E'Torrion Wilridge

Height:
6-6
Weight:
220
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Beaumont, Texas
High School:
Central Medical Magnet High School

• James E. and Peggy A. Hickey Memorial Scholarship recipient.

Final Bio (PDF)

2018-19 Season Highlights:
• Played in 29 games, with six starts – four in late-January/early-February and the final two outings of the season.
• Led or tied for the team lead in assists in five games and also did so in steals in three contests.
• Improved dramatically at the free throw line as a senior. After connecting on just 47.1 percent (24-of-51) of his trips as a freshman, sophomore and junior, converted at a 72.3 percent (34-of-47) success rate as a senior.
• Also collected nearly as many steals as a senior (14) as he did in his first three seasons in Athens combined (18).
• Grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds at Arkansas.
• It won’t show up in the box score but after not playing in the first half of exhibition at UAB, he changed momentum of the game with his effort and energy.
• Suffered a blow to the nose in the second half vs. Clemson that resulted in concussion-like symptoms...and kept him out of action for the next three games.
• Blocked a career-most three shots at Georgia Tech, helping the 2019 seniors become just the third class of Bulldogs to go undefeated against the Yellow Jackets in 114 seasons of basketball at UGA.
• Collected a career-high three steals against Texas in the SEC-Big 12 Challenge.
• Equaled his career highs for points and boards against Florida in Athens...and then upped his rebound mark to 10 three games later at Arkansas.
• Evidently liked playing Florida, averaging 7.0 ppg and shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the field against the Gators as a senior.

2017-18 Season Highlights:
• Saw action in 29 contests, including a dozen starts.
• Scored consecutive buckets against USC Upstate – the second on an emphatic dunk in transition – to thwart a 17-3 Spartan run.
• Georgia’s assist leader in each of the first two games, with eight baskets-to-be.
• Starter for the first five games and 12 of the first 21 outings. All told, started 20 of 31 contests in a span dating to the end of 2016-17.
• Produced a season-high five points in just 12 minutes of playing time against Georgia Tech.
• Wrapped up his junior campaign with a season-high 23 minutes of action against Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

2016-17 Season Highlights:
• Voted the team’s Most Improved Player in balloting of staff and teammates.
• Secured playing time in 29 outings, including starts in eight of the season’s last nine games.
• Led Georgia in steals during five games and in blocks five times as well.
• Saw a considerable jump in his playing time – and contributions – during the final nine games of the season. After averaging 1.3 ppg, 0.6 apg and 9.3 mpg in first 25 games, upped those outputs to 3.8 ppg, 2.0 apg and 31.6 mpg thereafter.
• After playing just four combined minutes in first four SEC games (with a pair of DNPs), logged 17 minutes, scored four points and grabbed three boards at No. 23 Florida.
• Earned his first career start against Mississippi State and produced career highs of 29 minutes and four assists and a season-best six boards.
• Established career-most minutes marks in three consecutive February games – 29 vs. Mississippi State, 32 vs. Kentucky and 36 at Alabama. And then matched the final mark against Belmont in the opening round of the NIT.
• Equaled his career-high scoring output – eight points against Chattanooga in his collegiate debut – versus LSU.
• Tied his season-best rebounding mark – six boards against Mississippi State – and scored seven points (including 2-of-2 on 3FGs) versus Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

2015-16 Season:
• Played in 33 games, most of any Bulldog not to start during the season.
• Averaged 1.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 9.1 minutes per game.
• Though a small sample size, produced the best field goal percentage on the Georgia roster (.552). Did so by connecting on 16-of-29 shots from the field.
• Earned a spot on georgiadogs.com top-5 plays of the week for his drive and double-pump dunk from the left wing in exhibition against Armstrong State.
• Scored eight points in 26 minutes in the opener against Chattanooga, tallies that held as his top efforts of the year.
• Pulled down a game- and season-high eight rebounds versus High Point. Tied for team-high board honors.
• Quietly made solid contributions throughout the non-conference schedule, leading UGA (including ties with teammates) in boards and assists against High Point, steals versus Kansas State and blocks versus Winthrop and Georgia Tech.
• Top SEC performance came against No. 25 South Carolina in Athens on Feb. 2, when he scored five first-half points to help UGA build a 33-23 lead at the break.
• Logged 15 minutes of action against No. 16 Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, his second-most PT from December through the rest of his freshman campaign.

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Robert Lee at Beaumont Central Medical Magnet.
• A two-time first-team All-State honoree by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC), doing so in Class 4A as a junior and Class 5A as a senior.
• Named to the second team of USA Today’s all-classification, All-State team for Texas in 2015.
• A three-time, first-team selection to the Beaumont Enterprise’s Super Gold team.
• As a senior, averaged 19.5 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 7.5 bpg and 2.0 apg to lead Central’s Jaguars to a 30-4 finish and the quarterfinals of the 5A state playoff bracket.
• Selected to play in the TABC All-Star game and scored six points for the Gold team in the large school matchup.
• As a junior, averaged 22.3 points, 12.1 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game to help the Jaguars to a 31-5 finish and the semifinals of the Texas 4A state tourney.
• Opened the state semifinal game by scoring eight points (on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor) in the first seven minutes before suffering a knee strain that prevented him from returning to action.
• As a sophomore, averaged 14.8 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks while helping Central to a 27-6 finish and the Class 4A’s District 20 title before being upset in the area round of the state playoffs.
• As a freshman, started for Central, which finished 23-10 and reached the round of 32 of the Texas 4A state playoffs.

Personal:
• Full Name: E’Torrion Le’Derrol Wilridge
• Birthdate / Birthplace: October 24, 1996 / Beaumont, Texas
• Parents: Cicely Wilridge and Errol Wilridge
• Academic Major: Sport Management
• Both parents played college basketball. His father did so at Southwestern University and Cameron University. His mother played at Odessa Junior College from 1992-94, helping the Wranglers compile a combined 55-12 record and earn final national rankings of No. 4 in 1992-93 and No. 10 in 1993-94.