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Georgia basketball’s comeback bid vs. Michigan State comes up short, but not without a fight

Georgia basketball’s comeback bid vs. Michigan State comes up short, but not without a late fight in Maui

The Georgia basketball team fell 93-85 to Michigan State in Maui Tuesday, but defeat wasn’t even the biggest storyline.

Sure, the Dawgs got blown out of the gym on Monday by an experienced Dayton squad 80-61, but what happened on Tuesday was far different.

Georgia entered the half trailing 52-31 against the Spartans and looked to be well on its way to another dud in paradise. However, highly talented freshman shooting guard Anthony Edwards put on a show out of the locker room, going for 33 points in the second half alone against Michigan State.

 

In the end, the Bulldogs were unable to grab a victory over the highly respected Spartans, but they did cut what was once a 28-point deficit down to 2 points, before bowing out in the waining moments.

It was an incredible fight, from what seemed like a lifeless team through a game and a half of basketball in Maui, that gave fans extensive hope for the future of the program. Sure, Georgia may not be able to earn any hardware on the islands, but it can return home to the Peach State at 4-2, after a nice win over Chaminade on Wednesday.

Chaminade plays UCLA Tuesday, with the loser set to face Georgia Wednesday, but we’ll go ahead and project the D2 host team matches up with the Dawgs.

So, that leaves Georgia with an easy formula to get to conference play feeling good. You already have a win over your in-state rival and a couple of feel-good momentum building victories at home, to go along with a strong second half against Michigan State. The Bulldogs outscored the Spartans 54-41 in the second period, after getting tossed around like a high school squad 52-31 before the break. Now, it’s time to put away Chaminade and take care of NC Central, SMU and others at home in the Steg.

Do that and you’re in great position to create postseason conversation going into January.

This was a disappointing game for about 30 minutes, but quickly turned into a glance at what the future could be at Georgia. Edwards will make this team a contender in games all season and his counterparts are only going to get better as well.

Sahvir Wheeler creates shots for the Dawgs like no other and Rayshaun Hammonds has proven to be a lethal scoring threat at times when managing foul trouble. The box scores may not be what you want them to be in this tournament, but this team is just getting started. I encourage everyone to keep the faith and have patience with Georgia, as they have shown to us they are still a work in progress.

With that being said, have you ever seen as exciting a half of Bulldogs basketball as you saw today? My goodness, that was fun.

Hang in there, this season is just getting started, folks.

If you’re interested in buying tickets to a game, check out GeorgiaDogs.com here.

Michigan State Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia: Where to watch, listen, stream

MSU will face off with Georgia in the loser’s bracket of the Maui Invitational. Here’s what you need to know to follow the game.

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This isn’t where the Michigan State Men’s Basketball program wanted to be, but they are facing Georgia today in the loser’s bracket of the Maui Invitational a day after falling to Virginia Tech 71-66. Here is everything you need to know to watch, listen, or stream the game.

Match-up: Michigan State (3-2) vs. Georgia (4-1)

Location: Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii

When: Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 2:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN2

On DirecTV, ESPN2 is channel 209. On Dish, ESPN2 is channel 143.

Online live stream: WatchESPN

Online radio broadcast: Spartans Sports Network

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A meaningless Georgia Tech buzzer-beater long three turned into a horrendous bad beat

Brutal.

What a year for bad beats it’s been, eh?

There was the 49ers touchdown last week, a South Carolina touchdown against Alabama in September, a Cowboys defensive TD … and now this one from Georgia and Georgia Tech on Wednesday night.

Let’s set the situation: Georgia was up at home 82-75 against Georgia Tech with the last three seconds ticking down. Bettors had either Georgia at minus-4.5 or -5.5, so the Bulldogs were covering as the game was about to end.

But then Michael Devoe decided to heave from just in front of halfcourt at the buzzer. Swish. Final score: 82-78.

Oh no. Oh NOOOOOO!

You know what came next:

The funny thing is there’s a fan in the front row who has a shocked reaction. Did that mean that person had money on this one? Oof.

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Georgia men’s basketball to wear special uniforms vs. Georgia Tech?

Is Georgia basketball rocking throwbacks vs. Georgia Tech Wednesday?

Georgia men’s basketball will host in-state rival Georgia Tech Wednesday in a battle of undefeated teams at Stegeman Coliseum.

While neither side is ranked, it is still a big-time game with bragging rights and the ability to gain momentum on the line.

We cannot confirm anything, but based off a couple factors, it looks like the Dawgs will be rocking their beloved throwback jerseys against the Yellow Jackets when they take the court Wednesday.

Our evidence?

  • The first 1,250 students through the doors receive a throwback Dominique Wilkins ‘shersey’ per GeorgiaDogs.com.

  • Georgia has also posted a throwback-style gameday graphic with the old-school jerseys, mentioning Clean Old-Fashioned Hate.

  • The Dawgs broke out the newly updated throwback threads a few times last season, while playing at home.
Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
  • The jerseys look like they will be back, based off 2020 prospects taking recruiting visit pictures in them.

Of course, nothing here is official, but we have a good feeling Georgia comes out donning the Wilkins-era threads.

If we’re right, remember who called it from the beginning. If we’re wrong, well, we never said anything was official.

Regardless of the uniform, it’s always fun to Hate Tech and beat up on little brother. Make sure to come out to Stegeman Coliseum tonight and cheer on the Dawgs! If you cannot make the game, it will be televised on SEC Network + and broadcast on 680 The Fan.

Go Dawgs!

Georgia basketball signs four 2020 recruits for incoming class

The Georgia basketball team signed four 2020 recruits for its incoming class this week

The Georgia men’s basketball program recently signed four 2020 prospects, after starting the season at 2-0.

Coach Crean and the Bulldogs host Georgia Tech on Wednesday at Stegeman Coliseum, but have already inked four of their targeted recruits for next year’s team.

Mikal Starks, Jonathan Ned, Josh Taylor and KD Johnson signed with Georgia and will look to set the tone for the 2020 class, after one of the best finishes in school history in 2019.

Starks, a junior college three-star, is a native of Cocoa, Florida. The 6’0″, 180-pound point guard will bring added depth an already guard-heavy Georgia roster, which is expected to lose at least Crump and Edwards after this season.

Ned, a 6’9″, 200-pound teammate of Starks’ at Eastern Florida State, is also a three-star looking to reshape the Bulldog basketball program.

Meanwhile, Taylor is a four-star power forward out of Norcross, who signed with the Bulldogs over in-state rival Georgia Tech, Houston, LSU and more.

And last but not least, Johnson is a 6’1″, 170-pound point guard who chose Georgia over Auburn, Mississippi State and the Yellow Jackets from North Avenue. The Chatham, Virginia native comes in as a three-star, ranked No. 23 in the nation at his position.

Florida basketball fans erupt after falling to unranked UConn

The Florida men’s basketball team began the season ranked No. 6 in the country just a few weeks ago. However, the good times would not last long, as the Gators already have 2 losses on the season to unranked opponents. Though basketball is a …

The Florida men’s basketball team began the season ranked No. 6 in the country just a few weeks ago. However, the good times would not last long, as the Gators already have 2 losses on the season to unranked opponents.

Though basketball is a marathon and not a sprint, dropping 2 of your first 4 games to unranked teams isn’t exactly the great either.

Following the road loss to UConn on Sunday, Florida fans took to Twitter to express their frustrations with coach Mike White.

Is it safe to say Florida fans don’t like Mike White?