UGA Men’s Basketball: Men’s Hoops Host The Grizzlies Tuesday Night
- Georgia (3-0) vs. Montana (0-3)
- Tuesday, December 8, at 7:00 p.m. ET
- Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) in Athens, Ga.
- Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network Flagship: WSB AM 750 Atlanta. (Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, analyst; Tony Schiavone, producer) | Affiliates
- TV: SEC Network (Courtney Lyle, play-by-play; Dane Bradshaw, analyst)
- Video Stream: SECN+
- Satellite: XM: 190; Internet: 961
- History: First Meeting
- Last Meeting: N/A
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| Georgia Bulldogs | ||||
| Coach: Tom Crean | ||||
| 30-37 in 3rd season at UGA | ||||
| 386-268 in 21st season overall | ||||
| No. | Name | PPG | RPG | |
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| 2 | Sahvir Wheeler | 16.7 | 3.7 | |
| 5-10; 180; Soph.; Houston, Texas | ||||
| 5 | Justin Kier | 8.5 | 4.5 | |
| 6-6; 215; Soph.; Hopkins, S.C. | ||||
| 10 | Toumani Camara | 14.0 | 5.0 | |
| 6-8; 220; Fr.; Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| 14 | Tye Fagan | 11.7 | 6.7 | |
| 6-3; 195; Jr.; Logtown, Ga. | ||||
| 24 | P.J. Horne | 10.0 | 2.7 | |
| 6-6; 230; Gr.; Tifton, Ga. | ||||
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| Montana Grizzlies | ||||
| Coach: Travis DeCuire | ||||
| 127-74 in 7th season at UM | ||||
| 127-74 in 7th overall | ||||
| No. | Name | PPG | RPG | |
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| 0 | Kyle Owens | 14.0 | 6.3 | |
| 6-8; 205; Soph.; Clabasas, Calif. | ||||
| 1 | Michael Steadman | 10.7 | 3.3 | |
| 6-10; 215; R-Sr.; Union City, Calif. | ||||
| 3 | Josh Vazquez | 6.7 | 3.0 | |
| 6-3; 180; Soph.; Torrance, Calif. | ||||
| 12 | Brandon Whitney | 9.7 | 1.0 | |
| 6-1; 178; Fr.; Mission Hills, Calif. | ||||
| 13 | Josh Bannan | 7.4 | 4.0 | |
| 6-9; 215; Fr.; Melbourne, Australia | ||||
TEAM COMPARISON
| 2020-21 STATISTICS | GEORGIA | MONTANA |
| Points Per Game | 89.0 | 66.3 |
| Opp. Point Per Game | 67.3 | 71.7 |
| Scoring Margin | +21.7 | -5.3 |
| Field Goal Pct. | .508 | .439 |
| Opp. Field Goal Pct. | .425 | .419 |
| 3-Point Pct. | .305 | .383 |
| 3-Pointers Per Game | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Opp. 3-Point Pct. | .232 | .324 |
| Free Throw Pct. | .761 | .638 |
| Free Throws Per Game | 17.0 | 12.3 |
| Rebounds Per Game | 44.0 | 29.7 |
| Opp. Rebound Per Game | 29.7 | 37.7 |
| Rebound Margin | +14.3 | -8.0 |
| Assists Per Game | 20.3 | 13.0 |
| Turnovers Per Game | 18.7 | 12.7 |
| Assist-to-Turnover Ratio | 1.09 | 1.02 |
| Turnover Margin | +0.3 | -0.7 |
| Steals Per Game | 9.7 | 5.0 |
| Blocks Per Game | 2.3 | 1.3 |
The Starting 5…
- Six different Bulldogs scored in double figures against Jacksonville last Friday – Wheeler 23, Camara 19, Brown 14, Horne 12, Kier 11 and Fagan 10.
- Sahvir Wheeler is the first SEC player with three-straight point-assist double-doubles in over 20 seasons… we’re through 2000-01 and haven’t found one.
- Tye Fagan became the 28th UGA Bulldog to earn SEC Player of the Week honors (a combined 38 times) since the award’s inception in 1985.
- Versus FAMU, T. Fagan & S. Wheeler became the first Dogs to have double-doubles in the same game since N. Claxton and D. Ogbeide vs. S.C. on 3/9/19.
- UGA’s roster features eight newcomers with representative in every class – two freshmen, a sophomore, two juniors and a trio of graduate transfers.
The Opening Tip
