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Georgia
RECORD: 16-15 REGION: East SEED: 8
COACH: Jim Harrick CONFERENCE: SEC |
RESULTS| STATS | HISTORY | MESSAGE BOARD
Road to the Final Four.............................................................................................
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The Bulldogs played the toughest non-conference schedule in the country this year and didn't come away with very many wins. But it prepared them for the SEC, from which they emerged with a decent record. The tough season has seasoned and matured them, and they do have significant talent. Shon Coleman and Anthony Evans are two very good inside players, and they've been getting great inside play from senior Adrian Jones. Ezra Williams and D.A. Layne have formed a terrific backcourt. They have seven good, solid players who will have to continue to impress if the Bulldogs are to have any tournament success. | | | Team Statistics | | | TEAM |
| Points Per Game |
72.8 |
| Rebounds Per Game |
35.0 |
| Assists Per Game |
15.0 |
| Steals Per Game |
6.3 |
| Blocks Per Game |
4.8 |
| Turnovers Per Game |
15.4 |
| Field Goal % |
.464 |
| Free Throw % |
.672 |
| 3-Point % |
.345 |
| 3-Pointers Per Game |
4.6 |
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| Scoring Margin |
-0.0 |
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How They Got Here
The Bulldogs are the strength of schedule poster children,
squeaking in with a 16-14 record because Jim Harrick ran them through a
season-long gauntlet of quality opponents. Their schedule RPI is No. 1 in the
country, allowing them to be the first 16-14 at-large team to get a bid in 10
years.
Harrick was saying in January that he did this team a disservice by
over scheduling. But now that it's March, his team wouldn't be here if he
hadn't set it up that way. Only two of Georgia's 13 non-conference opponents
had an RPI of lower than 81 -- making them the anti-Alabama, and likely
taking the bid away from the tepid-scheduling Crimson Tide.
After a 7-6 non-league start, the Bulldogs put together their finest stretch
of basketball in January. They began SEC play 6-1, including the only road
victory of the year at Mississippi and another quality road win at Florida.
Throw in a sweep of Tennessee and you have a pretty solid resume.
Since then the Dogs have been a bit wobbly, however. Their record in the last
10 games is 3-7, including a first-round SEC Tournament upset loss to woeful
LSU. This is not a statistically impressive team, outscoring opponents 73.0
to 72.9 on the year.
Player to Watch
D.A. Layne leads the Dogs in scoring and assists and is a
constant danger behind the three-point line. The 6-foot junior has already
crashed the school's top ten in career scoring.
With the Ball
Georgia's offense begins with Layne (17.1 ppg), then proceeds to the offensive glass (the Dogs are third in
the SEC in rebounding margin at plus-4.8, led by strongman Anthony Evans).
Their ball-handling isn't pretty; they're last in the league in turnover
margin.
Defending the Ball
Another area of concern. The Bulldogs are 10th in the
league in field-goal percentage defense; 11th in three-point defense and 10th
in points allowed. They do have a pair of shot blockers, however, in 7-footer
Robb Dryden and Shon Coleman. Both swat more than one a game.Seed Analysis
Exceeding the Seed
1996: No. 8 seed, West Region, lost in Sweet 16
Playing to Expectations
1991: No. 11 seed, Southeast Region, lost in first round
1985: No. 6 seed, East Region, lost in second round
Falling Short
1997: No. 3 seed, Southeast Region, lost in first round
1990: No. 7 seed, Midwest Region, lost in first round
1987: No. 8 seed, West Region, lost in first round
BRACKETOLOGY SCORE: .750 (1.000 is playing exactly to a team's historical
seeding)
Bracketology Report
1985-2000: The controversial but accurate selection of Georgia gives the Bulldogs a
chance to replicate 1996. Georgia that year was a No. 8 seed and knocked
out the No. 1 seed, Purdue, in a West Region second round game. If the
Bulldogs survive round one this year, a more daunting opponent (Duke)
looms. Then again, having played the most difficult schedule in the
country, Georgia doesn't figure to fear anybody.
