Dogs Host Missouri On Senior Day

Georgia Basketball Game Notes

Georgia (16-12, 6-9 SEC) vs. Missouri (20-8, 8-7 SEC)
Saturday, February 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) in Athens, Ga.
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Flagship: WSB AM 750); (Scott Howard, pbp; Chuck Dowdle, analyst; Adam Gillespie (producer)) | Affiliates
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History: MIZ leads, 10-8 (Full History)
Last Meeting: MIZ, 79-69, on March 5, 2022

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

Georgia Bulldogs
Coach: Mike White
16-11 in 1st at UGA
259-139 in 12th season overall
0	Terry Roberts	13.8	3.8
(6-3; 180; Sr.; North Amityville, N.Y. )
3	Kario Oquendo	12.9	2.9
(6-4; 220; Jr.; Titusville, Fla.)
11	Justin Hill	8.2	2.6
(6-0; 185; Jr.; Houston, Texas)
12	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe	6.0	5.4
(6-8; 215; Jr.; Toronto, Ontario)
23	Braelen Bridges	8.3	4.7
(6-11; 245; 5th Year; Atlanta, Ga.)

No.	Name	PPG	RPG

MISSOURI TIGERS
Coach: Dennis Gates
20-8 in 1st season at Missouri
70-48 in 4th season overall
0	Mohamed Diarra	3.6	3.8
(6-10; 215; Jr.; Montreuil, France)
4	Deandre Ghoston	10.0	2.3
(6-5; 215; Grad.; Gary, Ind.)
5	D'Moi Hodge	13.8	3.8
(6-4; 180; Grad.; Tortola, British Virgin Islands)
10	Nick Honor	8.0	1.7
(5-10; 200; Grad.; Orlando, Fla.)
24	Kobe Brown	16.4	6.0
(6-8; 250; Sr.; Huntsville, Ala.)

TEAM COMPARISON

2022-23 STATISTICS	GEORGIA	MISSOURI
Points Per Game	69.3	79.8
Opp. Point Per Game	71.2	75.1
Scoring Margin	-1.9	+4.8
Field Goal Pct.	.415	.471
Opp. Field Goal Pct.	.437	.443
3-Point Pct.	.324	.360
3-Pointers Per Game	6.8	9.3
Opp. 3-Point Pct.	.317	.354
Free Throw Pct.	.717	.751
Free Throws Per Game	16.2	14.1
Rebounds Per Game	36.4	30.8
Opp. Rebound Per Game	35.5	38.1
Rebound Margin	+0.9	-7.3
Assists Per Game	11.4	16.5
Turnovers Per Game	13.0	11.6
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio	0.87	1.42
Turnover Margin	-1.6	+5.7
Steals Per Game	6.5	10.5
Blocks Per Game	2.7	3.0

The Starting 5...

UGA is 1 victory shy of equaling the Dogs' most ever regular-season wins at Stegeman Coliseum.
UGA is 14-0 this season when holding its opponents to 70 or fewer points, including a 5-0 mark in SEC play.
All 12 Dogs who have logged playing time this season are averaging double-digit minutes per game.
Seven different Dogs have made double-digit 3s this season, the most since 8 did so in 1997-98.
UGA's assist-to-TO ratio is up by +.26 since Thanksgiving, the best improvement by an SEC team during that span.

The Opening Tip

Georgia will host Missouri on Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum in a matinee matchup ripe with side festivities and story lines.

Prior to tipoff, Georgia will honor five players and four managers as part of "Senior Day." At halftime, the Bulldogs will welcome back roughly 65 former coaches, players and staff as part of lettermen's day.

Georgia is currently 16-12 overall and 6-9 in SEC play. The Bulldogs are 13-2 at Stegeman Coliseum this season. With two home games remaining, Georgia is: 1) one win shy of equaling the most regular-season victories ever at Stegeman; and 2) two Ws away from tying the most overall home wins (regular and post-season) in a single-season at the arena.

Individually, Jailyn Ingram enters the 152nd game of his career a single point shy of reaching the 1,500-point plateau, while Justin Hill is five assists away from 300 passes-to-points in his career.

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

Jailyn Ingram is...
• 1 point from 1,500 for his career

Justin Hill is…
• 5 assists from 300 for his career
• 32 points from 1,000 for his career

Series History With Missouri

Despite a 5-2 edge for Georgia in games played in Athens, Missouri owns a 10-8 advantage in the all-time series between the Bulldogs and the Tigers.

In last season's regular-season finale in Columbia, Braelen Bridges' 19-point outing led a trio of Bulldogs in double figures in a 79-69 loss to the Tigers.

Kario Oquendo added 17 points, and St. Louis native Aaron Cook chipped in 17.

