MBB Game Notes: Dogs Complete January Slate At Vandy

Georgia Basketball Game Notes

Georgia (6-14, 1-6 SEC) vs. Vanderbilt (10-9, 2-5 SEC)
Saturday, January 29, 2022 | 6:00 p.m. ET
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) in Nashville, Tenn.
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Flagship: WSB AM 750); (Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, analyst; Adam Gillespie, producer) | Affiliates
TV: SEC Network (Dave Neal, pbp; Jon Sunvold, analyst)
Video Stream: SECN+
Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
Satellite: XM: 310; SXM App: 971
History: VU 92-54 (Full History)
Last Meeting: L 66-73 (1/15/2022)

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Georgia Bulldogs
Coach: Tom Crean
46-63 in 4th season at UGA
402-294 in 22nd season overall
3	Kario Oquendo	12.5	4.2
(6-4; 215; Soph., Titusville, Fla.)
10	Aaron Cook	10.0	2.6
(6-2; 185; Grad.; St. Louis, Mo.)
11	Jaxon Etter	5.6	2.8
(6-4; 205; Jr.; Woodstock, Ga.)
20	Noah Baumann	8.8	3.5
(6-6; 210; Sr.; Phoenix, Ariz.)
23	Braelen Bridges	12.5	5.9
(6-11; 240; Sr.; Atlanta, Ga.)

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Vanderbilt Commodores
Coach: Jerry Stackhouse
30-37 in 3rd seaso at VU
30-37 in 3rd season overall
2	Scotty Pippen Jr.	18.4	3.7
(6-3; 185; Jr.; Los Angeles, Calif.)
4	Jordan Wright	12.1	5.8
(6-6; 215; Jr.; Baton Rouge, La.)
10	Miles Stute	8.2	3.2
(6-7; 210; Soph.; Washington, D.C.)
33	Drew Weikert	1.9	0.7
(6-0; 170; Sr.; Nashville, Tenn.)
42	Quentin Millora-Brown	5.5	5.8
(6-10; 235; Sr.; Lorton, Va.)

TEAM COMPARISON

2021-22 STATISTICS	GEORGIA	VANDERBILT
Points Per Game	70.6	67.7
Opp. Point Per Game	75.9	64.1
Scoring Margin	-5.4	+3.6
Field Goal Pct.	.441	.407
Opp. Field Goal Pct.	.460	.413
3-Point Pct.	.319	.309
3-Pointers Per Game	6.6	7.9
Opp. 3-Point Pct.	.324	.300
Free Throw Pct.	.745	.695
Free Throws Per Game	15.8	14.4
Rebounds Per Game	34.5	34.5
Opp. Rebound Per Game	34.6	35.7
Rebound Margin	-0.1	-1.2
Assists Per Game	13.8	10.9
Turnovers Per Game	14.4	13.1
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio	0.95	0.83
Turnover Margin	-3.5	+2.6
Steals Per Game	4.9	7.7
Blocks Per Game	2.6	3.1

The Starting 5...

Jaxon Etter is shooting 76.9 pct. from 3-point range in SEC play, 26.9 pct. better than any other player averaging 1.0 3FG.
With 114 assists on the season, Aaron Cook is just $1.10 – or 11 dimes – from joining UGA's top-20 single season leaders.
Georgia leads the SEC in FT pct. in conference games, connecting on 82.0 percent of its trips to the line in league play.
Braelen Bridges is 3 made FGs shy of qualifying for NCAA leaders...or his .618 FG pct. would rank No. 8 nationally.
UGA's seven first-year transfers combined to score 4,782 points at their previous schools.

The Opening Tip

The Georgia Bulldogs look to continue the momentum from a mid-week victory over Alabama when they venture to Nashville and face Vanderbilt on Saturday evening.

Georgia outscored the Crimson Tide 20-10 over the final 5:12 on Wednesday in Athens to notch its first SEC victory of the season following several near misses. The Bulldogs were up at halftime in three of their four games prior to the win over Alabama – and owned double-digit leads in two of those contests.

