The 1982 Bulldogs were 19–12 (10–8) were once again NIT bound. They would go on to reach the NIT Final Four winning at Iowa, at North Carolina State, and beating Vanderbilt at home. The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 12 times. Coach Rex Enright led Georgia to great success in the old Southern Conference during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. When Durham ordered the NCAA tournament banner to be displayed at Stegeman Coliseum, he had it made in silver, rather than the traditional red, with the initials "TMW" at the bottom. [3] However, Wilkins never played in the NCAA tournament; the Bulldogs made their first NCAA appearance in 1983—which would have been Wilkins' senior year had he not opted for the NBA. The Georgia Bulldogs basketball program is the men's college basketball team representing the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Their combined record is 7–12. They earned an NIT bid and the enthusiasm surrounding the program earned them home games in first defeating Old Dominion and then in a loss to South Alabama. In the 2007–2008 season, Georgia's men's basketball team came into the 2008 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament with a 13–16 overall record and a 4–12 conference mark. What looked to be a disastrous season, where the team might not win another game, turned into an inspiring one as the team rallied to an 18–12 (10–8) record and earning an NCAA tournament bid. Georgia made the most of it by defeating Clemson and the West Regional's top seed, Purdue, in Albuquerque, NM before losing a heart stopping overtime game to Syracuse in the Sweet 16. Georgia also was the Southern Conference champions for 1931–1932. Find out more. Avg. Join our linker program. In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed the Southern Conference. Coach Hugh Durham brought Georgia to its first ever post season appearance in 1981. ... 1989-1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster # Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball, 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com, "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Popeye Can't Finish Off Michigan State; Georgia Tech 99, East Tennessee State 83", "Tech Reaches New Heights In Outlasting LSU, 94-91", "Georgia Tech Beats Clock (? Led by 9th year head coach Bobby Cremins and the talented trio dubbed "Lethal Weapon 3" – ACC Player of the Year Dennis Scott, National Freshman of the Year Kenny Anderson, and Brian Oliver – the Yellow Jackets were ACC Tournament Champions and reached the 1990 Final Four. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. In the first round of the tournament, Georgia was slated to play Ole Miss, who had beaten the Bulldogs in the season-closer, securing the Rebels' only road SEC win of the season. The 1932 team didn't have the dominating record that the 1931 team did, finishing 19–7 (7–4). But this team did something that the previous year's team could not do in winning the Southern Conference tournament defeating Mississippi State, Virginia, Duke, and North Carolina. Again playing an overtime game in which Georgia star Sundiata Gaines fouled out, Georgia freshman Zac Swansey hit a turnaround three-point jumper with 1.4 seconds left to give the Bulldogs the team's first ever win over Kentucky in the SEC Tournament. Years Exp: 1.2 Averages weighted by minutes played High School Parade All-Americans: Dennis Scott, Brian Oliver, James Munlyn, Kenny Anderson, Darryl Barnes, Malcolm Mackey 58.7% of minutes played and 57.4% of scoring return from 1988-89 roster Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in 1895 until 1921. The team was coached by Steve Webber in his 10th season at Georgia.