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Statement from Chairman Ridley:
"We have identified Nov 9-15 as the intended dates to host the 2020 Masters. We hope the anticipation of staging the Tournament brings a moment of joy to the Augusta community and those who love the game."
Full details at https://t.co/rSr9YUhCX2 pic.twitter.com/1lVmbq8jzJ
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 6, 2020
ATHENS, Ga. — Anthony Edwards, who was the nation’s top-scoring freshman for the Georgia Bulldogs this season, was named the state of Georgia’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Thursday.
Edwards is the ninth Georgia player to be named the Tipoff Club’s player of the year for the state. Those Bulldogs have combined to claim the honor 11 times, including four of the past five seasons. The previous winners were Vern Fleming in 1984 (the award’s first year or existence), Litterial Green in 1992, Jumaine Jones in 1999, Jarvis Hayes in 2002 and 2003, Trey Thompkins in 2011, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in 2013, J.J. Frazier in 2016 and 2017 and Yante Maten in 2018.
Edwards averaged 19.1 points per game for the Bulldogs in 2019-20 and finished the season ranked No. 47 nationally in scoring average. He was the only freshman included among the top-50 scorers in Division I and one of only three in the top 100. Edwards scored in double figures in 27 of 32 games, including 14 20-point performances and three 30-point outputs. He christened his career with 24 points against Western Carolina, the second-most ever by a Georgia freshman in his collegiate debut. Edwards poured in a season-high 37 points – including 33 in the second half – against No. 3 Michigan State at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, which represented the most points by a Bulldog freshman in 45 seasons.
Edwards’ scoring average ranked No. 3 in the SEC. Among league statistical leaders, he also finished No. 5 in 3-pointers (2.3 33FGs per game) and No. 16 in playing time (33.0 mpg).
Edwards finished the season with 610 total points. That tally ranks No. 7 among Georgia’s all-time single-season leaders – the second-most by a UGA freshman – and No. 10 among the best outputs ever by an SEC freshman.
Edwards was named the SEC Freshman of the Year in balloting league coaches, the first Bulldog to win that award since its inception in 2001. He was voted the SEC Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press, the third Bulldog to earn that recognition following Jumaine Jones in 1998 (in the award’s first year) and Jarvis Hayes in 2002.
Additional postseason accolades Edwards has earned include being: chosen as one of five finalists for the Jerry West National Shooting Guard of the Year award; named second-team All-SEC by league coaches and the AP; selected All-District by both the USBWA and NABC; and tabbed SEC All-Freshman by league coaches. He was honored as the SEC Freshman of the Week a school-record four times, being selected on Dec. 2, Jan. 3, March 2 and March 9.
Edwards declared for the NBA Draft last Friday (March 20) and has been featured in as the No. 1 overall pick in a majority of mock drafts.
By John Frierson
Staff Writer
The inevitable happened Tuesday when the International Olympic Committee announced that the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, set to begin in late July, were being postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The news, which most everyone saw coming in recent days, affects elite athletes around the world, including many current and former Georgia Bulldogs.
Jack Bauerle, Georgia’s Tom Cousins swimming and diving head coach, said the postponement was “heartbreaking,” but at the same time it was “absolutely the right thing to do.” The disappointment felt by young and healthy athletes, he said, and the problems and challenges the postponement creates, pale in comparison to what’s happening around the world.
“This is the Olympics and its fixable,” Bauerle said Monday after word spread that a postponement announcement was coming, “but for so many others, this is real life and what’s happening is catastrophic.”
Bauerle isn’t able to work with any of his current swimmers since the NCAA suspended all athletic activities, but he has a group of 12 postgrads, professionals, some of them among the very best in the world, that he’s been working with every day, safely, at a pool in Atlanta.
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Anthony Edwards was named second-team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Monday. The honor includes players from SEC teams.
Edwards, a 6-5, 225-pound Atlanta native, finished the 2019-20 season as the nation’s leading scoring freshman. He averaged 19.1 ppg and scored in double figures in 27 of 32 games, including 14 20-point outputs and three 30-point performances. Edwards scored 610 points total, a tally that ranks No. 7 in Georgia’s all-time, single-season scoring leaders and No. 10 among the SEC’s top scoring efforts by a freshman.