Roster
| NO |
NAME |
P |
HT |
WT |
YR |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
MPG |
FG% |
FT% |
3PT% |
| 32 |
DA Layne |
G |
6-0 |
190 |
Jr. |
16.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 32.8 | .441 | .806 | .396 |
| 3 |
Rashad Wright |
G |
6-0 |
170 |
Fr. |
4.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 29.0 | .348 | .507 | .319 |
| 4 |
Anthony Evans |
F |
6-7 |
265 |
Sr. |
11.5 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 28.4 | .536 | .752 | .000 |
| 5 |
Ezra Williams |
G |
6-4 |
205 |
So. |
12.0 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 28.2 | .419 | .750 | .297 |
| 51 |
Shon Coleman |
F |
6-6 |
215 |
Sr. |
10.0 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 25.1 | .552 | .604 | .000 |
| 11 |
Adrian Jones |
G |
6-5 |
195 |
Sr. |
4.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 19.7 | .477 | .553 | .385 |
| 34 |
Robb Dryden |
C |
7-1 |
260 |
Sr. |
6.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 16.0 | .517 | .632 | .000 |
| 50 |
Chris Daniels |
F |
6-7 |
210 |
Fr. |
3.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 11.1 | .481 | .643 | 1.000 |
| 55 |
Steve Thomas |
F |
6-8 |
230 |
Fr. |
2.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 10.0 | .370 | .455 | .000 |
| 15 |
Mike Patrick |
G |
6-4 |
195 |
So. |
1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.3 | .353 | .500 | .250 |
| 22 |
Scott Hamilton |
G |
5-11 |
160 |
Jr. |
0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | .250 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 14 |
Ryan Pevey |
F |
6-5 |
230 |
Jr. |
1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | .714 | .750 | .000 |
| VS TOURNEY TEAMS (6-9) |
LEADERS |
| OPPONENT |
RESULT |
POINTS |
REBOUNDS |
ASSISTS |
| Georgia St | L, 91-79 | Long 30 | Terrell 11 | Jones 6 | | Indiana St | W, 82-64 | Williams 21 | Dryden 9 | Menser 5 | | @ Stanford | L, 71-58 | Jacobsen 22 | Evans 10 | McDonald 4 | | @ Georgia Tech | W, 75-70 | Layne 28 | Jones 13 | Akins 6 | | @ Wake Forest | L, 75-57 | Howard 15 | Shoemaker 8 | O'Kelley 3 | | @ California | L, 85-64 | Lampley 25 | VanderLaan 12 | Lampley 10 | | @ Fresno St | L, 80-61 | Jefferies 24 | Jefferies 7 | Maddox 9 | | @ Kentucky | L, 67-63 | Evans 14 | Evans 10 | Prince 2 | | @ Mississippi | W, 70-66 | Reed 21 | Reed 12 | Sanders 5 | | @ Florida | W, 75-72 | Williams 24 | Bonner 14 | Wright 5 | | Tennessee | W, 77-75 | Layne 24 | Victor 13 | Wright 4 | | Kentucky | L, 85-70 | Bogans 26 | Bogans 11 | Smith 6 | | Florida | L, 82-71 | Layne 23 | Dryden 9 | Layne 6 | | @ Tennessee | W, 88-76 | Layne 21 | Evans 14 | Harris 5 | | @ Arkansas | L, 82-67 | Gipson 16 | Dryden 8 | Johnson 5 | |
| LAST 5 GAMES |
LEADERS |
| OPPONENT |
RESULT |
POINTS |
REBOUNDS |
ASSISTS |
| LSU | L, 63-62 | Layne 24 | Wright 7 | Wright 3 | | @ Arkansas | L, 82-67 | Layne 14 | Dryden 8 | Layne 4 | | Mississippi St | W, 94-73 | Williams 25 | Evans 7 | Layne 6 | | South Carolina | L, 64-56 | Williams 16 | Evans 14 | Wright 7 | | @ Tennessee | W, 88-76 | Layne 21 | Evans 14 | Wright 5 |
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