Georgia Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

Georgia Bulldogs

SEC (19-14, 9-9)

 
Big Wins: 12/20 at Georgia Tech (60-43), 1/11 at Mississippi (69-47), 1/17 Vanderbilt (76-68)
Bad Losses: 12/23 at Oakland (79-86), 1/21 at Texas A&M (62-63), 1/25 Alabama (60-80)
Coach: Mark Fox
 
Probable Starters:
J.J. Frazier, Senior, Guard, 18.5 ppg, 4.2 apg, 1.8 spg
Juwan Parker, Junior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 1.8 apg, 5.3 rpg
E’Torrion Wilridge, Sophomore, Forward, 2.1 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Derek Ogbeide, Sophomore, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Yante Maten, Junior, Forward, 18.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.5 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Mike Edwards, Sophomore, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Pape Diatta, Junior, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Tyree Crump, Freshman, Guard, 3.3 ppg
William Jackson II, Sophomore, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 1.1 apg
Jordan Harris, Freshman, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 1.6 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.5 (193rd in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.5 (130, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (184, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (49, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.3 (328, 14)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (282, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.9 (28, 3)
Rebound Margin: 2.1 (114, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (211, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (188, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NIT      First Round win over Belmont
2016    NIT      Second Round loss to St. Mary's (CA)
2015    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Michigan State
2014    NIT      First Round win over Vermont
2014    NIT      Second Round loss to Louisiana Tech
2011    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Washington
2008    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Xavier
2007    NIT      First Round win over Fresno State
2007    NIT      Second Round loss to Air Force
2004    NIT      First Round loss to Iowa State
2002    NCAA Round of 64 win over Murray State
2002    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Southern Illinois
 
*all team stats through 3/5