The trip to the Music City completes a travel-dominant portion of Georgia's schedule.

After opening SEC play with a heart- breaking, last-second 81-79 home setback to Texas A&M on Jan. 4, the contest at Memorial Gymnasium is UGA's fifth road game in seven contests. The Bulldogs also visited Lexington, Starkville, Auburn, and Columbia (of the South Carolina variety) during that stretch.

One of Georgia's two home dates in the span was a 73-66 setback to Vanderbilt two Saturday's ago.

The good news about a travel-dominant January is that it's countered with a home-heavy February slate. Five of the Bulldogs' eight outings in the calendar's shortest month will be at Stegeman Coliseum.

Keeping An Eye On... Entering Today's Game:

Aaron Cook is...
• 11 assists from co.-No. 19s Gino Gianfrancesco and Barry Cohen among UGA's season assist leaders
• 10 steals from 200 for his career

Series History With Vandy

Though Georgia has won seven of the last 10 matchups, including a buzzer-beater in the Bulldogs' last trip to Memorial Gymnasium, Vanderbilt owns a 92-56 lead in all-time meetings between UGA and VU. Vandy is 56-15 in meetings on its campus in Nashville.

The Commodores and Bulldogs faced off two weeks ago in Athens, with Vanderbilt rallying to a 73-66 win.

Jaxon Etter's career-high 16-point performance led Georgia. The walk-on from Woodstock, Ga., connected on 5-of-8 shots from the floor, including 4-of-5 3-pointers, and 2-of-2 trips to the line en route to the first double-figure outing of his career.

Braelen Bridges added 14 points and Aaron Cook chipped in 10 for the Bulldogs.

Georgia led by as many as 14 points in the first half, building a 34-20 lead at the 1:43 mark. Vanderbilt closed the period and opened the next on a combined 18-0 run and led the rest of the evening.

In the Bulldogs' last trip to Memorial on Feb. 22, 2000, Tyree Crump's 35-foot shot as time expired to gave Georgia an 80-78 win over the Commodores.

Georgia trailed 72-65 before Jordan Harris, who finished with a season-high 17 points, hit a 3-pointer to ignite a 15-6 run over the final 3:31.

Vandy still led 78-73 with 22 seconds remaining, but Georgia scored four points to pull within 78-77 with six ticks left.

After Vanderbilt missed a pair of free throws, Crump came in from behind the 3-point line to gather the rebound tipped out by Harris, took two dribbles and then knocked down the game-winner from straight away that cleared the net after the final horn sounded.

Scouting The Commodores

Vanderbilt is currently 10-9 on the season and 2-5 in SEC action.

The Commodores were 9-4 after opening league action with an impressive victory at Arkansas but are just 1-5 since the upset. Vandy has dropped three-straight following its Jan. 15 victory in Athens.

Scotty Pippen Jr., the media's pick as SEC Player of the Year, leads the Commodores in scoring (18.4 ppg), assists (3.1 apg) and steals (1.7 spg). Jordan Wright also is scoring at a double-figure pace of 12.1 ppg and is tied with Quentin Millora-Brown as Vanderbilt's leading rebounder at 5.8 rpg.

Last Time Out

Aaron Cook's 15-point performance led a quartet of Bulldogs in double figures during an 82-76 win over Alabama on Wednesday.

Jabri Abdur-Rahim and Braelen Bridges added 13 points apiece and Kario Oquendo chipped in 11 for Georgia, which snapped an eight-game losing skid with the victory.

The Bulldogs surged ahead late in the contest, outscoring the Tide 20-10 over the final 5:12 of the game.

Abdur-Rahim started the spurt by connecting on a trio of free throws after being fouled on an attempt from the right wing.

Bridges gave Georgia the lead for good on a hook shot in the lane that made it 69-68 at the 3:24 mark.

Etter Was Bestest vs. Vandy

Walk-on Jaxon Etter scored a career-high 16 points in Georgia's matchup with Vanderbilt two weeks ago.

The junior walk-on entered the contest with a career-most of nine points five times, including thrice this season. He bettered that effort with 11 points in the first half alone against the Commodores on Jan. 15.

