University of Georgia Athletics
Kanon Catchings - 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 6
Kanon Catchings
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brownsburg, Ind.
- High School:
- Overtime Elite
- Prev Team:
- BYU
Complete bio from media guide (pdf)
2025-26 Season Highlights:
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, one of 11 Bulldogs to earn that distinction.
• Started all 32 games played – with a DNP against West Georgia – and averaged 11.6 points and 4.8 boards in 23.3 minutes of PT.
• Recorded 18 double-figure scoring tallies, with five 20-point nights and a career-high 32 points in an upset of No. 16 Alabama.
• Posted additional career-high efforts of nine rebounds versus Maryland Eastern Shore, five assists against Arkansas, three steals in three outings and 33 minutes played versus Ole Miss in the regular season.
• After averaging 8.8 points in non-conference play, upped his scoring by 4.9 points to 13.7 ppg in SEC action, with double-digit outputs in 14 of 18 league contests.
• Shot a league-leading 45.4 percent from 3-point rage in conference action while tying for fourth in 3-pointers per game (2.7 3FGs pg).
• Led the Bulldogs offensively in seven games and on the boards in a dozen outings.
• Knocked down seven 3-pointers against Alabama, equaling the No. 6 mark all-time by a Bulldog in a single game.
• Connected on 68 3-pointers, the No. 16 effort on Georgia’s season leaders’ ledger.
• Exploded for his first 20-point output as a Bulldog at South Carolina, including 14 points in a white hot first half.
• Put together a quintet of strong outings from Jan. 6 (at Florida) to Jan. 20 (at Missouri), averaging 15.2 ppg, and 6.4 rpg while shooting 43.3 percent from the field including 40.0 percent from 3-point range.
• Exploded for a career-high 32 points in a late-season upset of No. 16 Alabama. Scored 20 points in the first half alone, including a momentum 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer.
• Named SEC co-Player of the Week on March 8 after averaging 27.5 points while shooting 59.4 percent (19-of-32) from the field and 60.0 percent (12-of-20) from 3-point range in key late-season wins over Alabama and Mississippi State to essentially lock up an NCAA Tournament bid.
2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Appeared in 31 of 36 games during BYU’s “Sweet 16” campaign, including 15 starts.
• Averaged 7.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 17.4 minutes of playing time per outing.
• Reached double figures nine times, including a pair of 20-point performances and a season-high 23 points at Baylor.
• Opened his collegiate career with a 17-point, three-block effort against Central Arkansas.
• Topped the 20-point plateau for the first time with 21 points against Florida A&M.
• Awarded the Big 12 Bench Performance of the Week on Jan. 30 after scoring 23 points in an OT victory against Baylor.
• Became the only freshman this century to go 8-of-8 from the field with a least four 3-pointers and three free throws in the Jan. 28 victory over Baylor.
• Tied for the sixth most field goals and eighth most 3-pointers without a miss in program history against the Bears.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Tim Fanning while playing for Cold Hearts at Overtime Elite (OTE) during the 2023-24 season as a senior.
• A consensus four-star recruit in the Class of 2024 tabbed as high as No. 32 nationally by Rivals.com, as well as No. 37 by ESPN.com, No. 39 in the On3Sports.com composite and No. 41 by 247Sports.com.
• As a senior, averaged 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for Cold Hearts during 15 regular-season games.
• Upped his production to 18.6 points and 8.4 boards in five playoff contests.
• Posted 16 double-figure scoring tallies, including five 20-point showings, and four double-digit rebounding counts – resulting in a quartet of double-doubles – in 20 total games played during the complete 2023-24 OTE campaign.
• Poured in a season-high 27 points against Blue Checks and hauled down a season-most 15 boards versus Jelly Fam.
• Coached by Steve Lynch at Brownsburg High School as a sophomore and junior.
• Named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Supreme 15 Underclass all-state team in 2022 as a junior.
• In 51 varsity outings, compiled 752 points (14.7 ppg) and 145 rebounds (3.9 rpg) for the Bulldogs.
• In two seasons, recorded 40 double-figure outputs with nine 20-point tallies and four 30-point outbursts including a career-high 39 versus Kokomo on Dec. 30, 2022.
• Also notched a pair of double-digit rebounding efforts, including a career-most 12 against Lakota West on Nov. 26, 2022, en route to two double-doubles with the Bulldogs.
• As a junior, averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game to help Brownsburg finish 22-5 and reach to the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament where they lost to eventual champions Ben Davis.
• As a sophomore, contributed 11.6 points and 3.0 boards per game as the Bulldogs compiled a 15-9 record.
Personal:
• Born August 10, 2005, Kanon is the son of Tauja Catchings and is majoring in Housing Management & Policy.
• The latest limb in an impressive family tree of basketball standouts.
• His mother, Tauja, was a three-time All-Big Ten honoree and two-time honorable mention All-America selection at Illinois. She finished her career with 1,502 points, 825 rebounds, 342 assists and 211 steals before being selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2000 WNBA Draft.
• Tauja was with 2000 recipient of the Dike Eddleman Award as the top female student-athlete in all sports for the Illini, and she was inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 2026.
• His grandfather, Harvey, played 11 seasons in the NBA with the 76ers, Nets, Bucks and Clippers, compiling 2,335 points, 3,639 rebounds and 1,226 blocks in 725 career games played.
