The No. 2-seeded Georgia men’s basketball team will travel across the country to face the No. 3-seeded Saint Mary’s Gaels in an NIT second-round game at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California, on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Game start time along with where to watch or listen to the game is provided in the Men’s Basketball: Georgia vs St. Mary’s NIT Game notes below along with info regarding the Bulldogs and their opponent, the Gaels.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: GEORGIA VS ST. MARY’S NIT GAME NOTES
NIT Second Round
Georgia (20-13, 10-8 SEC) vs. Saint Mary’s (28-5, 15-3)
Sunday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET
McKeon Pavilion (3,500) in Moraga, Calif.
TV: ESPNU (Roxy Bernstein, PBP; Corey Williams, Color)
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Network by IMG
(Scott Howard, PBP; Chuck Dowdle, Color; Tony Schiavone, Producer)
Flagship: WSB AM 750
The Starting Five
• Sunday will be the first game ever between UGA and SMC. UGA is 9-6 all-time vs. currect WCC schools.
• UGA is appearing in the NIT for the 13th time, with best finishes of third in both 1982 and 1998.
• UGA ranks No. 7 nationally in FG pct. defense at .384. SMC leads the nation in FG pct. at .509.
• UGA has reached the 20-win mark for the third straight year…and for just the second time in 111 seasons of intercollegiate play.
• Kenny Gaines and Charles Mann are just the third set of classmates among UGA’s top-20 career scoring leaders. Mann is currently No. 13, and Gaines is No. 19.
The Bulldogs are making their third-straight postseason appearance.
Georgia also reached the second round of the 2014 NIT and earned a bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, where UGA lost 70-63 to Michigan State, an eventual Final Four participant, in a round of 64 contest.
Georgia improved to 20-13 with Wednesday’s opening-round victory over Belmont.
The Bulldogs have won six of their last seven games. In addition to the victory over Belmont, UGA won its final three regular-season contests – all over top-100 RPI opponents – and then defeated Mississippi State and South Carolina in the SEC Tournament before falling to Kentucky, 93-80, in the semifinals. FYI, Georgia and Kentucky are the only two schools to reach the semifinals of the last three SEC Tourneys.
The win over Belmont also supplied Georgia with a third straight 20-win season.
The Bulldogs have strung together a trio of 20-win campaigns just one other time in their 111 seasons of intercollegiate competition – from 1995-96 through 1997-98.
Georgia’s balanced offensive attack features four Bulldogs averaging double figures in the scoring column. All told, that quartet has compiled 97 double-digit scoring outputs and 32 20-point performances this season.
Consensus All-SEC picks J.J. Frazier and Yante Maten lead the Bulldogs.
Frazier averages a team-high 17.0 ppg and is ranked among the SEC’s top-10 in a league-high eight stats…basically everything but rebounds, blocks and field goal percentage.
Maten is contributing 16.7 ppg and is the top boarding Bulldog at 8.0 rpg. Maten has compiled team-high tallies of 29 double-figure scoring games, 11 double-digit rebounding performances and 10 double-doubles.
Seniors Kenny Gaines (13.2 ppg) and Charles Mann (10.8 ppg) also are averaging double figures. Both Mann and Gaines have ascended into Georgia’s top-20 career scoring leaders. Mann is currently No. 13 (16 from No. 12 Carlos Strong) and Gaines is No. 19 (35 from No. 18 Willie Anderson).
Saint Mary’s upped its record to 28-5 with its 58-56 an NIT first-round victory over New Mexico State on Tuesday.
Emmett Naar is the Gaels’ top playmaker, averaging team highs of 14.2 ppg and 6.3 apg, which ranks No. 15 nationally. Calvin Hermanson adds 11.3 ppg, while Dane Pineau chips in 11.2 ppg and team-best 8.1 rpg. Joe Rahon contributes 10.8 ppg.
