Bulldogs Host Texas A&M On Senior Day

Saturday, March 2

Athens, Ga.

6:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Texas A&M

March 01, 2024 | Men's Basketball

Georgia Basketball Game Notes

Game 29: Georgia (15-13, 5-10 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (15-13, 6-9 SEC)
Saturday, March 2 || 6:00 p.m. ET
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) in Athens, Ga.
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Flagship: WSB AM 750); (Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, color analyst; Adam Gillespie, producer) | Affiliates
TV: SEC Network (Dave Neal, play-by-play; Jon Sunvold, color analyst)
Video Stream: SECN+
Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
Satellite: SiriusXM 106 or 190
History: TAMU leads, 8-5 (Full History)
Last Meeting: - TAMU, 82-57, on 2/4/23

Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach: Mike White Record at UGA: 31-29 (2nd season) Career Record: 274-157 (13th season)				Texas A&M Aggies Head Coach: Buzz Williams Record at TAMU: 89-59 (5th season) Career Record: 342-214 (17th season)
INDIVIDUAL		TEAM	STATISTIC	TEAM		INDIVIDUAL
Thomasson	13.0	76.1	Points Per. Game	73.0	18.7	Taylor IV
Tchewa	.559	.437	Field Goal Pct.	.393	.562	Coleman III
Abdur-Rahim/Thomasson	2.1	8.0	3-Pointers Per. Game	6.5	2.4	Taylor IV
Thomasson	.364	.344	3-Point Pct.	.267	.300	Hefner
Abdur-Rahim	.886	.734	Free Throw Pct.	.700	.829	Taylor IV
Tchewa	6.7	35.5	Rebounds Per. Game	42.6	9.5	Garcia
Hill	3.5	11.7	Assists Per. Game	11.1	3.9	Taylor IV
Hill	2.26	1.01	Assist-to-Turnover Ratio	1.14	1.65	Radford
Anselem	0.7	3.3	Blocks Per. Game	2.9	0.8	Washington
Demary Jr.	1.5	6.3	Steals Per. Game	7.1	2.0	Taylor IV
Thomasson	27.9		Minutes Per. Game		32.6	Taylor IV

The Starting 5...

Georgia host Texas A&M on Saturday in the Bulldogs' "Senior Day" contest. Prior to tipoff, Georgia will honor seven players and two undergraduate managers.
Tuesday's heart-breaking 67-66 setback at LSU marked just the second time the Bulldogs have lost while holding their opponent under 70 points during Mike White's two seasons in Athens. Georgia is now 25-2 in those contests.
Georgia has now used 10 players to comprise nine different starting fives this season. Over the last nine games, the Bulldogs have utilized six different quintets of starters.
Silas Demary Jr. is the only freshman in the SEC start every game this season. The Raleigh, N.C., native averaged 8.5 ppg in non-conference play but has uppped that to 10.7 ppg in SEC action.
Georgia entered this weekend No. 22 nationally in bench points, with UGA's reserves contributing 28.6 ppg. The Bulldogs' bench has outscored its opponents in 22 of 28 games and supplied a season-long scoring margin of +284, a double-digit advantage of +10.1 ppg.

The Opening Tip

Georgia hosts Texas A&M on Saturday evening in the Bulldogs' "Senior Day" outing at Stegeman Coliseum. Prior to tipoff, Georgia will honor nine Bulldogs – seven players and two student managers – in ceremonies.

The Bulldogs and Aggies enter the contest with matching 15-13 overall records; however, A&M is a game ahead of Georgia in the SEC standings – UGA at 5-10 and TAMU at 6-9.

The Bulldogs are looking to snap a two-game losing skid. The 2023-24 campaign has been a streaky one for Georgia, which also recorded winning streaks of 10 games overall, 10 contests at Stegeman Coliseum and three road outings earlier this season.

