By Kevin Kelley - Wed, Apr 10, 2013
Davidson and UMass have been added to the 2013 Charleston Classic field, ESPN Regional Television announced today.
The eight-team tournament field, which also includes the Georgia Bulldogs, is now complete. Georgia was announced as a participant back in November.
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By Kevin Kelley - Tue, Apr 2, 2013
UGA, in partnership with Nike, has introduced a new brand identity across the entire athletics department.
This change affects the current football and basketball uniforms, but only slightly. A new font has been created for the numbers and letters called “Bulldog Bold.” The colors remain the same and the “G” logo remains untouched.
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By Kevin Kelley - Mon, Mar 18, 2013
Georgia sophomore guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been named the Associated Press SEC Player of the Year, the AP announced today. He was also a unanimous choice for All-SEC First Team.
Last week, Caldwell-Pope was named the SEC Player of the Year by the league’s coaches. He is the second Georgia Bulldog player to be named Player of the Year by the AP. Dominique Wilkins was awarded the distinction by both the AP and UPI in 1981.
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By Kevin Kelley - Fri, Mar 15, 2013
Georgia got off to a familiar slow start and fell to the LSU Tigers 68-63 in the 2nd round of the 2013 SEC Tournament in Nashville.
The loss likely ends the 2012-13 season for the Hoop Dawgs, who finish 15-17 overall and 9-9 in the SEC.
Georgia led only one time in the game at 2-0 and later fell behind by as many as 23 points. The Dawgs trailed 39-19 at halftime.
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By Kevin Kelley - Tue, Mar 12, 2013
Georgia sophomore guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been named the SEC Player of the Year by the league’s coaches, the SEC announced today.
Caldwell-Pope (6-5, 205) leads the Bulldogs with 18 points per game, which also ranks second in the SEC. And, according to GeorgiaDogs.com, he is ranked among the SEC leaders in nine of 13 categories.
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By Kevin Kelley - Sun, Mar 10, 2013
The 2013 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket is set and the Georgia Bulldogs have been seeded 8th. This year’s tournament will be played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Georgia will face no. 9 LSU on Thursday, March 14 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by the SEC Network.
If Georgia defeats LSU, they will face the no. 1 Florida Gators on Friday at 1 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
The full schedule of games is listed below (bracket):
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By Kevin Kelley - Thu, Feb 21, 2013
ESPN Films’ next SEC “Storied” documentary, Miracle 3, will premiere on Sunday, March 3, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The film chronicles the events that ensued after a tornado hit the Georgia Dome during the 2008 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament.
After the severe weather damaged the roof of the Dome, the tournament was relocated to Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Georgia Tech.
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By Kevin Kelley - Tue, Nov 20, 2012
The no. 1 Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 66-53 in the semifinals of the 2012 Progressive Legends Classic Monday night. It was Georgia’s third loss in a row and drops them to 1-3 on the season.
Tonight Georgia will face UCLA in the consolation game (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU). The Bruins feature the recently reinstated Shabazz Muhammad and Lithonia, GA native Tony Parker, who spurned UGA to sign with UCLA last April.
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By Kevin Kelley - Fri, Nov 16, 2012
The Georgia Bulldogs will play in the 2013 Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant basketball tournament, event organizers announced today.
The 2013 Charleston Classic, which will be held in November, includes eight teams and will feature a bracket format with 12 games over three days. Six of the eight teams are Clemson, Georgia, Nebraska, New Mexico, Temple, and UAB. The remaining two teams will be announced on a later date.
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By Kevin Kelley - Fri, Nov 16, 2012
The Georgia Bulldogs lost their second consecutive game of the Legends Classic, this one 62-60 in overtime at the hands of Southern Miss. The Dawgs are now 1-2 overall.
Georgia again got off to a slow start, falling behind 15-3 in the first eight minutes. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope helped keep the deficit around 12 until late in the half. A Sherrard Brantley three-point shot from half court at the buzzer closed the margin to 31-27 at half.
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By Kevin Kelley - Thu, Nov 15, 2012
Point guard J.J. Frazier and shooting guard Juwan Parker have signed national letters-of-intent to play for the Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Mark Fox has announced.
