MBB Notes: White Looks For Career Win 250 Against Florida A&M

Georgia Basketball Game Notes

Georgia (6-2) vs. Florida A&M (1-5)
Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) in Athens, Ga.
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Flagship: WSB AM 750); (Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, analyst; Adam Gillespie, producer | Affiliates
TV: None
Video Stream: SEC Network + (Jeff Dantzler, pbp; Anne Marie Armstrong, analyst)
Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
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History: UGA leads, 4-0 (Full History)
Last Meeting: UGA, 85-75, on 11/29/20

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Georgia Bulldogs
Coach: Mike White
6-2 in 1st at UGA
249-130 in 12th season overall
0	Terry Roberts	14.0	4.8
(6-3; 180; Sr.; North Amityville, N.Y.)
2	Kyeron Lindsay	6.1	5.4
(6-7; 215; Fr.; Denton, Texas)
4	Jusaun Holt	4.9	3.5
(6-7; 190; Soph.; Tacoma, Wash.)
11	Justin Hill	9.1	3.5
(6-0; 185; Jr.; Houston, Texas)
23	Braelen Bridges	5.6	4.1
(6-11; 245; 5th Year; Atlanta, Ga.)

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Florida A&M Rattlers
Coach:Robert McCullum
55-93 in 6th season at FAMU
139-214 in 13th season overall
1	Byron Smith	10.3	2.3
(6-2; 185; Jr.; Palatka, Fla.)
2	Jordan Chatman	8.3	4.7
(6-5; 208; Soph.; Birmingham, Ala.)
5	Jaylen Bates	8.8	6.8
(6-7; 215; Jr.; Atlanta, Ga.)
10	Chase Barrs	5.2	3.8
(-9; 210; Sr.; Tampa, Fla.)
23	Jordan Tillman	8.5	2.2
(6-2; 180; Jr.; Pine Bluff, Ark..)

TEAM COMPARISON

2022-23 STATISTICS	GEORGIA	FLORIDA A&M
Points Per Game	69.4	55.8
Opp. Point Per Game	63.5	80.8
Scoring Margin	+5.9	-25.0
Field Goal Pct.	.409	.363
Opp. Field Goal Pct.	.413	.490
3-Point Pct.	.313	.277
3-Pointers Per Game	7.0	4.3
Opp. 3-Point Pct.	.255	.370
Free Throw Pct.	.766	.684
Free Throws Per Game	15.1	11.2
Rebounds Per Game	40.4	32.7
Opp. Rebound Per Game	31.6	38.0
Rebound Margin	+8.8	-5.3
Assists Per Game	11.9	8.8
Turnovers Per Game	15.9	19.3
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio	0.75	0.46
Turnover Margin	-2.6	-5.7
Steals Per Game	7.4	6.7
Blocks Per Game	3.4	2.5

The Starting 5...

UGA wraps up a 3-games-in-6-days homestand on Friday evening by hosting Florida A&M at Stegeman Coliseum.
Mike White enters Friday's game one victory shy of recording the 250th win of his head coaching career.
UGA held its last two opponents under 55 points, a 1st for the Bulldogs in 7 seasons...since Nov. 2015.
UGA's guards handed out 16 assists while committing just 3 turnovers in Wednesday's win over Hampton.
UGA's bench has scored 215 points and posted a +138 margin over its opponents' reserves to date.

The Opening Tip

Georgia completes a busy week of games at Stegeman Coliseum on Friday night by hosting Florida A&M. The Bulldogs already bested East Tennessee State and Hampton on Sunday and Wednesday, respectively.

All told, the Bulldogs will play three games at Stegeman Coliseum in roughly a span of 128 hours this week.

Following the date with the Rattlers, Georgia will complete its pre-Finals slate by traveling to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech next Tuesday in an ESPN2 nationally televised showdown.

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

Mike White is...
• 1 win from 250 for his career

Braelen Bridges is...
• 79 points from 1,000 for his career
• 37 rebounds from 500 for his career

Jailyn Ingram is...
• 56 points from 1,500 for his career
• 13 rebounds from 700 for his career

Series History With Florida A&M

Georgia has won all four of the Bulldogs' previous meetings with Florida A&M, with all of those contests being held in Athens.

Most recently, a trio of Bulldogs had standout showings in an 85-75 victory over the Rattlers in the season opener of the 2020-21 campaign.