Edwards also made a significant impact among Georgia’s single-season record book. In addition to the No. 7 scoring effort, he put up numbers that rank No. 19 in scoring average (19.1 ppg), No. 11 in 3-pointers (72), No. 2 in 3-point attempts (245), No. 5 in field goal attempts (505), No. 17 in free throws (132) and No. 19 in free throw attempts (171).
Last week, Edwards announced his intentions to declare for the 2020 NBA Draft, where he is projected by many to be the No. 1 overall pick. He was the first player listed on the NABC’s District 20 second team, which also featured Auburn’s Samir Doughty, Alabama’s Kira Lewis Jr., Kentucky’s Immanuel Quickley and Auburn’s Issac Okoro. Skylar Mays of LSU, Nick Richards of Kentucky, Reggie Perry of Mississippi State, Breein Tyree of Ole Miss and Mason Jones of Arkansas were the first-team honorees.
The NABC recognition just lengthens a long list of postseason accolades for Edwards. He was named SEC Freshman of the Year by league coaches and SEC Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press. Edwards was a second-team All-SEC pick in balloting of both coaches and the AP and was named to the coaches SEC All-Freshman team. The U.S. Basketball Writers Association named Edwards to its All-District IV team as well, a geographic area covering teams from the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
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Spoke with @UGATrack Head Coach @petrosdeca – He could have 20+ athletes qualifying for Olympic Games, on postponing games until 2021 pic.twitter.com/h1qWajh04J
— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) March 24, 2020
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— Anthony Edwards (@theantman05) March 20, 2020
Thank you for a fantastic season!
▫️Jerry West Award Finalist
▫️SEC Freshman of the Year
▫️AP SEC Newcomer of the Year
▫️4x SEC Freshman of the Week
▫️No. 10 SEC Freshman Scoring Total
▫️No. 2 UGA Freshman Scoring Total
▫️No. 7 UGA Single-Season Scoring Total#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/BCTeJnqNrn— Georgia Basketball (@UGABasketball) March 20, 2020
ATHENS — The University of Georgia’s annual G-Day game scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2020, has been officially cancelled following action taken by the Southeastern Conference Tuesday afternoon.
“The Bulldog Nation is fully focused on the health and well-being of everyone,” said UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity. “By strictly following the guidelines of local, state and federal authorities, together we can defeat the virus! We look forward to returning to the campus activities we enjoy and cherish.”
The Southeastern Conference today announced that all regular season conference and non-conference competitions are cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic year, including all remaining SEC championship events, due to continuing developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
In addition, all spring football games are cancelled and there will be no pro days conducted by SEC institutions.
“This is a difficult day for all of us, and I am especially disappointed for our student-athletes,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “The health and well-being of our entire conference community is an ongoing priority for the SEC as we continue to monitor developments and information about the COVID-19 virus.”
SEC member institutions will continue to provide their student-athletes with care and support to meet needs in areas including academics, medical care, mental health and wellness, nutrition and housing as needed.
The SEC and its member institutions will continue to communicate with public health officials and medical experts to determine the best path forward related to coronavirus pandemic.
For the SEC Softball Tournament and the SEC Baseball Tournament, automatic full ticket refunds will be made by March 31 to fans who purchased tickets from the SEC Office or an SEC university.
