Deep Dogs Return To Stegeman Against Tennessee Tech

Saturday, November 29

Athens, Ga.

2:00

University of Georgia

Tennessee Tech

Deep Dogs Return To Stegeman Against Tennessee Tech

November 28, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Georgia Basketball Game Notes

Georgia (6-1) vs. Tennessee Tech (3-4)
Date: Saturday, November 29
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Location: Athens, Ga.
TV: None
Streaming: SEC Network+ (Jeff Dantzler, play-by-play; Marcus Thornton, analyst)
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Network – Sirius 390 (Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, analyst; Adam Gillespie, producer)
Tickets: www.georgiadogs.com/mbbtix

The Starting 5

Georgia returns to the friendly confines of Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday afternoon to host Tennessee Tech in a 2:00 p.m. post-Thanksgiving matinee.
The Bulldogs are looking to extend their 32-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents. Georgia is a perfect 32-0 against non-SEC teams at Stegeman under Mike White, as well as 46-13 (.780) overall at home during this four seasons in Athens.
Entering the weekend, Georgia is the only Power Conference team in the country with an 11-man rotation with every player logging double-figure minutes and seeing action in every game.
As of Friday, the Bulldogs ranked among the nation's top-10 statistically in eight categories, including leading all 365 Division I teams in both fastbreak points (27.6 ppg) and blocks (8.4 bpg).
Georgia has topped the 90-point plateau in five of its first seven games...after scoring 90 or more points in nine of 102 games during Mike White's first three seasons with the Bulldogs.

The Opening Tip

The Georgia Bulldogs return to action for the first time in six days on Saturday afternoon when they host Tennessee Tech at Stegeman Coliseum at 2:00 p.m.

Georgia, 6-1 on the season, is looking to bounce back from its from its initial loss of the campaign, a 97-94 overtime decision to Clemson in the championship game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic last Sunday.

The Bulldogs are perfect against non-conference competition at Stegeman Coliseum under Mike White, a 32-0 mark during his four seasons.

Georgia features the nation's deepest Power Conference rotation while playing at a breakneck pace among the quickest in college basketball.

Among the 79 Power Conference programs, the Bulldogs are the only one with a 11 players averaging double-figure minutes and all of those players seeing action in every game. According to the oft-used metric KenPom.com, Georgia ranks No. 5 in average offensive possession length (13.9 seconds) and No. 9 in adjusted tempo (74.5).

It would be hard to fathom a better beginning to the 2025-26 campaign for Georgia, at least statistically speaking. Entering the weekend, the Bulldogs are ranked among the nation's top-10 teams in eight of 28 stats tracked by the NCAA, most notably leading D-I in both fastbreak points (27.6 ppg) and blocks (8.4 bpg).

Georgia's depth is not just in numbers but also in its offensive production. Ten of the 11 Bulldogs playing double-digit minutes also have double-figure scoring outputs. Jeremiah Wilkinson paces Georgia offensively at 16.0 ppg, followed closely by Blue Cain at 15.7 ppg.

Scouting The Golden Eagles

Tennessee Tech slipped to 3-4 on the season with a Thanksgiving Eve setback at Kentucky, the alma mater of Golden Eagle head coach John Pelphrey.

Mehki Cameron leads an extremely balanced offense for Tech at 12.6 ppg. Dani Pounds contributes 11.0 ppg, and JaJuan Nicholls chips in 10.7 ppg. Ja'Quavian Florence and Brandon Muntu have scored 68 and 67 points, respectively, just shy of double digits at 9.7 ppg and 9.6 ppg, respectively.

Series History With TTU

Georgia won all three of its previous meetings with Tennessee Tech including in last year's season opener.

In that contest, Asa Newell exploded for 26 points in his collegiate debut to lead Georgia in an 83-78 win. Newell's performance tied Dominique Wilkins' school record for most points by a Bulldog freshman in their first contest in Red and Black.

The other two matchups rounded out the calendars of 1994 and 1991 for Georgia.