That performance headlines what has quietly been a pretty stellar conference campaign to date in which Etter has increased his production (scoring up 1.2 ppg) and efficiency (3FG percentage up 53.4 percent) as outlined below.

Etter's Non-Conference vs. SEC
Stat	N-C	SEC	Diff.
Minutes	24.0	27.1	+3.1
Scoring	5.2	6.4	+1.2
FG Pct.	.383	.593	+.210
3FG Pct.	.235	.769	+.534

We Know What You're Thinking

"Wait, what? Did that just say Jaxon Etter is shooting 76.9 percent from 3-point range in SEC play?"

Yes it did. Etter is 10-of-13 from behind the arc in conference games to date.

There are 13 SEC players averaging at least 1.0 3-pointer per game in league action and shooting 40.0 percent or better from 3-point range. Etter's effort is the best in the league by a massive margin of 26.9 percent as outlined below.

Top 3-Point Threats In SEC Play
Rk.	Player, School	GP	3FGs.	Pct.
1.	J. Etter, UGA	7	10	.769
2.	M. Murrell, OM	8	22	.500
3.	S. Vescovi, UT	8	29	.453
4.	T. Fagan, OM	8	9	.429
5.	D. Gordon, MIZ	7	8	.421
6.	B. Murray, LSU	7	10	.417
	K.D. Johnson, AU	8	15	.417
8.	N. Baumann, UGA	7	20	.408
9.	D. Mintz, UK	8	15	.405
10.	S. Moore, MSU	7	14	.400
	J. Powell, UT	8	8	.400
	A. Gordon, TAMU	7	8	.400
	T. Thomas, VU	7	16	.400

Dogs Capitalizing At The Line

Georgia has made the most of its trips to the free-throw line this season, and even more so in SEC play.

The Bulldogs enter this weekend leading the SEC and No. 67 nationally in free throw percentage at 74.5 percent (316-of-424). Georgia also is among the top teams in the nation at getting to the charity stripe. As of Friday, UGA ranked No. 13 in FT makes and No. 19 in FT takes.

In stats for conference games only, the Bulldogs the league's most efficient team by a pretty healthy margin. The Bulldogs have connected on a sizzling 82.0 percent (123-of-150) of their SEC free throws, 5.1 percent better than any other conference team.

Their Mann is Our Mann's Bro

Vanderbilt sophomore Jamaine Mann is the younger brother of former Georgia standout Charles Mann.

Charles played in 132 games, second-most ever at UGA, and started 106 of those. He got the nod for 98 of 100 contests over his final three seasons

An All-SEC performer, Mann is No. 15 among Georgia's career scoring leaders with 1,411 points. He scored 43.8 percent of those at the free throw line. Mann is the Bulldogs' career record holder in FT attempts (896) and makes (618) and is No. 2 in SEC history in trips to the charity stripe behind only "Pistol" Pete Maravich. Charles also is No. 6 in career assists by a Bulldog with 400.

Crean Inducted Into MU HOF

Tom Crean was inducted into Marquette University's M Club Hall of Fame last Sunday (Jan. 23).

Crean was at Marquette from 1998-2008 and during nine seasons compiled a record of 190-96. He led MU to the 2003 NCAA Final Four – its first since 1977 – and four additional NCAA appearances in 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Crean earned Conference USA Coach of the Year honors in both 2002 and 2003 before leading Marquette's successful integration into a loaded BIG EAST in 2005.

Crean was also inducted to the M Club Hall of Fame as part of the 2003 Final Four Team. He recruited and coached Marquette All-Americans Dwyane Wade, Travis Diener, Dominic James, Jerel McNeal and Lazar Hayward.

Bulldogs Battle Through

Georgia dressed only 10 players four times this season, including three SEC games, and has only had its "full complement" of players for six of 20 outings.

The Bulldogs' 15-player roster was cut by two due to season-ending injuries to P.J. Horne in the preseason and Jailyn Ingram against Jacksonville on Dec. 7.