After averaging 19.3 ppg during the Bulldogs' last four outings, Noah Thomasson has moved atop Georgia's scoring leaders at 13.0 ppg. Jabri Abdur-Rahim also is scoring at a double-figure pace for the Bulldogs at 12.3. ppg. A trio of Bulldogs are near double-digit averages, with RJ Melendez at 9.9 ppg, Silas Demary Jr. at 9.7 ppg and Justin Hill at 9.0 ppg.

Georgia has been more productive and balanced offensively in conference action.

The Bulldogs are one of just two teams with a higher scoring offense in SEC play over non-league games. Four Bulldogs are averaging double figures in conference games, with Thomasson sporting a team-leading 13.6 ppg. Five Bulldogs have upped their scoring averages from their non-conference contributions, topped by Russel Tchewa's jump of 3.1 ppg (from 6.1 to 9.2).

Keeping An Eye On…

Jabri Abdur-Rahim is among UGA's career leaders...
• 6 3FGs from co No. 13s Ty Wilson and Ray Harrison
• 12 3FGs from No. 12 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
• 35 3FGs from No. 11 Jody Patton
• 2 3FGAs from No. 17 Ty Wilson
• 5 3FGAs from No. 16 Terrance Woodbury
• 6 3FGAs from No. 15 Jody Patton
• 12 3FGAs from No. 14 Turtle Jackson

Scouting The Aggies

Texas A&M sports records of 15-13 overall and 6-9 in the SEC entering Saturday's game. The Aggies have dropped five straight; however, A&M owns wins over four teams ranked in the top 25 this week – No. 4/4 Tennessee, No. 8/6 Iowa State, No. 16/15 Kentucky and No. 24/24 Florida.

Wade Taylor IV leads the Aggies offensively at 18.7 ppg and ranks among the league's top 10 leaders in no less than five stats – No. 4 in scoring, No. 3 in steals, No. 5 in 3-pointers per game, No. 6 in minutes played and No. 9 in assists.

Tyrece Radford is averaging 15.3 ppg, and Anderson Garcia is the SEC's leading rebounder at 9.5 rpg.

Series History With A&M

By virtue of winning the last four matchups, Texas A&M now owns an 8-5 edge in the series between the Bulldogs and the Aggies.

Last Feb. 4 in College Station, Justin Hill scored a season-high 20 points in his return to his home state; however, Georgia dropped an 82-57 decision to Texas A&M. Hill, who is from Houston, also led the Bulldogs with three assists and three steals against the Aggies.

A&M started quickly, racing to a 15-2 lead and maintaining a significant distance throughout the rest of the evening.

In the Aggies' most recent trip to Athens on Jan. 4, 2022, Georgia dropped an 81-79 heart-breaker following a valiant comeback in the Bulldogs' SEC opener.

Kario Oquendo led Georgia with 21 points, Noah Baumann tallied 19 points, and Braelen Bridges pitched in with 12 points and a team-best seven boards.

After A&M opened up a 46-28 lead late in the first half, the Bulldogs closed the period and opened the second stanza with an 8-0 surge. Georgia then used a 13-0 run to pull within 55-51 with 14:42 remaining.

The Bulldogs made it a one-possession game three times before a Baumann 3-pointer tied the game with 36 seconds on the clock. Following a pair of A&M free throws, Oquendo gave Georgia its first lead of the night on a 3-point play with 5.5 seconds left; however, Marcus Williams canned a 3-pointer with 1.2 remaining to secure the victory for the Aggies.

Last Time Out

A pair of LSU free throws with 15 seconds left, followed by a pair of misses on potential game winners by Bulldogs, propelled the Tigers to a 67-66 win over Georgia on Wednesday night.

Will Baker knocked down the free throws, which proved to be the decisive gap on the scoreboard after contested attempts by Justin Hill and Noah Thomasson were off the mark.

Thomasson and Hill led the Bulldogs with 16 and 11 points, respectively.

The back-and-forth final minutes featured six lead changes and two ties in the final 5:38.

