# 2022–23 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2022–23 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year coach Mike White, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Bulldogs finished their season 16–15, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the SEC tournament, they were defeated by LSU in the first round.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021-22 season 6–26, 1–17 in SEC Play to finish in fourteenth place. The 26 losses marked the worst season, record wise, in school history. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt. As a result, head coach Tom Crean was fired.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Cam McDowell | 2 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Powder Springs, GA | Transferred from Jacksonville State |
| Tyron McMillan | 4 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | New Orleans, LA | Transferred to McNeese State |
| Christian Wright | 5 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Alpharetta, GA | Transferred to Oregon State |
| Aaron Cook Jr. | 10 | G | 6'2" | 185 | GS Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
| Josh Taylor | 12 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Sophomore | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to East Tennessee State |
| Jonathan Ned | 13 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Brentwood, CA | Graduate transferred to Western Washington |
| Dalen Ridgnal | 15 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Kansas City, MO | Transferred to Missouri State |
| Noah Baumann | 20 | G | 6'6" | 210 | RS Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon |
| P. J. Horne | 24 | F | 6'6" | 225 | GS Senior | Tifton, GA | Graduate transferred |
| Tyrone Baker | 35 | C | 6'11" | 210 | Freshman | Fort Myers, FL | Transferred to Dayton |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Terry Roberts | 0 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | North Amityville, NY | Bradley |
| Jusaun Holt | 4 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Tacoma, WA | Alabama |
| Frank Anselem | 5 | C | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | Syracuse |
| Justin Hill | 11 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Houston, TX | Longwood |
| Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe | 12 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Toronto, ON | Oklahoma State |
| Mardrez McBride | 13 | G | 6'2" | 180 | GS Senior | Augusta, GA | North Texas |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| KyeRon Lindsay #26 PF | Denton, TX | John H. Guyer High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| 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: "Georgia 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. "2022 Georgia Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. ||||||

### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mari Jordan SF | Dacula, GA | Dacula High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 26, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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: "Georgia 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. "2023 Georgia Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 31, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Georgia College | W 66–52 | | 15 – Tied | 9 – Moncrieffe | 4 – Hill | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Western Carolina | W 68–55 | 1–0 | 18 – Oquendo | 5 – Tied | 4 – Bridges | Stegeman Coliseum (7,757) Athens, GA |
| November 11, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 71–81 | 1–1 | 13 – Tied | 6 – Hill | 5 – Roberts | LJVM Coliseum (7,114) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 77–70 | 2–1 | 22 – Roberts | 10 – Lindsay | 3 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (6,147) Athens, GA |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | Bucknell Sunshine Slam campus site game | W 65–61 | 3–1 | 20 – Roberts | 9 – Roberts | 6 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (6,583) Athens, GA |
