# 2018–19 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2018–19 Georgia bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Tom Crean in his first year at Georgia. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as members of the Southeastern Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 18–15, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Vanderbilt and Missouri before losing to Kentucky in the quarterfinals.
On March 10, 2018, the school fired head coach Mark Fox after nine seasons at Georgia. On March 13, the school hired former Marquette and Indiana coach Tom Crean to replace Fox.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Yante Maten | 1 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Graduated |
| Juwan Parker | 3 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Senior | Tulsa, OK | Graduated |
| Pape Diatta | 5 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated |
| Isaac Kante | 30 | F | 6'7" | 236 | Freshman | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Hofstra |

### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Amanze Ngumezi PF | Savannah, GA | Johnson High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sep 3, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| JoJo Toppin SF | Norcross, GA | Norcross High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Tye Fagan PG | Thomaston, GA | Upson-Lee High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Ignas Sargiūnas SG | Kaunas, Lithuania | Jonas Basanavičius Gymnasium | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2018 Georgia Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 18, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at UAB Charity Exhibition Game | W 56–54 | – | 13 – Hammonds | 9 – Hammonds | 3 – Hightower | Bartow Arena (3,437) Birmingham, AL |
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | West Georgia | W 98–59 | – | 18 – Crump | 9 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2018* 8:30 pm, SECN+ | | Savannah State | W 110–76 | 1–0 | 18 – Hightower | 13 – Claxton | 4 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (9,018) Athens, GA |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple | L 77–81 | 1–1 | 16 – Tied | 11 – Ogbeide | 3 – Tied | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Sam Houston State | W 75–64 | 2–1 | 15 – Hammonds | 8 – Claxton | 4 – Wilridge | Stegeman Coliseum (7,195) Athens, GA |
| November 19, 2018* 2:30 pm, Stadium | | vs. Illinois State Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals | W 80–68 | 3–1 | 31 – Hammonds | 11 – Claxton | 4 – Claxton | John Gray Gymnasium (1,180) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 20, 2018* 2:30 pm, Stadium | | vs. No. 16 Clemson Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals | L 49–64 | 3–2 | 11 – Ogbeide | 9 – Claxton | 4 – Crump | John Gray Gymnasium (786) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 21, 2018* 5:00 pm, Stadium | | vs. Georgia State Cayman Islands Classic Third Place Game | L 67–91 | 3–3 | 14 – Ogbeide | 8 – Ogbeide | 4 – Tied | John Gray Gymnasium (781) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 84–51 | 4–3 | 16 – Claxton | 15 – Claxton | 4 – Claxton | Stegeman Coliseum (5,947) Athens, GA |
| December 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Texas Southern | W 92–75 | 5–3 | 25 – Crump | 10 – Ogbeide | 4 – Fagan | Stegeman Coliseum (6,801) Athens, GA |
| December 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 20 Arizona State | L 74–76 | 5–4 | 19 – Tied | 13 – Claxton | 3 – Claxton | Stegeman Coliseum (9,028) Athens, GA |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Oakland | W 81–69 | 6–4 | 17 – Tied | 13 – Claxton | 3 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (7,518) Athens, GA |
| December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia Tech | W 70–59 | 7–4 | 13 – Claxton | 13 – Claxton | 6 – Claxton | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| December 30, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | | Massachusetts | W 91–72 | 8–4 | 20 – Claxton | 11 – Claxton | 4 – Ogbeide | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| January 5, 2019 3:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 3 Tennessee | L 50–96 | 8–5 (0–1) | 17 – Ogbeide | 6 – Ogbeide | 2 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN |
| January 9, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | W 82–63 | 9–5 (1–1) | 19 – Hammonds | 12 – Claxton | 4 – Crump | Stegeman Coliseum (9,429) Athens, GA |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 11 Auburn | L 78–93 | 9–6 (1–2) | 16 – Jackson II | 10 – Hammonds | 5 – Jackson II | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| January 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 12 Kentucky | L 49–69 | 9–7 (1–3) | 12 – Claxton | 9 – Claxton | 2 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| January 19, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS | | Florida | L 52–62 | 9–8 (1–4) | 10 – Harris | 12 – Claxton | 2 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (10,023) Athens, GA |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 25 LSU | L 82–92 | 9–9 (1–5) | 18 – Hammonds | 9 – Claxton | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,416) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 26, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 98–88 | 10–9 | 21 – Crump | 9 – Hammonds | 5 – Crump | Stegeman Coliseum (10,374) Athens, GA |
| January 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Arkansas | L 60–70 | 10–10 (1–6) | 14 – Tied | 13 – Hammonds | 3 – Wilridge | Bud Walton Arena (13,970) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN | | South Carolina | L 80–86 | 10–11 (1–7) | 16 – Ogbeide | 9 – Claxton | 3 – Jackson II | Stegeman Coliseum (9,820) Athens, GA |
| February 6, 2019 9:00 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | L 74–89 | 10–12 (1–8) | 17 – Ogbeide | 9 – Claxton | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (10,541) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 9, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN | | Ole Miss | L 64–80 | 10–13 (1–9) | 10 – Tied | 11 – Harris | 2 – Tied | Stegeman Coluiseum (10,033) Athens, GA |
| February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Texas A&M | L 56–73 | 10–14 (1–10) | 18 – Claxton | 10 – Claxton | 3 – Tied | Reed Arena (5,782) College Station, TX |
| February 16, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 19 LSU | L 79–83 | 10–15 (1–11) | 17 – Claxton | 7 – Harris | 4 – Claxton | Stegeman Coliseum (10,298) Athens, GA |
| February 20, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN | | Mississippi State | L 67–68 | 10–16 (1–12) | 13 – Harris | 10 – Hammonds | 4 – Tied | Stegeman Coliseum (7,153) Athens, GA |
| February 23, 2019 3:30 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 71–72 | 10–17 (1–13) | 16 – Hammonds | 7 – Ogbeide | 6 – Jackson II | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,416) Oxford, MS |
| February 27, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Auburn | L 75–78 | 10–18 (1–14) | 18 – Harris | 7 – Claxton | 5 – Jackson II | Stegeman Coliseum (7,837) Athens, GA |
| March 2, 2019 8:30 pm, SECN | | at Florida | W 61–55 | 11–18 (2–14) | 25 – Claxton | 5 – Tied | 4 – Harris | O'Connell Center (9,328) Gainesville, FL |
| March 6, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN | | Missouri | L 39–64 | 11–19 (2–15) | 9 – Claxton | 10 – Claxton | 3 – Wilridge | Stegeman Coliseum (7,180) Athens, GA |
| March 9, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN | | at South Carolina | L 46–66 | 11–20 (2–16) | 13 – Claxton | 10 – Tied | 4 – Jackson II | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN | (13) | vs. (12) Missouri First Round | L 61–71 | 11–21 | 26 – Harris | 8 – Ogbeide | 5 – Jackson II | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||