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WBB: Houston Meets UGA Tonight at the Stege

Georgia (1-0) vs. Houston (0-1)
Friday, Nov. 8 || 6 p.m. || Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) || Athens, Ga. || SEC Network +

Game Promotions

• Free admission for children 12 and under.
• Tickets for children 12 and under are free in the upper general admission area with the purchase of an adult ticket. Tickets are available on GeorgiaDogs.com or at the box office the day of the game.

Opening Tip

• Georgia is back home to host the Houston Cougars in a Friday night tilt at Stegeman Coliseum. Tip time is at 6 p.m. ET.
• The Lady Bulldogs knocked off North Carolina Central, 96-52, in Monday’s season opener. Georgia’s five freshmen accounted for 60 of the team’s 96 points in the win.
• Georgia started two freshmen in a season opener for the first time since Kelly and Coco Miller in 1997.
• Mia Woolfolk led all Georgia rookies with 18 points and 13 rebounds. It is just the third time in program history a freshman has recorded a double-double in her debut. Janet Harris in 1981 and Christi Thomas in 2000 are the only other two to accomplish that feat.
• The 96 points scored by Georgia were the most for the team in a game in four seasons. The Lady Bulldogs tallied 97 points against Gardner-Webb to open the 2021-22 campaign.
• Georgia is in its third season under the leadership of Coach ABE. The team welcomes back six letterwinners to go with six newcomers.
• The Lady Bulldogs were the only SEC program to sign four ESPN top 100 players in this past year’s signing class. Georgia’s class ranked No. 16 nationally according to ESPN.
• Georgia’s quartet of talented freshmen includes guard Trinity Turner (Orlando, Fla.), Indya and Summer Davis (Detroit, Mich.) and forward Mia Woolfolk (Midlothian, Va.).
• Two of Georgia’s top four scorers from last season return as the senior pair of Asia Avinger and De’Mauri Flournoy and De’Mauri Flournoy lead the Lady Bulldogs. Both Avinger and Flournoy averaged over seven points per game, while Avinger ranked fifth in the SEC in assists with 4.4 per contest last season.
• Fifth-year guard Roxane Makolo helped lead USC to the NCAA Elite Eight last season before transferring to Georgia. She also helped lead Canada to its first-ever gold medal at the U16 FIBA Americas Championships.

2025 Georgia Baseball Fund and Season Ticket Campaign

The Georgia Bulldog Club has announced the launch of the 2025 Georgia Baseball Fund (GBF) campaign as well as a full reseating of Foley Field ahead of the 2025 baseball season.

Important Information:

• Due to the impact of construction changes on current baseball ticket holders, a full reseating of Foley Field will occur in late January 2025. Premium seats in the Dugout Club and Press Club will not be part of this process.
• UGA Athletics will not be accepting any new ticket requests for the 2025 season in an effort to accommodate the same number of seats 2024 Powerhouse Package ticket holders held last season.
• The 2025 Powerhouse Package will include 20 games, and the cost is $150/seat. Per-seat contributions range from $50 to $250 for non-premium seat locations.
• Current baseball ticket holders have until January 3, 2025, to submit their Powerhouse Package application and GBF contribution of at least $50 per-seat.
• Seat selection appointment times will consider both TGBC priority point total and consecutive years of baseball season ticket purchase on the same account.

As part of Phase II of construction at Foley Field, the seating configuration will be changing significantly, most notably with the addition of new sections along the third base line that will stretch down to field level, as well as the loss of some seats in the 200 level along the first base line. Additionally, we will be switching the home and away dugouts so that the home dugout is closer to the new training facility, which changes our SEC-mandated ticket locations across Foley Field.

Due to the far-reaching impact of these changes on current Powerhouse Package ticket holders, UGA Athletics will be conducting a reseating of Foley Field ahead of the 2025 season. Premium seating in the Dugout Club and Press Club will not be part of the process; ticket holders in these areas will be able to renew their seats as they normally would by making the required ticket payments and Georgia Baseball Fund contributions.

In an effort to accommodate current Powerhouse Package ticket holders and the number of seats they have, UGA Athletics will not be accepting any new ticket requests for the 2025 season. This will allow all current ticket holders to request the same number of seats they held in 2024 if they wish to do so.

Following the successful reseating of Stegeman Coliseum in 2023, appointment times for seat selection will follow a similar model that considers TGBC priority point total and/or consecutive years of baseball season ticket purchases. This plan allows for balance, consistency and equity while recognizing longevity and overall support given to the athletic department.

The deadline for Powerhouse Package ticket requests and GBF contributions is January 3, 2025. Contributions can be made by credit card via online account, check, stock transfer, or over the phone by calling The Georgia Bulldog Club at 706-542-1231.

The Mandatory Seat and Parking Selection Process will take place in late January 2025. By meeting the appropriate ticket and contribution minimums, account holders will be given the opportunity to personally select their new seats at Foley Field via an online website, over the phone with the help of a UGA Athletics representative, or in-person at the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall Ticket Office.

