Dogs To Face A&M In Rematch

Georgia Basketball Game Notes
Georgia (12-12, 2-9 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (11-12, 5-6 SEC)
Saturday, February 15 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Reed Arena (12,989) in College Station, Texas
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 (Paul Sunderland, play-by-play; Jon Dane Bradshaw, analyst)
Video Stream: SECN+
Satellite: XM: 385; Internet: 375
Series Record: UGA leads, 5-4
Last Meeting: UGA, 63-48, 2/2/20

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Georgia Bulldogs
Coach: Tom Crean
23-32 in 2nd season at UGA
379-263 in 20th season overall
2	Jordan Harris	5.8	3.7
6-5; 195; Sr.; Iron City, Ga.
5	Anthony Edwards	19.7	5.5
6-5; 225; Fr.; Atlanta, Ga.
10	Toumani Camara	6.4	4.2
6-8; 220; Fr.; Brussels, Belgium
15	Sahvir Wheeler	8.8	2.4
5-10; 180; Fr.; Houston, Texas
20	Rayshaun Hammonds	12.7	7.3
6-9; 235; Jr.; Norcross, Ga.

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Texas A&M Aggies
Coach: Buzz Williams
11-12 in 1st season at TAMU
264-167 in 13th season overall
1	Savion Flagg	9.7	5.2
6-7; 223; Jr.; Alvin, Texas
5	Emanuel Miller	6.1	6.4
6-7; 212; Fr.; Scarborough, Ontario
11	Wendell Mitchell	8.4	2.5
6-3; 183; Sr.; Rockdale, Texas
0	Andre Gordon	7.9	2.5
6-2; 185; Fr.; Sidney, Ohio
32	Josh Nebo	11.4	6.5
6-9; 245; Sr.; Houston, Texas

TEAM COMPARISON

2019-20 STATISTICS	GEORGIA	TEXAS A&M
Points Per Game	76.1	60.6
Opp. Point Per Game	75.1	63.7
Scoring Margin	+1.0	-3.1
Field Goal Pct.	.448	.385
Opp. Field Goal Pct.	.450	.398
3-Point Pct.	.297	.257
3-Pointers Per Game	6.9	5.5
Opp. 3-Point Pct.	.328	.311
Free Throw Pct.	.694	.677
Free Throws Per Game	14.3	14.6
Rebounds Per Game	38.5	35.0
Opp. Rebound Per Game	36.8	35.3
Rebound Margin	+1.7	-0.3
Assists Per Game	13.8	10.3
Turnovers Per Game	15.0	14.2
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio	0.91	0.72
Turnover Margin	-1.2	+0.4
Steals Per Game	7.6	6.3
Blocks Per Game	3.5	3.2

The Starting 5...

Anthony Edwards is the nation's top-scoring freshman ranking No. 38 at 19.5 ppg. That's 49 spots higher than the next freshman, Landers Nolley of Virginia Tech.
Sahvir Wheeler's 102 assists already is the fifth-most ever by a UGA freshman. He is only six assists from No. 2 and 31 from the UGA freshman record.
UGA is only 14.834 fans shy of its total attendance record, which was set last season. An average of 4,945 fans at home dates left is needed to break the record.
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 travels to College Station for a second showdown with Texas A&M in a 15-day span on Saturday. Two weeks ago on Feb. 1, the Bulldogs broke open a tight game at halftime early in the second stanza en route to a 63-48 win over the Aggies at a sold-out Stegeman Coliseum.

Anthony Edwards led Georgia with game-high tallies of 29 points and 15 rebounds, while Houston native Sahvir Wheeler chipped in a thorough linescore of nine points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals.

The Aggies are one of five two-time opponents for the Bulldogs. Georgia always matches up on a home-and-home basis with rivals Auburn, Florida and South Carolina. This season, Texas A&M and Kentucky are the Bulldogs' rotating opponents to play twice in league play.

Edwards, one of only two freshmen included on the 20-player late-season Wooden Award Watch List, is the nation's top-scoring freshman at 19.5 ppg. The Atlanta native has reached double figures in the scoring column in 21 of 24 games to date, with 11 20-point outings and two 30-point performances.

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

Tyree Crump is...
• 6 3FGs from No. 10 Jody Patton
• 14 3FGs from No. 9 Bernard Davis
• 35 3FGAs from No. 7 Dustin Ware.

