it was on Saturday and that’s not acceptable. I’m saying after a win. I’m just being honest with you as
I was with our team. It’s something that we’ve got to continue to address. LSU’s a great program and McMahon’s won a million games, and they’ve got good players. We were really, really fortunate to hit a last-second shot, you know, to get over the hump. I’m fine with not having success if your approach is great. You know, it started at shootaround today. I just didn’t think we were great and it is something that we’re going to pride ourselves on here at Georgia regard- less of whether we win or lose. But our approach and attention to detail and level of execution. We made some plays obviously, but then we also have five
or six times out there where a play was called and we just, I don’t know what we are doing. One or two or three guys are doing the wrong thing. Alabama will have our attention, you know, but every practice and every game has got to be, what is your stand, how good do you want to be? It was just frustrating in cer- tain areas tonight in those regards, but proud of the fight down the stretch, the connectivity again.
Defensively, the play Justin made.
I thought Jus was terrific. Jusaun Holt, played really, really hard. I thought Braelen Bridges was great again. That’s probably as hard as he’s played in back-to-back games all year. I wish, he’s 4-5, and I said on radio, he should have had more than five attempts. In a game like this where they weren’t doubling, because I don’t know if he’ll get five attempts Saturday against one of the best defenses in the country of course. But when he’s open, we can’t have our mind made up that maybe it’s my turn to shoot it or let’s experiment with something here. Braelen Bridges is shooting a high percentage lately when he has the ball. The few opportunities that he got man he was 4-5 and 5-5, he should’ve touched it more.”
On still having something to play...
“It’s motivation for me, for sure and I am sure some, or most, or all of our guys, but I don’t have those individual, ‘how badly do you want to play the full sea- son, how badly do you want to win the next one.’ We are an in the moment type of program, one game at a time, trying to grow. I hope that we made a huge jump tonight, did some things, but some things we need to continue to get better at of course. We had a second big picture conversation maybe a week ago,
I am not sure it all runs together, it’s such a long season, about, ‘hey, we got a chance to get to 16 maybe, then you get a chance to maybe get to 17, where you are guaranteed a winning record, you get the chance to maybe win another one or two and play some post season.’ It can get really interesting if you are off a few in a row, you’ll be in the bubble conversation, you just never know. I’d hate to not have the conversations, that said, we are not good enough today to be an NCAA tournament team, but we have some opportunities in front of us and we have the SEC Tournament ahead.”
Daily Advertiser: Turnovers sink LSU basketball in tight loss to Georgia, the Tigers' 13th straight defeat
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story...oss-13-straight-sec-matt-mcmahon/69894662007/
Game Stats
https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.ne...m/documents/2023/2/15/23MBB_GameStats_LSU.pdf
Recruiting
2024
2025
UGA Women’s Basketball
Gadogs.com: Georgia Back on the Road to Kentucky
georgiadogs.com
Game Notes:
SEC Basketball
Alabama
Alabama.com: Tennessee out slugs No. 1 Alabama, ends perfect SEC run
https://www.al.com/alabamabasketbal...-slugs-no-1-alabama-ends-perfect-sec-run.html
Florida
Gainesville Sun: Colin Castleton likely lost for season after breaking hand in Florida's win over Ole Miss
https://www.gatorsports.com/story/s...ut-lose-castleton-to-broken-hand/69900860007/
Kentucky
Mississippi
Clarion Ledger: Poor defending costs Ole Miss basketball as Florida piles on misery
http://rssfeeds.clarionledger.com/~...ss-basketball-as-Florida-piles-on-the-misery/
Tennessee
Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee basketball upsets No. 1 Alabama in another statement victory
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/spor...sketball-alabama-score-upset-win/69871601007/
Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee basketball didn't splinter. It answered against No. 1 Alabama.
