Bulldogs To Host A&M, UGA Letterwinners On Saturday

Saturday, February 1

Athens, Ga.

1:00 PM

University of Georgia

Texas A&M

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Bulldogs To Host A&M, UGA Letterwinners On Saturday

January 31, 2020 | Men's Basketball

Game Notes

Georgia Basketball Game Notes
Georgia (11-9, 1-6 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (10-9, 4-3 SEC)
Saturday, February 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. (10,523)
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network Flagship: WSB AM 750 Atlanta. (Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, analyst; Tony Schiavone, producer) | Affiliates
TV: SEC Network (Dave Neal, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst)
Video Stream: SECN+
Satellite: XM: 374; Internet: 374.
Series Record: Series tied, 4-4/a>
Last Meeting: TAMU, 73-56, on 2/12/18

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Georgia Bulldogs
Coach: Tom Crean
22-30 in 2nd season at UGA
378-261 in 20th season overall
0	Donnell Gresham Jr.	6.4	5.1
6-3; 195; R-Sr.-Grad.; St. Paul, Minn.
2	Jordan Harris	6.2	3.1
6-5; 195; Sr.; Iron City, Ga.
5	Anthony Edwards	18.9	4.7
6-5; 225; Fr.; Atlanta, Ga.
10	Toumani Camara	6.5	4.2
6-8; 220; Fr.; Brussels, Belgium
20	Rayshaun Hammonds	12.8	7.8
6-9; 235; Jr.; Norcross, Ga.

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Texas A&M Aggies
Coach: Buzz Williams
10-9 in 1st season at TAMU
263-164 in 13th season overall
1	Savion Flagg	10.5	5.0
6-7; 223; Jr.; Alvin, Texas
5	Emanuel Miller	5.4	6.2
6-7; 213; Fr.; Scarborough, Ontario
11	Wendell Mitchell	8.1	2.6
6-3; 183; Sr.; Rockdale, Texas
20	Andre Gordon	8.1	2.5
6-2; 185; Fr.; Sidney, Ohio
32	Josh Nebo	12.0	7.0
6-9; 245; Sr.; Houston, Texas

TEAM COMPARISON

2019-20 STATISTICS	GEORGIA	TEXAS A&M
Points Per Game	76.3	61.2
Opp. Point Per Game	74.7	63.2
Scoring Margin	+1.7	-1.9
Field Goal Pct.	.450	.395
Opp. Field Goal Pct.	.450	.397
3-Point Pct.	.300	.261
3-Pointers Per Game	6.8	5.5
Opp. 3-Point Pct.	.331	.303
Free Throw Pct.	.683	.677
Free Throws Per Game	14.3	14.4
Rebounds Per Game	38.8	34.9
Opp. Rebound Per Game	36.6	34.8
Rebound Margin	+2.2	+0.1
Assists Per Game	14.1	10.8
Turnovers Per Game	14.8	13.8
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio	0.95	0.78
Turnover Margin	-0.8	+0.4
Steals Per Game	7.6	6.4
Blocks Per Game	3.5	3.2

The Starting 5...

Anthony Edwards is the nation's top-scoring freshman at 18.9 ppg...and one of only five first-year players currently ranked among the top-100 scorers in D-I.
Over the last 14 games, Toumani Camara has increased his scoring by 90 percent and his rebouding by 96 percent over his numbers from the first seven games.
Approximately 100 former coaches, players, managers and support staff will be in attendance for Georgia's Lettermen's Reunion Day on Saturday.
Six of nine SEC games at Stegeman Coliseum are now sellouts – Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Alabama, Arkansas and Florida.
Georgia's celebrated freshman class – ranked among the top-10 groups nationally by every recruiting service – features five of the nation's top-100 prospects.

The Opening Tip

Georgia will serve as "hosts" for two groups at a sold-out Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. While the Bulldogs will take on Texas A&M on the hardwood, they also entertain generations of their "family" on Lettermen's Reunion Day.

Approximately 100 former coaches, players, managers, athletic trainers and support staff members are expected to be on hand for the game. That group will be recognized at halftime. The centerpiece of the alums is Georgia's 1990 team, which captured the only SEC regular-season championship in school history. At least 16 representatives from that squad are expected to return to the court where they put together one of the greatest campaigns in the program's 115 seasons of play.