"I'm hurt for our guys," head coach Mike White said. "Tough environment in our locker room right now because our guys laid it on the line and played as hard as they've played all year. In many ways, I thought we deserved that win, but LSU did too. Those guys are playing their best basketball of the year, and they made a lot of plays. Tough loss for us. Good win for LSU."

nother Nail-Biter for the Bulldogs

A Tuesday's game at LSU was not decided until essentially the final horn, upping the number of "close games" for Georgia this season to a baker's dozen.

Of the Bulldogs' 28 games to date...
• 13 have been a one-possession game in the last five minutes. Georgia is 6-7 in those games.
• 11 have been a one-possession game in the last 90 seconds. Georgia is 4-7 in those games.
• Eight have been a one-possession game in the last 30 seconds. Georgia is 4-4 in those games.

Some Big Numbers for UGA "Seniors"

Georgia will honor seven players on "Senior Day," even though a couple of those are graduate transfers.

The Bulldogs to be escorted onto the Stegeman Coliseum playing floor before tipoff include first-year grad transfers RJ Sunahara, Russel Tchewa and Noah Thomasson; second-season seniors Frank Anselem-Ibe, Justin Hill and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe; and third-year senior Jabri Abdur-Rahim.

That septet – we googled it – of Bulldogs has combined to comprise some pretty massive statistics as NCAA basketball players. Those totals, with the D-I statistical leader, are listed below.

Stat	No.	Leader
Seven Seniors Totals
Games played	752	Tchewa 132
Games started	422	Tchewa 88, Thomasson 88
Minutes	16,459	Thomasson 3,150
Points	6,723	Thomasson 1,389
Rebounds	2,974	Tchewa 683
Assists	1,098	Hill 404
Blocks	365	Anselem-Ibe 53
Steals	471	Hill 108

Tchewa's Numbers, Efficiency Up In SEC play

Graduate transfer Russel Tchewa has increased his production and shooting efficiency considerably during SEC action.

Seven of Tchewa's 10 double-figure scoring outputs and all four of his double-digit rebound counts have come during league play. Those tallies produced his team-leading three double-doubles on the year.

After averaging 6.1 ppg in 13 non-conference games, Tchewa has upped that average to 9.2 ppg against SEC foes – an increase of 3.1 ppg.

After averaging 6.3 rpg in November and December, he is grabbing 7.0 rpg in league outings – an increase of 0.7 rpg.

After shooting 49.1 percent from the field in non-conference action, Tchewa is converting on 60.2 percent versus conference competition – an increase of 11.1 percent.

Tchewa's playing time also has seen a significant jump since 2024 calendar began. He logged 22.2 minutes of action in non-conference contests but has upped that to 27.5 mpg in the SEC – an increase of 5.3 mpg.

Thomasson Now The Top Dog In scoring

Noah Thomasson has averaged 19.3 ppg over Georgia's last four outings and in the process inched past Jabri Abdur-Rahim to become the Bulldogs' leading scorer.

Thomasson's surge began with a season-high 26-point performance against Florida. Following the matchup with the Gators, Abdur-Rahim was averaging 12.7 ppg to Thomasson's 12.5 ppg.

With a 17-point night at Vanderbilt, Thomasson tied Abdur-Rahim, with both players contributing 12.7 ppg entering last Saturday's game with No. 14 Auburn.

Thomasson led the Bulldogs offensively for the third straight game with 18 points against Auburn, upping his average to 12.9 ppg to Abdur-Rahim's 12.5 ppg.

That gap widen a bit more – to 13.0 ppg to 12.3 ppg – with Thomasson's 16-point performance against LSU.

Thomasson now sports a team-leading 19 double-figure scoring outputs this season, including a quartet of 20-point performances. Abdur-Rahim is second in double-digit evenings with 16 and also has four 20-point outputs.

Georgia's Magic Number Is On The "Other" End of The Floor

The 13th and final rule Dr. James Naismith listed when creating basketball was "The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner." Quite simply, the team that scores the most points wins.

For Georgia, the number of points the opposing team scores has been an extremely strong indicator of success during Mike White's two seasons with the Bulldogs.