Among UGA's Freshman Leaders - Anthony Edwards is...
• 13 points from No. 3 Litterial Green
• 48 points from No. 2 Jumaine Jones
• 178 points from No. 1 Jacky Dorsey

Among UGA's Freshman Leaders Sahvir Wheeler is...
• 1 assist from No. 4 Moses White
• 3 assists from No. 3 Rashad Wright
• 6 assists from No. 2 Dustin Ware
• 31 assists from No. 1 Litterial Green

Series History

By virtue of a win in Athens two weeks ago, Georgia owns a 5-4 advantage in its all-time series with Texas A&M.

After the Bulldogs won the first four matchups in the series, the Aggies bounced back to win the next four before the meeting in Athens.

On Feb. 1 at a sold-out Stegeman Coliseum, Anthony Edwards' double-double of 29 points and 15 rebounds led Georgia to a 63-48 victory over Texas A&M.

The Bulldogs took the lead for good on a basket by Edwards with 36 seconds left in the first half and got another momentum boost on an acrobatic drive and finish by Sahvir Wheeler as time expired in the period.

After the Aggies scored the first points following intermission, Georgia embarked on a 15-4 surge that gave the Bulldogs control at 39-27 with 13:43 remaining. A&M never got closer than nine points the rest of the way.

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 Texas A&M at Reed Arena.

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.

Scouting The Aggies

Texas A&M currently sports records of 11-12 overall and 5-6 in SEC play. The Aggies rank second in the SEC in scoring defense, surrundering just 63.7 ppg.

Josh Nebo leads the Aggies in both scoring and rebounding with averages of 11.4 ppg and 6.4 rpg. The 6-9, senior also is one of the SEC's top defenders and ranks second among league leaders in blocks at 2.2 bpg.

Last Time Out...

South Carolina started quickly and led throughout a 75-59 win over Georgia on Wednesday night at Stegeman Coliseum.

Anthony Edwards paced the Bulldogs for the 15th game this season with 16 points.

Freshman Rodney Howard was a bright spot in the loss. After playing just 34 minutes – with three DNPs – and grabbing seven rebounds in Georgia's first 10 SEC outings combined, Howard collected a team-high six boards in 13 minutes of PT.

Dogs Drawing At Record Pace

Georgia's current attendance average of 9,562 would be the second-best effort in school history (trailing only an average of 9,857 in 2002-03).

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 through the Stegeman Coliseum turnstiles broke the previous program record by more than 9,000.

This year, 133,866 spectators have attended Georgia's 14 home dates so far. That is 14,834 shy of the current mark with three home games left, meaning an average of just 4,945 would top the existing record.

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

"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."

A Homecoming For Wheeler

Freshman Sahvir Wheeler will no doubt be hitting up teammates for tickets to Saturday's game against the Aggies.

Wheeler was a standout at Houston Christian High School before coming the Georgia.In addition to his parents, Teddy and Jacquieline, Wheeler is the oldest of six siblings with brothers and sisters Sage, Montana, Lincoln, Lola and Liv.

Wheeler helped Houston Christian compile a combined 61-13 record as a junior and senior, leading the Mustangs to back-to-back Southwest Preparatory state titles in 2018 and 2019. He was named the Houston Private School Player of the Year by the Houston Chronicle last season.

Wheeler has had solid outings in two games against Texas schools this season.

He scored a layups in the final five seconds of both the first and second overtime periods of an 87-85 win over SMU on Dec. 20. That performance led to Wheeler being named SEC Freshman of the Week the following Monday (Dec. 23).

Against Texas A&M in Athens, Wheeler had nine points, five assists and two steals in 32 minutes of action.

Edwards Soaring Up Bulldogs' Freshman Leaders Ledger

Anthony Edwards joined Georgia's top-10 season scoring efforts by a freshman in just the 18th game of the season at No. 15 Kentucky. Over the next four outings, he ascended all the way up to the No. 4 position as outlined below.

The Atlanta native's 16 points at Rupp Arena on Jan. 21 pushed him past the previous No. 10 freshman effort by Eric Marbury. He moved to No. 9 against Ole Miss to No. 8 at Missouri to No. 6 versus Texas A&M and to No. 4 at Florida.

Edwards' current scoring pace of 19.5 ppg would be the second-best in UGA history and would put him at 604 points at the end of the Bulldogs' 31-game regular-season slate.

