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Asa Newell Tabbed SEC Freshman Of The Week For Third Time
January 13, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Led Bulldogs to wins over No. 6/7 Kentucky & No. 17/16 Oklahoma
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia's Asa Newell was named the SEC's Freshman of the Week by the league office in Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday after leading the Bulldogs to victories over No. 6/7 Kentucky and No. 17/16 Oklahoma last week.
Newell was Georgia's leading scorer in both outings, putting up 17 points against the Wildcats and 15 versus the Sooners. On the week, he averaged 16.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blooks. He played a career-most 34 minutes against Kentucky and followed that with 33 MP versus Oklahoma.
Newell led the Bulldogs to their first back-to-back victories over ranked opponents since Jan. 2007. He scored 17 points, grabbed seven boards and equaled his season high with two assists in the Bulldogs' 82-69 win over Kentucky, the highest ranked opponent Georgia has defeated since Jan. 2004.
Newell then posted 15 points against Oklahoma, including converting a trio of old-fashioned 3-point plays during a perfect 5-of-5 night at the charity stripe.
Last week, Newell notched his 14th and 15th double-digit scoring performances of the season and led the Bulldogs offensively for the eighth and ninth games.
Newell has now been named SEC Freshman of the Week three times this season. He was selected on Nov. 18 after he averaged 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 assists in wins over Georgia Tech and North Florida and on Dec. 9 after posting game-high tallies of 20 points and 11 rebounds in Georgia's 69-48 win over Notre Dame in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
Newell is one of 10 Bulldogs who have earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors a combined 16 times since the award's inception in 1988. He is the first Georgia player to claim the accolade multiple times since Anthony Edwards earned four certificates during the 2019-20 campaign.
Georgia's game against No. 1 Auburn at Stegeman Coliseum this Saturday is already a sellout; however, tickets remain for the Bulldogs' other six home outings – Jan. 28 vs. South Carolina, Feb. 5 vs. LSU, Feb. 8 vs. Mississippi State, Feb. 15 vs. Missouri, Feb. 25 vs. Florida and March 8 vs. Vanderbilt. Tickets are available via www.georgiadogs.com/mbbtix.
Newell was Georgia's leading scorer in both outings, putting up 17 points against the Wildcats and 15 versus the Sooners. On the week, he averaged 16.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blooks. He played a career-most 34 minutes against Kentucky and followed that with 33 MP versus Oklahoma.
Newell led the Bulldogs to their first back-to-back victories over ranked opponents since Jan. 2007. He scored 17 points, grabbed seven boards and equaled his season high with two assists in the Bulldogs' 82-69 win over Kentucky, the highest ranked opponent Georgia has defeated since Jan. 2004.
Newell then posted 15 points against Oklahoma, including converting a trio of old-fashioned 3-point plays during a perfect 5-of-5 night at the charity stripe.
Last week, Newell notched his 14th and 15th double-digit scoring performances of the season and led the Bulldogs offensively for the eighth and ninth games.
Newell has now been named SEC Freshman of the Week three times this season. He was selected on Nov. 18 after he averaged 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 assists in wins over Georgia Tech and North Florida and on Dec. 9 after posting game-high tallies of 20 points and 11 rebounds in Georgia's 69-48 win over Notre Dame in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
Newell is one of 10 Bulldogs who have earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors a combined 16 times since the award's inception in 1988. He is the first Georgia player to claim the accolade multiple times since Anthony Edwards earned four certificates during the 2019-20 campaign.
Georgia's game against No. 1 Auburn at Stegeman Coliseum this Saturday is already a sellout; however, tickets remain for the Bulldogs' other six home outings – Jan. 28 vs. South Carolina, Feb. 5 vs. LSU, Feb. 8 vs. Mississippi State, Feb. 15 vs. Missouri, Feb. 25 vs. Florida and March 8 vs. Vanderbilt. Tickets are available via www.georgiadogs.com/mbbtix.
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