Frazier (5-9, 160) currently attends Faith Baptist Christian Academy in Ludowici, GA. Last season, he averaged 26.2 points, 4.9 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 steals per game.
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By Kevin Kelley - Mon, Nov 12, 2012
Georgia got off to an abysmal start Monday night and fell to the Youngstown State Penguins 68-56 in a regional game of the 2012 Legends Classic. The loss drops the Hoop Dawgs to 1-1 on the season.
The Penguins raced out to an 8-0 lead to start the game before Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit finally a three-pointer just over four minutes into the game. Georgia then went scoreless for almost four more minutes and found themselves down 12-3.
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By Kevin Kelley - Sat, Nov 10, 2012
Georgia won its seventh consecutive season opener Friday night by beating the Jacksonville Dolphins 68-62 at Stegeman Coliseum.
Sophomore guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Hoop Dawgs with 17 points. He also tallied six rebounds, five steals, one assist and one block.
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By Kevin Kelley - Tue, Aug 21, 2012
The Georgia Bulldogs will have their own Pop Tarts. UGA is one of five universities that have partnered with Kellogg’s for limited edition Pop-Tarts. The box and product will feature the Georgia “G” logo.
ESPN’s Darren Rovell broke the news yesterday. Kellogg’s is marketing the product as Limited Edition Printed Fun Pop-Tarts. Georgia’s will be called “Bulldog Berry” and appears to be frosted strawberry.
Four other schools will also be available: Michigan (Go Blue Strawberry), Arkansas (Razorback Red), Florida (Florida Gators Strawberry), and North Carolina (Tar Heel Berry).
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By Kevin Kelley - Sun, Aug 19, 2012
2013 shooting guard Juwan Parker of Tulsa, OK (Booker T. Washington) has verbally committed to Mark Fox and the Georgia Bulldogs.
Parker (6-5, 200) is rated by Rivals.com as a 3-star recruit, the no. 15 shooting guard, and no. 117 in the 2013 Rivals150. Scout.com also rates him 3-stars and the no. 30 shooting guard.
Georgia won Parker’s commitment over Memphis and Stanford.
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By Kevin Kelley - Sat, Aug 11, 2012
The Georgia Bulldogs have officially announced their 2012-13 Basketball Schedule. The first game of the 2012-13 season will be an exhibition game on Friday, November 2.
The first regular-season game for the Dawgs will be at home against the Jacksonville Dolphins on Friday, November 9. Georgia then hosts Youngstown State (Nov. 12) and Southern Miss (Nov. 15) in the Athens Regional of the 2012 Legends Classic.
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By Kevin Kelley - Tue, Aug 7, 2012
This is from Paige Grantham, the wife of UGA defensive coordinator Todd Grantham.
Are you ready for some football? I can tell you the Grantham family is.
I think that by now everyone in the Bulldog Nation knows about little Kasyn Olivadotti, 5 year old daughter of Coach Kirk Olivadotti, who has been diagnosed with leukemia. What you probably don’t know is that Kasyn loves butterflies – they are her favorite thing. But with all the love and prayers she’s received from our fans over the last year, her Bulldogs are a close second.
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By Kevin Kelley - Mon, Aug 6, 2012
The 2012 Legends Classic basketball tournament bracket was officially released today. Georgia will host two games in Athens before facing Indiana in the semifinals.
The Hoop Dawgs will host the Youngstown State Penguins on Monday, November 12 to kick off the Athens Regional. The game will be televised by ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET.
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By Kevin Kelley - Thu, Aug 2, 2012
The The 2012-13 Georgia Bulldogs Basketball Schedule was released by UGA today through an open records request. The SEC portion of the schedule is considered tentative until officially announced by the SEC and UGA.
Georgia is tentatively set to open SEC play on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Florida Gators. The Bulldogs will also host Florida on Jan. 23.
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By Kevin Kelley - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
The 2012 UGA Picture day will be held on Saturday, August 18 and will feature Mark Richt, interim mascot Russ, football players and other athletic teams.
Fans will need special ticket coupons to access the location for Mark Richt and Russ. 150 tickets for each will be distributed beginning at 8 a.m. from the East Campus ticket windows. The fans with tickets will access through Gate 4 and be directed to the entry for the Sky Suites North tower.
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