Georgia raced to a 9-0 start and quickly pushed that margin to 16-2 with 16:02 left in the first half. The Bulldogs still maintained a 14-point advantage at 35-21 at the 5:32 mark of the opening period.

Missouri gradually cut into that gap and eventually tied the game at 51-51 with 12:12 remaining. The Tigers then outscored Georgia 13-3 over the next 5:48.

In the Missouri's most recent trip to Athens on Feb. 15, 2021, Georgia upset No. 20/19 Tigers, 80-70, as five Bulldogs scored in double figures.

Justin Kier led Georgia with 16 points, followed by Toumani Camara with 15, Andrew Garcia with 13, Sahvir Wheeler with 12 and K.D. Johnson with 10.

After leading 37-33 lead at the break, Missouri scored the first nine points of the second stanza as the Tigers' advantage quickly bulged to 13 points.

The Bulldogs chipped away and never trailed again after going up 57-55 on a 3-pointer from P.J. Horne with 7:44 left.

Scouting The Tigers

Missouri reached the 20-win plateau on Tuesday night with a 66-64 victory over Mississippi State. The Tigers improved to 20-8 overall and 8-7 in SEC play with that overtime decision.

First-year head coach Dennis Gates has Missouri positioned for an NCAA Tournament bid. The Tigers are seeded on the No. 7 and a No. 10 seed lines in the latest bracketology projections by CBS and ESPN, respectively.

Kobe Brown leads Missouri with averages of 16.4 points and 6.0 rebounds. Among SEC leaders, he ranks No. 4 in scoring and No. 11 in rebounding, as well as No. 3 in field goal percentage, No. 8 in free throw percentage and No. 13 steals.

Graduate transfers D'Moi Hodge and DeAndre Gholston also are scoring at a double-digit pace for the Tigers. Hodge, who previously played for Gates at Cleveland State, is averaging 13.8 ppg. Gholston, who has his diploma from Milwaukee, is contributing 10.0 ppg.

Last Time Out

Kario Oquendo scored 20 points to lead a trio of Bulldogs in double figures in a 97-65 setback at Arkansas on Tuesday night.

Jabri Abdur-Rahim added 12 points, and Justin Hill chipped in 10.

The Razorbacks grabbed an early lead, gradually expanded that margin to 18-8 with 11:42 left in the first half and led by double digits the rest of the evening.

Nine Seniors To Be Honored

Nine members of the Georgia Basketball program – five players and four managers – will be honored prior to tipoff of Saturday's game.

The group of players includes a diverse amount of experience.

Jaxon Etter is the Bulldogs' first four-year letterwinner since Tyree Crump and Jordan Harris wrapped up their careers in 2020. The earliest Georgia could have another four-year member of the roster would be in 2026.

Both Braelen Bridges and Jailyn Ingram are in their second seasons with the Bulldogs. Bridges has been mainstay in Georgia's rotation in Athens, starting 50 of 60 games played and averaging 10.8 points and 5.1 rebounds. Ingram likely would have produced similar numbers if not for a knee injury that cut his 2021-22 campaign short to nine games.

Mardrez McBride and Terry Roberts arrived in Athens last summer and have made distinct impacts on Georgia's season. McBride is one of only four Bulldogs to play in every game, Roberts is Georgia's leader in scoring, assists and steals.

Georgia's student managers wrapping up their careers with program this season are Philip Adams from Gainesville, Fla.; Othmane Elyaalaoui from Casablanca, Morocco; Michael Hyams from Cumming, Ga.; and Zach Long from Richmond, Va.

Bulldogs Strong At Stegeman

Georgia is 13-2 at home this season, matching the fourth-most victories at Stegeman Coliseum during 60 seasons competing in the arena.

With two home dates remaining, the Bulldogs are one win shy of equaling their most regular-season wins at Stegeman and two victories away from the overall mark in the venue.

Georgia's record for home Ws came during the 2015-16 and 2013-14 campaigns when those Bulldogs notched 15 wins – including one NIT victory each season – at Stegeman as outlined below.

Most Victories at Stegeman - Regular-Season
Rk.	W's	Season
1.	14	2015-16
	14	2013-14
3.	13	2022-23
	13	2006-07
	13	2003-04

Most Victories at Stegeman - Overall
Rk.	W's	Season
1.	15	2015-16
	15	2013-14
3.	14	2006-07
4.	13	2022-23
	13	2003-04

White Is Stellar At Stegeman

Although Stegeman Coliseum opened in February 1964, about 13 before Mike White was born, some might say the arena was built for him.

White was 7-1 in Stegeman before he became the Bulldogs' head coach. He led Louisiana Tech to an NIT victory over Georgia at Stegeman in 2014 and then was 6-1 against the Bulldogs in seven seasons at Florida from 2015-22.

Quick math adding in a 13-2 mark this season reveals White's 20-3 record in the venue. We used a calculator to determine White's success rate at Stegeman – a spectacular 87.0 percent.

