2023–24 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2023–24 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach, Mike White. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the regular season 17–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in eleventh place. They defeated Missouri in the first round of the SEC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Florida. They were invited 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. This was their first postseason appearance since the 2016–17 season.

2023–24 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–17 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach	Mike White (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Antonio Reynolds-Dean (2nd season) Erik Pastrana (2nd season) Akeem Miskdeen (2nd season) Patrick Blake (1st season)
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Tennessee	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
No. 20 Kentucky	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
No. 3т Alabama	13	–	5		.722			25	–	12		.676
No. 18 Auburn †	13	–	5		.722			27	–	8		.771
No. 25 South Carolina	13	–	5		.722			26	–	8		.765
Florida	11	–	7		.611			24	–	12		.667
Texas A&M	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
LSU	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Mississippi State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	14		.600
Ole Miss	7	–	11		.389			20	–	12		.625
Georgia	6	–	12		.333			20	–	17		.541
Arkansas	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Vanderbilt	4	–	14		.222			9	–	23		.281
Missouri	0	–	18		.000			8	–	24		.250
† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in eleventh place. They were not invited to the postseason.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref.
Terry Roberts	0	G	6'3"	180	Senior	North Amityville, NY	Undrafted in NBA draft
Kario Oquendo	3	G	6'4"	220	Junior	Titusville, FL	Transferred to Oregon	[1]
Jusaun Holt	4	G	6'7"	190	Sophomore	Tacoma, WA	Transferred to Kennesaw State	[2]
Jaxon Etter	10	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Woodstock, GA	Graduated
Mardrez McBride	13	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Augusta, GA	Graduated
Jailyn Ingram	15	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Madison, GA	Graduated
Braelen Bridges	23	C	6'11"	245	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Ref.
Noah Thomasson	3	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Houston, TX	Niagara	[3]
RJ Sunahara	10	G	6'8"	205	RS Senior	Bay Village, OH	Nova Southeastern
RJ Meléndez	15	G	6'7"	210	Junior	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Illinois
Jalen DeLoach	23	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Savannah, GA	VCU
Russel Tchewa	54	C	7'0"	275	Senior	Douala, Cameroon	South Florida

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Blue Cain #10 SG	Knoxville, TN	IMG Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	May 3, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (85)
Mari Jordan F	Atlanta, GA	Norcross High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 29, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (83)
Dylan James F	Winter Haven, FL	Winter Haven High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sep 30, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Silas Demary Jr. F	Raleigh, NC	Combine Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 24, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Markel Jennings F	Athens, GA	Athens Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	156 lb (71 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 14, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 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) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr IMG Academy Knoxville, TN G 1 Jabri Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Blair Academy Virginia South Orange, NJ G 2 Mari Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Norcross HS Atlanta, GA G 3 Noah Thomasson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr George Ranch HS Niagara Houston, TX G 4 Silas Demary Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Combine Academy Raleigh, NC C 5 Frank Anselem-Ibe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Prolific Prep Syracuse Lagos, Nigeria G 10 RJ Sunahara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Bay HS Nova Southeastern Bay Village, OH G 11 Justin Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Travis HS Longwood Houston, TX F 12 Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Orangeville Prep Oklahoma State Toronto, ON F 13 Dylan James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Winter Haven HS Winter Haven, FL G 14 Markel Jennings 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Fr Athens Academy Athens, GA G 15 RJ Meléndez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Central Pointe Christian Academy Illinois Arecibo, Puerto Rico G 22 Brandon Klatsky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Ranney School Colts Neck, NJ F 23 Jalen DeLoach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr The Skill Factory VCU Savannah, GA F 24 Jaden Newell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) RS Fr Choctawhatchee HS Iona Destin, FL C 54 Russel Tchewa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy South Florida Douala, Cameroon	Head coach Mike White (Ole Miss) Assistant coach(es) Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island) Akeem Miskdeen (Queens (NC)) 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	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m.		Eastern Kentucky	W 99–82	–	21 – Meléndez	{{{rebounds}}} –	{{{assists}}} –	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 4:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. Oregon 2023 Hall of Fame Series	L 71–82	0–1	18 – Abdur–Rahim	9 – Tchewa	4 – Hill	T-Mobile Arena (–) Paradise, NV
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN		Wake Forest	W 80–77	1–1	21 – Thomasson	7 – DeLoach	3 – Thomasson	Stegeman Coliseum (8,176) Athens, GA