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/spor...ll-alabama-upset-win-rick-barnes/69871606007/
College Basketball
Rothstein: The Breakfast Buffet: Purdue’s freshman guards have a tall task at Maryland, Houston, UCLA’s bench
https://collegehoopstoday.com/index...-a-tall-task-at-maryland-houston-uclas-bench/
The Athletic: Why college basketball programs may turn to general managers to oversee rosters, NIL
“When you’re recruiting a kid, the large majority of them, the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 thing they care about is NIL,” Baker tells The Athletic. “They don’t care as much about facilities, or player development, or our coaching style; if you can put together a competitive NIL opportunity — and that starts with resources to help you guide and navigate the landscape — then I think you can compete with any school in the country.”
https://theathletic.com/4187319/2023/02/16/college-basketball-programs-nil/?amp=1
Arizona State
Arizona Central: Arizona State men's basketball team faces critical final stretch of Pac-12 games
https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...-critical-final-stretch-of-games/69905056007/
Bradley
Springfield News Leader: Missouri State basketball no match for first-place Bradley
https://www.news-leader.com/story/s...vc-valley-dana-ford-brian-wardle/69905438007/
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer: A homecoming of sorts for Wes Miller spoiled as UC basketball falls at East Carolina
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sp...rolina-squandering-16-point-lead/69895662007/
Clemson
Independent Mail: Clemson basketball cruises past Florida State behind PJ Hall, Chase Hunter
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/st...son-basketball-florida-state-acc/69902113007/
Cleveland State
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Cleveland State basketball: Flipping tires, morning practices and chopping wood
https://www.cleveland.com/sports/co...chopping-wood-terry-pluto.html?outputType=amp
Indiana
Indianapolis Star: Indiana basketball loses to Northwestern in closing seconds
https://www.indystar.com/story/spor...g-10-action-trayce-jackson-davis/69896966007/
Inside the Hall: Indiana’s loss to Northwestern shows that only 20 minutes of good basketball isn’t a winning formula
https://www.insidethehall.com/2023/...es-of-good-basketball-isnt-a-winning-formula/
Kansas State
Wichita Eagle: Kansas State Wildcats search for answers after another discouraging basketball loss
https://amp.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article272514088.html
Topeka Capital Journal: Jerome Tang takes issue with Kansas State basketball's effort in 79-65 loss to Oklahoma
https://www.cjonline.com/story/spor...l-big-12-wildcats-sooners-ksu-ou/69902389007/
Louisville
Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville basketball shows fight against another ranked ACC foe, but falls to No. 7 Virginia
https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...cards-show-fight-in-loss-to-cavs/69875111007/
Marquette
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Damarius Owens is Marquette's first commitment in the 2024 basketball recruiting class. Here's what to know about him.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...rt-land-2024-wing-damarius-owens/69902989007/
Michigan
Detroit Free Press: Michigan basketball has struggled, in part, because Hunter Dickinson hasn't kept his word
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...n-fuel-for-opponents-leadershiop/69907658007/
New Mexico State
Albuquerque Journal:’ Disgusted,’ ‘Angry,’ ‘Infected’: NMSU chancellor, athletics director address basketball program
https://www.abqjournal.com/2573717/...e-new-mexico-state-university-basketball.html
Oregon
Oregon Live: Oregon men’s basketball suffers worst loss of the season, Ducks fall in overtime at Washington
https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/20...in-overtime-at-washington.html?outputType=amp
Syracuse
Syracuse.com: Attendance for Syracuse basketball at a 20-year low; can Duke and Wake Forest boost the numbers?