2025 Powerhouse Package:

• The 2025 Powerhouse Package will include reserved seating for all SEC home games. It will also include general admission access to the opening series at Foley Field and Kennesaw State on April 29^th.
• The 2025 Powerhouse Package ticket cost is $150 with a starting per-seat contribution of $50.
• Seating locations cannot be guaranteed and are based on available inventory at each account’s selection time. If an account chooses not to select seats, 2025 ticket payments may be refunded or moved to the 2026 Georgia Baseball Fund, but GBF donations are non-refundable.
• Account holders with one or more tickets in a premium area (Dugout Club or Press Club) will have seating in that area for all UGA regular season home games.

All non-conference games played at Foley Field will be general admission seating. Single game tickets will be available for purchase beginning in mid-January 2025.

Questions regarding the 2025 Georgia Baseball Fund and reseating process can be directed to The Georgia Bulldog Club at 706-542-1231 or via email at bulldogclub@uga.edu.

MBB: Pro Dawgs Update – Former Georgia Players Open Pro Seasons

With the 2024-25 NBA season underway, three Georgia Basketball alumni are competing on respective squads to lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Concurrently, a number of former players are playing professionally abroad.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, now with the Orlando Magic, is enjoying a fresh start to the season with his Eastern Conference side. Through eight games, Caldwell-Pope is averaging 6.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.8 blocks and 1.5 steals per game. His 10 points against a fellow former Bulldog Nic Claxton when the Magic defeated the Nets 116-101 on Oct. 25 are a season high. In his most recent contest, the shooting guard recorded five boards and four steals, both season highs. The Magic are currently 3-5 overall and sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

The aforementioned Claxton and the Brooklyn Nets are off to a 4-4 start this season, good for third place in the Eastern Conference. The center has 67 points (9.6 ppg), 51 rebounds (7.3 rpg), 16 assists (2.3 apg), eight blocks (1.1 bpg) and six steals (0.9 spg) through seven games played. Interestingly, Claxton is third overall in the league in field goal percentage, shooting at a 69.8-percent clip. Claxton recorded season highs in points and rebounds, 16 and 12, respectively, in the Oct. 29 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets, and he has tallied two double-doubles on the year.

Reigning All-NBA Second Team selection and Olympic gold-medalist Anthony Edwards picked up right where he left off from last season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Through seven games played, Edwards has 191 points (27.3 ppg), 39 rebounds (5.6 rpg), 21 assists (3.0 apg), three blocks and six steals (0.9 spg). Edward’s scoring performances pit him in the top 10 in the league in points per game, and the guard has scored 20-plus in every contest so far this season. In a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 29, Edwards dropped a season high 37 points while shooting 60-percent from the field. The Timberwolves own a 4-3 record and sit seventh in the Western Conference.

Russel Tchewa, who wrapped us his collegiate career with Georgia last season, recently signed with the Maine Celtics in the NBA G-League for the upcoming season. Updates on his performances this season will be provided.

In addition, 17 former Bulldogs are competing overseas. A review of each player’s season to date is compiled below.

Braelen Bridges is playing for the Ringwood Hawks in the Australian National Basketball League. Through 20 games played this season, Bridges has 359 points (18.0 ppg), 181 boards (9.1 rpg), 56 assists (2.8 apg), nine blocks (0.5 bpg) and nine steals (0.5 spg), and the center has recorded double-digit scoring outings in every game this season. His efforts have helped the Hawks to a 9-13 record, and the team sits 13th in the league standings.

Guard Aaron Cook has played nine games this season for ZZ Leiden based out of the Netherlands and playing in the BNXT Pro League. In those nine games, Cook is averaging 13.3 points per game, 1.9 rebounds per game, 4.1 assists per game and 1.6 steals per game. Cook ranks first on his squad in assists and sixth overall across the entire league. More, he also ranks top 20 in scoring in the league. ZZ Leiden holds a 5-4 record and sits ninth in league standings.

In Qatar, Tyree Crump began play with his new side, Al Arabi, in the Qatari Basketball League. The club opened the season on Oct. 29, and Crump had 13 points, five rebounds and two steals. In the opener, Crump shot 50-percent from behind the arc and was perfect at the free throw line. Al Arabi starts the season 0-1.

Nemanja Djurisic found a new home with Russian side BC Pari Nizhny Novgorod this season. Novgorod is currently an even 6-6 through 12 games played and sit in fourth place in league standings. On the season, Djurisic has 136 points (11.3 ppg), 59 rebounds (4.9 rpg), 34 assists (2.8 apg) and eight steals (0.7 spg). Notably, the forward ranks top 20 in the league points, assists and rebounds.