The Bulldogs currently sport an 11-9 record overall and an impressive 9-2 mark at Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia is averaging 82.7 points at home, where is possesses a substantial scoring margin of +12.8 points per game.

Anthony Edwards, a pre- and mid-season All-American and leading National Freshman of the Year candidate, continues to be the nation's top-scoring freshman at 18.9 ppg. Edwards is coming off his first double-double and ninth 20-point outing of the season at Missouri, where he scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Game Promotions

The first 1,250 UGA students at Saturday's game will receive a black replica Georgia Basketball jersey. Students will have a chance to combine the jersey with the game shorts that were given away at last Saturday's game against Ole Miss to complete their replica uniform.

The Stegeman Coliseum concourse on the Carlton Street side of the arena will be transformed into a "Kids Zone," with face painting, a balloon artist, a sign making station and a bouncy house.

Keeping An Eye On . . . Entering Today's Game Among UGA's career Leaders

Tyree Crump is...
• 11 3FGs from No. 10 Jody Patton
• 12 3FGAs from No. 8 G.G. Smith

Among UGA's Freshman Leaders - Anthony Edwards is...
• 4 points from No. 7 D.A. Layne
• 27 points from No. 6 Walter Daniels
• 45 points from No. 5 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Series History

Georgia and Texas A&M have split their eight previous meetings. After the Bulldogs won the first four matchups in the series, the Aggies have bounced back to win the last four.

Last season on Feb. 12 in College Station, Nic Claxton's double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds led Georgia in a 73-56 loss to the Aggies.

A back-and-forth featured three ties and six lead changes before the Aggies gained control midway through the first half.

A&M led 34-21 at the intermission and never allowed the Bulldogs within single digits in the second stanza.

In A&M's last trip to Athens on Feb. 28, 2018, Georgia dropped a gut-wrenching 61-60 decision. Yante Maten led the Bulldogs with a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds on his Senior Night.

After the Aggies led 37-28 at halftime, Georgia gradually closed the gap and took the lead at 53-52 on a pair of Maten free throws with 6:08 remaining. The Bulldogs pushed that margin to 59-54 at the 3:05 mark, but A&M closed out the rest of the contest on a 7-1 run.

Scouting The Aggies

Texas A&M arrives in Athens with a 10-9 overall record and a 4-3 mark in SEC play. The Aggies are coming off a 63-58 road win at Tennessee on Tuesday.

Josh Nebo leads A&M in scoring (12.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.0 rpg), while Savion Flagg also scores at a double-digit pace of 10.5 ppg for the Aggies.

A balanced offense also sports a quintet of players contributing between 5.4-8.1 ppg.

Last Time Out...

Missouri rallied to a 72-69 win over Georgia on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena. The Bulldogs were led by Anthony Edwards, who notched his first career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bulldogs led for more than 30 minutes of the contest before the Tigers surged ahead late in the game. Missouri went ahead with 27 seconds left, the Tigers' first lead since the 11:13 mark of the first half.

Dogs Drawing At Record Pace

Georgia's current attendance average of 9,528 would be the second-best effort in school history (trailing only 9,857 in 2002-03).

Considering four of the Bulldogs' six remaining home dates already are sellouts – tickets only remain for mid-week games against South Carolina and Auburn – Georgia could approach breaking the school-record mark by season's end.

The Bulldogs are well on their way to shattering their all-time total attendance record for the second consecutive season. A year ago, Georgia's tally of 148,700 fans broke the previous program record by more than 9,000.

This year, 104,812 spectators have attended Georgia's 11 home dates so far. That is 43,888 shy of the current mark with six games left, meaning an average of 7,315 would top the existing record.

Tom Crean has credited fan support as an integral part of the home success, most notably following a double-overtime win over SMU on Dec. 20.

"We don't win this game without this crowd," Crean said bluntly in his postgame press conference. "We do not win this game without this incredible, passionate, stick-with-us, not let us drop crowd. I reminded the players a few times that we're sitting here in basically a sold-out game, and these fans are not giving up on you, so don't give up on yourself. I'm extremely proud of how we found a way to win, and I'm unbelievably thankful for our fans."

Former Marquette Coaches On both Benches this afternoon

Georgia's Tom Crean and Texas A&M's Buzz Williams served as the head coach at Marquette over an 15-season span covering 1999-2014.