Wednesday's 66-67 loss at LSU was just the second time Georgia has suffered a setback when holding its opponents under 70 points under White. Georgia is 25-2 in such outings and 6-27 when opponents reach the 70-point plateau. The other loss on that ledger was a 61-55 decision at South Carolina in the 2022-23 regular-season finale.

UGA Students Packing Stegeman

The Stegeman Coliseum student section has overflowed its allotment of 2,065 seats by 127 percent during Georgia's seven home SEC contests. When more than 2,065 students show up and there are still remaining unsold seats, they are allowed to occupy the empty locations.

Georgia drew 3,026 students for Arkansas; 2,330 for Tennessee; 2,806 for LSU; 3,208 for Alabama; 2,726 for South Carolina; 2,175 for Florida; and 2,156 for Auburn.

The Stegeman student capacity should have been 14,455. In reality, 18,427 students have been at those contests. The attendance average of 2,632 per game is 127 percent of "capacity."

Bulldogs Notch Fourth Road Win

Georgia's victory at Vanderbilt represented the Bulldogs' fourth road win of the season. Georgia is now 4-5 on the road during the 2023-24 season.

"Good for you" would probably be the best passive, aggressive, condescending response.

It is good for the Bulldogs, considering it took Georgia 37 road games (as in a 4-33 record) over four seasons to win four road games prior to this season. The four road Ws in 2023-24 are the most Georgia has recorded in a season since the 2017-18 campaign.

A Lot Of Entertaining Outings During The Losing Streak

Georgia's losing streak from Jan. 27-Feb. 17 featured six competitive and dramatic contests.

The Bulldogs rallied from 21 points down to force overtime at Florida before falling 102-98.

Georgia then owned double-digit leads over both No. 24/22 Alabama and South Carolina before the Tide and Gamecocks rallied. The Bulldogs led for a combined 56:55 of those contests – 33:49 against Alabama and 23:06 versus South Carolina.

Georgia trimmed a 13-point deficit to three in Starkville before State surged to victory.

The Bulldogs matchup at Arkansas on Feb. 10 featured three ties and five lead changes in the final 3:47 before the Razorbacks secured a three-point decision.

Georgia again led for more than half the game – 21:11 to be exact – and built an 11-point, first-half lead over Florida in Athens before the Gators rallied in the second stanza.

Bulldogs Continue To Shuffle Starting Lineup

Ten Bulldogs players have been used to comprise nine different starting fives this season.

Georgia mixed and matched seven players to form three different starting quintets over the first 10 outings. The Bulldogs then settled into the same starting unit for the next 10 contests.

Over the last nine games, Georgia has used six different sets of starters.

Silas Demary Jr., Russel Tchewa and Noah Thomasson are the three constants who have started every game. In fact, Demary is the only freshman in the SEC to start every game this season.

Dogs' Scoring Upward In SEC Play

The Bulldogs are one of only two league teams – along with Tennessee – scoring more points against SEC foes than they did during November and December. Georgia put up 75.4 ppg in non-conference play before posting 76.1 ppg against SEC opposition.

Individual Scoring In SEC Action Up Too

As you would expect with Georgia's team scoring offense improving during SEC play. Five Bulldogs have boosted their point production from non-conference outings to league competition, led by Russel Tchewa's increase of 3.1 ppg as outlined below.

Statistic	Non	SEC
SEC Individual Increases
Noah Thomasson	12.5	13.6
Silas Demary Jr.	8.5	10.7
RJ Melendez	9.8	10.0
Justin Hill	8.5	9.5
Russel Tchewa	6.1	9.2

A Very "Maddening" Schedule

Georgia's 31-game regular-season slate includes 15 matchups – 48.4 percent – against teams mentioned in the Feb. 27 version on ESPN.com's Bracketology. Of those, 13 games are against teams in the bracket and two are versus "first out" squads Texas A&M and Ole Miss.

Georgia defeated another projected tourney team, Eastern Kentucky, in a preseason exhibition.

