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| University | University of Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference | SEC East Division |
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| Location | Athens, GA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Dennis Felton (5th year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Stegeman Coliseum (Capacity: 10,523) |
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| Nickname | Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red and Black
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983, 1985*, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002*, 2008[1] *vacated by NCAA |
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The Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia in basketball. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Dennis Felton ( June 21, 1963 –) is an American Basketball coach Stegeman Coliseum is a 10523-seat multi-purpose Arena in Athens Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams of The University of Georgia. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The 2008 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 13-16 2008 in Atlanta Georgia. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The "Dawgs," as they are sometimes called, play in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. Stegeman Coliseum is a 10523-seat multi-purpose Arena in Athens Georgia. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U As of the end of the 2007-2008 season, the Bulldogs have won one Southeastern Conference regular-season championship, two conference tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament tournament ten times. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament (sometimes known simply as the SEC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Southeastern The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The UGA men's basketball team is coached by Dennis Felton
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Team History
Conference Affiliations
Georgia was a founding member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the first collegiate athletic conference formed in the United States. Dennis Felton ( June 21, 1963 –) is an American Basketball coach The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or SIAA was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences formed in the United States Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in 1895 until 1921. In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed the Southern Conference. The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I [2] In 1932, the Georgia Bulldogs left the Southern Conference to form and join the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern
Conference championship teams
Former NBA star Dominique Wilkins is considered the greatest player in school history. Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12 1960 is a retired American Professional Basketball player in the NBA and Basketball Hall [3] However, in one of the great ironies of college basketball history, Wilkins never played in the NCAA tournament; the Bulldogs made their first NCAA appearance in 1983—which would have been Wilkins' senior year had he not opted for the NBA. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1983 team made it to the Final Four of the NCAA Championship. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the
2008 SEC Tournament: The Dream Dawgs
In the 2007-2008 season, Georgia's men's basketball team came into the SEC Tournament with a 13-16 overall record and a 4-12 conference mark. At one point, the team sustained two five-game losing streaks during a 2-of-12 stretch in conference play. In the first round of the tournament, Georgia was slated to play Ole Miss, who had beaten the Bulldogs in the season-closer, securing the Rebels' only road SEC win of the season. University of Mississippi sports teams originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" were re-named the Rebels in 1935 and compete in the competitive The game went into overtime after Rebel David Huertas hit all three free throws after a three-point shooting foul, and looked to go into a second extra period after Chris Warren did the same. However, with 0. 4 seconds left in overtime, Georgia senior Dave Bliss banked in the game-winner to shock the Rebels and send Georgia into a second-round matchup with Kentucky. The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest team in the history of College basketball,
On the night of March 14, 2008, tornadoes hit Atlanta, in whose Georgia Dome the SEC Tournament was housed. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta Georgia that is owned and operated by the State of Georgia The Georgia-Kentucky matchup was rescheduled for the early afternoon of March 15, 2008, with the winner advancing to play the SEC West's #1 seed, Mississippi State, later that evening. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. The remaining games in the tournament would be played at Alexander Memorial Coliseum, the basketball complex of Georgia Tech, UGA's in-state rival. The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (also nicknamed The Thrillerdome) is an indoor arena located in Atlanta Georgia. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in Again playing an overtime game in which Georgia star Sundiata Gaines fouled out, Georgia freshman Zac Swansey hit a turnaround three-point jumper with 1. 4 seconds left to give the Bulldogs the team's first ever win over Kentucky in the SEC Tournament[4]. That night, Georgia defeated Mississippi State 64-60 to become the first team since Kentucky in 1952 to win two tournament games in one day, and the first-ever #6 seed to advance to the modern (post-1992) SEC tournament finals.
In the finals, Georgia faced Arkansas, which had lost to Georgia 82-69 in the regular season. The Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas in NCAA Division I men's Georgia prevailed again, at one point leading the Razorbacks by nineteen points en route to winning its first tournament championship in 25 years. Sundiata Gaines and Terrance Woodbury were both named to the All-Tournament Team, with Gaines winning the tournament's MVP. The improbable list of achievements -- winning the tournament as a 6-seed, playing two games in one day to reach the finals, playing two games (against Kentucky and Mississippi State) in which Gaines fouled out with a substantial amount of time to play, doing it on a rival's home court, and winning four consecutive elimination games following a season during which their longest winning streak stood at three -- earned the 2007-2008 team the nickname of Dream Dawgs. [5]
With the victory, Georgia secured itself an automatic bid in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Georgia's appearance in the tournament was the tenth overall in team history and the first since the 2002 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division After their SEC Championship run, the Bulldogs were seeded 14th in the NCAA Tournament, playing against the #3 seeded Xavier Musketeers. Xavier University is a private, Jesuit, co-educational University in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. After developing a lead early in the 2nd half, the Bulldogs could not hold on, as Xavier went on to win 73-61.
Team Awards and Records
Conference Championships
Georgia has won one regular-season conference championship (1990) and two conference tournament championships (1983 and 2008). The 2008 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 13-16 2008 in Atlanta Georgia.
Conference Affiliations:
- 1891-95, Independent
- 1896-1920, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1921-32, Southern Conference
- 1933-present, Southeastern Conference
Players
Basketball Hall of Fame
- Dominique Wilkins, inducted on April 3, 2006
Notable Former Players
Home venues
- Woodruff Hall (1923-1964)
- Stegeman Coliseum (1964-present)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f History. Reasons for being Independent In recent years most Independent FBS schools have joined a conference for two primary The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or SIAA was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences formed in the United States The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12 1960 is a retired American Professional Basketball player in the NBA and Basketball Hall Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Lienhard is a former Basketball player at the University of Georgia. Vern Fleming (born February 4 1962, in New York City) is a former professional Basketball player in the NBA who played twelve seasons Willie Lloyd Anderson Jr (born January 8 1967 in Greenville South Carolina) is a retired American professional Basketball Dr Alec Christopher Kessler (January 13 1967 &ndash October 13 2007 was an American Basketball player for the University of Georgia and later as a Jarvis James Hayes (born August 9, 1981 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the Woodruff Hall was a 3000 seat multi-purpose Arena in Athens Georgia. Stegeman Coliseum is a 10523-seat multi-purpose Arena in Athens Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams of The University of Georgia. Uga (pronounced UH-guh is the name of a lineage of English Bulldogs owned by Frank W Clean Old-Fashioned Hate is the nickname given to the college rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Georgia Bulldogs The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Sicemdawgs. com. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
- ^ Southern Conference History. Southern Conference 2006 Media Guide. Retrieved on 2006-12-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
- ^ UGA Men's Basketball. New Georgia Encyclopedia. The New Georgia Encyclopedia ( NGE) is a web-based Encyclopedia about the state of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople
- ^ Georgia Takes Down Kentucky In Overtime. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
- ^ Dream Dawgs. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.