Crean was head coach of the Eagles from 1999-2009 before moving on to Indiana. In nine seasons in Milwaukee, he led Marquette to five NCAA Tournament appearances. That tally was one more than the previous four head coaches at Marquette did in their combined 16 seasons prior to Crean's arrival. The centerpiece of his tenure, of course, was a trip to the 2003 NCAA Final Four with star pupil Dwyane Wade.

Williams was an assistant coach for Crean's final season at Marquette and then was promoted to head coach following his departure for Bloomington. Williams sustained the momentum created by Crean by leading the Eagles to five NCAA bids over the next six seasons. Marquette's best "March Madness" performance under Williams was a trip to the 2013 "Elite Eight."

Dogs End Brutal Stretch

Last Saturday's Ole Miss contest completed Georgia's grueling stretch to open SEC play.

The Bulldogs began league action by facing six straight 2019 NCAA Tournament teams – Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Kentucky (again) and Ole Miss.

Tom Crean has undergone some serious hazing from the scheduling Gods since arriving in Athens. A year ago, Georgia opened SEC play with consecutive Saturday road trips to the defending league co-champions from the previous year – Tennessee and Auburn.

Edwards Joins Freshman Leaders

Just 18 games into the season, Anthony Edwards joined Georgia's all-time top-10 season scoring efforts by a freshman.

Edwards' 16 points at No. 15 Kentucky on Jan. 21 pushed him past the previous No. 10 freshman effort in Georgia history by Eric Marbury. He is now No. 8 as outlined below.

Edwards' current scoring average of 18.9 ppg would be second best among all players on the top-10 ledger, trailing only Jacky Dorsey. At his current pace, Edwards would wrap up the Bulldogs' 31-game regular-season slate with 584 points.

UGA's Top-10 Freshman Scorers
	Player	Pts.	Year	G	Avg.
1.	Jacky Dorsey	646	1975	25	25.8
2.	Jumaine Jones	515	1998	35	14.7
3.	Litterial Green	481	1989	31	15.5
4.	Cedric Henderson	433	1985	28	15.5
5.	K. Caldwell-Pope	422	2012	32	13.2
6.	Walter Daniels	404	1976	27	15.0
7.	D.A. Layne	381	1999	30	12.7
8.	Anthony Edwards	377	2020	20	18.9
9.	Terry Fair	368	1980	27	13.6
10.	Trey Thompkins	354	2009	28	12.6

When He's Hot, He's Really Hot

Tye Fagan scored 14 points at No. 15 Kentucky on Jan. 21 by connecting on all six of his shots from the field (including a 3-pointer) and his one attempt at the free throw line.

Fagan has now scored in double figures three times this season and has done so in an extremely efficient fashion. In that trio of contests, Fagan has connected on 81.0 percent (17-of-21) of his shots from the floor.

Fagan recorded his first double-digit scoring output as a Bulldog with 11 points against Dayton on Nov. 25 in the opening round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. He connected on 5-of-5 shots from the field, including his only 3-point attempt, against the Flyers.

The sophomore from Logtown paced Georgia with a career-most 15 points at Arizona State on Dec. 14. Fagan did most of his damage in the second half in Tempe with 11 points in 10 minutes of PT.

Before that, Fagan's top offensive performances were early last season. He notched eight points in three of the first four games of his freshman year.

A Trio Of Freshman Starters

Freshmen Toumani Camara, Anthony Edwards and Sahvir Wheeler all started for the Bulldogs at No. 5 Auburn on Jan. 11. That marked the first time Georgia started a trio of freshmen in a decade and 11 days.

To find the last contest when three first-year Bulldogs got the nod you have to venture back to a date with Kennesaw State on New Year's Eve in 2008 when Travis Leslie, Trey Thompkins and Dustin Ware all started.

All told, four members of the Bulldogs' top-10 recruiting class have now started at some point this season. Rodney Howard did so against N.C. Central and Arizona State.

Edwards, Wheeler Included Among NCAA's Freshman Leaders

Through games of Thursday, Jan. 30, Anthony Edwards and Sahvir Wheeler were ranked among the nation's top freshmen statistically in scoring and assists, respectively, as outlined below.