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.	Anthony Edwards	468	2020	24	19.5
5.	Cedric Henderson	433	1985	28	15.5
6.	K. Caldwell-Pope	422	2012	32	13.2
7.	Walter Daniels	404	1976	27	15.0
8.	D.A. Layne	381	1999	30	12.7
9.	Terry Fair	368	1980	27	13.6
10.	Trey Thompkins	354	2009	28	12.6

Wheeler Reaches 100 assists, First UGA Freshman To Do so Since '09

Sahvir Wheeler's eight assists against Alabama on Feb. 8 gave him exactly 100 passes-to-points this season.

Wheeler became just the sixth Georgia freshman to record 100 assists and the first to do so in just over a decade, since Dustin Ware did so during the 2008-09 season.

In fact, Wheeler's assist total is currently the fifth-most ever by a Georgia freshman and his average of 4.4 apg is better than any other freshman has contributed for the Bulldogs as outlined below.

UGA's Top-10 Freshman Assists
Rk.	Player	Ast.	Year	G	Avg
1.	Litterial Green	133	1989	31	4.3
2.	Dustin Ware	108	2009	32	3.4
3.	Moses White	105	2000	29	3.6
4.	Rashad Wright	103	2001	31	3.3
5.	Sahvir Wheeler	102	2020	23	4.4
6.	Bryan Drafts	100	1974	26	3.8
7.	Charles Mann	92	2013	32	2.9
8.	Vern Fleming	86	1981	30	2.9
9.	Sundiata Gaines	78	2005	27	2.9
10.	Walter Daniels	77	1976	27	2.9

Camara's Contributions Climbing

Toumani Camara, who moved into the Bulldogs' starting lineup in the 10th game of the season against SMU, has seen a massive up-tick in his production over the last 18 outings.

The freshman from Brussels has nearly doubled his scoring and rebounding efforts and has logged more than twice as many minutes as he did in the first six games of the season as outlined below.

During that span, Camara also posted 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 16
Points per game	4.0	6.9
Rebounds per game	2.5	4.8
Minutes per game	13.2	26.4

Edwards, Wheeler Included Among NCAA's Freshman Leaders

Through games of Feb. 13, Anthony Edwards and Sahvir Wheeler were among the nation's top freshmen in scoring and assists, respectively, as outlined below.

Edwards was the top scorer among all Division-I freshmen and one of only three included among the top-100 scoring leaders.

Wheeler sported the eighth-best average assists tally by a freshman.

Top Freshman Scoring Averages
Rk.	Player, school	GP	Avg.
38.	Anthony Edwards, Georgia	24	19.5
87.	Landers Nolley, Va. Tech	24	17.7
93.	Vernon Carey, Duke	24	17.5
Top Freshman Assist Averages
Rk.	Player, school	GP	Avg.
35.	Nico Mannion, Arizona	24	5.5
41.	Yuri Collins, Saint Louis	24	5.3
64.	Rylan Jones, Utah	23	4.8
65.	Ellis Magnuson, E. Wash.	24	4.8
76.	Sean East, UMass	24	4.7
88.	Isaiah Stevens, Colorado St.	26	4.6
98.	Ethan Anderson, USC	25	4.4
99.	Sahvir Wheeler, Georgia	23	4.4

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, 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 Open SEC With Tough Stretch

Georgia's endured a brutal stretch of games 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.

Wheeler Back & At His Best

Sahvir Wheeler returned to the court against Texas A&M on Feb. 1 after missing a Jan. 28 game at Missouri.

Wheeler, who leads Georgia in assists and is third in scoring, suffered an upper body injury in practice on Monday, Jan. 27, before the team departed for Columbia.

He played three of his best games of the season immediately after his return.

The Houston native had a strong linescore against the Aggies, with nine points, five assists, four boards and two steals.

Wheeler followed that with 16 points and four assists in what was then a season-high 36 minutes of action at Florida.

Last Saturday, he recorded career-high tallies of 24 points, eight assists (for the third time this season) and 42 minutes of PT against Alabama.

Feel Free To Call Him "Ty-3"

Tyree Crump continued a familiar theme to his scoring this season, with 39 of his 54 made field goals (72.2 percent) coming from behind the 3-point arc.

More than two-thirds of Crump's made shots from the floor at Georgia have come from 3-pointer range. Crump has connected on 166 3-pointers as a Bulldog, which accounts for 69.5 percent of his total 239 made field goals.