https://www.syracuse.com/orangebask...boost-the-oranges-numbers.html?outputType=amp
Texas
Texas Tribune: Travis County DA drops domestic violence case against fired UT-Austin basketball coach
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/15/chris-beard-ut-basketball-case-dismissed/
Virginia
Richmond Times Dispatch: UVa players: Basketball was underinflated during Wednesday win at Louisville
https://richmond.com/sports/college...cle_4be8446c-ade7-11ed-9c2c-1b758b0c758c.html
Wright State
Dayton Daily News: Wright State basketball: Nagy wants to see Horizon League scheduling changes
https://www.daytondailynews.com/spo...cheduling-changes/4MYXNVWCURGOPEGYRRLECR2FSQ/
NBA
History
Hoops Birthdays 2-16
Craig Neal PG Georgia Tech POR, MIA, DEN 1988-1991 2-26-1964 59 YOA
Hasheem Thabeet C Connecticut MEM, HOU, POR, OKC 2009-2014 2-16-1987 36 YOA
Kelly Tripucka SF Notre Dame DET, UT, CHA 1981-1991 2-16-1959 64 YOA
Coby White PG North Carolina CHI 2019-present 2-16-2000 23 YOA
Herb Williams C Ohio State IND, DAL, NYK 1981-1999 2-16-1958 65 YOA
Shawne Williams SF Memphis IND, DAL, NYK, NJ, LAL, MIA, DET 2006-2015 2-16-1986 37 YOA
AJC: Strong signs of progress for Georgia basketball under Mike White
https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-...-under-mike-white/XKMHNF4R5JAAFGBSH7SIXRGZNE/
Stadium Journey.com: Stegeman Coliseum - Georgia Bulldogs
https://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/stegeman-coliseum-s650
LSU Review
Gadogs.com: Bulldogs Tame Tigers, 65-63
https://georgiadogs.com/news/2023/2/14/mens-basketball-bulldogs-tame-tigers-65-63
Post-game Quotes
GEORGIA HEAD COACH MIKE WHITE
Opening Statement
“Everyone in the league is very, very difficult, so we will settle for this win of course. LSU was terrific. I thought we played really hard down the stretch. Thought we had times there in the first half, for whatever reason, after the first couple minutes where I thought we were really sharp. We struggled to convert, our offensive aggression and confidence level really wavered for the next 37 or 38 for whatever reason, so we have got to figure that out. LSU did a good job of being really heavy in the gaps, on our drives, making us kick. We drew some fouls of course but we didn’t do any good converting in the foul line, some- times that will affect the way you execute offensively. We didn’t do a great job of interior passing, we didn’t do a very good job on offensive glass, there were a lot of misses and just not great effort there. The last fifteen minutes or so of the game, I thought defensively, we were pretty sharp, pretty locked in, pretty connected and found a way to get some stops. Justin Hill finished with a huge individual play overall.
On calling the final play instead of taking a timeout...
“We have been in the first eight, the first third of the clock with eight to 10 seconds. For a majority of the game, we weren’t great, but we had a few posses- sions with pitch aheads, rim runs and early dunk-ins with the guards getting to the rim. We want to explore that first. We got leveled. I told our guys that I would use our last one. Justin (Hill) made a huge play.”
On the frustration of the first half ...
“Sometimes you let it out a little bit. You only have a few bullets every season. These are tricky because again, LSU had a lot to do with our deficiencies. But our attention to detail tonight was nowhere near where it was on Saturday and that’s not acceptable. I’m saying after a win. I’m just being honest with you as
I was with our team. It’s something that we’ve got to continue to address. LSU’s a great program and McMahon’s won a million games, and they’ve got good players. We were really, really fortunate to hit a last-second shot, you know, to get over the hump. I’m fine with not having success if your approach is great. You know, it started at shootaround today. I just didn’t think we were great and it is something that we’re going to pride ourselves on here at Georgia regard- less of whether we win or lose. But our approach and attention to detail and level of execution. We made some plays obviously, but then we also have five
or six times out there where a play was called and we just, I don’t know what we are doing. One or two or three guys are doing the wrong thing. Alabama will have our attention, you know, but every practice and every game has got to be, what is your stand, how good do you want to be? It was just frustrating in cer- tain areas tonight in those regards, but proud of the fight down the stretch, the connectivity again.
Defensively, the play Justin made.