As the panic ensues over the coronavirus (covid-19), the rapid spreading virus is having a huge impact on the world of sports. From cancelled tournaments to postponed seasons, here’s what has been done as of 5:30pm on 3/13/20:
UGA
1. Classes postponed for two weeks
2. SEC suspends all sports and practices until April 15th
3. No announcement on G-Day spring game yet
4. Annual coaches clinic cancelled
HIGH SCHOOL
1. GHSA shuts down sports for two weeks
2. No cancellations/postponements for AHSAA yet
3. McDonalds All American Games and all related events cancelled
4. NCAA has suspended all on and of campus recruiting until April 15th
UFC
1. Fighting without fans in attendance, some events moved to Las Vegas
NBA
1. Has suspended season until further notice (at least 30 days)
MLB
1. Suspended spring training games and delayed start of season by at least two weeks
NFL
1. Not delaying start of year as of now
NHL
1. Suspends play until further notice
XFL
1. Cancels regular season
GOLF/AUGUSTA NATIONAL
1. The Masters postponed
2. PGA cancels players championship after first round
3. PGA cancels Valspar Championship, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and Valero Texas Open
NASCAR
1. Race events at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend and Homestead-Miami Speedway next weekend postponed
SOCCER
1. MLS suspends season for 30 days
2. USMNT and USWNT friendlies cancelled
3. Champions league games cancelled
TENNIS
1. ATP shut down operations for six weeks
MARATHON
Boston Marathon postponed until September 14th
OLYMPICS
1. Fans banned from Tokyo torch lighting ceremony
2. Water sports qualifying events postponed
3. World Figure Skating Championships cancelled
COLLEGES
1. ACC, American, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Colonial, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC announce the suspension of spring athletic competition
2. America East, Big East, Big Ten, Ivy League, MAAC, MEAC, the Patriot League and Stanford announce complete cancellation of all spring seasons
3. NCAA men’s and women’s March Madness cancelled, as well as all spring sports
4. NCAA has cancelled all winter and spring sports championships
5. Michigan and Ohio State cancel spring games
6. College Basketball Invitational cancelled
7. Ivy League cancelled all spring sports
8. Duke announces it is suspending “all athletic competition” for the foreseeable future
9. Kansas has suspended all athletics indefinitely
10. ACC has suspended all athletic related activities including all competition, formal and organized practice, recruiting and participation in NCAA championships until further notice
11. MAAC canceling (not suspending) all spring sports competitions and practices effective 3/13/20
12. SEC suspends all sports and practices until April 15th
13. NCAA has suspended all on and of campus recruiting until April 15th
14. NCAA will grant another eligibility to players participating in spring sports, and discussing winter sports
NCAA
Has cancelled all championships in spring sports:
March 13-14: Men’s and women’s indoor track and field championships
March 19-21: Wrestling championships
March 20-21: Hockey/Women’s Frozen Four
March 18-21 Women’s swimming and diving
March 25-28: Men’s swimming and diving
April 17-18: NCAA women’s gymnastics championships
April 9-11: Hockey/Frozen Four
May 1-3: Women’s beach volleyball championship
May 14-23: Men’s and women’s tennis championships
May 22-27: Women’s golf championships
May 22-24: Women’s lacrosse championships
May 23-25: Men’s lacrosse championships
May 28-June 3: Women’s College World Series
May 29-31: Men’s and women’s rowing championships
May 29-June 3: Men’s golf championships
June 13-24: College World Series
Good afternoon:
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced today beginning March 12 and continuing on through March 30, regular-season competition for teams in all sports on SEC campuses, as well as SEC championship events, would be immediately suspended. This suspension includes the SEC Gymnastics championships that were to be held in Duluth as well as the SEC Equestrian championship to be held here in at our Equestrian Complex in Bishop.
Winter and Spring NCAA Championship events have also been canceled per the NCAA. This includes the Women’s Swimming & Diving championships that were to be held here in Athens next week.
This is an unfortunate case of events, but we are following these precautionary measures for the health and safety of ours fans, staff, and student athletes. We are in constant communication with the conference office, NCAA, and campus officials on the direction to be taken after March 30th. As decisions are made, we will make sure to get the information out to you in a timely manner.
For those that purchased tickets through the Georgia ticket office for any event canceled, we do plan on issuing a refund. Ticket holders who purchased tickets via the secondary market or other sources must contact the seller or secondary source directly.
There are many resources to point you towards during this unprecedented period of time.
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For quarantine measures – LINK
Please follow Georgia social media outlets and georgiadogs.com for continual updates on Georgia athletics events.
We appreciate your understanding and hope you and your friends and families are safe during this time.
