Game Information
Georgia (10-10, 1-6 SEC) vs. Tennessee (12-7, 5-2 SEC)
Thursday, Feb. 1 || 7 p.m. ET || Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) || Athens, Ga. || SEC Network
RADIO: Jeff Dantzler (GeorgiaDogs.com, 960 AM The Ref or 103.7 FM)
- Georgia welcomes the Tennessee Lady Vols on Thursday for a renewal of one of the greatest rivalries in Southeastern Conference basketball history. The Lady Bulldogs and Lady Vols tip off at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network.
- Thursday’s game marks Georgia’s Equality Night. Lady Bulldog student-athletes will wear special warm-up shirts to celebrate the beginning of Black History Month.
- Georgia and Tennessee have split the last eight meetings in the series, with each program taking four wins a piece. The Lady Bulldogs have won three of the last four against Tennessee in Athens.
- Georgia ranks fourth in the SEC in field goal percentage defense, holding teams to just 37.2 percent from the field.
- Fifth-year senior forward Javyn Nicholson ranks third in the SEC and 13th nationally with 11 double-doubles this year. Nicholson has scored in double figures in 19 of 20 games.
- While Nicholson is Georgia’s leader this season, a couple of guards have stepped up as of late. Asia Avinger is fifth among SEC players with 86 total assists and has scored in double figures in three of the last five games. Taniyah Thompson has drawn five-straight starts, scoring in double digits in four of those five contests. De’Mauri Flournoy has scored in double figures in three consecutive games.
- Georgia is in its second season under the leadership of Coach ABE. ABE’s successful first year included a NCAA tournament appearance, 22 wins, and a fifth-place finish in the final SEC standings.
- The Lady Bulldogs were the only SEC squad to not have a single player enter the transfer portal this past offseason.
- Coach ABE’s teams have won 20 or more games in 11-straight seasons, while her 12 NCAA tournament appearances rank third among active SEC coaches, only behind Kim Mulkey (LSU) and Dawn Staley (South Carolina).