Mike Edwards also has a new home as he begins the season in North Macedonia with KK Pelister Sport Bitola, competing in both the North Macedonian Prva Liga and the ABA League. Through five games in Prva Liga play, Edwards is averaging 16.2 points per game, 9.0 rebounds per game, 1.4 assists per game, 1.0 blocks per game and 1.2 steals per game, and in ABA League play, he is averaging 16.7 points per game, 7.7 rebounds per game, 0.7 apg), 1.0 blocks per game and 1.0 steals per game. Pelister is 4-1 in the Prva Liga, good for fourth place in league standings.

In Turkey, J.J. Frazier is playing for Bordo in the Turkish Basketball League. Through nine games played, Frazier has 165 points (18.3 ppg), 48 rebounds (5.3 rpg), 59 assists (6.6 apg), a block and nine steals (1.0 spg). On Oct. 13, Frazier exploded for a season-high 30 points against Trabzonspor while also adding on eight assists. The Turkish side is 4-5 and sit in ninth place in league standings.

Rayshaun Hammonds has moved to South Korean side Suwon KT Sonicboom in the South Korean Basketball League, who are currently 4-3 and fifth in league standings. Through seven league games, Hammonds has 132 points (18.9 ppg), 92 boards (13.1 rpg), seven assists (1.0 apg), two blocked shots and four steals (0.6 spg). Suwon KT also plays in the East Asian Super League, where they are currently 1-1. In an East Asian Super League contest against SM Beermen on Oct. 2, Hammonds scored 39 points adding 14 rebounds and two assists and was named the competition’s player of the week.

In the Italian Serie A, Jordan Harris and Varese are off to a 1-5 start in league play. Despite the rocky start, Harris has provided steady offensive output with 52 points (8.7 ppg), 12 rebounds (2.0 rpg) and eight assists (1.3 apg) while also offering two blocked shots and two steals. Harris recorded 17 points in his first game of the season for the Italian side, good for his season high.

Jailyn Ingram has enjoyed a strong start to the season with his new side in Japan, Tachikawa Dice in the Japanese B3 League. Through eight games played, Ingram is averaging 11.1 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, 1.1 assists per game, 0.3 blocks per game and 1.0 steals per game. Ingram ranks top five on his team in points, steals and rebounds through the early stages of the season, and Tachikawa Dice owns a 6-4 record, good for seventh place in league standings.

Travis Leslie made the move to Mexico to play for Astros de Jalisco in the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Leslie played in five games for Astros prior to their playoff campaign where they bowed out in the quarterfinals. During his five-game stretch with the side, Leslie amassed 45 points (9.0 ppg), five rebounds (3.0 rpg), six assists (1.2 apg) and five steals (1.0 spg).

Yante Maten began another season with San-en NP in the Japanese B1 League. This season, San-en NP is 9-2 and sits first in the Central division of Japanese B1 league standings. Maten has impressed on the court averaging 15.2 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game, 1.0 blocks per game and 0.7 steals per game. The former Southeastern Conference player of the year ranks first on his team in points, blocks and rebounds while also top 20 in the league for the same statistics.

Now in Slovenia, Derek Ogbeide is playing for Cedevita Olimpija in the ABA League. Through six games played, Ogbeide has 33 points (5.5 ppg), 17 rebounds (2.8 rpg), one assist, three blocks (0.5 bpg) and five steals (0.8 spg). Ogbeide recorded a season high in points on Oct. 5 against Mornar in a 17-point outing. Cedevita also compete in the EuroCup competition, and the center is averaging 4.0 points per game, 2.4 boards per game and 0.4 assists per game.

Now playing abroad after a spell in the NBA G-League with the Long Island Nets, Terry Roberts is in Israel with APOEL Nicosia in the Israeli Winners League getting set to begin league play.

Gerald Robinson remains in Italy, now with Serie A-2 side Rivierabanca Basketball Rimini. Rimini is currently 7-1 and sits atop the league standings. Robinson has contributed 48 points (8.0 ppg), 16 rebounds (2.7 rpg), 23 assists (3.8 apg) and five steals through six games this season. Robinson ranks in the top five on his team in assists, steals and three-pointers attempted so far this season.

Noah Thomasson has moved to Turkey to begin season preparations with Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi Basket Denizli in the Turkish BSL.

Trey Thompkins is underway in Spain with Liga Endesa side Coruna who are currently 2-4 and sit 15th in league standings. Thompkins, through four games, has 35 points (8.8 ppg), 15 rebounds (3.8 rpg), four assists (1.0 apg) and a blocked shot. Thompkins recorded a season high in points against Zaragoza on Oct. 26 during an 18-point showing.

In the Japanese B2 League, Terrance Woodbury is now with Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano. Shinshu BW is off to an 8-3 start to the season and currently sit second in the East division of league standings large in part to Woodbury’s contributions. On the season, Woodbury has 208 points (18.9 ppg), 63 rebounds (5.7 rpg), 21 assists (1.9 apg) and seven steals (0.6 spg). The guard ranks first on his team in three-pointers made, as well as ranking second on his team in points, steals and free throws made. 

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