ATHENS — Georgia opens its 2020 SEC schedule tonight when they host No. 14-ranked Kentucky at Stegeman Coliseum.
Tip is set for 9 p.m. on ESPN.
While most of the rest of the SEC opened league play last Saturday, the Bulldogs were busy earning a historic road win at No. 9 Memphis. That was: 1) just the second road win over a ranked non-conference foe in 115 seasons of Georgia Basketball, and 2) just the second road win over a ranked foe by an SEC team this season...South Carolina's upset of No. 9 Virginia on Dec. 22 being the other.
Georgia enters the Kentucky game with a 10-3 record, including a perfect 8-0 mark at Stegeman Coliseum. The Bulldogs easily bested Austin Peay in their last home outing, 78-48, on Dec. 30.
Fans have been flocking to Stegeman this season at an average of 9,182 per game. That is on pace to be the second-best effort in school history (trailing only 9,857 in 2002-03). Considering six of the Bulldogs' nine SEC home dates already are sellouts, Georgia could approach a school-record mark by season's end.
Freshman Anthony Edwards and junior Rayshaun Hammonds are leading the Bulldogs. Edwards, a preseason All-American and leading candidate for National Freshman of the Year accolades, paces Georgia in scoring at 18.4 ppg, which ranks No. 3 in the SEC. Hammonds is the league's third-leading rebounder at 9.1 rpg and also ranks No. 15 in scoring at 14.1 ppg.
NEED TO KNOW/KENTUCKY AT GEORGIA
Georgia (10-3, 0-0 SEC) vs. Kentucky (10-3, 1-0 SEC)
Tuesday, January 7 at 9 p.m. ET
Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. (10,523)
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network: Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, analyst; Tony Schiavone, producer
TV: ESPN - Karl Ravech, play-by-play; Jay Bilas, analyst; Marty Smith, sideline)
Video Stream: SECN+
Satellite: XM: 381; Internet: 971.
Series Record: UK leads, 127-26
Last Meeting: UK, 69-49, on 1/15/19
