2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mike White (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Antonio Reynolds-Dean (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Erik Pastrana (3rd season); Anthony Goins (1st season); Patrick Blake (2nd season);
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Mike White, play their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, as members of the Southeastern Conference.

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Florida	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
No. 4 Auburn	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 8 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 7 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 9 Alabama	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Georgia	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
LSU	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 25 Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Missouri	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 23 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Texas	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 19 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
No. 20 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 29, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 20–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 11 seed in the SEC tournament, they beat Missouri in the first round,^[1] before losing to Florida in the second round.^[2] The Bulldogs received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Xavier, Wake Forest, and Ohio State to advance to the tournament semifinal, before losing to Seton Hall.^[3] This was their first postseason appearance since the 2016–17 season.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Georgia departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jabri Abdur-Rahim	1	G/F	6'8"	215	Senior	South Orange, New Jersey	Transferred to Providence
Mari Jordan	2	F	6'6"	190	Freshman	Atlanta, Georgia	Transferred to Tulane
Noah Thomasson	3	G	6'4"	210	GS Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
Frank Anselem-Ibe	5	C	6'10"	215	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Louisville
RJ Sunahara	10	G	6'8"	205	GS Senior	Bay Village, Ohio	Graduated
Justin Hill	11	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Houston, Texas	Transferred to Wichita State
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe	12	F	6'8"	217	Senior	Toronto, Ontario	Transferred to Seattle
RJ Meléndez	15	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Transferred to Mississippi State
Jalen DeLoach	23	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Savannah, Georgia	Transferred to Loyola
Russel Tchewa	54	C	7'0"	275	GS Senior	Douala, Cameroon	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Georgia incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Dakota Leffew	1	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Hampton, Georgia	Mount Saint Mary's
De'Shayne Montgomery	2	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Broward County, Florida	Mount Saint Mary's
Tyrin Lawrence	7	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Monticello, Georgia	Vanderbilt
RJ Godfrey	10	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Suwanee, Georgia	Clemson
Justin Abson	25	F	6'9"	255	Junior	Coconut Creek, Florida	Appalachian State

Recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Asa Newell PF	Destin, Florida	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 25, 2023
Asa Newell PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Somto Cyril C	Enugu, Nigeria	Overtime Elite	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Apr 29, 2024
Somto Cyril C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Savo Drezgić PG	Belgrade, Serbia	DME Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jun 14, 2024
Savo Drezgić PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jordyn Kee CG	Broward County, Florida	Sagemont Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 29, 2024
Jordyn Kee CG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 10 247Sports: 15 ESPN: —
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: "Georgia 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024. "2024 Georgia Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Blue Cain	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Knoxville, TN
G	1	Dakota Leffew	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Jonesboro HS Mount St. Mary's	Hampton, GA
G	2	De'Shayne Montgomery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy Mount St. Mary's	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	3	Savo Drezgić	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	DME Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
G	4	Jordyn Kee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sagemont Prep	Broward County, FL
G	5	Silas Demary Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Combine Academy	Raleigh, NC
C	6	Somto Cyril	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Enugu, Nigeria
G	7	Tyrin Lawrence	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Morgan County HS Vanderbilt	Monticello, GA
F	10	RJ Godfrey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	North Gwinnett Clemson	Suwanee, GA
G	12	Markel Jennings	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Athens Academy	Athens, GA
F	13	Dylan James	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Winter Haven HS	Winter Haven, FL
F	14	Asa Newell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Destin, FL
G	22	Brandon Klatsky	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Ranney School	Colts Neck, NJ
F	24	Jaden Newell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Choctawhatchee HS Iona	Destin, FL
F	25	Justin Abson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	North Broward Prep Appalachian State	Pompano Beach, FL

Head coach

Mike White (Ole Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island)
Anthony Goins (St. John's)
Erik Pastrana (Florida State)
Patrick Blake (Mississippi)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	W 86–59	–	20 – A. Newell	7 – Cyril	5 – Lawrence	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	UCF	W 114–76	–	20 – Cain	7 – A. Newell	6 – Demary Jr.	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	W 83–78	1–0	26 – A. Newell	11 – A. Newell	3 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (6,193) Athens, GA
November 10, 2024* 3:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Texas Southern Peach State Classic	W 92–64	2–0	23 – Leffew	11 – Cain	6 – Demary Jr.	Stegeman Coliseum (5,405) Athens, GA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	North Florida Peach State Classic	W 90–77	3–0	21 – Godfrey	12 – Godfrey	5 – Demary Jr.	Stegeman Coliseum (5,757) Athens, GA
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at Georgia Tech	W 77–69	4–0	18 – Demary Jr.	7 – Tied	4 – Lawrence	McCamish Pavilion (6,622) Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Alabama A&M	W 93–45	5–0	17 – A. Newell	9 – Cyril	5 – Lawrence	Stegeman Coliseum (5,775) Athens, GA
November 23, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops	vs. No. 15 Marquette Atlantis Resort Series	L 69–80	5–1	17 – Cain	7 – Demary Jr.	5 – Leffew	Imperial Arena (822) Paradise Island, The Bahamas
November 24, 2024* 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	vs. No. 22 St. John's Atlantis Resort Series	W 66–63	6–1	18 – A. Newell	9 – Lawrence	5 – Lawrence	Imperial Arena (419) Paradise Island, The Bahamas
November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Jacksonville	W 102–56	7–1	16 – Leffew	5 – Cyril	3 – Cain	Stegeman Coliseum (6,285) Athens, GA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Notre Dame ACC–SEC Challenge						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN	vs. Grand Canyon Holiday Hoopsgiving						State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Buffalo						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 22, 2024* 3:30 p.m., SECN	Charleston Southern						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	South Carolina State						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN	at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Kentucky						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Oklahoma						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	Auburn						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 22, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., SECN	at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	South Carolina						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 1, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN	LSU						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 11, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN	at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., SECN	Missouri						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Florida						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	Vanderbilt						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
SEC tournament
TBD, TBD	vs. TBD First round						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	RV

References

^ "Georgia ends game on 12-0 run to beat Missouri 64-59 in first round of SEC tourney". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "Walter Clayton Jr. scores 22, Florida beats Georgia 85-80 to advance to SEC quarters". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia basketball NIT run ends with a thud in semifinal loss to Seton Hall". Online Athens. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ Harvey, Preston (March 18, 2024). "Georgia men's basketball makes first postseason appearance since 2017". WJCL. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[1] "Georgia ends game on 12-0 run to beat Missouri 64-59 in first round of SEC tourney". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[2] "Walter Clayton Jr. scores 22, Florida beats Georgia 85-80 to advance to SEC quarters". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[3] Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia basketball NIT run ends with a thud in semifinal loss to Seton Hall". Online Athens. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[4] Harvey, Preston (March 18, 2024). "Georgia men's basketball makes first postseason appearance since 2017". WJCL. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[5] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[6] "Georgia Bulldogs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

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