2013–14 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2013–14 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mark Fox, who was in his fifth season at UGA. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference.

2013–14 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT Second round vs. Louisiana Tech, L 71–79
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–14 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Fox (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jonas Hayes Stacey Palmore Philip Pearson
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Florida †	18	–	0		1.000			36	–	3		.923
Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			29	–	11		.725
Georgia	12	–	6		.667			20	–	14		.588
Tennessee	11	–	7		.611			24	–	13		.649
Arkansas	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
Missouri	9	–	9		.500			23	–	12		.657
LSU	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Ole Miss	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Texas A&M	8	–	10		.444			18	–	16		.529
Vanderbilt	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Alabama	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Auburn	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
South Carolina	5	–	13		.278			14	–	20		.412
Mississippi State	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
† 2014 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Vincent Williams	11	G	6'1"	160	Senior	Homestead, Florida	Graduated
Sherrad Brantley	23	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Dublin, Georgia	Graduated
John Florveus	32	F	6'11"	230	Senior	Miami, Florida	Graduated
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	1	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Greenville, Georgia	Entered 2013 NBA draft

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
J. J. Frazier PG	Ludowici, GA	Faith Baptist Christian	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Feb 10, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Juwan Parker SG	Tulsa, OK	Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 19, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Kenny Paul Geno SF	Booneville, MS	Booneville	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 17, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
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 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013. "2013 Georgia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

Season

Preseason

Georgia's schedule was released in August 2013. Key non-conference games included a trip to the Charleston Classic as well as a road date against Colorado. In SEC play, the Bulldogs' schedule was highlighted by visits from LSU and Alabama to Athens, as well as travelling to Rupp Arena to play Kentucky.

Roster

2013–14 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Marcus Thornton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Westlake HS Atlanta, GA G 3 Juwan Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Washington HS Tulsa, OK G 4 Charles Mann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Milton HS Alpharetta, GA F/C 5 Tim Dixon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Oldsmar Christian Columbus, GA G 10 Taylor Echols (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Eagle's Landing Christian McDonough, GA F 11 Cameron Forte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So McClintock HS Howard College Tempe, AZ G 12 Kenny Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Whitefield Academy Atlanta, GA G 14 Brandon Young (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Marist HS Atlanta, GA F 15 Donte' Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Miller Grove HS Ellenwood, GA G 20 Dusan Langura 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Furtah Preparatory School Romont, Switzerland F 24 Houston Kessler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Landmark Christian Newnan, GA F 25 Kenny Paul Geno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Booneville HS Booneville, MS G 30 J. J. Frazier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Faith Baptist Christian Glennville, GA F 31 Brandon Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Miller Grove HS Lithonia, GA C 41 John Cannon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Mountain Heritage Burnsville, NC F 42 Nemanja Djurisic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr South Kent School Podgorica, Montenegro	Head coach Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Jonas Hayes (Georgia) Stacey Palmore (Livingstone) Philip Pearson (Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2013* 7:00 pm		UNC Pembroke	W 81–69	–	Stegeman Coliseum (–) Athens, GA
Non-conference games
11/8/2013* 7:30 pm		Wofford	W 72–52	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum (5,592) Athens, GA
11/15/2013* 7:00 pm, FSN		Georgia Tech	L 71–80	1–1	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
11/21/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Davidson Charleston Classic Quarterfinals	L 82–94	1–2	TD Arena (N/A) Charleston, SC
11/22/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Temple Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd round	L 81–83	1–3	TD Arena (N/A) Charleston, SC
11/24/2013* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		Nebraska Charleston Classic 7th place game	L 65–73	1–4	TD Arena (1,137) Charleston, SC
11/29/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPN3/CSS		Appalachian State	W 71–53	2–4	Stegeman Coliseum (4,857) Athens, GA
12/2/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN3/CSS		Chattanooga	W 87–56	3–4	Stegeman Coliseum (4,226) Athens, GA
12/14/2013* 4:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 84–75	4–4	Stegeman Coliseum (4,611) Athens, GA
12/19/2013* 11:30 am		Gardner–Webb	W 58–49	5–4	Stegeman Coliseum (8,719) Athens, GA
12/21/2013* 2:00 pm, CSS		Western Carolina	W 65–63	6–4	Stegeman Coliseum (6,069) Athens, GA
12/28/2013* 10:00 pm, PACN		at Colorado	L 70–84	6–5	Coors Events Center (10,848) Boulder, CO
1/3/2014* 7:00 pm		at George Washington	L 55–73	6–6	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (3,063) Washington, DC
Conference games
1/8/2014 8:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	W 70–64 ^OT	7–6 (1–0)	Mizzou Arena (9,298) Columbia, MO
1/11/2014 4:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	W 66–58	8–6 (2–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (8,118) Athens, GA
1/14/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 7 Florida	L 50–72	8–7 (2–1)	O'Connell Center (12,051) Gainesville, FL
1/18/2014 1:30 pm, SECN		Arkansas	W 66–61 ^OT	9–7 (3–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (6,662) Athens, GA
1/22/2014 8:00 pm, SECN		South Carolina	W 97–76	10–7 (4–1)	Stegeman Coliseum (5,366) Athens, GA
1/25/2014 1:30 pm, SECN		at No. 14 Kentucky	L 54–79	10–8 (4–2)	Rupp Arena (23,376) Lexington, KY
1/29/2014 7:00 pm, CSS		Vanderbilt	L 54–59	10–9 (4–3)	Stegeman Coliseum (6,234) Athens, GA
2/1/2014 1:30 pm, SECN		at Auburn	L 67–74	10–10 (4–4)	Auburn Arena (7,168) Auburn, AL
2/6/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2		LSU	W 91–78	11–10 (5–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (4,902) Athens, GA
2/8/2014 8:00 pm, CSS		Texas A&M	W 62–50	12–10 (6–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (5,831) Athens, GA
2/12/2014 9:00 pm, FSN		at Mississippi State	W 75–55	13–10 (7–4)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,010) Starkville, MS
2/15/2014 4:00 pm, FSN		Ole Miss	W 61–60	14–10 (8–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
2/18/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Tennessee	L 48–67	14–11 (8–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena (13,852) Knoxville, TN
2/22/2014 1:30 pm, SECN		at South Carolina	W 73–56	15–11 (9–5)	Colonial Life Arena (13,571) Columbia, SC
2/25/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Missouri	W 71–56	16–11 (10–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (5,229) Athens, GA
3/1/2014 4:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	L 75–87	16–12 (10–6)	Bud Walton Arena (18,227) Fayetteville, AR
3/5/2014 7:00 pm, CSS		Mississippi State	W 66–45	17–12 (11–6)	Stegeman Coliseum (5,165) Athens, GA
3/8/2014 5:00 pm, FSN		at LSU	W 69–61	18–12 (12–6)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,208) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC tournament
3/14/2014 9:40 pm, SEC TV		vs. Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 75–73	19–12	Georgia Dome (N/A) Atlanta, GA
3/15/2014 3:30 pm, ABC		vs. Kentucky Semifinals	L 58–70	19–13	Georgia Dome (N/A) Atlanta, GA
NIT
3/19/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. (2)	(7) Vermont First round	W 63–56	20–13	Stegeman Coliseum (3,951) Athens, GA
3/22/2014* 11:00 am, ESPN	No. (2)	(3) Louisiana Tech Second round	L 71–79	20–14	Stegeman Coliseum (3,692) Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2013–14 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

References

1. Link to AP Poll
2. . Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.