Abdur-Rahim, Melendez Own Top-5 Season FT Percentage Marks

Jabri Abdur-Rahim and RJ Melendez now own two of the five best single-season free throw percentages in Georgia history. A minimum of 50 makes are required for inclusion on the Bulldogs' all-time single-season percentage leaders' ledger.

Abdur-Rahim surpassed that standard during the Mount St. Mary's game on Dec. 20, just the 11th outing of the season. He has now connected on 117-of-132 (.886) free throws, the third-best percentage in school history as outlined below.

Melendez met the 50 makes standard versus No. 24/22 Alabama on Jan. 31. He is currently 55-of-63 at the line this season, an 87.3 percent conversion rate that is No. 5 all-time among Bulldogs as outlined below.

Rk.	Player	Pct.
UGA Season FT Pct. Leaders
1.	Channing Toney ('05)	.910
2.	Joe Ward ('84)	.902
3.	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	.886
	J.J. Frazier ('17)	.886
5.	RJ Melendez	.873
6.	Lanny Taylor ('70)	.864
7.	Christian Wright ('22)	.861
8.	Juwan Parker ('18)	.859
9.	Jerry Epling ('69)	.858
10.	Juwan Parker ('17)	.856

Jabri Sets Game Mark, Joins Career Percentage Line Leaders too

In addition to his aforementioned season efforts, Jabri Abdur-Rahim shares Georgia's best game free throw percentage and is among the best career converters too.

Abdur-Rahim's school-record 10-of-10 effort against Mount St. Mary's tied Georgia's single-game record, representing the 15th time a Bulldog converted on nine or more FTs in a single contest.

A minimum of 125 made free throws are needed to be featured among UGA's career FT percentage leaders. Abdur-Rahim has connected on 237-of-284 FTs while at Georgia, a sizzling 83.5 percent that currently has him at No. 2 all-time among Bulldogs as outlined below.

Rk.	Player	Pct.
UGA Career FT Percentage Leaders
1.	J.J. Frazier	.841
2.	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	.835
3.	Dick McIntosh	.831
4.	Juwan Parker	.828
5.	Jerry Epling	.822

Melendez Has Bulldogs' Biggest Game Ever Off Bench...We Think

RJ Melendez's 35-point performance at Florida on Jan. 27 tied the 20th-highest single-game output ever by a Bulldog. It may be the most points ever off the bench for Georgia.

Box scores determined the vast majority of the scoring efforts tied with and ahead of Melendez were done by starters. In fact, there are only four performances where research has yet to confirm were accomplished by starters.

It's hard to fathom that Alfred Scott did not start Georgia's 122-2 – yes 122-2, that's not a typo – win over Southeast Christian on Jan. 12, 1918. FYI, that performance stands as the largest margin of victory by any Division I team.

Jacky Dorsey was known to start throughout his career in Athens; however, box scores for the two games haven't been located...we've emailed LSU and Southern Miss, by the way.

Zippy Morocco's contest came during the same season when he set what was the SEC's season scoring record, compiling 590 points...and we've emailed Tennessee too.

"Don't Look, Ethel!"...Of Bulldogs Winning Streaks & Stuff

Much of Georgia's 2023-24 season has been of the streaky nature.

Georgia put together a 10-game winning streak from Nov. 24-Jan. 10, tying the fourth-longest in program history and the longest in 75 years since the 1947-48 season as outlined below.

Within their 12-3 start, the Bulldogs were 10-0 at Stegeman, equaling the seventh-longest home winning streak and the fifth-longest home streak since Georgia moved into the Coliseum in 1964.

Rk.	Season	No.
UGA Winning Streaks
1.	1912-13 & 1913-14	16
2.	1930-31	13
3.	1947-48	11
4.	2023-24	10
	1930-31	10

BEWARE: Barking Bench Means Bulldogs May Bite

Getting "three stops in a row" is an extremely popular analytical indicator quoted by basketball coaches competing on just about every level. At Georgia, a sequence of three stops in a row is recorded as a "bite" for the Bulldogs.