Keeping An Eye On…Entering Today’s Game:
Among UGA Career Leaders
Charles Mann is…
• 16 points from No. 12 Carlos Strong
• 32 points from No. 11 James Banks
• 1 assist from co-No. 5s Vern Fleming and Dustin Ware
Kenny Gaines is…
• 35 points from No. 18 Willie Anderson
• 1 3FG from No. 4 Ezra Williams
• 3 3FGs from No. 3 Litterial Green
• 17 3FGAs from No. 3 Ezra Williams
J.J. Frazier is…
• 25 points from becoming UGA’s 47th 1,000-point scorer
• 23 3FGs from No. 12 Jody Patton
• 9 3FGA from No. 11 Sundiata Gaines
Among SEC Career Leaders
Charles Mann is…
• 7 FTs from No. 5 Carl Widseth, UT
• 3 FTAs from No. 2 Bailey Howell, MSU
• 263 FTAs from No. 1 Pete Maravich, LSU
Among UGA Season Leaders
Charles Mann is…
• 1 FT from No. 5 J.J. Frazier (‘16)
• 10 FTAs from No. 10 Alec Kessler (‘89)
Kenny Gaines is…
• 1 3FG from No. 3 Levi Stukes (‘07)
• 7 3FGAs from No. 3 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (‘13)
J.J. Frazier is…
• 4 points from co-No. 15s Litterial Green (‘92) and Jumaine Jones (‘99)
• 15 points from No. 14 Vern Fleming (‘83)
• 16 points from No. 13 Willie Anderson (‘88)
• 1 3FG from No. 8 Ezra Williams (‘03)
• 4 3FGs from No. 7 Bernard Davis (‘94)
• 5 3FGs from No. 6 G.G. Smith (‘98)
• 5 3FGAs from No. 6 Levi Stukes (‘07)
• 1 assist from No. 9 Pertha Robinson (‘96)
• 4 assists from co No. 7s G.G. Smith (‘97) and G.G. Smith (‘98)
• 5 assists from No. 6 Rashad Wright (‘03)
• 8 assists from No. 5 Willie Anderson (‘87)
Yante Maten is…
• 1 point from No. 18 Toney Mack (‘88)
• 10 points from No. 17 J.J. Frazier (‘16)
• 14 points from co-No. 15s Litterial Green (‘92) and Jumaine Jones (‘99)
• 6 rebounds from No. 12 Terry Fair (‘80)
• 16 blocks from No. 5 Lavon Mercer (1980)
Initial Matchup With The Gaels
Sunday’s game will be the first-ever matchup between the Bulldogs and the Gaels.
Georgia is 9-6 all-time against current members of the West Coast Conference.
The Bulldogs are: 1-2 vs. BYU, 2-3 vs. Gonzaga, 1-0 vs. Pacific, 3-0 vs. Pepperdine, 0-1 vs. San Francisco and 2-0 vs. Santa Clara.
The only WCC game involving any current Bulldog occurred last season when No. 10 Gonzaga defeated the Bulldogs, 88-76, in the NIT Tip-off Classic in New York.
Last Time Out
Yante Maten scored a career-high and UGA NIT record 33 points, leading Georgia to a 93-84 victory over Belmont on Wednesday in Stegeman Coliseum.
Charles Mann added a season-high 23 points for the Bulldogs, whose 93 points represented a season-best effort.
With the win, Georgia guaranteed its third straight 20-win campaign for just the second time ever.
The Bulldogs were hot from deep, connecting on 11-of-21 3-point attempts (.524). Maten, who came into the game with five 3-pointers made all season, buried three shots from behind the arc. Mann also tied a career-high with four made threes.
“That was a great win for our team because our kids get to keep playing. That is the most important thing,” Mark Fox said. “These guys were able to advance in the tournament and extend their season. To get win number 20 was significant to our team and to these players in our program. We beat a very good and well-coached basketball team. I’m proud of our kids.”