Georgia was led by graduate transfer Andrew Garcia with 22 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor. The Bulldogs also received double-double outings from Tye Fagan (21 points, 10 boards) and Sahvir Wheeler (12 points, 12 assists). Fagan's performance earned him SEC Player of the Week recognition.

The game was played on Nov. 29 but was only scheduled five days prior to being contested in the crazy days of Covid-altered scheduling. Georgia was originally slated to meet Columbus State on Nov. 25 and host Gardner Webb on Nov. 29. Both dates were canceled – Gardner Webb on Nov. 23 and Columbus State just hours before the game – due to Covid.

Scouting The Rattlers

Florida A&M arrives in Athens with a 1-5 record on the season after playing a Power 5-heavy schedule to date. The Rattlers' setbacks include losses to Oregon, Oregon State, Miami (Fla.) and Florida.

Byron Smith is leading Florida A&M offensively by scoring 12.3 points per game. A trio of Rattlers are chipping in between 8.3-8.8 ppg. Atlanta native Jaylen Bates is FAMU's second-leading scorer 8.8 ppg while grabbing a team-high 6.8 rpg. Jordan Tillmon and Jordan Chatman are adding 8.5 and 8.3 ppg, respectively.

Last Time Out

Braelen Bridge's double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds led Georgia in a 73-54 win over Hampton on Wednesday at Stegeman Coliseum.

The fifth-year senior from Atlanta connected on 9-of-13 shots from the floor and 3-of-3 trips to the line en route to his third 20-point outing as a Bulldog. He came within one rebound of his career-high effort while posting his second double-double at Georgia and the sixth of his college career.

Jailyn Ingram, one of only five seventh-year seniors in college basketball this season, enjoyed a stellar evening as well. The Madison, Ga., native scored 14 points, largely due to knocking down 4-of-5 shots from 3-point range.

Georgia raced to an 8-0 lead just 109 seconds into the game and led all night en route to victory. The margin bulged to 22-9 with 10:44 left in the first half, and the Bulldogs led by 12 or more for the final 35:35.

White Closing In On Milestone

Mike White enters Friday's game a single win shy of his 250th victory as a college head coach.

White compiled a 101-40 record in four seasons in Louisiana Tech from 2011-15. That included a trio 27-win efforts in each of his final three seasons, which helped give White the best winning percentage (.716) of any coach in program history.

In seven campaigns at Florida from 2015-22, White posted a 142-88 record. He reached 100 victories with the Gators in 158 games, the second-fastest pace ever by a Florida basketball coach behind only Billy Donovan (154 games). Under White, the Gators were one of only four programs to record a victory in the four NCAA Tournaments contested between 2017-21.

Dogs Match 2021-22 Win Total

While a 6-win season will certainly never be celebrated, it is worth noting that Georgia notched is sixth victory of the 2022-23 season with a Nov. 30 win over Hampton. With that, the Bulldogs matched their win total for the entire 2021-22 campaign during the first calendar month of the season.

Dogs Getting Defensive

Georgia recorded back-to-back wins over ETSU, 62-47, and Hampton, 73-54. That marked the first time the Bulldogs held consecutive opponents under 55 points in seven seasons.

The last time Georgia did so was in November of 2015 when the Bulldogs defeated Murray State, 63-52, on Nov. 20 and High Point, 49-46, on Nov. 25.

Valuing The Basketball

Georgia recorded more turnovers than assists in each of its first six games of the season, to the tune of combined tallies of 62 assists to 99 TOs. That equated to a paltry 0.63 assist-to-TO ratio.

In each of the Bulldogs' last two outings, they've flipped those numbers to positive ratios. Against ETSU and Hampton, Georgia posted 33 assists while committing 28 turnovers.

While the coaching staff is extremely eager to trim the TO total dramatically, that 1.18 assist-to-TO effort in the last two games would rank fifth in the SEC through games played in November.

A Very Productive Bench

Georgia's bench has scored 215 points in the first seven games, accounting for 38.7 percent of 555 points put up by the Bulldogs to date.

Georgia's bench has outscored its opponents reserves 215-77, a massive +138 margin (17.3 ppg).

The Bulldogs have won the "bench battle" in each game this season, providing a "+20" margin in four contests and a season-high "+25" (27-2) tally versus ETSU. Georgia's highest single-game bench scoring effort was 36 points versus UAB.

Bulldogs Switching Starters

Georgia has mixed and matched eight Bulldogs to comprise five different starting lineups over the first eight games.