If you notice various members of the bench barking loudly while Georgia is on the defensive end of the floor, that indicates that the Bulldogs have already posted two consecutive defensive stops and are just shy of taking a "bite" out of their opponent's offensive efforts.

Cain, Demary Make Their Marks In Collegiate Debuts

Blue Cain and Silas Demary Jr. made key contributions for Georgia in their collegiate debuts against Oregon in the Naismith Hall of Fame Classic.

Demary became the first true freshman to get a starting nod for the Bulldogs in a season opener since Anthony Edwards in 2019. The Raleigh, N.C., native produced a thorough linescore of eight points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Cain became the first true freshman to notch a double-digit scoring output in the season opener since Edwards and Sahvir Wheeler did so in 2019. Cain posted 12 points off the bench by connecting on 5-of-11 shots from the field and matched Demary for the team high with two steals.

Georgia Signs Top-10 Prospect Asa Newell

Georgia opened the NCAA's early signing period with a bang when the Bulldogs signed Asa Newell, the No. 8 overall prospect in the 247Sports.com composite rankings for the Class of 2024.

Newell is the fifth top-100 prospect to sign with Georgia in the last two classes.

The younger brother of current Bulldog Jaden Newell, Asa is a 6-10, 215-pound power forward and a consensus five-star recruit. Asa is the second-highest ESPN.com and third-highest 247Sports.com ranked recruit to sign with Georgia during the internet era. He trails only Anthony Edwards (No. 4 in 2019) on the ESPN.com ledger and only Edwards (No. 2) and Lou Williams (No.6 in 2005) in the 247Sports.com composite. Edwards went on to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, while Williams elected to turn pro and has enjoyed a 17-year NBA career that includes three NBA Sixth Man of the Year awards.

Newell was a member of USA National Teams for FIBA World Cup tournaments during the past two summers, helping the USA capture a Gold Medal at the 2022 U17 tourney in Malaga, Spain and finish fourth at the 2023 U19 event in Debrecen, Hungary.

Newell is in his second season at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., which finished No. 2 in the SCNext Top 25 national rankings last season and is currently ranked No. 1 this season.

Newest Bulldogs Rated Highly

Georgia was one of three programs with both its freshman and transfer recruiting classes ranked among the nation's top-20 groups by On3.com. The Bulldogs' five transfer were tabbed as at No. 11, while the freshmen were featured at No. 18.

All four of Georgia's freshmen were rated as top-100 prospects in the Class of 2023 by various recruiting services. The highest rankings were: Blue Cain at No. 53 by On3.com, Silas Demary Jr. at No. 56 by Rivals.com, Dylan James at No. 78 in the 247Sports.com and Mari Jordan at No. 87 by ESPN.com.

As a class, the freshman were ranked No. 11 by Rivals.com, No. 15 in the 247Sports.com composite, No. 18 by On3.com and No. 20 by 247Sports.com.

Georgia's freshmen were the second-highest ranked class in the SEC 247Sports.com's composite ledger of the average ranking of those recruiting services. Ten of 14 SEC schools were ranked among the nation's top-50 freshman classes in the 247Sports.com Class of 2023 composite.

A "March Madness" Pedigree

Seven Georgia players have played in the NCAA Tournament at previous schools.

Third-year Bulldog Jabri Abdur-Rahim was a member of Virginia's roster in 2021 when the Cavaliers won the ACC regular-season title en route to March Madness.

Frank Anselem-Ibe, Justin Hill and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe, who are in their second seasons in Athens, also reached the Big Dance. Anselem-Ibe helped Syracuse reach the 2021 Sweet 16. Hill led Longwood to the 2022 tournament. Moncrieffe played in the 2021 NCAA Tournament while at Syracuse.

Georgia newcomers Jalen DeLoach, RJ Melendez and RJ Sunahara bring NCAA Tournament experience as well. DeLoach helped VCU earn an NCAA bid last spring. Melendez was on Illinois teams that reached the 2022 and 2023 tourneys. Sunahara played in a trio of Division II tournaments at Nova Southeastern, including the Sharks perfect 36-0 march to the 2023 national title.