The Bulldogs came out firing with Maten, Kenny Gaines and Mann all burying 3-point baskets to take an early 11-7 lead. Georgia used a 12-5 run to extend the lead to 31-20 with 7:17 to go in the opening period. The Bruins hit several shots late in the half to cut the margin to 45-38 at the break. Maten led all scorers in the half with 20 points.
The Bulldogs got a big 3-point basket from “Turtle” Jackson, followed by a layup from Gaines to push the margin to 13 points with 12:22 left. However, the Bruins followed with a 7-0 run of their own to cut the lead to 64-61 with just over eight minutes to play.
With Georgia’s lead cut to 71-69, Maten stole the ball from a Belmont guard and drove the length of the floor finishing with a big one-hand dunk, an effort that ended up being No. 2 in the top-10 plays on SportsCenter later that evening.
Maten scored an and-one on the next possession, pushing Georgia’s lead back to 76-69. The Bruins rallied to within 78-75, but Maten scored again and the Bulldogs made 10-of-10 free throws in the final 61 seconds.
Dogs’ “D” versus Gaels “O”
In nationally statistics through games of March 17, Georgia ranked No. 7 in field goal percentage defense at .386. Only twice have the Gaels failed to shoot at least 40 percent from the field – back-to-back road outings at BYU and San Diego.
Saint Mary’s led the nation in field goal percentage at .509. Only three times have opponents shot 50 percent against the Bulldogs – Kentucky twice and Texas A&M once.
Historic “W” For Bulldogs, Fox
Georgia secured its third-straight 20-win season with its NIT first-round victory over Belmont. The Bulldogs won 21 games last year and recorded 20 victories in 2013-14.
Georgia has won 20 games in three consecutive seasons just one other time in 111 seasons of intercollegiate competition, spanning the 1995-96 through 1997-98 seasons.
Mark Fox how has posted four 20-win efforts in his seven seasons in Athens.
Fox became the first UGA coach to record back-to-back-to-back 20-win records. Last season, he became the second Georgia coach to lead the Bulldogs to consecutive 20-win finishes. Tubby Smith is the other, doing so in 1995-96 and 1996-97.
Fox’s four 20-win performances equaled Hugh Durham for the most in Georgia history. Durham also had four 20-win teams during his 17 seasons with the Bulldogs.
Fox One Victory Shy Of 250
Mark Fox now has a 249-145 record in 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach.
Fox was 123-43 in five seasons at Nevada from 2004-09 before coming to Georgia. He is 125-102 in seven campaigns in Athens.
All told, Fox has produced eight 20-win teams and advanced to the postseason eight times – including four occasions at Georgia –during his head coaching career.
UGA’s NIT History
Georgia has a 13-12 record in 13 all-time appearances in the NIT.
The Bulldogs earned their first postseason bid of any kind to the 1981 NIT and also participated in the 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2014 NITs before this season’s appearance.
Georgia’s best NIT performances came in 1982 and 1998 when UGA advanced to the semifinal round.
The Bulldogs lost to Purdue, 61-60, in the 1982 semis. Georgia fell to Penn State, 66-60, in the 1998 semis but bounced back to defeat Fresno State, 95-79, in the third-place consolation contest that year.
Bulldogs vs. The NIT Field
Georgia has compiled a 7-2 record against six of the other 31 teams competing with the Bulldogs in the 2016 NIT bracket.
The Bulldogs are: 3-0 vs. South Carolina; 1-0 vs. Alabama; 1-0 vs. Belmont; 1-0 vs. Georgia Tech; 1-0 vs. High Point; and 0-2 vs. Florida.
Maten’s Record-Breaking Night
Yante Maten’s 33 points against Belmont – the most by any player in the first round of the 32-team field for the 2016 National Invitation Tournament – broke the Bulldogs’ record for most points in NIT action. The previous record was 30 points by Levi Stukes against Fresno State in the first round in 2007.
