ABOUT GEORGIA
• After ending non-conference play with four consecutive wins, including a road triumph over ninth-ranked Memphis, Georgia dropped its first two conference contests to Kentucky and Auburn.
• Against Kentucky, the Wildcats erased a six-point halftime deficit to leave Athens with a 78-69 victory. On Saturday against Auburn, the Tigers led for the final 25 minutes to walk away with a 22-point win.
• Following a difficult 2018-19 season that saw the Bulldogs finish 11-21 and near the bottom of the SEC, head coach Tom Crean looks to lead Georgia back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015 in his second season at the helm.
• So far this year, the Bulldogs have been led by freshman standout Anthony Edwards. The five-star recruit and the No. 1-rated prospect in the Class of 2019 is Georgia's most prolific scorer, averaging 18.7 ppg. He has also been effective on the glass, ranking third on the team in rebounds with 4.8 rpg.
• Georgia has also seen great production from junior forward Rayshaun Hammonds, who ranks second on the team in scoring (13.6 ppg), first in rebounds (8.7 rpg) and fourth in assists (1.5 apg). Hammonds has responded well after coming off an injury that ended his 2018-19 campaign prematurely. He has upped his rebounding production by 2.6 boards per game and his scoring output by 1.5 points per game from last season.
• Graduate transfer Donnell Gresham Jr., who came from Northeastern, also has provided a spark for Georgia, averaging 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals, ranking second on the team in both categories.
• The University of Georgia has produced 25 alumni who have gone on to become state governors, including six of the last seven governors of Georgia.