Edwards was the top scorer among all Division-I freshmen and was one of five included among the nation's top-100 scoring leaders.

Wheeler sported the seventh-best average assists tally by a freshman...and the 17th-best assist-to-TO ratio among first-year players.

Top Freshman Scoring Averages
Rk.	Player, school	GP	Avg.
57.	Anthony Edwards, Georgia	20	18.9
80.	Isaiah Stewart, Washington	22	17.8
82.	Landers Nolley, Va. Tech	21	17.7
88.	Jordyn Adams, Austin Peay	22	17.6
92.	Vernon Carey, Duke	20	17.4
Top Freshman Assist Averages
Rk.	Player, school	GP	Avg.
32.	Nico Mannion, Arizona	20	5.8
33.	Yuri Collins, Saint Louis	21	5.6
37.	Ellis Magnuson, E. Wash.	19	5.5
60.	Sean East, UMass	22	4.9
66.	Rylan Jones, Utah	19	4.8
69.	Ethan Anderson, USC	21	4.8
102.	Sahvir Wheeler, Georgia	19	4.4

Camara's Contributions Climbing

Toumani Camara, who moved into the starting lineup in the 10th game of the season against SMU and has remained there since, has seen a massive up-tick in his production over the last 14 outings as outlined below.

Over that span, Camara has been the Bulldogs' third-leading scorer and rebounder and averaged the third-most minutes played. Those contests also include his career highs of 16 points vs. Georgia Southern, nine rebounds vs. Austin Peay and 34 minutes of playing time vs. SMU.

Camara's Increased Efforts
Stat	First 6	Last 13
Points per game	4.0	7.6
Rebounds per game	2.5	4.9
Minutes per game	13.2	26.6

Significance of the Memphis Win

While most of the SEC opened league play on Saturday, Jan. 4, Georgia was earning a historic road win at No. 9 Memphis.

That was: 1) just the second road victory over a ranked non-conference foe in 115 seasons of Georgia Basketball; and 2) just the second road win over a ranked foe by any SEC team this season...South Carolina's upset of No. 9 Virginia on Dec. 22 being the other.

The victory also represented UGA's first:

• win over a top-10 foe since defeating No. 10 Kentucky, 77-70, on Jan. 8, 2011.
• road win over a top-10 opponent since beating No. 5 Kentucky, 65-57, at Rupp Arena on Jan. 17, 2004.
• road win over a ranked, non-conference foe since topping No. 7 Louisville, 73-70 in overtime, on Dec. 29, 1977.

Bulldogs Reversing Fortunes

Georgia is 4-1 this season in games decided by four points. That's a dramatic difference from a year ago when the Bulldogs were 0-6 in such outings, with all six being to NCAA tourney teams.

Georgia's non-conference effort in 2018-19 featured four- and two-point setbacks to Temple and Arizona State, respectively.

In SEC play, the Bulldogs dropped four consecutive extremely excruciating losses by a combined nine points between Feb. 16-27 – to LSU (83-79), Mississippi State (68-67), Ole Miss (72-71) and Auburn (78-75).

This season, Georgia defeated Georgia Tech (72-68), Chaminade (80-77), SMU (87-85) and No. 9 Memphis (65-62) before the Bulldogs suffered their first tight-score setback at Missouri (72-69).

Feel Free To Call Him "Ty-3"

Tyree Crump continued a familiar theme to his scoring this season, with 34 of his 49 made field goals (69.4 percent) coming from behind the 3-point arc.

More than two-thirds of Crump's made shots from the floor at UGA have come on 3-pointers. Crump has 161 3s as a Bulldog, 68.8 percent of his 234 made field goals.

Crump Joins, Approaches UGA Top 10s For 3-Point Takes, Makes

Tyree Crump ascended into Georgia's all-time top-10 career leaders in 3-point attempts at Arizona State on Dec. 14 and is closing in on the top 10 for successful shots behind the arc as outlined on the next page.

Crump has 161 3-pointers, leaving him just 11 away from the Bulldogs' current No. 10 tally of Jody Patton.