All told, eight of 13 currently active players on the Bulldogs' roster have a combined 26 DNPs.

From there, additional DNPs include:
• T. Baker vs. Virginia and Northwestern (illness) and Auburn, S. Carolina and Alabama (injury);
• N. Baumann vs. Northwestern (illness);
• A. Cook vs. Memphis (illness);
• J. Etter vs. Gardner-Webb (injury);
• C. McDowell vs. Texas A&M and Kentucky (illness);
• J. Ned vs. Virginia, Northwestern (illness) and George Mason, Western Carolina, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Auburn, S. Carolina and Alabama (injury);
• K. Oquendo vs. Auburn (injury);
• D. Ridgnal vs. Texas A&M and Kentucky (illness).

Because of the aforementioned, Georgia has used seven starting fives.

Braelen Bridges is the only Bulldog who has started every, although Aaron Cook, Jailyn Ingram and Kario Oquendo have started every game they've played. Cook missed the Memphis game due to an illness, Ingram suffered a season-ending injury in the ninth contest versus Jacksonville and Oquendo was held out at Auburn due to a lower body injury.

B.B. Is Consistent, Efficient

Braelen Bridges is the Bulldogs' most consistent point producer and among the nation's most efficient.

Bridges has posted double-digit scoring outputs in a team-best 15 of Georgia's 20 games, and he has notched nine points in two of the other five outings.

The graduate transfer senior Atlanta native is shooting a sizzling 61.8 percent from the field, connecting on 97 of his 157 field goal attempts.

Bridges' effort almost puts him in elite company in the SEC and nationally. To be ranked among statistical leaders in FG percentage, a player has to make a minimum of five shots per game.

With 97 field goals made, Bridges falls three shy of that standard...or he would lead the SEC and rank No. 8 nationally entering this weekend.

Noah Continues Scoring Trend

In five seasons of college basketball, Noah Baumann has established a trend of scoring most of his points from behind the 3-point arc...and doing so efficiently.

This season, 74.5percent (41 of 55) of Baumann's made field goals have been 3s, and he is shooting 43.2 percent from 3-point range.

Career-wise, 71.9 percent (187 of 260) of Baumann's made FGs are 3-pointers, and he is converting on a considerably better clip from outside the arc (.434) than inside that stripe (.382).

Cook Among Assist Leaders

As of Friday, Aaron Cook ranked No. 12 nationally in total assists (114) and No. 13 in assist average (6.0 apg).

Cook's assist average is on pace to be among the best ever by a Bulldog.

The current No. 2 mark in Georgia history is 6.3 apg by Pertha Robinson in 1994-95, and there is a wide gap between Cook's current average (6.1 apg) and the No. 3 standard in the Bulldogs' record book of 4.8 apg by Sundiata Gaines in 2006-07.

Etter Accepting Charges

Defensively, Jaxon Etter is like Visa...as in "everywhere you want (him) to be."

The junior walk-on took three charges against Western Carolina, the second game this season he's done so...the other outing being versus Ga. Tech.

Etter now has a team-high 19 charges in 19 games played this season – that's an average of 1.0 charge per game for you non-math majors.

Etter's offensive foul trend began last season when he drew eight in the final 11 games. That gives him 27 in his last 30 outings – 0.90 per game so you don't have to get your calculator out.

Wright Scores Savvily

Christian Wright's recorded his second and third double-figure scoring outputs as a Bulldog in back-to-back road outings against No. 2 Auburn and South Carolina.

The freshman from The Skill Factory scored 16 points at Auburn and followed that 10 at South Carolina. His first double-digit performance was a 17-point outing against No. 18 Memphis on Dec. 1.

There has been a common theme in all three contests, Wright's ability to get to the free throw line.

Wright converted on 24-of-28 (.857) trips to the charity stripe in those contests. That's 55.8 percent of his 43 points. All told, Wright drew 22 fouls in that trio of games, while committing only four fouls himself.

Cook Joins Elite List

At tipoff at Auburn, Aaron Cook became just the 18th player in NCAA Division-I men's basketball history to participate in 150 career games.

