Georgia women’s basketball finishes with worst season since 1978-1979

UGA women’s basketball finishes with its first losing season in over four decades

The Georgia women’s basketball team finished with a losing record for the first time since 1978-1979. Georgia’s season is over after falling to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament. Georgia finishes the year with a record of 12-18.

The second year under head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson did not go as planned for the Lady Bulldogs. Georgia senior forward Javyn Nicholson was a bright spot for the Lady Bulldogs. Nicholson averaged 16.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, earning second-team All-SEC honors.

The fact that Georgia has not had a losing season in over 40 years shows how consistent the Lady Bulldogs have been since going 6-19 in 1978-1979.

What is next for Georgia?

Georgia women’s basketball will have a lot of roster turnover ahead of next season. The Lady Bulldogs have five fifth-year seniors, including Javyn Nicholson, so Katie Abrahamson-Henderson will have a very different roster next year.

Georgia Lady Bulldogs head coach Katie Abrahmason-Henderson is 34-30 in two seasons as the head coach at Georgia. Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports

Georgia went just 3-13 in the SEC this season. The Dawgs did make the NCAA Tournament a year ago and still have the resources to consistently qualify for March Madness.

Abrahmason-Henderson has a solid incoming recruiting class with four incoming players ranked among the ESPN top-100. The Lady Bulldogs will likely look to the transfer portal to add a few pieces as well.

Georgia women’s basketball officially hires new head coach

Welcome back to Athens Coach Abe!

Only a few days after Joni Taylor ended her 7-year tenure at UGA for a job at Texas A&M, the Lady Bulldogs have hired Katie Abrahamson-Henderson as their head coach.

Abrahamson-Henderson, affectionately known as Coach Abe, played two years for the Lady Bulldogs under Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame coach Andy Landers. She has returned to Athens after coaching at the University of Central Florida since 2016.

UCF had 5 consecutive losing seasons prior to Coach Abe’s arrival, and under her coaching prowess the program improved to a 89-40 record and made it to the NCAA tournament three times during her 6-year run.

When asked about getting the job, Coach Abe stated:

This is a dream come true. I am thrilled to return to Georgia as the head coach at one of the premier women’s basketball programs in the country.

In the 2021-22 season under Coach Taylor, the Lady Bulldogs went 20-8, and they finished 6th in the SEC.

Georgia women’s basketball faces tough test in Texas

The Georgia women’s basketball team will face a tough test in Texas

The Georgia women’s basketball team travels to College Station on Sunday for a significant test against Texas A&M.

At No. 8 in the country, the Aggies will enter the contest as the favorites over the No. 22 Bulldogs, who have started to heat up under head coach Joni Taylor.

Georgia suffered an unexpected loss to LSU on senior night Thursday, but can rebound in a big way at A&M.

Catch the game live on the SEC Network at 5:00 PM ET.