2015–16 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 20–14 10–8 Mark Fox 7th Philip PearsonJonas HayesYasir Rosemond Stegeman Coliseum NIT Second Round The 2015–16 Georgia bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mark Fox, who was in his seventh season at UGA. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Mississippi State and South Carolina to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Saint Mary's. Previous season The 2014–15 Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament whey they lost to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Michigan State in the Second Round. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Marcus Thornton 2 F 6'8" 235 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated Taylor Echols 10 G 6'1" 175 Senior McDonough, GA Graduated Cameron Forte 11 F 6'7" 220 Junior Tempe, AZ Graduated & transferred to Portland State Dusan Langura 20 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Romont, Switzerland Transferred to Mississippi Valley State Nemanja Djurisic 42 F 6'8" 230 Senior Podgorica, Montenegro Graduated Recruits class of 2015 no no 2015 Derek Ogbeide C Mableton, GA Pebblebrook High School 6 9 235 11/19/2014 4 4 3 4 Will Jackson PG Athens, GA Athens Christian School 6 4 190 07/07/2014 4 3 3 3 E'Torrion Wilridge SF Beaumont, TX Central High School 6 7 200 10/11/2014 3 3 3 3 Michael Edwards C Westland, MI John Glenn High School 6 9 225 04/13/2015 3 3 3 0 2015 Georgia 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Georgia Basketball Commits ESPN uga 135 61 Not Ranked Not Ranked Not Ranked July 26, 2015 yes Recruits class of 2016 no yes 2016 Jordan Harris SG Donalsonville, GA Seminole County Middle-High School 6 5 175 09/09/2014 4 4 4 4 Tyree Crump SG Bainbridge, GA Bainbridge High School 6 2 170 09/09/2014 4 4 4 4 2016 Georgia 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 Georgia Basketball Commits ESPN uga 135 61 Not Ranked Not Ranked Not Ranked July 26, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Georgia Bulldogs y yes William Jackson II 0 G 6 2 185 fr Athens, GA Athens Christian School Yante Maten y 1 F/C 6 8 240 so Bloomfield Hills, MI Bloomfield Hills HS Juwan Parker 3 G 6 4 205 jr Tulsa, OK Washington HS Charles Mann 4 G 6 5 215 sr Alpharetta, GA Milton HS Kenny Gaines 12 G 6 3 200 sr Atlanta, GA Whitefield Academy E'Torrion Wilridge 13 F 6 6 215 fr Beaumont, TX Central Medical Magnet HS Brandon Young 14 G 5 10 160 jr Atlanta, GA Marist HS Osahen Iduwe 15 C 6 10 235 so Benin City, Nigeria St. Johns NW Military Houston Kessler 24 F 6 8 225 jr y Newnan, GA Landmark Christian Kenny Paul Geno 25 F 6 6 210 jr Booneville, MS Booneville HS J. 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Frazier y 30 G 5 10 155 jr Glennville, GA Faith Baptist Christian Mike Edwards 32 F 6 9 225 fr Westland, MI John Glenn HS Connor O'Neill 33 F 6 6 220 fr Roswell, GA Tilton School Derek Ogbeide y 34 F 6 8 240 fr Atlanta, GA Pebblebrook HS Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico) Philip Pearson (Alabama) Jonas Hayes (Georgia) Yasir Rosemond (Oregon) http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/geo-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/geo-m-baskbl-sched.html Georgia Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball 2015-07-22 2013-08-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20130813185605/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/geo-m-baskbl-sched.html dead yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Exhibition November 6 7:00 pm yes Armstrong State Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 59–41   |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Regular season November 13 7:00 pm yes Chattanooga Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 90–92 OT 0–1 5,925 November 20 7:00 pm yes Murray State Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 63–52 1–1 5,982 November 25 5:00 pm yes High Point Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPNU 49–46 2–1 5,348 November 28 7:00 pm yes yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ FS1 62–69 2–2 6,553 December 1 7:00 pm yes Oakland Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 86–82 3–2 5,166 December 4 7:00 pm yes Kansas State Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 66–68 3–3 6,949 December 8 7:00 pm yes Winthrop Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 74–64 4–3 4,621 December 19 12:00 pm yes Georgia Tech Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 75–61 5–3 8,011 December 22 6:00 pm yes Clemson Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 71–48 6–3 10,523 December 29 7:00 pm yes Robert Morris Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 79–67 7–3 6,458 January 2 8:00 pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPNU 63–77 7–4 (0–1) 9,053 January 6 7:00 pm Missouri Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 77–59 8–4 (1–1)   January 9 8:30 pm yes Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS SECN 71–72 8–5 (1–2) 9,487 January 13 7:00 pm Tennessee Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 81–72 9–5 (2–2) 8,029 January 16 7:00 pm Texas A&M 15 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPNU 45–79 9–6 (2–3) 10,523 January 20 7:00 pm yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO SECN 60–57 10–6 (3–3) 5,453 January 23 6:00 pm Arkansas Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 66–63 OT 11–6 (4–3) 10,523 January 26 9:00 pm yes LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN 85–89 11–7 (4–4) 10,749 January 30 6:00 pm yes yes Baylor 17 Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 73–83 11–8 9,675 February 2 7:00 pm South Carolina 25 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPNU 69–56 12–8 (5–4) 6,427 February 6 5:30 pm Auburn Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 65–55 13–8 (6–4) 10,523 February 9 9:00 pm yes Kentucky 22 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 48–82 13–9 (6–5) 22,136 February 13 8:00 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS SECN 66–57 14–9 (7–5) 6,811 February 16 9:00 pm Florida Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPN 53–57 14–10 (7–6) 8,021 February 19 12:00 pm yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN2 67–80 14–11 (7–7) 11,745 February 24 7:00 pm yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 81–84 14–12 (7–8) 7,112 February 27 12:00 pm Ole Miss Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 80–66 15–12 (8–8) 9,874 March 3 7:00 pm yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN2 74–72 16–12 (9–8) 15,397 March 5 4:00 pm Alabama Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPN2 70–63 17–12 (10–8) 8,280 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| SEC Tournament March 10 9:00 pm yes 6 Mississippi State 11 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second Round SECN 79–69 11,750 18–12 March 11 9:30 pm yes 6 South Carolina 3 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN 65–64 18,049 19–12 March 12 3:30 pm yes 6 Kentucky 2 16 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Semifinals ESPN 80–93 19,108 19–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:white;"| NIT March 16 7:00 pm yes 3 Belmont 6 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA First Round – Valparaiso Bracket ESPN2 93–84 2,965 20–13 March 20 7:30 pm yes yes 3 Saint Mary's 2 McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA Second Round – Valparaiso Bracket ESPNU 65–77 2,050 20–14 AP Poll Eastern Time See also 2015–16 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team References Category:Georgia Bulldogs basketball seasons Georgia Georgia Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Bulldogs