On Dec. 24, 1994, Shandon Anderson, Charles Claxton and Carlos Strong all scored 13 points apiece to lead seven Bulldogs in double figures in a 99-72 victory over the Golden Eagles at the then-Georgia Coliseum.

On Dec. 28, 1991, Litterial Green, the Bulldogs' all-time leading scorer with 2,111 points over 126 games, put up 30 of those in a 105-90 win over Tech.

Georgia Features Nation's Deepest Power Conference Rotation

Georgia is the only Power Conference team in the country that features an 11-player rotation with those players averaging double-figure MP and also seeing action in every game.

Only three of the other 79 teams in the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten and SEC have 10 players who have played in every game logging 10+ mpg – Butler, Clemson and Ole Miss.

Georgia Plays At One of the Nation's Quickest Paces

The Bulldogs average possession length on offense is currently 13.9 seconds, which according to KenPom.com is the fifth-fastest in the nation. Conversely, teams are trying to slow down Georgia with an average defensive possession time of 17.5 seconds which ranks No. 248 as of Friday.

The Bulldogs enter the weekend ranked No. 9 by KenPom.com in "adjusted tempo" at 74.5 possessions per 40 minutes.

The Dunkyard Dogs Finishing With Authority

According to BartTorvik.com, Georgia has scored a nation-leading 23.1 percent of its field goals this season on dunks – 52 of 227 the Bulldogs' total FGs through seven games as outlined below.

Individually, sophomore Somto Cyril and freshman Jake Wilkins rank No. 11 and No. 49 in the country in dunks with 16 and 11 rim-rattling finishes, respectively.

The Bulldogs also are among the best teams in college basketball at protecting the rim on dunks. Opponents are converting only 63.2 percent of the attempts to slam the basketball, which is No. 13 nationally according to the website.

Dunking FGs
Rank	Team	Pct.
1.	Georgia	23.1
	N. Carolina	23.1
3.	Duke	23.0
4.	Kentucky	21.5
5.	Indiana	20.5
6.	Florida State	19.7
7.	Arkansas	18.1
	DePaul	18.1
9.	Wake Forest	17.3
10.	Florida	17.2

Double-Digit Dogs' Have Hit Double Figures

No less than 10 different Georgia Bulldogs recorded double-figure scoring outputs in the first seven games of the season.

Those Bulldogs have combined to produce 28 double-digit performances. Blue Cain leads that pack by scoring 10+ in each game, followed by Jeremiah Wilkinson with six; Jake Wilkins with four; Kanon Catchings, Somto Cyril, Dylan James and Smurf Millender with two; and Justin Bailey, Jordan Ross and Kareem Stagg with one each.

Seven of the aforementioned Bulldogs scored in double digits in Georgia's 120-81 win over Morehead State on Nov. 9.

That marked the first time seven Bulldogs hit the 10-point plateau in a single game since a 99-72 decision over Tennessee Tech on Dec. 29, 1994 – a span of 979 contests – when Shandon Anderson, Charles Claxton (aka Nic's dad) and Carlos Strong all scored 13 points, Curtis Carrington and Katu Davis added 12 each; and Pertha Robinson and Ty Wilson chipped in 11 apiece.

Georgia Among Nation's Top-10 In Eight Stats

Peruse the early-season NCAA basketball statistical leaders and you'll find a virtual myriad of categories featuring the Georgia Bulldogs near the top.

Entering the weekend, Georgia is ranked in the nation's top-10 team in eight of the 28 stats the NCAA measures.

Perhaps more impressively, the Bulldogs are featured in the top-5 teams in five statistics, including leading the nation in fastbreak points and blocks per game as outlined below.

Top-5 Stats
Statistic	Rk.	No.
Fastbreak Points	1	27.6
Blocks Per Game	1	8.4
Bench Points	5	44.1
Scoring Offense	5	95.6
TOs forced Per Game	5	18.6

Bulldogs Among SEC's Best At Stealing, Swatting

With Georgia leading the SEC in both steals and blocks per game, it would be a reasonable assumption individual Bulldogs are also among the league's best in those statistics.

