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| Georgia (1-2) vs. UNC-Asheville (0-3) | |
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| Date / Time | Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | Stegeman Coliusem | Athens, Ga. |
| Television | Regional telecast by CSS |
| Radio | Georgia Bulldogs Radio Network (Atlanta: 750AM, Athens: 100.1 FM & 960 AM) |
| Internet | Live audio on GXtra (subscription required) |
| Tickets | Reserved Seat Tickets: $15. Available online and by phone at 1-877-542-1231. Also, at Stegeman Coliseum Ticket Booths 1, 2, 5 on the day of the game, starting 1.5 hours before tipoff. UGA Student Tickets: $2 with UGA ID. |
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Georgia plays host to Big South foe UNC-Asheville at Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday night. The red & black Bulldogs enter this game with a 1-2 overall record, having dropped a pair of contests last week: at home to Wofford and, most recently, at UAB on Saturday.
Against UAB, a slow start that featured eight turnovers in the first seven minutes doomed the Bulldogs. Once Georgia found its footing, it was able to climb back into contention with a prolonged stretch of offensive efficiency. Point guard Dustin Ware, for just the third time of his career, led Georgia in scoring with 17 points. Travis Leslie had a team-high (and career-best) nine rebounds. Team statistical leader Trey Thompkins struggled throughout and finished with four points and four boards.
Tuesday’s game will be the fourth time these two schools have ever faced one another. Georgia has won all three previous meetings, the last of which came 20 years ago in 1989.
This contest has particular significance for at least one participant: UNC-Asheville head coach Eddie Biedenbach. The Pittsburgh native and N.C. State alum served as an assistant coach at Georgia under Hugh Durham from 1982-89, a span that included the Bulldogs’ magical run to the Final Four in ‘83. This will be Biedenbach’s first time facing a Bulldog team since he left Athens 20 years ago.
Worth Noting...
Though it’s been 20 years since Georgia and UNC-Asheville have played, Bulldog teams have faced seven of the 10 current members of the Big South, including six during this decade. Most recently, Georgia has played Presbyterian in each of the past two seasons.
Junior post player Jeremy Price is the leading career scorer among all current Bulldogs with 458 points (6.8 ppg). It seems inevitable, however, that sophomore Trey Thompkins will soon pass him. Playing just his 32nd collegiate game tonight, the Lithonia native should score his 400th career point against UAB.
Price in this young season has exhibited some of the same play that won his Freshman All-SEC honors in 2008. He’s already scored in double figures twice, something he did five times in all of 2009.
Thompkins has already established career highs in both scoring (25 vs. New Orleans) and rebounding (16 vs. Wofford) in this young season. Teammates that have set personal highs in the first two games include Chris Barnes (11 rebs. vs. UNO), Travis Leslie (5 asts, 34 min. vs. Wofford), and Drazen Zlovaric (25 min. vs. UNO).
Trey Thompkins’ 16 rebounds last week vs. Wofford were the most by a Georgia player in almost eight years, going back to a 16-board effort by Chris Daniels vs. South Alabama on Dec. 15, 2001...When Thompkins and Barnes each had double-figure rebounds against New Orleans, it was the first time since February of 2008 that two Bulldogs had done such a thing.
| Georgia Probable Starters | |||||||
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| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | PPG | RPG |
| 1 | Travis Leslie | F | 6-4 | 202 | So. | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| 33 | Trey Thompkins | F | 6-10 | 247 | So. | 14.3 | 10.7 |
| 4 | Chris Barnes | F/C | 6-8 | 240 | Jr. | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Ricky McPhee | G | 6-1 | 184 | Sr. | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Dustin Ware | G | 5-11 | 182 | So. | 8.7 | 2.3# |
| UNC-Asheville Probable Starters | |||||||
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| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | PPG | RPG |
| 23 | John Williams | F | 6-4 | 215 | Jr. | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| 42 | Eric Stubbs | F | 6-8 | 225 | Jr. | 6.0 | 6.7 |
| 15 | Sean Smith | G | 6-6 | 200 | Sr. | 7.0 | 3.7 |
| 2 | Matt Dickey | G | 6-1 | 180 | So. | 10.0 | 3.7 |
| 3 | J.P. Primm | G | 6-1 | 195 | So. | 11.3 | 3.7 |
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Thompkins Named All-SEC 2nd Team
In balloting by the league’s 12 head coaches, Georgia sophomore Trey Thompkins was named to the pre-season All-Southeastern Conference 2nd team. Without voting for their own candidates, the coaches selected two 8-player squads. Six players were 1st-team picks unanimously: Downey (SC), Mitchell (LSU), Patterson (UK), Smith (UT), Varnado (MSU) and White (Ole Miss).
Last season, the Lithonia native was picked by the same group to the Freshman All-SEC squad. He ranked 2nd among Georgia players in scoring at 12.6 points per game, leading the Bulldogs in rebounding, blocks and 3-point field-goal percentage.
2009-10 Schedule Packs Punch
Fifteen of Georgia’s 29 regular-season games will come against teams that competed in the 2009 postseason. In addition to the lineup of SEC opponents, four other so-called “power” leagues – the ACC, Big East, Big 10 and Big 12 – are also represented.
It is away from Athens, however, where the 2010 Bulldogs will be most sternly tested. Georgia’s three “true” road games – at UAB, Virginia Tech and Missouri – would be challenging enough for most teams.
Jackson Slowed by Injury
Center Albert Jackson, the team’s only 4-year senior, has scarcely played in Georgia’s first three games. One of three returning starters, he broke a bone in his right (non-shooting) hand just days before pre-season practice began. Though he hasn’t yet missed a practice, Jackson’s contributions have thus far been minimal.
Ironically, his development was slowed during early-season play last year, too, after he suffered a high ankle sprain in Georgia’s lone exhibition game.
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