Terry Roberts is the only player to get the nod for every game to date, although both Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe and Kario Oquendo have started every game they played in.

Ingram Proves Impactful

Jailyn Ingram, one of just five seventh-year seniors in college basketball this season, made his 2022-23 debut in the second half of Georgia's 62-47 win over East Tennessee State.

The Madison, Ga., native entered the game at the 14:15 mark of the second half and the Bulldogs leading 39-36. A quick glance at the box score would lead one to believe Ingram's 4:02 of PT were quite pedestrian – 0-of-1 on FGs, one foul, one foul drawn and one steal. But the far right side of his linescore was more telling – "+9."

"I just thought we were flat," Mike White said. "When you do put him out there for the first time, you're experimenting... So, you're tooth-and-nail against East Tennessee State – close game, early second half – and one of the guys on staff suggested it. The last few days he's gotten to the point where we said, 'We're about ready to give him a chance in a game.' Athletically, from a conditioning standpoint, he's looked better and better. It could've gone the other way of course, but he was an inspiration to his teammates. I thought he was probably the biggest factor in the game."

Ingram was a huge factor in the Hampton game as well with a more statistically emphatic performance. He scored 14 points, largely due to knocking down 4-of-5 3-pointers, in 20 minutes of PT.

While those were Ingram's first two games of the 2022-23 season, he now has 133 GP in his collegiate career. He played five seasons at Florida Atlantic – including a red-shirt campaign in 2018-19 – before transferring to Georgia. Ingram started the first nine games of the 2021-22 season and was the Bulldogs' leading rebounder when he tore the ACL in his right knee with 14:21 left in a Dec. 7 victory over Jacksonville.

Etter Still Taking Charges

Former Jaxon Etter has made quite the name for himself on defense.

The senior from Woodstock, Ga., who was awarded a scholarship on Nov. 2, has taken seven charges in six games played this season.

That comes after drawing 30 offensive fouls in 31 games last season and eight in the last 11 games of his sophomore year.

All told, Etter has now been on the receiving end of 37 charges in his last 37 games...and 45 in his last 48 outings...though we think – with respect to the folks with whistles on game days – several more should have gone his way.

Hill Named All-Tourney

Justin Hill was named to the Beach Bracket's all-tournament team at the Greenlight Sunshine Slam presented by Discount Tire.

The junior from Houston averaged a team-high 14.5 points against Saint Joseph's and UAB by shooting 61.5 percent from the field and an even more impressive 71.4 percent from 3-point range.

Hill put up 12 points against Saint Joseph's, including a shot clock-beating 3-pointer with 2:28 remaining after the Hawks cut Georgia's 23-point halftime lead to 54-46.

Hill then led the Bulldogs offensively for the first time this season with 17 points versus UAB.

A Homecoming For Kario

Kario Oquendo was productive in his homecoming trip to the Sunshine State for the Sunshine Slam. Oquendo is from Titusville, Fla., just under an hour south of Daytona Beach.

Oquendo scored a game-high 17 points in Georgia's win over Saint Joseph's and put up 12 points against UAB.

Oquendo averaged 21.2 points and 8.3 rebounds in leading Astronaut High School to a 20-6 finish in 2019.

Oquendo was named Brevard County Class 5A Player of the Year by area coaches that season. He also was tabbed All-Cape Coast in both 2019 for Astronaut and in 2018 while playing at Titusville High.

Roberts Pops For 20...Twice

Terry Roberts recorded back-to-back 20-point outings against Miami (Ohio) and Bucknell, scoring 22 points against the RedHawks before popping for 20 versus the Bison.

Roberts' contributions weren't limited to the scoring column. He led the Bulldogs with three assists, two steals and a block against the RedHawks and then contributed team-high efforts of nine boards, six assists and two steals in the win over Bucknell.

A Big-Time Beginning

Freshman KyeRon Lindsay, who was rated as the nation's No. 87 prospect in the Class of 2022 by 247Sports.com, made an immediate impact at Georgia.

The Denton, Texas, product tied for team-high rebounding honors with six boards in the opener versus Western Carolina. With Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe out of action due to an injury at Wake Forest, Lindsay made his first start in Winston-Salem and scored 10 points. He followed with his first collegiate double-double – 14 points and 10 rebounds – against Miami (Ohio).

In his first three outings of college basketball, Lindsay averaged 8.0 points and a team-best 7.0 rebounds per game while shooting a stellar 66.7 percent from the floor.