"Unc" Approaching 1,500

Seventh-year Jailyn Ingram, affectionately referred to as "Unc" by his coaches and teammates, is just one point shy of 1,500 for his career.

Ingram spent his first five seasons of college basketball from 2016-21 at Florida Atlantic. He left Boca Raton as the program's sixth-leading scorer with 1,334 points in 121 outings.

Ingram graduated from FAU with his degree in Criminal Justice and transferred to Georgia. He scored 96 points (10.7 ppg) in nine games last season before suffering a season-ending injury on Dec. 7 against Jacksonville.

The NCAA granted Ingram an additional year of eligibility, making him one of D-I's five seventh-year players in 2022-23. He missed the first six games while rehabbing his knee but has scored 69 points, including a pair of double-digit games, since returning to action.

Dogs' Double-Digit Starting 5s

Georgia has mixed and matched eight Bulldogs to comprise 11 different starting lineups this season.

Most of those were in non-conference play when Georgia used eight different quintets over the first 11 contests. The Bulldogs battled through a series of injuries and illnesses that resulted in 16 DNPs being registered by six players. In fact, the Notre Dame game – Georgia's 11th outing – was the first when the entire roster was available.

After settling into a consistent quintet for nine games – from Notre Dame on Dec. 18 to Vanderbilt on Jan. 21 – the Bulldogs' started a ninth and 10th different lineup against Tennessee and South Carolina, respectively. The final pairing first occurred at Texas A&M.

No Bulldog has started every game, although two – Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe and Kario Oquendo – have gotten the nod for every game they have played.

Only four Bulldogs – Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Braelen Bridges, Justin Hill and Mardrez McBride – have played in every contest this season.

Hill Hot Of Late

Justin Hill has upped his offensive contributions considerably over Georgia's last six outings. He is the Bulldogs' leading scorer over the past half-dozen outings, averaging 14.2 ppg.

The junior from Houston has scored in double figures in each of the Bulldogs' last six contests, that after doing so just five times in the first 22 games.

Hill's improvements aren't limited to the scoring column. He has upped his shooting percentages, assists and assist-to-turnover ratios as well as outlined below.

Justin Hill's Upward Numbers
Statistic	1st 22	last 6	Diff.
Scoring Average	6.6	14.2	+7.6
FG Percentage	.360	.450	+.090
3FG Percentage	.311	.429	+.118
Assist Average	2.7	3.5	+0.8
Assist-to-TO ratio	1.46	2.33	+0.87

Rebounding A Team Effort

Getting on the glass has been a team effort for Georgia. A nation-leading 10 different Bulldogs have collected more than 50 boards this season.

FYI, Tennessee, UMass Lowell and Charleston also have 10 players with 50+ boards. Thanks to stats guru Dave McMahon for tracking the aforementioned.

Lots Of Dogs Lead Scoring

Six different players have led Georgia offensively in games this season.

Including ties in certain contests, Terry Roberts has paced the Bulldogs a team-high 10 times. In addition, Kario Oquendo has been Georgia's top point producer in eight outings, followed by Braelen Bridges and Mardrez McBride in four outings, Justin Hill in three and Jabri Abdur-Rahim in one.

These Dogs are Deep

All 12 players who have seen playing time for Georgia this season are averaging double-digit minutes.

A Very Productive Bench

The Bulldogs who have come off the bench this season have scored 647 points, 33.7 percent of the 1,941 points put up by Georgia.

The Bulldogs' bench has outscored its opponents' reserves 647-521, a pretty substantial +126 margin. Georgia has won the "bench battle" in 19 of 28 games and tied Auburn (in Athens) in another.

According to KenPom.com, Georgia ranks No. 2 nationally in bench minutes, with reserves accounting for 45.3 percent of the Bulldogs' total PT.

Georgia's Trio of "3-Migos"

Three Bulldogs have made more than 70 percent of their field goals from 3-point range and have scored more than 60 percent of their total points on 3-pointers as outlined below.

3-Point Production
Player	3FGs	FGs	Pct.	"3" Pts.	Tot.	Pct.
J. Abdur-Rahim	43	61	70.5	129	213	61.2
M. McBride	31	40	77.5	93	123	75.6
J. Ingram	17	22	77.3	51	69	72.7
Total	91	123	74.0	273	405	67.4

But They're Not The Only Ones

In addition to the aforementioned trio, four more Bulldogs have converted on more than 10 3-pointers this season – Terry Roberts has 32, Kario Oquendo has 31, Justin Hill has 20 and Jusaun Holt has 13.

The tally of seven Bulldogs with double-digit 3-pointers is Georgia's most in a quarter century – since eight Dogs did so during the 1997-98 season.

The 70-Point Mark Is Key

The best indicator for Georgia's success this season has been a defensive standard.