UGA Career 3FGA Leaders
Rk.	No.	Player	Seasons	3FGAs
1.	683	Levi Stukes	2004-07	261
5.	569	Kenny Gaines	2013-16	213
8.	500	G.G. Smith	1996-99	193
9.	488	Tyree Crump	2016-19	161
UGA Career 3FG Leaders
Rk.	No.	Player	Seasons	3FGs
1.	261	Levi Stukes	2003-07	683
4.	213	Ezra Williams	2000-03	582
	213	Kenny Gaines	2012-16	569
7.	194	Dustin Ware	2008-12	536
8.	193	G.G. Smith	1995-99	500
9.	184	Bernard Davis	1990-94	453
10.	172	Jody Patton	1987-91	387
11.	161	Tyree Crump	2016-19	488

Camara Perfect Against Eagles

Toumani Camara was 8-of-8 from the field against Georgia Southern on Dec. 23, making him the first Bulldog to be perfect on that many shots since Jonas Hayes was 8-of-8 versus Florida A&M on Dec. 5, 2003.

Camara also became just the fourth Power 5 player this season to shoot 100 percent from the field while attempting at least eight or more shots as outlined in the next column.

Power-5 Perfection On FGs
FGs	Player, School	Opp. (Date)
9-9	Olivier Sarr, Wake Forest	UNC Asheville (11/13)
8-8	Zeke Nnaji, Arizona	San Jose St. (11/14)
8-8	Kofi Cockburn, Illinois	Miami (12/2)
8-8	Toumani Camara, Georgia	Ga. Southern (12/23)

The Collegiate Canine Strikes

Donnell Gresham Jr. – the first graduate transfer in Georgia Basketball history – posted double-digit scoring tallies against Austin Peay and No. 9 Memphis.

The St. Paul, Minn., native has now reached double figures 33 times as a collegiate canine – 29 as a Northeastern Husky and four as a Georgia Bulldog.

Gresham's scoring against the Govs and Tigers was aided by hitting three 3-point baskets in each outing. That was a stark change to Georgia's first 11 games, when he made a total of three shots from behind the arc.

In addition to the APSU and Memphis outings, Gresham also scored 13 points against both The Citadel and Georgia Tech.

Bulldogs Scored At Rapid Pace In Non-Conference Action

Georgia averaged 80.8 points per game in non-conference play which ranked No. 22 nationally following the Bulldogs' last game SEC league play.

Some additional nuggets within the Bulldogs' production prior to SEC play include:

• UGA had eight 90-point performances in Tom Crean's first 40 games in Athens. The Bulldogs reached the 90-point plateau just eight times in 249 games prior to Crean's arrival.
• UGA has three of SEC's top-10 scoring outputs in non-conference action – the No. 5 mark of 100 points vs. Delaware St. and the co-No. 10 standard of 95 points vs. both The Citadel and North Carolina Central.
• UGA scored 91, 95 and 100 points in its first three games – the first time the Bulldogs scored 90 or more three times in a row since 2006. That season, the Bulldogs defeated Gardner-Webb, 96-67, on Dec. 2; No. 16 Gonzaga, 96-83, on Dec. 16; and Jacksonville, 93-77, on Dec. 19.

Edwards, Wheeler Named SEC FOTW

Anthony Edwards and Sahvir Wheeler were named SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 1 and Dec. 23, respectively.

Edwards was selected by the league – and also was tabbed National Freshman of the Week by CBSsports.com – following the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Most notably, he poured in 37 points against No. 3 Michigan State on Nov. 26, including a 33-point explosion in the second half.

Edwards' effort equaled the No. 11 single-game scoring tally in Georgia's history and represented the most points by a Bulldog freshman since Jacky Dorsey scored 41 versus LSU on Jan. 20, 1975.

Wheeler was honored after he scored layups in the final five seconds of both the first and second overtime periods of UGA's 87-85 double-OT win over SMU. He scored with four seconds remaining in the first OT to tie the score. In the second extra session, Wheeler's layup with 1.9 seconds left supplied Georgia with the victory.

Wheeler flirted with a double-double against the Mustangs, finishing the contest with nine points and eight assists. He equaled his career-high marks for assists (eight) and steals (two) in a career-most 35 minutes of playing time.

Hammonds Hot Early, Often Against Hornets & Jackets

Rayshaun Hammonds poured in 26 points in back-to-back games against Delaware State on Nov. 15 and Georgia Tech on Nov. 20.