I thought Jus was terrific. Jusaun Holt, played really, really hard. I thought Braelen Bridges was great again. That’s probably as hard as he’s played in back-to-back games all year. I wish, he’s 4-5, and I said on radio, he should have had more than five attempts. In a game like this where they weren’t doubling, because I don’t know if he’ll get five attempts Saturday against one of the best defenses in the country of course. But when he’s open, we can’t have our mind made up that maybe it’s my turn to shoot it or let’s experiment with something here. Braelen Bridges is shooting a high percentage lately when he has the ball. The few opportunities that he got man he was 4-5 and 5-5, he should’ve touched it more.”
On still having something to play...
“It’s motivation for me, for sure and I am sure some, or most, or all of our guys, but I don’t have those individual, ‘how badly do you want to play the full sea- son, how badly do you want to win the next one.’ We are an in the moment type of program, one game at a time, trying to grow. I hope that we made a huge jump tonight, did some things, but some things we need to continue to get better at of course. We had a second big picture conversation maybe a week ago,
I am not sure it all runs together, it’s such a long season, about, ‘hey, we got a chance to get to 16 maybe, then you get a chance to maybe get to 17, where you are guaranteed a winning record, you get the chance to maybe win another one or two and play some post season.’ It can get really interesting if you are off a few in a row, you’ll be in the bubble conversation, you just never know. I’d hate to not have the conversations, that said, we are not good enough today to be an NCAA tournament team, but we have some opportunities in front of us and we have the SEC Tournament ahead.”
Daily Advertiser: Turnovers sink LSU basketball in tight loss to Georgia, the Tigers' 13th straight defeat
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story...oss-13-straight-sec-matt-mcmahon/69894662007/
Game Stats
https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.ne...m/documents/2023/2/15/23MBB_GameStats_LSU.pdf
Recruiting
2024
2025
UGA Women’s Basketball
Gadogs.com: Georgia Back on the Road to Kentucky
University of Georgia Athletics
Game Notes:
SEC Basketball
Alabama
Alabama.com: Tennessee out slugs No. 1 Alabama, ends perfect SEC run
https://www.al.com/alabamabasketbal...-slugs-no-1-alabama-ends-perfect-sec-run.html
Florida
Gainesville Sun: Colin Castleton likely lost for season after breaking hand in Florida's win over Ole Miss
https://www.gatorsports.com/story/s...ut-lose-castleton-to-broken-hand/69900860007/
Kentucky
Mississippi
Clarion Ledger: Poor defending costs Ole Miss basketball as Florida piles on misery
http://rssfeeds.clarionledger.com/~...ss-basketball-as-Florida-piles-on-the-misery/
Tennessee
Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee basketball upsets No. 1 Alabama in another statement victory
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/spor...sketball-alabama-score-upset-win/69871601007/
Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee basketball didn't splinter. It answered against No. 1 Alabama.
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/spor...ll-alabama-upset-win-rick-barnes/69871606007/
College Basketball
Rothstein: The Breakfast Buffet: Purdue’s freshman guards have a tall task at Maryland, Houston, UCLA’s bench
https://collegehoopstoday.com/index...-a-tall-task-at-maryland-houston-uclas-bench/
The Athletic: Why college basketball programs may turn to general managers to oversee rosters, NIL
“When you’re recruiting a kid, the large majority of them, the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 thing they care about is NIL,” Baker tells The Athletic. “They don’t care as much about facilities, or player development, or our coaching style; if you can put together a competitive NIL opportunity — and that starts with resources to help you guide and navigate the landscape — then I think you can compete with any school in the country.”