• His aunt, Tamika, is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame who starred at Tennessee before becoming a 10-time WNBA All-Star and earning 2011 WNBA MVP honors with the Indiana Fever. She also is a four-time Olympic Gold Medalist.
2025-26 Season Highlights:
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, one of 11 Bulldogs to earn that distinction.
• Started all 32 games played – with a DNP against West Georgia – and averaged 11.6 points and 4.8 boards in 23.3 minutes of PT.
• Recorded 18 double-figure scoring tallies, with five 20-point nights and a career-high 32 points in an upset of No. 16 Alabama.
• Posted additional career-high efforts of nine rebounds versus Maryland Eastern Shore, five assists against Arkansas, three steals in three outings and 33 minutes played versus Ole Miss in the regular season.
• After averaging 8.8 points in non-conference play, upped his scoring by 4.9 points to 13.7 ppg in SEC action, with double-digit outputs in 14 of 18 league contests.
• Shot a league-leading 45.4 percent from 3-point rage in conference action while tying for fourth in 3-pointers per game (2.7 3FGs pg).
• Led the Bulldogs offensively in seven games and on the boards in a dozen outings.
• Knocked down seven 3-pointers against Alabama, equaling the No. 6 mark all-time by a Bulldog in a single game.
• Connected on 68 3-pointers, the No. 16 effort on Georgia’s season leaders’ ledger.
• Exploded for his first 20-point output as a Bulldog at South Carolina, including 14 points in a white hot first half.
• Put together a quintet of strong outings from Jan. 6 (at Florida) to Jan. 20 (at Missouri), averaging 15.2 ppg, and 6.4 rpg while shooting 43.3 percent from the field including 40.0 percent from 3-point range.
• Exploded for a career-high 32 points in a late-season upset of No. 16 Alabama. Scored 20 points in the first half alone, including a momentum 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer.
• Named SEC co-Player of the Week on March 8 after averaging 27.5 points while shooting 59.4 percent (19-of-32) from the field and 60.0 percent (12-of-20) from 3-point range in key late-season wins over Alabama and Mississippi State to essentially lock up an NCAA Tournament bid.
2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Appeared in 31 of 36 games during BYU’s “Sweet 16” campaign, including 15 starts.
• Averaged 7.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 17.4 minutes of playing time per outing.
• Reached double figures nine times, including a pair of 20-point performances and a season-high 23 points at Baylor.
• Opened his collegiate career with a 17-point, three-block effort against Central Arkansas.
• Topped the 20-point plateau for the first time with 21 points against Florida A&M.
• Awarded the Big 12 Bench Performance of the Week on Jan. 30 after scoring 23 points in an OT victory against Baylor.
• Became the only freshman this century to go 8-of-8 from the field with a least four 3-pointers and three free throws in the Jan. 28 victory over Baylor.
• Tied for the sixth most field goals and eighth most 3-pointers without a miss in program history against the Bears.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Tim Fanning while playing for Cold Hearts at Overtime Elite (OTE) during the 2023-24 season as a senior.
• A consensus four-star recruit in the Class of 2024 tabbed as high as No. 32 nationally by Rivals.com, as well as No. 37 by ESPN.com, No. 39 in the On3Sports.com composite and No. 41 by 247Sports.com.
• As a senior, averaged 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for Cold Hearts during 15 regular-season games.
• Upped his production to 18.6 points and 8.4 boards in five playoff contests.
• Posted 16 double-figure scoring tallies, including five 20-point showings, and four double-digit rebounding counts – resulting in a quartet of double-doubles – in 20 total games played during the complete 2023-24 OTE campaign.
• Poured in a season-high 27 points against Blue Checks and hauled down a season-most 15 boards versus Jelly Fam.
• Coached by Steve Lynch at Brownsburg High School as a sophomore and junior.
• Named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Supreme 15 Underclass all-state team in 2022 as a junior.
• In 51 varsity outings, compiled 752 points (14.7 ppg) and 145 rebounds (3.9 rpg) for the Bulldogs.
• In two seasons, recorded 40 double-figure outputs with nine 20-point tallies and four 30-point outbursts including a career-high 39 versus Kokomo on Dec. 30, 2022.
• Also notched a pair of double-digit rebounding efforts, including a career-most 12 against Lakota West on Nov. 26, 2022, en route to two double-doubles with the Bulldogs.
• As a junior, averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game to help Brownsburg finish 22-5 and reach to the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament where they lost to eventual champions Ben Davis.
• As a sophomore, contributed 11.6 points and 3.0 boards per game as the Bulldogs compiled a 15-9 record.
Personal:
• Born August 10, 2005, Kanon is the son of Tauja Catchings and is majoring in Housing Management & Policy.
• The latest limb in an impressive family tree of basketball standouts.
• His mother, Tauja, was a three-time All-Big Ten honoree and two-time honorable mention All-America selection at Illinois. She finished her career with 1,502 points, 825 rebounds, 342 assists and 211 steals before being selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2000 WNBA Draft.
• Tauja was with 2000 recipient of the Dike Eddleman Award as the top female student-athlete in all sports for the Illini, and she was inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 2026.
• His grandfather, Harvey, played 11 seasons in the NBA with the 76ers, Nets, Bucks and Clippers, compiling 2,335 points, 3,639 rebounds and 1,226 blocks in 725 career games played.
• His aunt, Tamika, is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame who starred at Tennessee before becoming a 10-time WNBA All-Star and earning 2011 WNBA MVP honors with the Indiana Fever. She also is a four-time Olympic Gold Medalist.
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