The Bulldogs are a perfect 14-0 this season when their opponents score 70 points or less. That ledger includes five of Georgia's six SEC victories.

Thankful We're Less Giving

The Bulldogs' ball security numbers have taken a distinct turn since Turkey Day.

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

The Bulldogs have produced positive or equal ratios in 15 of 22 contests since – including a season-best 13-to-7 effort against Kentucky in Athens – and have upped their Ast.-to-TO mark to 0.89. While that still ranks 13th in the SEC, the Bulldogs' improvement taking care of the basketball since Thanksgiving has been the best in the league.

Since Turkey Day, 10 of the SEC's teams have produced a better assist-to-TO ratio than in their games prior to the holiday, but the Bulldogs own by far the most positive up-tick among those teams as outlined below.

Although "Thanksgiving" seems like a random line to draw, every SEC team had played either five or six games as of Nov. 24 so it seemed like a solid reference point.

Assist-To-TOs Since Turkey Day
Team	11/24	2/22	Diff.
Georgia	0.63	0.87	+.24
Tennessee	1.18	1.35	+.17
Auburn	1.01	1.15	+.14
S. Carolina	0.70	0.84	+.14
Texas A&M	0.96	1.06	+.10
Alabama	0.99	1.08	+.09
Vanderbilt	1.04	1.11	+.07
LSU	0.92	0.98	+.06
Arkansas	1.02	1.07	+.05
Ole Miss	1.00	1.04	+.04

In A Matter of Days...

The Bulldogs' Feb. 11 win over Kentucky – coupled with the Bulldogs' 63-62 victory over the Wildcats at Stegeman on Jan. 20, 2021 – provided Georgia with its first back-to-back home Ws in the series in 33 seasons.

The most recent occurrence prior to those out wins was during the 1988-89 and 1989-90 campaigns. The Bulldogs bettered the Wildcats 84-72 on Feb. 5, 1989 and 106-91 on Jan. 3, 1990 in the opener of their march to an SEC Championship.

There were 12,092 days between the 1990 contest and this year's game.

That added to a growing list of significant milestones during Mike White's first season.

On Dec. 28, the Bulldogs' victory over Rider improved Georgia to 10-3 on the season and gave UGA a double-digit win total prior to the calendar rolling over for the fourth time in 118 seasons of Georgia Basketball. The last time the Bulldogs did so was during the 2010-11 season, with a 4,380-day gap.

Georgia used a 62-58 win at Ole Miss to notch a couple of firsts in a while.

The victory was the Bulldogs' first on the road since topping Auburn on Feb. 2, 2021, a span of 711 days.

Georgia also improved to 3-1 in the SEC with the win over the Rebels, the best four-game start in league play for the Bulldogs since the 2016-17 campaign. That gap measured 2,204 days.

Drez Hot From 3-Point Range

Mardrez McBride's five 3s against South Carolina equaled what was then Georgia's most successful shots from behind the arc this season.

McBride improved that standard by connecting on six 3-pointers at Auburn.

In the process, McBride became the first Bulldog to make five or more 3-pointers in successive games in seven seasons...since current graduate assistant Kenny Gaines – he's on the bench if TV wants a shot of him – did so.

Gaines made six 3-pointers against Auburn on Feb. 24, 2016 and followed that with five versus Ole Miss on Feb. 27.

Milestones Mount For Bridges

Braelen Bridges reached a trio of significant statistical achievements during a Jan. 11 win over Mississippi State – his 100th game played, 500th rebound and 1000th point.

Bridges also was named SEC Player of the Week on Dec. 19 after an 18-point performance – on 9-of-9 shooting from the floor – in a Holiday Hoopsgiving win over Notre Dame on Dec. 18.

Bulldogs Sign Top-25 Class

Georgia made a bang during NCAA's early signing period, inking a top-25 recruiting class.

The incoming Bulldogs rank as two of ESPN's top-100 prospects in the Class of 2023 – No. 72 Lamariyon "Mari" Jordan and No. 94 Dylan James.

James 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 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.4 blocks, 2.0 apg and 1.3 spg per game last season for the Blue Devils, who finished 23-8.

Jordan was tabbed first-team All-State for Class 6A as a junior after averaging 19.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.4 bpg and 1.2 spg 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.

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."

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 spent five seasons at Florida Atlantic before returning to his home state prior to the 2021-22 season.

Ingram and others competing for a seventh college season – including a very well-traveled Penn State Nittany Lion – are 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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Players Mentioned

Jabri Abdur-Rahim

Frank Anselem-Ibe

Braelen Bridges

Aaron Cook

Jaxon Etter

Justin Hill

Jusaun Holt

P.J. Horne

Jailyn Ingram

Mardrez McBride

Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe

Kario Oquendo

Terry Roberts

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