Maten’s 14 field goals (on 17 attempts) also are the most ever by a Georgia player in the NIT, topping Dominique Wilkins’ tally of 11 against Virginia Tech in 1982.
Mann Loves NIT action
Charles Mann’s season-high 23 points – and career-high four 3-pointers – were somewhat overshadowed on Wednesday.
Mann, who with 131 games played has more GPs than any other four-year player in Georgia history (more on that in the next item of these Game Notes), has produced two of his four highest-scoring efforts in NIT games.
In 2013, Mann scored a career-high 29 points against Vermont in the NIT first round. His next-highest outputs are 24 points against Georgia Tech in 2013-14 and 23 versus both Gonzaga last season and Belmont.
Mann Sets “GP” Record…Sort Of
Charles Mann played in his 130th game for the Georgia in the SEC Tournament semifinals against Kentucky. That represented the most ever by a four-year Bulldog…and the second-most by any Georgia player.
G.G. Smith and Michael Chadwick both played in 129 games for Georgia from 1995-99, the previous record for four-year players.
However, Marcus Thornton played in 133 contests in his five-season career. Thornton played in nine games in 2012-13 before redshirting due to an injury.
Dogs’ “D” Has Been Consistent
Through games of March 17, Georgia ranked second in the SEC and No. 7 nationally in field goal defense at 38.6 percent.
The Bulldogs have held 29 of 33 opponents under their season field goal percentage, with three opponents shooting in the 50s, eight shooting in the 40s, 19 shooting in the 30s and three shooting in the 20s.
During the 2015 calendar portion of the schedule, Georgia’s opponents connected on a paltry 36.6 percent (218-of-596) of their shots from the field.
Subtract out those totals and the Bulldogs’ opposition made 45.8 percent (3203-of-6990) of their field goals attempted.
Georgia also held 15 of its 18 SEC foes under their season shooting performance.
In the league opener on Jan. 2, Florida became the first team to shoot a better percentage against the Bulldogs than otherwise. The Gators entered the game shooting 42.2 percent but hit 42.3 – yes, .1 of one percent better – versus Georgia.
Texas A&M was the first team to make half its attempts against UGA at 52.7 percent. Kentucky also did so twice, shooting 51.8 percent in Lexington and 50.0 percent in the SEC Tournament semifinals.
Better Boarding Bulldogs
Georgia’s rebounding efforts have improved consistently this season.
The Bulldogs entered their Southeastern Conference schedule ranked No. 8 in the league and No. 158 nationally in rebounding margin at +1.6.
Georgia has since ascended to No. 4 in the SEC and No. 70 nationally at +3.4.
More impressively, in SEC play the Bulldogs were No. 2 in rebound margin at +5.6.
Much of that improvement can be contributed to Georgia’s youthful frontcourt performers – sophomore Yante Maten and freshmen Mike Edwards and Derek Ogbeide.
Maten upped his rebounding numbers from 7.5 rpg in games during the 2015 calendar to 8.3 rpg versus SEC foes. Ogbeide was at 3.2 rpg in Georgia’s first 10 games but grabbed 5.9 rpg in SEC play, while Edwards jumped from 2.8 rpg to 3.7 rpg.
Bulldogs Hot At The Stripe
Much of Georgia’s recent success – 6-1 over its last seven games – can be attributed to excellent free throw shooting.
The Bulldogs have connected on 149-of-186 trips to the line during that span, a stellar 80.1 percent. UGA has made 21.3 free throws per game over the past seven outings and has an average margin of victory of +4.3 ppg.
That comes after Georgia shot 67.8 percent from the line, with 16.3 free throw made per game and a +0.5 average margin of victory, in the first 26 games this season.
J.J. Frazier, Kenny Gaines and Yante Maten have done much of the damage at the line.
Maten is 32-of-36 (88.9 percent), Frazier is 54-of-61 (88.5 percent) – including an intentional miss with 2.1 seconds left against South Carolina in the SEC Tournament – and Gaines is 21-of-24 (87.5 percent).