Hammonds' Big-Number Efforts Up

In his 61 games played as a freshman and sophomore, Rayshaun Hammonds had two 20-point performances, four double-figure rebounding outputs and two double-doubles.

In the first 23 games this season, Hammonds notched five 20-point outputs, six double-digit rebound counts and four double-doubles.

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.

The senior from Bainbridge is now closing in on the top 10 for successful shots behind the arc as well as outlined below.

Crump, who is now No. 8 3FGAs, has connected on 166 3-pointers, leaving him just six 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
7.	536	Dustin Ware	2009-2012	194
8.	501	Tyree Crump	2016-19	166
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
10.	172	Jody Patton	1987-91	387
11.	166	Tyree Crump	2016-19	501

Returning To The Scene Of No Sound

Three seasons ago in College Station, Georgia succumbed to a late Texas A&M charge and a clock malfunction that prevented an opportunity to earn a win. The Bulldogs fell 63-62 in perhaps the only college basketball ever not to feature a final horn.

Yante Maten appeared to be fouled and going to the line for two free throw attempts for Georgia; however, the game clock had frozen at 5.6 seconds. After a long review, it was determined that more time expired between when the clock stopped and Maten was fouled. Therefore, the game was called final.

Georgia led for 37:10 of the game's 40 minutes and by as many as 13 points midway through the second half before A&M rallied.

Lots Of Eyes Are On Edwards

Anthony Edwards was named to updated Watch Lists for the Wooden and Jerry West Awards last week.

On Monday, Feb. 3, Edwards was the only SEC player and one of just two freshmen featured on the new top-20 list of candidates for the Wooden Award.

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, Edwards was one of two freshmen and four SEC players on the top-10 list for the West Award, which is given to the nation's top shooting guard.

Edwards Earns Georgia's Third SEC Freshman of the Week Honor

Anthony Edwards was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 3 after averaging 26.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in Georgia's outings against Missouri and Texas A&M.

Bulldogs have now been named SEC FOTW three times this season. Previously, Edwards and Sahvir Wheeler were honored on Dec. 1 and Dec. 23, respectively.

Against Mizzou and TAMU, Edwards became the first Bulldog freshman to post consecutive double-doubles since Jumaine Jones in 1997-98. Edwards' 15 rebounds against Texas A&M were the most by a Georgia freshman since Jones' 16 versus Penn State in the semifinals of the 1998 NIT.

Edwards was first honored – 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 33 points in the second half. Edwards' effort represented the most points by a Bulldog freshman since Jacky Dorsey's 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 versus 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.

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 with 11 points against Dayton 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 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.

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.

Bulldogs Better In Tight Games

Georgia is 4-2 this season in games decided by four points or less.

That's a dramatic difference last season when UGA was 0-6 in such outings, with all six setbacks coming 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 tight-score setbacks against Missouri (72-69) and Alabama (105-102).

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 competition for 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.

Camara Perfect Against Eagles

Toumani Camara was 8-of-8 from the field against Georgia Southern on Dec. 23, the first time a Bulldog was perfect while attempting 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 to shoot 100 percent from the field while attempting at least eight shots this season as outlined below.

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 Bulldogs' first graduate transfer – posted back-to-back double-digit scoring tallies against Austin Peay on Dec. 30 and No. 9 Memphis on Jan. 4.

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.

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

Bulldogs Score At Rapid Pace

Georgia averaged 80.8 points per game in non-conference play which ranked No. 22 nationally when the Bulldogs entered SEC play.

Some additional nuggets within the point production prior to opening SEC play include:

• 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.
• 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 had 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 N.C. Central.

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 Georgia at No. 12 in 2011. Louis Williams signed with the Bulldogs as the No. 6 prospect in the nation 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 JUCO 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 – seven scholarship and two walk-ons – ranks as the third-largest in D-I hoops.

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 and competing at that school for the first time this season...so there are some redshirts.

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 – the second- and third-most points ever by a freshman in their Bulldog debut.

Since NCAA rules changed to allow freshmen to compete in basketball in 1972, 23 Bulldogs have scored in double figures during their first collegiate contest.

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

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

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Players Mentioned

Toumani Camara

Tyree Crump

Anthony Edwards

Tye Fagan

Donnell Gresham Jr.

Rayshaun Hammonds

Jordan Harris

Rodney Howard

Yante Maten

Sahvir Wheeler

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