Cook played in 103 games in four seasons at Southern Illinois from 2016-20, including a redshirt campaign with six contests in 2019-20. He saw action in 30 games last season at Gonzaga during the Bulldogs' NCAA runner-up finish. Georgia's Jan. 19 game at Auburn was his 17th game with the Bulldogs.

While Cook's milestone is significant, it is obviously aided by his "super senior" status as a sixth-year player. Entering this season, Ohio State's David Lighty held the NCAA record with 157 games played and only 13 players had logged PT in 150 contests.

On Jan. 13, Iowa's Jordan Bohannon inched past Lighty's mark, and Cook became the fifth player in 2021-22 alone to reach the century-and-a-half mark.

Those numbers have only continued to grow. Bohannon recorded his 162nd GP on Thursday night against Purdue and Creighton's Ryan Hawkins should become the 10th player to reach the 150 games played milestone this season alone on Saturday afternoon.

Experience Has Traveled

The phrase "defense travels" is a well-known in the sports world.

The slogan "experience has traveled" may be more appropriate for Georgia Basketball this season.

Georgia's lineup is anchored by five D-I transfers – sixth-year "super seniors" Aaron Cook and Jailyn Ingram, graduate transfer seniors Noah Baumann and Braelen Bridges and sophomore Jabri Abdur-Rahim.

That quintet has accounted more than 60 percent of Georgia's points and assists and the majority of its production in virtually every stat.

D-I transfer contributions
Stat	Team	D-I Ts	Pct.
Minutes	4000	2209	55.2
Scoring	1411	858	60.8
Rebounds	623	353	56.7
Assists	275	185	67.3
Blocks	51	31	60.8
Steals	97	49	50.5

Kario Hot When SEC Starts

Kario Oquendo opened SEC play with a trio of 20-point performances – 21 vs. Texas A&M, 22 vs. No. 13/16 Kentucky and 28 at Mississippi State.

The sophomore from Titusville, Fla., became the first Bulldog to do so since 2020 when Anthony Edwards put up 23 points at Missouri on Jan. 28, 29 against Texas A&M on Feb. 1 and 32 at Florida on Feb. 5.

Baumann Hits the Boards

With injuries to P.J. Horne and Jailyn Ingram, Noah Baumann has shifted to playing the traditional '4' spot for Georgia.

In his first outing doing so, Baumann grabbed 11 rebounds against Western Carolina. That was more than double his previous career-most of five in seven different outings including this year's season opener against FIU.

Joked Tom Crean: "I don't know if he's done that since grade school. Somewhere out West, he might have had 11 boards in a CYO game in the eighth grade."

Kario Likes The Bright Lights

Kario Oquendo has a history of producing big games against the best opposition.

Last season, he averaged 13.5 points while shooting 55.4 percent from the field for the Florida SouthWestern College.

In Buccaneers' four contests against ranked opponents, those stats jumped to 22.0 points and 63.6 percent.

The trend of big nights continued this season. Against No. 19 Memphis and No. 13/16 Kentucky, Oquendo averaged in 23.0 ppg and shot 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the floor.

In six outings versus ranked foes as a collegiate basketball player, Oquendo is averaging 22.3 points and connecting on 62.2 (51-of-82) of his field goal attempts. FYI, Oquendo did not play in Georgia's game at No. 2 Auburn on Jan. 19 due to a lower body injury.

Dogs Look To Regroup...Again

Georgia lost Jailyn Ingram to a knee injury during the Jacksonville game on Dec. 7. Ingram went down in a non-contact situation while trying to save a ball along the baseline with 14:21 left in the contest.

The "super senior" from Madison, Ga., and Morgan County High School was the Bulldogs' leading rebounder (6.0 rpg) and third-leading scorer (10.7 ppg).

Following an MRI on Dec. 8, Tom Crean confirmed the prognosis on Dec. 9 with a Tweet stating: "Unfortunately, Jailyn Ingram will have to have surgery to repair his ACL in his right knee. It's heartbreaking because Jailyn has been emerging in so many areas and has been a model of consistency day in and day out. He's an incredible young man... Jailyn has brought a spirit and seriousness to us. He is a guy that is in the gym most mornings before we would lift weights at 8:45 and was stabilizing for a young team. We plan to appeal for the waiver to get another year since he's under the 30% games played. Pray for him."