Both Frazier and Maten had streaks of 20 consecutive makes during that stretch.
Frazier was 12-of-12 against Alabama in the regular-season finale and 8-of-8 versus Mississippi State in the SEC Tourney. Maten was 5-of-5 from the line in each of the first four contests in that stretch.
UGA In Midst Of Most SEC Success
Georgia has extended its most successful stretch in Southeastern Conference play ever. The Bulldogs finished with a 10-8 league record and in the process:
• Posted their fourth straight .500 or better league record – the first time in 84 seasons of SEC play that Georgia has put together four consecutive .500 or better campaigns;
• Notched their third straight double-figure SEC win total – another program first;
• Improved their best-ever SEC win tallies over three-season (33) and four-season (42) spans.
Georgia was 11-7 and tied for third in the SEC last season. That followed a 12-6 record in 2013-14 when Georgia tied for second in the SEC and a 9-9 effort during 2012-13.
The Bulldogs’ 23 combined SEC wins in 2013-14 and 2014-15 also represent Georgia’s winningest two-year span.
Georgia also reached the semifinals of a third straight SEC Tournament. UGA and Kentucky are the only two teams to advance to the 2014, 2015 and 2016 SEC semis.
Winningest Home Duo Ever
Kenny Gaines and Charles Mann will forever be remembered fondly in UGA annals. The Peach State natives chose to attend their state university and help build the stature of Georgia Basketball.
Over the past four years, they’ve done just exactly that.
Gaines and Mann have helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back-to-back postseason bids and 54 victories at Stegeman Coliseum – the winningest four-season home stretch in program history.
Accolades For Frazier, Maten
J.J. Frazier and Yante Maten were named All-SEC by both league coaches and the Associated Press.
Frazier and Maten were second-team choices of the coaches and third-team honorees by the AP.
In addition, Frazier was named the State of Georgia’s College Player of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club and earned a spot on the All-SEC Tournament team after averaging 22.3 ppg in thee outings in Nashville.
Gaines, Mann Rewriting Records
Kenny Gaines and Charles Mann are consistently making moves on UGA’s career scoring leaders ledger.
Mann entered the season at No. 36 among the Bulldogs’ all-time points leaders and has ascended to No. 13. Gaines became Georgia’s 46th 1,000-point scorer against Clemson on Dec. 22and is now No. 19.
Mann now has 1,398 points, 16 from No. 12 Carlos Strong.
Gaines currently has 1,313 points, 35 shy of No. 18 Willie Anderson.
Mann and Gaines are one of just three sets of classmates included among the Bulldogs’ top-20 career scoring leaders, joining No. 3 Vern Fleming and No. 11 James Banks (1981-84) and No. 7 Shandon Anderson and No. 12 Carlos Strong (1993-96).
A Massive Amount of “PT”
Kenny Gaines and Charles Mann have a combined 256 games played, 198 starts and 6,729 minutes played for Georgia.
Much of those numbers have been compiled together.
Gaines and Mann have started together for 89 of Georgia’s 99 contests since the beginning of the their sophomore year of 2013-14. All told, they have played 2,152 minutes and 57 seconds together at Georgia.
A Positive Breakout
Not that the media needs any self affirmation but the folks who predicted Yante Maten would be one of the nation’s “breakout” players this season – including those at CBS, NBC and SI – are probably feeling pretty good.
Most expected Maten to up his contributions following the departure of senior frontcourt playing mates Nemanja Djurisic and Marcus Thornton.
Few probably expected those increases to be so dramatic.
As a freshman a year ago, Maten averaged 5.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 18.2 minutes per game for the Bulldogs.
This season, Maten has more than tripled his scoring (16.7 ppg) and also has upped both his rebounding (8.0 rpg) and playing time (30.0 mpg) by massive chunks.
