2014–15 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2014–15 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Southeastern Conference
2014–15 record 21–12 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach Mark Fox (6th year)
Assistant coach Philip Pearson
Assistant coach Jonas Hayes
Assistant coach Yasir Rosemond
Home arena Stegeman Coliseum
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Kentucky 18 0   1.000     38 1   .974
#21 Arkansas 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
LSU 11 7   .611     22 11   .667
Georgia 11 7   .611     21 12   .636
Texas A&M 11 7   .611     21 12   .636
Ole Miss 11 7   .611     21 13   .618
Vanderbilt 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Alabama 8 10   .444     19 15   .559
Florida 8 10   .444     16 17   .485
Tennessee 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
South Carolina 6 12   .333     17 16   .515
Mississippi State 6 12   .333     13 19   .406
Auburn 4 14   .222     15 20   .429
Missouri 3 15   .167     9 23   .281
2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mark Fox, who was in his sixth season at UGA. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan State

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tim Dixon 5 F/C 6'10" 230 Junior Columbus, GA Transferred to Columbus State
Donte' Williams 15 F 6'9" 225 Senior Ellenwood, GA Graduated
Brandon Morris 31 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Lithonia, GA Dismissed from the team
John Cannon 41 C 6'10" 240 Junior Burnsvile, NC Transferred to UNC Asheville

Recruits Class of 2014

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yante Maten
PF
Bloomfield Hills, MI Bloomfield Hills High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 5, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Fred Iduwe
C
Delafield, WI St. John's Northwestern Military Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 6, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Recruits Class of 2015

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Will Jackson
PG
Athens, GA Athens Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 7, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F/C 1 Maten, YanteYante Maten 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Bloomfield Hills HS Bloomfield Hills, MI
F 2 Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Westlake HS Atlanta, GA
G 3 Parker, JuwanJuwan Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Washington HS Tulsa, OK
G 4 Mann, CharlesCharles Mann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Milton HS Alpharetta, GA
G 10 Echols, TaylorTaylor Echols 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Eagle's Landing Christian McDonough, GA
F 11 Forte, CameronCameron Forte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr McClintock HS
Howard College
Tempe, AZ
G 12 Gaines, KennyKenny Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Whitefield Academy Atlanta, GA
G 14 Young, BrandonBrandon Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Marist HS Atlanta, GA
C 15 Iduwe, OsahenOsahen Iduwe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Johns NW Military Benin City, Nigeria
G 20 Langura, DusanDusan Langura 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Furtah Preparatory School Romont, Switzerland
F 24 Kessler, HoustonHouston Kessler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Landmark Christian Newnan, GA
F 25 Geno, Kenny PaulKenny Paul Geno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Booneville HS Booneville, MS
G 30 Frazier, J. J.J. J. Frazier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Faith Baptist Christian Glennville, GA
F 42 Djurisic, NemanjaNemanja Djurisic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr South Kent School Podgorica, Montenegro
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2014*
7:00 PM
Georgia Southwestern W 65–61 
Stegeman Coliseum (2,058)
Athens, GA
Non-conference games

11/14/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Georgia Tech L 73–80  0–1
McCamish Pavilion (8,127)
Atlanta, GA

11/18/2014*
7:00 PM, SECN
Stony Brook
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 80–70  1–1
Stegeman Coliseum (4,787)
Athens, GA

11/21/2014*
7:00 PM
Troy W 82–60  2–1
Stegeman Coliseum (5,127)
Athens, GA

11/23/2014*
5:00 PM, FSN
Florida Atlantic W 74–61  3–1
Stegeman Coliseum (4,735)
Athens, GA

11/26/2014*
9:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 10 Gonzaga
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
L 76–88  3–2
Madison Square Garden (5,128)
New York City, NY

11/28/2014*
4:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Minnesota
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation
L 62–66  3–3
Madison Square Garden (5,548)
New York City, NY

12/02/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Chattanooga W 86–55  4–3
McKenzie Arena (3,784)
Chattanooga, TN

12/07/2014*
Noon, SECN
Colorado W 64–57  5–3
Stegeman Coliseum (5,687)
Athens, GA

12/21/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPNU
Seton Hall W 65–47  6–3
Stegeman Coliseum (7,556)
Athens, GA

12/27/2014*
6:00 PM, SECN
Mercer W 86–77 3OT 7–3
Stegeman Coliseum (8,047)
Athens, GA

12/31/2014*
4:00 PM, ESPNU
at Kansas State W 50–46  8–3
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS

01/03/2015*
2:00 PM, FSN
Norfolk State W 63–50  9–3
Stegeman Coliseum (6,273)
Athens, GA
Conference games

01/06/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN
No. 23 Arkansas L 75–79  9–4 (0–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,937)
Athens, GA

01/10/2015
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at LSU L 84–87 OT 9–5 (0–2)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,217)
Baton Rouge, LA

01/14/2015
9:00 PM, SECN
at Vanderbilt W 70–67  10–5 (1–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,203)
Nashville, TN

01/17/2015
2:00 PM, CBS
Florida W 73–61  11–5 (2–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA

01/20/2015
7:00 PM, SECN
Ole Miss W 69–64  12–5 (3–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (6,079)
Athens, GA

01/24/2015
3:00 PM, FSN
at Mississippi State W 72–66  13–5 (4–2)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,549)
Starkville, MS

01/27/2015
7:00 PM, SECN
Vanderbilt W 70–62  14–5 (5–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,091)
Athens, GA

01/31/2015
4:00 PM, ESPNU
at South Carolina L 50–67  14–6 (5–3)
Colonial Life Arena (13,031)
Columbia, SC

02/03/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at No. 1 Kentucky L 58–69  14–7 (5–4)
Rupp Arena (24,256)
Lexington, KY

02/07/2015
Noon, ESPN2
Tennessee W 56–53  15–7 (6–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (9,730)
Athens, GA

02/11/2015
7:00 PM, SECN
at Texas A&M W 62–53  16–7 (7–4)
Reed Arena (6,441)
College Station, TX

02/14/2015
2:00 PM, FSN
Auburn L 68–69  16–8 (7–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA

02/17/2015
7:00 PM, SECN
South Carolina L 58–64  16–9 (7–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (6,263)
Athens, GA

02/21/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Alabama W 66–65 OT 17–9 (8–6)
Coleman Coliseum (12,141)
Tuscaloosa, AL

02/25/2015
9:00 PM, SECN
at Ole Miss W 76–72  18–9 (9–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,899)
Oxford, MS

02/28/2015
Noon, ESPNU
Missouri W 68–44  19–9 (10–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (9,389)
Athens, GA

03/03/2015
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 1 Kentucky L 64–72  19–10 (10–7)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA

03/07/2015
4:00 PM, SECN
at Auburn W 64–61  20–10 (11–7)
Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament

03/13/2015
10:00 PM, SECN
vs. South Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 74–62  21–10
Bridgestone Arena (13,135)
Nashville, TN

03/14/2015
3:30 PM, ESPN
vs. No. 21 Arkansas
Semifinals
L 49–60  21–11
Bridgestone Arena (19,232)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament

03/20/2015*
12:40 PM, truTV
(10 E) vs. (7 E) No. 23 Michigan State
Second round
L 63–70  21–12
Time Warner Cable Arena (16,551)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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