Ingram's injury was UGA's second season-ending setback. On Oct. 20, Crean announced an injury to P.J. Horne, one of just two Bulldogs to start every game last season.

Tweeted Crean: "It's with genuine sadness that I let you know that P.J. Horne will miss this season after undergoing surgery on his right knee this past weekend. In practice, he bumped knees in a scrimmage, lost footing and went down awkwardly. This is such a major blow to us because P.J. was playing so well and showing great leadership as our leading returning player, but more so because he is such a great person and one of the finest people I've ever coached."

Jabri's Contributions Soar

It's probably glossed over too much that this fall is the first time Jabri Abdur-Rahim has played extended minutes in nearly two years. He suffered a foot injury during his senior season at Blair Academy and only played in two games and only appeared in eight games last season at Virginia.

Jabri, who was ranked as one of the nation's top-40 prospects in the Class of 2020, showed signs of returning to form in three early-December outings.

Abdur-Rahim exploded for a career-high 20 points against Wofford and followed that with a 15 and 10-point showings versus No. 18 Memphis and Jacksonville, respectively. Equally impressive as the totals was the efficiency in which he scored.

In those three games, Abdur-Rahim scored more points, connected on more shots and upped his shooting percentages by massive amounts over his 14 previous career outings.

Abdur-Rahim's Increases
Total Points	32	45	+13
Scoring Average	2.3	15.0	12.7
FGs Made	9	13	+4
FG Percentage	.214	.650	+.436
3FGs Made	3	9	+6
3FG Percentage	.125	.600	+.475

Crean Captures Win No. 400

Tom Crean secured his 400th career victory with Georgia's upset of No. 18 Memphis on December 1.

Prior to arriving in Athens, Crean compiled 366 W's in his first 18 campaigns as a collegiate head coach. He earned the first 190 in nine seasons at Marquette from 1998-2008 and added 166 more at Indiana between 2008-17 before arriving in Athens and securing the final 44 of his 400.

Tom Crean's Milestone Wins

No. 1 – Nov. 20, 1999 – Marquette defeats Chicago State, 62-43, in Tom Crean's first game as a collegiate head coach. No. 100 – March 6, 2004 – A three-point play with .8 of a second left lifts Marquette over No. 25 Louisville, 81-80.
No. 200 – Dec. 8, 2009 – Indiana knocks off Pittsburgh, 74-64, in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
No. 250 – Nov. 20, 2012 – A day after beating Georgia, 66-53, in the first round, IU tops Georgetown, 82-72, to win the Progressive Legends Classic.
No. 300 – Dec. 20, 2014 – Indiana tops No. 23 Butler, 82-73, as Yogi Ferrell became IU's 48th 1,000-point scorer.
No. 400 – Dec. 1, 2021 – Kario Oquendo's 24-point outburst paces UGA in an 82-79 upset of No. 18 Memphis.

Wright Stellar In Upset

Freshman Christian Wright started at point guard against No. 18 Memphis for Aaron Cook, who was out of action due to an illness. That task was taller considering the Tigers entered the game forcing an average of 18.0 turnovers per game.

While Wright's career-high totals of 17 points, six boards and 38 minutes tallies drew significant attention, his turnover tally – a meager one TO – was the most significant digit in his linescore. And he did so logging the most PT of any Bulldog in any game this season to date.

Also of note, Wright drew seven fouls, including two on the offensive end, and converted on 6-of-7 free throw attempts.

The SportsCenter "Top-Quen"

Kario Oquendo has emphatically made his way in the top-10 plays on ESPN's SportsCenter twice this season.

On Nov. 16, Oquendo came in at No. 3 on SportsCenter's top-10 plays after his third highlight reel effort against S.C. State. He stole the ball at midcourt and windmilled home an uncontested dunk.