Within Georgia's SEC-best 11.3 steals per contest, Jeremiah Wilkinson is ranked No. 1 in the league (2.4 spg) and Blue Cain is No. 4 (2.4 spg). Also of note, Dylan James, who recorded 11 steals in 32 games last season, has already 10 takeaways in seven contests this year.

The Bulldogs' nation-leading 8.4 blocks per game as a team features Somto Cyril with a league-leading 2.4 bpg, followed by Justin Abson at No. 3 (1.9 bpg) and Jake Wilkins at No. 13 (1.1 bpg).

Wilkins Windmill Dunks Are #SCTop10s

Mark down November 5, 2025 as the day Jake Wilkins made his first appearance in SportsCenter's top-10 plays as a Bulldog.

Mark down November 9, 2020 as the day Wilkins returned to #SCTop10 with an early candidate for college basketball's "dunk of the year."

On Nov. 5, Wilkins' breakaway, windmill dunk capped off the scoring in Georgia's 94-29 win over Maryland Eastern Shore and was tabbed as the No. 7 effort of the day. The highlight was matched up on the highlights with a similar effort by Dominique Wilkins from an NBA Slam Dunk contest.

Four days later, Wilkins accepted a lob from Jeremiah Wilkinson and instead of simply slamming it home added a windmill to the action for quality points. That ended up at No. 2 on SportsCenter, only topped by a bicycle kick goal scored in a snowstorm.

A "Stegtacular" Home Court Advantage

Georgia's home court advantage? It's real and it's Stegtacular.

The Bulldogs have compiled a 46-13 home mark under Mike White and are a perfect 32-0 versus non-conference competition in Stegeman over his three-plus seasons at UGA.

White's success at Stegeman is not confined to his UGA tenure. He was 7-1 in Athens as a visiting head coach, leading Louisiana Tech to a 2014 NIT victory at Stegeman and compiling a 6-1 mark at Florida from 2015-22. That makes White is a combined 53-14 (.791) in Stegeman.

The Bulldogs were 15-3 in Athens last season, matching the program record for home wins in a single season. Georgia also won 15 home games during the 2013-14 and 2015-16 campaigns; however, those tallies include an NIT victory.

The Bulldogs won their first 11 home contests, building a 13-game home winning streak dating back to the 2023-24 seasons. After producing just eight double-digit home winning streaks in Georgia's first 116 seasons of basketball, the Bulldogs have produced three double-digit winning streaks at Stegeman during Mike White's three seasons alone.

Georgia currently owns a seven-game winning streak at Stegeman that began with two impressive victories to cap last season – an 88-83 upset of No. 3 Florida on Feb. 25 and a 79-68 decision over Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale.

Georgia Puts Up Historical Numbers In First Three Outings

Each of the Bulldogs' first three games caused some early editing to the 2025-26 edition of Georgia's media guide.

Georgia's 45-point, 104-59 thumping of Bellarmine on Nov. 3 represented UGA's biggest margin of victory in a season person since defeating Seattle, 103-48, on Nov. 9, 1986.

The 104 points were the most by the Bulldogs since defeating Savannah State, 110-78, in the 2018-29 season opener on Nov. 9, 2018.

The Bulldogs' 65-point, 94-29 win over Maryland Eastern Shore in their next contest two days later represented the Bulldogs' largest margin of victory ever in 63 seasons of play at Stegeman Coliseum and also equaled the ninth-biggest mark in 121 seasons of competition.

The previous record for biggest win gap in the arena was a trio of 60-point decisions. Georgia defeated Southern, 97-37, on Nov. 10, 2006; topped Whittier, 122-62, on Dec. 3, 1979; and beat Baptist College (now Charleston Southern), 122-62, on Dec. 30, 1978.

Overall, the Bulldogs tied the No. 9 effort for margin of victory, matching wins over Fort McPherson (80-15 on Dec. 18, 1926) and Mercer (74-9, on Feb. 9, 1918).

Georgia then put up 120 points versus Morehead State on Nov. 9, a tally that represents the fourth-most ever by the Bulldogs and their highest offensive output since a 124-65 blitzing of Western Kentucky on Nov. 28, 1990.

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