Hammonds was hot from the get-go in both outings. He scored 17 first-half points versus the Hornets and followed that with 19 before intermission against the Jackets. All told, Hammonds was a combined 15-of-20 (75.0 percent) from the field in the first halves of those games.

Dogs' Freshmen Among UGA's Best

Georgia's freshman class features five of the top-100 prospects from 2019 and was consistently ranked among the nation's top recruiting classes – No. 5 by ESPN.com, No. 6 by rivals.com and No. 10 by 247Sports.com.

Headlining the quintet is Anthony Edwards. The Atlanta native, who tabbed the nation's best prospect by some, announced his commitment on national television on Feb. 11. He is the Bulldogs' highest rated recruit ever.

Dominique Wilkins was the most hyped recruit in Georgia history in 1979. Individual rankings for that class are believed to be unavailable, but it also featured future stars such as Ralph Sampson, Isiah Thomas, James Worthy, Clark Kellogg and Sam Bowie.

In the internet age, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is the highest ranked player in the 247Sports.com composite to enroll at UGA at No. 12 in 2011. Louis Williams signed with the Bulldogs as the No. 6 prospect in the 2005 composite but opted to enter the NBA Draft.

The Bulldogs' highest recruiting class ever was No. 2 in 1992 when UGA inked four top-100 prospects – Shandon Anderson, Terrell Bell, Pertha Robinson and McDonald's All-American Carlos Strong – in the fall and added then added Cleveland Jackson, the National Junior College Player of the Year, in the spring.

Additional top classes at Georgia include those in 1979 and 1980 which featured four McDonald's All-Americans between them – Wilkins and Terry Fair in 1979 and Vern Fleming and James Banks a year later.

UGA's Freshman Class Also Among The Nation's Largest

The Bulldogs' class of nine freshmen ranks as the third-largest in D-I hoops for the 2019-20 season.

Navy, TCU and Utah sport a nation-leading 11 freshmen on their rosters. Air Force has 10 freshmen. In addition to Georgia, Louisville also has nine freshmen.

On this list, "freshman" is defined as a player who is a freshman eligibility wise who is competing at that school for the first time this season...so there are some redshirts.

A Historic String Of Success

The Bulldogs' five-game winning streak over Georgia Tech marks only the fifth time in 196 meetings that Georgia has captured five consecutive victories over the Jackets.

In the first 113 seasons of Georgia Basketball history, only four four-year letterwinners for the Bulldogs finished their careers with a perfect record against Georgia Tech.

That fraternity more than doubled when Mike Edwards, Turtle Jackson, Derek Ogbeide, Connor O'Neill and E'Torrion Wilridge joined the fold last year and added two more in 2019 in Tyree Crump and Jordan Harris.

It should be noted that UGA and GT played two or more times every season from 1924-82. Since then, they have met once per year, making an undefeated run a little less taxing.

Six Double-Digit Bulldogs

A half-dozen Georgia players posted double-figure scoring outputs against The Citadel on Nov. 12 – the first time six Bulldogs scored 10 or more points in just under 17 years. Anthony Edwards had 29 points; Tyree Crump and Donnell Gresham Jr. added 13 apiece; and Rayshaun Hammonds, Amanze Ngumezi and Sahvir Wheeler each chipped in 10.

Prior to that, a 92-62 win over Appalachian State on Dec. 22, 2002 was the last contest with six Bulldogs in double figures.

Edwards, Wheeler Star In Debut

Anthony Edwards and Sahvir Wheeler poured in 24 and 19 points, respectively, in the season opener against Western Carolina on Nov. 5. Those tallies represent the second- and third-most points ever by a freshman in their Bulldog debut as outlined below.

Edwards came within a bucket of Dominique Wilkins' school record against Troy on Nov. 30, 1979.

Since NCAA rules change to allow freshmen to compete in basketball in 1972, 23 Bulldogs have scored in double figures during their first collegiate contest at UGA. Edwards and Wheeler became the fifth set of teammates to do so.

Top Tally Debuts By UGA Freshmen
Year	Player	Points
1979	Dominique Wilkins	26
2019	Anthony Edwards	24
1979	Terry Fair	19
2019	Sahvir Wheeler	19
1998	D.A. Layne	18
2007	Jeremy Price	18
2004	Sundiata Gaines	17
2017	Rayshaun Hammonds	17
2011	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	15