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As the panic ensues over the coronavirus (covid-19), the rapid spreading virus is having a huge impact on the world of sports. From cancelled tournaments to postponed seasons, here’s what has been done as of 1:30pm on 3/13/20:
UGA
1. Classes postponed for two weeks
2. Expected to start spring practice as originally scheduled for now
3. No effect on G-Day spring game yet
HIGH SCHOOL
1. GHSA shuts down sports for two weeks
2. No cancellations/postponements for AHSAA yet
3. McDonalds All American Games and all related events cancelled
NBA
1. Has suspended season until further notice (at least 30 days)
MLB
1. Suspended spring training games and delayed start of season by at least two weeks
NFL
1. Not delaying start of year as of now
NHL
1. Suspends play until further notice
XFL
1. Cancels regular season
GOLF/AUGUSTA NATIONAL
1. No official release yet from Augusta
2. PGA cancels players championship after first round
3. PGA cancels Valspar Championship, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and Valero Texas Open
NASCAR
1. Announced they will race this weekend with no fans in attendance
SOCCER
1. MLS suspends season for 30 days
2. USMNT and USWNT friendlies cancelled
3. Champions league games cancelled
TENNIS
1. ATP shut down operations for six weeks
OLYMPICS
1. Fans banned from Tokyo torch lighting ceremony
2. Water sports qualifying events postponed
3. World Figure Skating Championships cancelled
COLLEGES
1. ACC, American, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Colonial, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, NEC, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC announce the suspension of spring athletic competition
2. America East, Big East, Big Ten, Ivy League, MAAC, MEAC, the Patriot League and Stanford announce complete cancellation of all spring seasons
3. NCAA men’s and women’s March Madness cancelled, as well as all spring sports
4. NCAA has cancelled all winter and spring sports
5. SEC announced the suspension of regular season competition for teams in all sports on SEC campuses, as well SEC championship events, until March 30.
6. SEC, ACC, and Big 12 has suspended all on and off-campus recruiting through March 30th
7. Michigan and Ohio State cancel spring games
8. College Basketball Invitational cancelled
9. Ivy League cancelled all spring sports
10. Duke announces it is suspending “all athletic competition” for the foreseeable future
11. Kansas has suspended all athletics indefinitely
12. Auburn cancels all sporting events through April 10th and postpones start of spring practice
13. Ole Miss pushed its start date for spring football practice until the week of March 30
14. ACC has suspended all athletic related activities including all competition, formal and organized practice, recruiting and participation in NCAA championships until further notice
15. MAAC canceling (not suspending) all spring sports competitions and practices effective 3/13/20
16. Texas postpones start of spring football practice
17. Penn State, Michigan, Rutgers and Alabama cancel pro days
NCAA
Has cancelled all championships in spring sports:
March 13-14: Men’s and women’s indoor track and field championships
March 19-21: Wrestling championships
March 20-21: Hockey/Women’s Frozen Four
March 18-21 Women’s swimming and diving
March 25-28: Men’s swimming and diving
April 17-18: NCAA women’s gymnastics championships
April 9-11: Hockey/Frozen Four
May 1-3: Women’s beach volleyball championship
May 14-23: Men’s and women’s tennis championships
May 22-27: Women’s golf championships
May 22-24: Women’s lacrosse championships
May 23-25: Men’s lacrosse championships
May 28-June 3: Women’s College World Series
May 29-31: Men’s and women’s rowing championships
May 29-June 3: Men’s golf championships
June 13-24: College World Series
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
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| 41 | 40 | 81 | |
| 30 | 33 | 63 |
Nashville, Tenn. – The Georgia men’s basketball team defeated Ole Miss 81-63 in the first round of the SEC Tournament Wednesday night at the Bridgestone Arena.
Rayshaun Hammonds led the team in points with 22, including 11 rebounds to secure his sixth double-double of the season and eighth of his career. Jordan Harris was right behind Hammonds with 21, a season high for the senior.
Freshman Anthony Edwards passed Allan Houston of Tennessee, jumping into the SEC’s top-10 all-time freshman scorers. Edwards now sits at No. 10; six points shy of taking over John Wall’s No. 9 spot that he set in 2010.
| Team | R | H | E |
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| 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | 0 |
STATESBORO, GA. –Four Georgia Southern pitchers combined to toss a four-hitter as the Eagles defeated second-ranked Georgia 6-1 Wednesday in front of a crowd of 3,286 at J.I. Clements Stadium.