A posterized effort on Nov. 23 was tabbed No. 6. Oquendo, who's 6-4, gathered a steal in Northwestern's lane and drove the length of the floor before a thunderous dunk over a 6-9 Wildcat.

If you want to rate Oquendo's SportsCenter dunks, you can find the S.C. State slam at gado.gs/kariosctop1116 and the Northwestern effort at gado.gs/kariosc1123.

Cook Tops Millennium Mark

Aaron Cook blew past the 1,000-point career scoring mark on Nov. 16 against South Carolina State.

The "super senior" was eight points shy of entering the game and inched past the milestone with 2:21 left in the first half. He finished with 22 points, three off his career high versus Indiana State on Jan. 24, 2018.

Cook scored 845 points at Southern Illinois from 2016-20 and added 127 points during Gonzaga's en route to their NCAA runner-up finish last season.

Cook was presented the game ball from the S.C. State game in a ceremony prior to the George Mason game that featured his mother, Regina, and brother, Anthony.

Dalen, Kario Draw Attention

Kario Oquendo and Dalen Ridgnal are among the top JUCO transfers expected to make the biggest marks this season.

On August 25, bustingbrackets.com ranked the top-25 junior college players moving to the "high-major" level. Ridgnal was tabbed No. 2 on that ledger, while Oquendo was ranked No. 23.

On Nov. 1, college basketball guru Jon Rothstein tabbed his top-10 "JUCOs to watch," an unranked list that also included Ridgnal.

Welcoming A Slew Of Scoring

Of the 10 newcomers on the Bulldogs' roster seven are transfers – five D-I players (Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Noah Baumann, Braelen Bridges, Aaron Cook and Jailyn Ingram) and a pair from the junior college ranks (Kario Oquendo and Dalen Ridgnal).

Those players arrived in Athens having already scored 4,782 points at their previous schools, the largest addition of scoring by any D-I program this season as outlined below.

In their previous stops, the D-I quintet of the group also logged 8813 minutes in 404 games played, while grabbing 1283 rebounds, dishing 643 assists, swatting 116 blocks and collecting 304 steals.

Top Scoring Influx's In D-I hoops
Rk.	School	Players	Points
1.	Georgia	7	4782
2.	Duquesne	5	4695
3.	Florida	5	4144
4.	Arkansas	6	4125
5.	Penn State	7	5183
6.	Washington St.	4	3785
7.	SMU	4	3733
8.	Kentucky	4	3538
9.	Utah	6	3175
10.	Arizona St.	3	3132

On The Flip Side...

While Georgia welcomed a huge influx of college scoring from its newcomers, the Bulldogs returned a minuscule portion of their scoring from last season.

Minus P.J. Horne, the four returning Bulldogs accounted for only 1110 of Georgia's 2014 points a year ago, or 5.5 percent. Walk-on Jaxon Etter is the top returning point producer with 47 points.

"B" Is For Basketball Player

You may notice on Georgia's roster that the Bulldogs have gone away from listing traditional positions – guard, forward and center. All 15 players are now simply listed as "B" for "Basketball Player."

Tom Crean is a proponent for "position-less basketball."

"That's what they are," Crean said. "It's not valid to call them centers and power forwards and things like that as much with the way that we're trying to play. They're being trained as basketball players, every day... in the sense of how we train with the ball handling, the driving, the shooting – all those type of things. That's big to me."

MBB Game Notes: Dogs Complete January Slate At Vandy

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Players Mentioned

Jabri Abdur-Rahim

Noah Baumann

Braelen Bridges

Aaron Cook

Jaxon Etter

P.J. Horne

Jailyn Ingram

K.D. Johnson

Kario Oquendo

Dalen Ridgnal

Christian Wright

MBB Game Notes: Dogs Complete January Slate At Vandy

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Players Mentioned

Jabri Abdur-Rahim

Noah Baumann

Braelen Bridges

Aaron Cook

Jaxon Etter

P.J. Horne

Jailyn Ingram

K.D. Johnson

Kario Oquendo

Dalen Ridgnal

Christian Wright

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