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MBB: Kanon Catchings Named SEC’s Co-Player of the Week

Georgia sophomore Kanon Catchings has been tabbed the SEC’s co-Player of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to victories over No. 16 Alabama and at Mississippi State last week.

Catchings, a 6-9, 220-pound forward from Brownsburg, Ind., averaged 27.5 points while shooting 59.4 percent from the field, including 60.0 percent from 3-point range. He connected on a combined 19-of-32 of his field goal attempts and 12-of-20 shots from behind the 3-point arc against the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs.

Last Tuesday, Catchings exploded for a career-high 32 points against the Crimson Tide, including 20 in the first half to lead the Bulldogs to a 50-43 halftime advantage. He started the game 1-of-5 from the field (0-of-3 on 3-pointers) in the first 4:06 before shooting 11-of-15 overall and 7-of-10 from 3-point range the rest of the evening. Catchings knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers against Alabama, the most by any Bulldog in a single game since Jan. 2024.

On Saturday, Catchings poured in 23 points at Mississippi State, which was his career high before last week’s games. He was 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) on 3-pointers in Starkville, including three 3s in a span of 1:56 in the second half to help turn a four-point deficit into a three-point lead the Bulldogs maintained the rest of the game.

Catchings entered the week averaging 10.6 points on the season and 8.8 points in 59 career games played before upping those tallies to 11.7 ppg in 2025-26 and 9.4 ppg overall just two games later.

The Bulldogs improved to 22-9 overall with last week’s victories, breaking Georgia’s all-time record for regular-season wins. That bettered the total of 21 Ws in both 1930-31 and 1996-97.

Georgia is the No. 7 seed in this week’s SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. On Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET, the Bulldogs will play the winner of Wednesday’s game between the 10th-seeded Texas and the 15th-seeded Ole Miss.

Catchings was selected as this week’s recipient, along with Vanderbilt’s Tyler Tanner. He is the first Bulldog to earn Player of the Week honors this season. All told, Catchings is the 30th Bulldog to be honored since the award’s inception in 1985. Those Georgia players have won Player of the Week a combined 41 times.

BSB: Dawgs Named SEC Players of the Week

University of Georgia junior catcher Daniel Jackson has been named the Southeastern Conference Co-Player of the Week, while junior Dylan Vigue is the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday.

Jackson batted .478 (11-for-23) with 14 runs scored, a double, a triple, five home runs and 13 RBI in helping the Bulldogs go 5-1 last week. Also, he posted a 1.261 slugging percentage, drew six walks plus went 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts. He started all six games, including five at catcher, and recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 54 total chances.

Jackson, a 6-2, 200-pound native of Sandy Springs, Ga., leads the nation with 14 home runs. He is batting .408 with a team-high 33 RBI and is 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts. His final swing this past Sunday resulted in a walk-off grand slam to run-rule Queens 14-3 and clinch a series sweep.

Vigue, a 6-3, 230-pound right-hander from Leominster, Mass., provided Georgia’s most dominating start of the season this past Saturday. He tossed a seven-inning complete game one-hit shutout in an 11-0 run-rule victory over Queens. He carried a no-hitter through 5.2 innings before allowing a double and then promptly struck out the next batter. He finished with a career-high 11 strikeouts and only one walk, facing just 23 batters (two over the minimum). Overall, Vigue is 3-1 with a team-best 1.93 ERA in four starts. 

The Bulldogs (15-3), ranked as high as No. 6 nationally this week, return to action Friday night at Foley Field. Georgia opens Southeastern Conference play with No. 19 Tennessee (12-4). First pitch Friday will be at 6 p.m. and will be available on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network. Game two of the series will be Saturday at 5 p.m. (SECN) while the series concludes Sunday with a 1 p.m. start (SECN+). 

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