https://theathletic.com/4187319/2023/02/16/college-basketball-programs-nil/?amp=1
Arizona State
Arizona Central: Arizona State men's basketball team faces critical final stretch of Pac-12 games
https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...-critical-final-stretch-of-games/69905056007/
Bradley
Springfield News Leader: Missouri State basketball no match for first-place Bradley
https://www.news-leader.com/story/s...vc-valley-dana-ford-brian-wardle/69905438007/
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer: A homecoming of sorts for Wes Miller spoiled as UC basketball falls at East Carolina
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sp...rolina-squandering-16-point-lead/69895662007/
Clemson
Independent Mail: Clemson basketball cruises past Florida State behind PJ Hall, Chase Hunter
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/st...son-basketball-florida-state-acc/69902113007/
Cleveland State
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Cleveland State basketball: Flipping tires, morning practices and chopping wood
https://www.cleveland.com/sports/co...chopping-wood-terry-pluto.html?outputType=amp
Indiana
Indianapolis Star: Indiana basketball loses to Northwestern in closing seconds
https://www.indystar.com/story/spor...g-10-action-trayce-jackson-davis/69896966007/
Inside the Hall: Indiana’s loss to Northwestern shows that only 20 minutes of good basketball isn’t a winning formula
https://www.insidethehall.com/2023/...es-of-good-basketball-isnt-a-winning-formula/
Kansas State
Wichita Eagle: Kansas State Wildcats search for answers after another discouraging basketball loss
https://amp.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article272514088.html
Topeka Capital Journal: Jerome Tang takes issue with Kansas State basketball's effort in 79-65 loss to Oklahoma
https://www.cjonline.com/story/spor...l-big-12-wildcats-sooners-ksu-ou/69902389007/
Louisville
Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville basketball shows fight against another ranked ACC foe, but falls to No. 7 Virginia
https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...cards-show-fight-in-loss-to-cavs/69875111007/
Marquette
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Damarius Owens is Marquette's first commitment in the 2024 basketball recruiting class. Here's what to know about him.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...rt-land-2024-wing-damarius-owens/69902989007/
Michigan
Detroit Free Press: Michigan basketball has struggled, in part, because Hunter Dickinson hasn't kept his word
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...n-fuel-for-opponents-leadershiop/69907658007/
New Mexico State
Albuquerque Journal:’ Disgusted,’ ‘Angry,’ ‘Infected’: NMSU chancellor, athletics director address basketball program
https://www.abqjournal.com/2573717/...e-new-mexico-state-university-basketball.html
Oregon
Oregon Live: Oregon men’s basketball suffers worst loss of the season, Ducks fall in overtime at Washington
https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/20...in-overtime-at-washington.html?outputType=amp
Syracuse
Syracuse.com: Attendance for Syracuse basketball at a 20-year low; can Duke and Wake Forest boost the numbers?
https://www.syracuse.com/orangebask...boost-the-oranges-numbers.html?outputType=amp
Texas
Texas Tribune: Travis County DA drops domestic violence case against fired UT-Austin basketball coach
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/15/chris-beard-ut-basketball-case-dismissed/
Virginia
Richmond Times Dispatch: UVa players: Basketball was underinflated during Wednesday win at Louisville
https://richmond.com/sports/college...cle_4be8446c-ade7-11ed-9c2c-1b758b0c758c.html
Wright State
Dayton Daily News: Wright State basketball: Nagy wants to see Horizon League scheduling changes
https://www.daytondailynews.com/spo...cheduling-changes/4MYXNVWCURGOPEGYRRLECR2FSQ/
NBA
History
Hoops Birthdays 2-16
Craig Neal PG Georgia Tech POR, MIA, DEN 1988-1991 2-26-1964 59 YOA
Hasheem Thabeet C Connecticut MEM, HOU, POR, OKC 2009-2014 2-16-1987 36 YOA
Kelly Tripucka SF Notre Dame DET, UT, CHA 1981-1991 2-16-1959 64 YOA
Coby White PG North Carolina CHI 2019-present 2-16-2000 23 YOA
Herb Williams C Ohio State IND, DAL, NYK 1981-1999 2-16-1958 65 YOA
Shawne Williams SF Memphis IND, DAL, NYK, NJ, LAL, MIA, DET 2006-2015 2-16-1986 37 YOA
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