Maten has posted six career-high scoring outputs this season, including four in the first seven games. He improved from 13 points entering the year, to 17 points versus Chattanooga in the opener, to 21 points in back-to-back outings against Seton Hall and Oakland, to 24 points versus Winthrop.
Maten topped that mark with 25 points at Mississippi State on Feb. 13 and bettered it again with 33 points versus Belmont.
Maten’s increased production can actually be traced back to last year’s postseason. He notched his first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against South Carolina in the SEC Tourney.
That opened an active 36-game stretch in which Maten has recorded:
• 30 of his 34 double-digit scoring outputs;
• All 12 of his 20-point performances;
• All 12 of his career double-figure rebounding efforts; and
• All 11 of his double-doubles.
J.J. Almost Everywhere In SEC Stats
J.J. Frazier is ranked among the Southeastern Conference’s top-10 leaders in a league-high eight of 11 major statistical categories.
The 5-10, junior from Glennville, Georgia, is currently No. 5 in assist-to-TO ratio (2.6), No. 6 in 3-point percentage (.394), No. 6 in steals (1.5), No. 7 in scoring (17.0), No. 8 in free throw percentage (.821), No. 8 in 3-pointers per game (2.3), No. 10 in assists (4.3) and No. 10 in minutes (32.1).
Trailing Frazier and ranked in seven top-10s is Tyler Ulis of Kentucky, followed by Stefan Moody of Ole Miss, Kevin Punter of Tennessee and Ben Simmons of LSU all with six.
Frazier Tabbed Top Peach Player
J.J. Frazier has been named the state of Georgia’s men’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
Frazier is the Bulldogs’ eighth recipient of the state’s top hoops honor.
Vern Fleming was chosen in 1984, the initial year the award was given. Additional honorees include Jumaine Jones in 1999, Jarvis Hayes in both 2002 and 2003, Rashad Wright in 2004, Trey Thompkins in 2011 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in 2013.
Frazier Cranks It Up After Half
J.J. Frazier has shown quite the penchant for second-half scoring, with four 20-point second-halves this season.
Frazier poured in 22 of his season-high 35 points against Georgia Tech – the most points ever by a Bulldog against the Yellow Jackets – after the break on Dec. 19. He also scored 21 points in the second stanzas of matchups against Tennessee on Jan. 13 and at LSU on Jan. 26 and popped for 24 following intermission at Auburn on Feb. 24.
A Challenging Slate
Entering postseason competition, Georgia’s strength of schedule was ranked No. 19 nationally in the NCAA’s RPI.
The Bulldogs’ non-conference SOS was No. 4. Georgia was 7-4 in non-league action despite playing six games without a player in their current starting five – Derek Ogbeide(pronounced “Ohwg-Bay-Day”) for five contests and Kenny Gaines for one.
The Bulldogs’ 11 non-conference opponents this season have averaged 20.2 wins.
Five of Georgia’s non-conference foes received postseason bids – NCAA invitees Baylor, Chattanooga and Seton Hall and NIT participants Georgia Tech and High Point.
Frazier 100 Assists, 50 3s Again
J.J. Frazier has 144 assists and 76 made 3-pointers this season, topping the century and half-century marks for the second consecutive year.
Last season, Frazier posted 104 assists and knocked down 50 3-pointers.
Frazier joins G.G. Smith as the only two Bulldogs to reach those milestones twice. All told, UGA players have accomplished that feat eight times as outlined below.
100 Assist, 50 “3” Bulldogs
Season Player Asts. 3FGs
1991-92 Litterial Green 115 62
1995-96 Katu Davis 122 62
1996-97 G.G. Smith 148 52
1997-98 G.G. Smith 148 81
2000-01 D.A. Layne 108 65
2010-11 Dustin Ware 114 57
2014-15 J.J. Frazier 104 50
2015-16 J.J. Frazier 144 76
Injuries At An Inopportune Time
After a relatively injury-free preseason, the Bulldogs were bitten hard in the week of the season opener.