The Eagles (11-5) went on top 1-0 in the second and had a chance for more. Austin Thompson led off the frame with a triple and scored on a groundout by Christian Avant. A couple of Bulldog miscues and a walk loaded the bases, and then Georgia turned an inning-ending double play. In the third, the Eagles made it 2-0 on a two-out single by Thompson. Georgia Southern extended its lead to 6-0 with a four-run outburst in the fourth.
| Team | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 12 | 10 | 0 |
ATHENS, Ga. – Though rain washed out the final game of the Georgia Bulldogs’ slated doubleheader with the Furman Paladins, Georgia defeated Furman in its first game, 12-1, behind five home runs on Wednesday afternoon at Jack Turner Stadium.
This marks the first contest with five home runs this season for the Bulldogs (23-5). The last time Georgia was able to complete this feat was February 9 of last season against Bethune-Cookman. The Bulldogs also accumulated three of its five home runs in one inning, the first three-home run inning since Georgia hit three-consecutive in the first inning against Florida in 2018.
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| Georgia Bulldogs | ||||
| Coach: Tom Crean | ||||
| 26-37 in 2nd season at UGA | ||||
| 382-268 in 20th season overall | ||||
| No. | Name | PPG | RPG | |
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| 2 | Jordan Harris | 6.5 | 3.9 | |
| 6-5; 195; Sr.; Iron City, Ga. | ||||
| 5 | Anthony Edwards | 19.5 | 5.3 | |
| 6-5; 225; Fr.; Atlanta, Ga. | ||||
| 10 | Toumani Camara | 6.5 | 4.4 | |
| 6-8; 220; Fr.; Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| 15 | Sahvir Wheeler | 8.8 | 2.4 | |
| 5-10; 180; Fr.; Houston, Texas | ||||
| 20 | Rayshaun Hammonds | 12.6 | 7.3 | |
| 6-9; 235; Jr.; Norcross, Ga. | ||||
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| Ole Miss Rebels | ||||
| Coach: Kermit Davis | ||||
| 35-29 in 2nd season at OM | ||||
| 504-292 in 25th season overall | ||||
| No. | Name | PPG | RPG | |
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| 0 | Blake Hinson | 10.2 | 4.7 | |
| 6-7; 229; Soph.; Deltona, Fla. | ||||
| 2 | Devontae Shuler | 11.5 | 4.5 | |
| 6-2; 190; Jr.; Irmo, S.C. | ||||
| 3 | Khadim Sy | 9.1 | 5.4 | |
| 6-10; 240; Jr.; Dakar, Senegal | ||||
| 4 | Breein Tyree | 19.7 | 3.7 | |
| 6-2; 195; Sr.; Somerset, N.J. | ||||
| 5 | KJ Buffen | 10.1 | 6.1 | |
| 6-7; 225; Soph.; Gainesville, Ga. | ||||
| 2019-20 STATISTICS | GEORGIA | Ole Miss |
| Points Per Game | 75.7 | 69.2 |
| Opp. Point Per Game | 76.0 | 68.1 |
| Scoring Margin | -0.3 | +1.1 |
| Field Goal Pct. | .448 | .432 |
| Opp. Field Goal Pct. | .454 | .422 |
| 3-Point Pct. | .296 | .325 |
| 3-Pointers Per Game | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| Opp. 3-Point Pct. | .327 | .289 |
| Free Throw Pct. | .702 | .732 |
| Free Throws Per Game | 14.2 | 15.1 |
| Rebounds Per Game | 38.1 | 34.0 |
| Opp. Rebound Per Game | 36.0 | 35.0 |
| Rebound Margin | +2.1 | -1.0 |
| Assists Per Game | 13.3 | 13.1 |
| Turnovers Per Game | 14.9 | 13.1 |
| Assist-to-Turnover Ratio | 0.89 | 1.00 |
| Turnover Margin | -1.7 | +0.5 |
| Steals Per Game | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Blocks Per Game | 3.3 | 2.9 |