November 12, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		North Carolina Central	W 64–54	2–1	13 – Abdur–Rahim	7 – Cain	4 – Hill	Stegeman Coliseum (5,699) Athens, GA
November 17, 2023* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. No. 12 Miami (FL) Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship semifinals	L 68–79	2–2	18 – Cain	8 – Demary Jr.	7 – Demary Jr.	Baha Mar Convention Center (1,856) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Providence Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas consolation	L 64–71	2–3	19 – Thomasson	6 – DeLoach	3 – Tied	Baha Mar Convention Center (–) Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Winthrop	W 78–69	3–3	24 – Thomasson	8 – Tchewa	3 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (6,046) Athens, GA
November 29, 2023* 9:15 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State ACC–SEC Challenge	W 68–66	4–3	15 – Demary Jr.	11 – Melendez	3 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,688) Tallahassee, FL
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Mercer	W 80–69	5–3	18 – Melendez	8 – Tchewa	3 – Anselem-Ibe	Stegeman Coliseum (5,694) Athens, GA
December 5, 2023* 7:30 p.m., SECN		Georgia Tech	W 76–62	6–3	16 – Thomasson	9 – Tchewa	4 – Hill	Stegeman Coliseum (9,017) Athens, GA
December 16, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SECN		High Point	W 66–58	7–3	12 – Demary Jr.	7 – Melendez	4 – Demary Jr.	Stegeman Coliseum (6,523) Athens, GA
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 94–82	8–3	23 – Abdur–Rahim	6 – Melendez	8 – Hill	Stegeman Coliseum (6,045) Athens, GA
December 22, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		North Florida	W 78–60	9–3	18 – Abdur–Rahim	6 – Tchewa	6 – Demary Jr.	Stegeman Coliseum (6,603) Athens, GA
December 30, 2023* 2:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama A&M	W 93–73	10–3	18 – Cain	8 – Tchewa	5 – Demary Jr.	Stegeman Coliseum (7,793) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 75–68	11–3 (1–0)	18 – Tchewa	10 – Tchewa	4 – Hill	Mizzou Arena (12,407) Columbia, MO
January 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		Arkansas	W 76–66	12–3 (2–0)	19 – Hill	8 – Tchewa	2 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (7,820) Athens, GA
January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 5 Tennessee	L 79–85	12–4 (2–1)	21 – Abdur–Rahim	6 – Melendez	4 – Hill	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
January 16, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at South Carolina	W 74–69	13–4 (3–1)	15 – Demary Jr.	8 – Abdur–Rahim	5 – Hill	Colonial Life Arena (12,404) Columbia, SC
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 96–105	13–5 (3–2)	34 – Abdur–Rahim	9 – Tchewa	6 – Hill	Rupp Arena (20,283) Lexington, KY
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN		LSU	W 68–66	14–5 (4–2)	15 – Demary Jr.	11 – Tchewa	2 – Thomasson	Stegeman Coliseum (9,243) Athens, GA
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida	L 98–102 OT	14–6 (4–3)	35 – Melendez	11 – Tchewa	9 – Hill	O'Connell Center (10,045) Gainesville, FL
January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN		No. 24 Alabama	L 76–85	14–7 (4–4)	15 – Tied	10 – Melendez	4 – Hill	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN		South Carolina	L 62–72	14–8 (4–5)	20 – Abdur–Rahim	6 – Tchewa	4 – Hill	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
February 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State	L 62–75	14–9 (4–6)	20 – Thomasson	5 – Tied	4 – Hill	Humphrey Coliseum (8,755) Starkville, MS
February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	L 75–78	14–10 (4–7)	19 – Demary Jr.	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN		Florida	L 82–88	14–11 (4–8)	26 – Thomasson	6 – DeLoach	4 – Hill	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
February 21, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 76–64	15–11 (5–8)	17 – Thomasson	10 – Tchewa	4 – Hill	Memorial Gymnasium (5,821) Nashville, TN
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		No. 14 Auburn	L 76–97	15–12 (5–9)	18 – Thomasson	7 – Tchewa	2 – Demary Jr.	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 66–67	15–13 (5–10)	16 – Thomasson	7 – Demary Jr.	4 – Demary Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,621) Baton Rouge, LA
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		Texas A&M	L 56–70	15–14 (5–11)	11 – Cain	6 – Thomasson	4 – Thomasson	Stegeman Coliseum (8,165) Athens, GA
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	W 69–66	16–14 (6–11)	15 – Thomasson	10 – Tchewa	5 – Tchewa	Stegeman Coliseum (6,219) Athens, GA
March 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN		at No. 13 Auburn	L 78–92	16–15 (6–12)	15 – Demary Jr.	10 – Tchewa	3 – Tchewa	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
SEC tournament
March 13, 2024 9:30 p.m., SECN	(11)	vs. (14) Missouri First Round	W 64–59	17–15	19 – Cain	6 – Tchewa	3 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena (16,539) Nashville, TN
March 14, 2024 9:30 p.m., SECN	(11)	vs. (6) Florida Second Round	L 80–85	17–16	14 – Tied	5 – DeLoach	3 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena (13,771) Nashville, TN
NIT
March 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(4)	Xavier First Round – Wake Forest bracket	W 78–76	18–16	16 – Demary Jr.	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (2,756) Athens, GA
March 24, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	(4)	at (1) Wake Forest Second Round – Wake Forest bracket	W 72–66	19–16	21 – Hill	8 – Anselem–Ibe	4 – DeLoach	LJVM Coliseum (4,772) Winston-Salem, NC
March 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(4)	at (2) Ohio State Quarterfinals – Wake Forest bracket	W 79–77	20–16	21 – Thomasson	10 – Anselem–Ibe	5 – Hill	Value City Arena (7,641) Columbus, OH
April 2, 2024 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	(4)	vs. (1) Seton Hall Semifinals	L 67–84	20–17	19 – Demary Jr.	4 – Tied	4 – Demary Jr.	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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