In addition, Russel Tchewa's Texas Tech team was on the NCAA bubble in 2020 before the championship was canceled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sunahara Takes One For the Team...Accepts new nickname

It's not uncommon for basketball teams to have multiple players with the same first name, but that usually occurs with a rather common name. When a pair of "RJ's" transferred to Georgia during the offseason, it left the coaching staff scratching their heads.

"We're going to have to figure this out," Mike White quipped to the media when discussing the Bulldogs' summer trip to Italy.

It didn't take long for RJ Sunahara to become "Sunny"...at least while he's on the basketball court. Even though his name is pronounced "soon-ah-hara," the 2023 Division II National Player of the Year is now "Sunny." Actually, the nickname fits quite well with Sunahara's Hawaiian heritage.

Forza Dogs...Georgia's Tour Of Italy

Georgia got a jump on preparations for the 2023-24 season during the summer when the Bulldogs ventured to Italy for a three-game international tour from July 20-29.

On the the hardwood, Georgia defeated different teams from the Italian Club Orange Basket Bassano by 39.3 points per game. Each Bulldog dressed out for two of the three games, with nine different players recording one or more double-figure scoring outputs.

Away from basketball, Georgia spent four days in Rome, one day in Florence and two days in Sorrento. The team toured the traditional sites such as Vatican City, The Colosseum, The Forum, Pompeii, Amalfi and Positano. The Bulldogs also enjoyed a cooking class where they prepared – and then dined on – their own pasta and tiramisu.

Designer Genes

We believe that Georgia Basketball's family tree may be the most athletic in the country. Almost every Bulldog has immediate family who competed at the collegiate or professional levels, including:

Jabri Abdur-Rahim – his dad, Shareef, was a 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2002 NBA All-Star and current president of the NBA's G League; and five of his uncles (Amir, Muhammad, Tahir, Bilal and Malik) played college basketball.

Blue Cain – his mom, the former Myriah Lonergan, played basketball at George Washington and is in GWU's Athletic Hall of Fame; his dad, Chris, played golf at Duke; and his sister, Sophie, is a senior setter on Appalachian State's volleyball team.

Jalen DeLoach – his brother, Kalen, is in his third season as a starting linebacker at Florida State; and his sister, Taylor, was a Big Ten champion in the 400-meter relay at Ohio State.

Silas Demary Jr. – his dad, Silas Sr., played at Virginia State and was the 2005 Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year for the L.A. Avengers.

Justin Hill – his dad, Keith, played basketball at Michigan State and New Mexico State, where he helped the Aggies reach the NCAA Tourney; his mom, the former Donna Holt, played basketball at Virginia, where she was 1988 ACC Player of the Year and was named to the ACC's Silver Anniversary team in 2002;

Dylan James – his brother, Dorian, is a redshirt senior of North Florida's basketball team; and two additional siblings – brother Darius and sister Charla – played basketball at Lynn University.

Markel Jennings – is distant cousins on his dad's side with NFL players Vernon and Vontae Davis, who both were multiple Pro Bowl selections.

Brandon Klatsky – his dad, Brian, played college basketball at DIII Skidmore; and his brother, Alex, is a redshirt senior on Florida's basketball team.

Jaden Newell – his brother, Asa, the No. 8 overall prospect in 247Sports.com Class of 2024 composite rankings, has signed to join him in Athens next season.

RJ Sunahara – his dad, Reed, was a two-time All-American in volleyball at UCLA and is the current women's volleyball coach at West Virginia; his mom, the former Laura Rekstis, played volleyball at Cincinnati; his grandfather, Peter Rekstis, played football at Cincinnati; his uncle, Chet Moeller, played football at Navy and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Noah Thomasson – his dad, Leon, played football at Texas Southern and for the Atlanta Falcons; and he's distant cousins with Spud Webb on his mom's size.