Bulldogs Sign Top-25 class

Georgia opened the NCAA's early signing period on Wednesday, Nov. 9 with a bang, inking a top-25 recruiting class comprised of two of the nation's top-100 prospects.

Lamariyon "Mari" Jordan and Dylan James were ranked No. 72 and No. 94 nationally by ESPN.com, respectively. Together, they gave Georgia the No. 25-ranked recruiting class on ESPN.com when the signing period began.

"It's an exciting day for us to be able to sign two players that we targeted and invested a lot of time and energy in," Mike White said. "Both of these guys are excited to be Bulldogs. Mari grew up right down the road from Athens and has always admired this university. He is a high-energy player who possesses much versatility and has a very good positional size Dylan has tremendous length for a guy who shoots the ball the way that he does. He also has the ability to post. Like Mari, he has a chance to be a very good defender as well."

James, a 6-9, 190-pound power forward, helped lead Winter Haven High to the semifinals of the 2022 Florida Class 6A state tournament. He was selected as the Lakeland Ledger's Player of the Year after averaging 15.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.4 blocks, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game last season for the Blue Devils, who finished 23-8 overall.

Jordan, a 6-6, 185-pound small forward, was tabbed first-team All-State for Class 6A by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior after averaging 19.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals per game for Dacula High. Over three seasons, Jordan compiled 1,257 points, 434 rebounds, 128 blocks, 109 assists and 104 steals for the Falcons.

Oquendo Named All-SEC

Kario Oquendo was tabbed second-team preseason All-SEC in balloting of the league's 14 head coaches.

Oquendo was the Bulldogs' scoring leader, both overall and in SEC play, last season. He averaged 15.2 points overall and upped his contributions to 18.3 points per game in league play, which made Oquendo the SEC's leading returning scorer from conference action last season.

The junior from Titusville, Fla. also built a reputation as one the nation's top dunkers, appearing on ESPN's Top-10 plays three times – No. 3 on Nov. 16 against S.C. State, No. 6 on No. 23 versus Northwestern and No. 3 on March 1 against Tennessee.

A "March Madness" Pedigree

Five of Georgia's six first-year transfers played for teams that reached the 2021 or 2022 NCAA Tournaments.

Justin Hill (Longwood) and Jusaun Holt (Alabama) both took part in the "Big Dance" last spring. Frank Anselem (Syracuse), Madrez McBride (North Texas) and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe (Oklahoma State) all had tickets punched to the 2021 edition of "March Madness."

Bridges Finds Bottom Of Net

Braelen Bridges converted on 63.4 percent of his shots from the floor for Georgia last season. That not only led the SEC and ranked No. 7 nationally, it was one of the most efficient campaigns ever for UGA and in league history.

The Union Grove High School product knocked down 161 of his 264 field goals in his first year as a Bulldog in 2021-22.

Among the best single-season field goal percentages for the Bulldogs and within the SEC, Bridges' effort ranks No. 2 and No. 17 all-time, respectively.

Bridges became the first Bulldog to pace the SEC in shooting efficiency since Lavon Mercer did so in 1980 at 61.1 percent. Interestingly, Mercer set the UGA record (64.3 percent) in 1979 but did not lead the SEC that season.

Ingram Offers Experience

According to research by Middle Tennessee's SID staff, Jailyn Ingram is one of five seventh-year men's players in Division-I basketball this season.

The Madison, Ga., native and Morgan County High graduate, spent five seasons at Florida Atlantic before returning to his home state prior to the 2021-22 season.

Ingram played in 122 games for the Owls from 2016-21, including a redshirt campaign in 2018-19. All told, he recorded 1,334 points and 630 rebounds for the Owls, which are the No. 6 and No. 3 totals in program history.

Ingram played in nine games last season for Georgia before suffering a season-ending injury on Dec. 7 against Jacksonville. He received an additional red-shirt from the NCAA to return to the Bulldogs this season.

That makes Ingram among of quintet of players – including a well traveled Nittany Lion – competing for a seventh college basketball season this winter as outlined below.

7th-Year Super Duper Seniors
Name	Schools
Jailyn Ingram	FAU, Georgia
DeAndre Dishman	EKU, MTSU
Juan Munoz	Longwood, Hawaii
DeJuan Clayton	Coppin State, Cal
Michael Henn	UC-Davis, Cal Baptist, Portland, Denver, Penn State

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