Following a Nov. 6 exhibition outing, freshman Derek Ogbeide (pronounced “Ohwg-Bay-Day”) suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out of action for four weeks.
In addition, Juwan Parker, who started the first 14 games last season, has been out since the exhibition due to soreness in his Achilles. Parker missed virtually the entire second half of last season due to that injury, which required offseason surgery.
The lateness of those changes forced Georgia to mix and match rotation combinations for much of the first several games.
Ogbeide Back, Making Big Strides
Following an injury-induced detour, freshman Derek Ogbeide (pronounced “Ohwg-Bay-Day”) has progressed steadily this season.
Ogbeide enjoyed an impressive unofficial debut in a Nov. 6 exhibition win over Armstrong State with a game-high 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of action.
He then suffered a right shoulder injury in practice and missed Georgia’s first five games.
Ogbeide finally made his official premiere against Kansas State, checking at the 17:27 mark of the first half versus the Wildcats and playing two minutes in the contest.
“He was just cleared today a little before 2 o’clock,” Mark Fox said. “I just wanted to get him 45 seconds here and there just to get him to relax and so he’d been out there before.”
The day before the Kansas State contest Fox was asked about Ogbeide’s absence.
“He would allow us to impose our size and physicality on people” Fox said.
Ogbeide now is doing just that.
Ogbeide was No. 16 among league leaders in stats for SEC games only at 5.9 rpg…despite being the only player in the top-20 who averaged less than 20.0 mpg.
More PT for KPG
Kenny Paul Geno entered the 2015-16 season with a career high of 21 minutes played against Missouri late last season.
This season, Geno is averaging 19.5 minutes of action per game. The Booneville, Miss., native has matched or bettered his previous career-most MP in 13 games, including a career-best of 35 versus Chattanooga.
Mann Breaks UGA FT Records
With his successful trip to the line at the 8:22 mark of the second half against South Carolina on Feb. 6, Charles Mann became Georgia’s most prolific free throw shooter.
Mann broke Alec Kessler’s UGA career record for free throw makes. In January, he broke Litterial Green’s career attempts mark.
Mann, the active career leader for free throw attempts among NCAA Division I, II and II players, also ranks among the SEC’s career in FTs and FTAs as outlined below.
SEC Career Free Throw Attempts
Rk. FTA Player Seasons FT
1.1152Pete Maravich, LSU1968-70893
2.892Bailey Howell, MSU1957-59682
3. 889 Charles Mann, UGA 2013-16 614
4.873BJ McKie, SC1996-99672
5.848Carl Widseth, UT1953-56621
6.785Ronnie Williams, UF1982-84546
7.784Jerry Harper, Bama1954-56473
8.773Udonis Haslem, UF1999-02515
9.767Allan Houston, UT1991-93651
10.744Litterial Green, UGA1989-92548
SEC Career Free Throw Makes
Rk. FT Player Seasons FTA
1.893Pete Maravich, LSU1968-701152
2.682Bailey Howell, MSU1957-59892
3.672BJ McKie, SC1996-99873
4.651Allan Houston, UT1990-93767
5.621Carl Widseth, UT1953-56848
6. 614 Charles Mann, UGA 2013-16 889
7.550Kenny Walker, UK1983-88733
8. 549Alec Kessler, UGA1987-90720
9.548Litterial Green, UGA1989-92744
10.546Ronnie Williams, UF1982-84785
Mann Joins UGA Top-10 Assist List
Charles Mann moved into Georgia’s all-time top-10 assists leaders during the Bulldogs’ Jan. 23 victory over Arkansas.
Mann distributed five buckets-to-be against the Razorbacks to up his career total to 355.That tied Donald Hartry, who was a member of Georgia’s 1983 NCAA Final Four team, for the No. 10 slot.
Mann enters the Saint Mary’s game with 399 assists, one away from co-No. 5s Vern Fleming and Dustin Ware.