| November 21, 2022* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Saint Joseph's Sunshine Slam Semifinals | W 66–53 | 4–1 | 16 – Oquendo | 7 – Tied | 5 – Roberts | Ocean Center (1,612) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 22, 2022* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. UAB Sunshine Slam Championship | L 73–87 | 4–2 | 17 – Hill | 7 – Tied | 2 – Roberts | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., SECN | | East Tennessee State | W 62–47 | 5–2 | 16 – Oquendo | 6 – Roberts | 6 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (7,202) Athens, GA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Hampton | W 73–54 | 6–2 | 21 – Bridges | 13 – Bridges | 6 – Hill | Stegeman Coliseum (5,911) Athens, GA |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Florida A&M | W 68–46 | 7–2 | 15 – McBride | 9 – McBride | 5 – Hill | Stegeman Coliseum (6,673) Athens, GA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Georgia Tech | L 77–79 | 7–3 | 16 – Roberts | 7 – Oquendo | 7 – Roberts | McCamish Pavilion (5,810) Atlanta, GA |
| December 18, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Notre Dame Holiday Hoopsgiving | W 77–62 | 8–3 | 18 – Bridges | 11 – Abdur-Rahim | 5 – Roberts | State Farm Arena (3,087) Atlanta, GA |
| December 21, 2022* 3:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Chattanooga | W 72–65 | 9–3 | 22 – Oquendo | 7 – Moncrieffe | 6 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (7,918) Athens, GA |
| December 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Rider | W 78–72 | 10–3 | 17 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Hill | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2023 6:30 p.m., SECN | | No. 22 Auburn | W 76–64 | 11–3 (1–0) | 26 – Roberts | 9 – Moncrieffe | 3 – Moncrieffe | Stegeman Coliseum (10,232) Athens, GA |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN | | at Florida | L 75–82 | 11–4 (1–1) | 25 – Roberts | 8 – Roberts | 4 – Roberts | O'Connell Center (9,077) Gainesville, FL |
| January 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., SECN | | Mississippi State | W 58–50 | 12–4 (2–1) | 16 – Roberts | 10 – Bridges | 3 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (7,741) Athens, GA |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | W 62–58 | 13–4 (3–1) | 15 – Oquendo | 7 – Roberts | 5 – Roberts | SJB Pavilion (6,117) Oxford, MS |
| January 17, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Kentucky | L 71–85 | 13–5 (3–2) | 21 – Roberts | 5 – Tied | 3 – Roberts | Rupp Arena (19,171) Lexington, KY |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN | | Vanderbilt | L 82–85 | 13–6 (3–3) | 21 – Abdur-Rahim | 8 – Bridges | 6 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 4 Tennessee | L 41–70 | 13–7 (3–4) | 11 – Roberts | 8 – Moncrieffe | 3 – Hill | Thompson–Boling Arena (19,802) Knoxville, TN |
| January 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN | | South Carolina | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (4–4) | 17 – McBride | 6 – Holt | 9 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 25 Auburn | L 73–94 | 14–8 (4–5) | 20 – McBride | 4 – Hill | 4 – Hill | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| February 4, 2023 8:30 p.m., SECN | | at Texas A&M | L 57–82 | 14–9 (4–6) | 20 – Hill | 6 – Moncrieffe | 3 – Hill | Reed Arena (12,640) College Station, TX |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN | | Ole Miss | L 74–78 | 14–10 (4–7) | 26 – Bridges | 11 – Bridges | 7 – Hill | Stegeman Coliseum (7,135) Athens, GA |
| February 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | Kentucky | W 75–68 | 15–10 (5–7) | 21 – Oquendo | 9 – Moncrieffe | 6 – Hill | Stegeman Coliseum (10,376) Athens, GA |
| February 14, 2023 8:30 p.m., SECN | | LSU | W 65–63 | 16–10 (6–7) | 13 – Bridges | 6 – Moncrieffe | 4 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (6,991) Athens, GA |
| February 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 1 Alabama | L 59–108 | 16–11 (6–8) | 17 – Hill | 8 – Bridges | 4 – Roberts | Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 21, 2023 9:00 p.m., SECN | | at Arkansas | L 65–97 | 16–12 (6–9) | 20 – Oquendo | 8 – Bridges | 2 – Roberts | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN | | Missouri Senior Day | L 63–85 | 16–13 (6–10) | 14 – Oquendo | 10 – Bridges | 8 – Roberts | Stegeman Coliseum (10,041) Athens, GA |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN | | Florida | L 67–77 | 16–14 (6–11) | 20 – Oquendo | 8 – Bridges | 4 – Hill | Stegeman Coliseum (7,879) Athens, GA |
| March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN | | at South Carolina | L 55–61 | 16–15 (6–12) | 14 – Roberts | 5 – Roberts | 1 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (10,211) Columbia, SC |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 9:00 p.m., SECN | (11) | vs. (14) LSU First round | L 67–72 | 16–16 | 13 – Tied | 8 – Moncrieffe | 4 – Hill | Bridgestone Arena (14,326) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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