Georgia Bulldogs basketball — program history

Georgia's basketball program dates to the early 1900s, and the 'Bulldogs' nickname was adopted in 1920 due to the school's historical ties to Yale, whose mascot is also a Bulldog — Georgia's first president was a Yale graduate. The live English Bulldog mascot Uga has been provided by the Seiler family since 1956, when a law student brought his wedding-gift puppy to a football game. Anthony Edwards became the first Georgia basketball player selected first overall in the NBA Draft in 2020. Georgia is the only major college that buries its mascots inside the stadium.

The name

The 'Bulldogs' nickname was adopted in 1920, partly due to ties to Yale (Georgia's first president, Abraham Baldwin, was a Yale grad); the live Uga mascot has been owned by the Seiler family since 1956

Signature moment

Reaching the 1983 Final Four, the deepest NCAA Tournament run in program history

Georgia is the only major college that buries its mascots inside the stadium — every Uga has a bronze epitaph at Sanford Stadium, and flowers are placed on their graves before each home game

The Georgia Bulldogs compete in the SEC and hold an all-time record of 1537–1425 (.519 winning percentage) across 121 recorded seasons dating back to 1905-06. The program has reached 1 Final Four.

Season-by-season results

Season	Record	Conference	Coach	AP peak
2025-26	22-11	10-8 (SEC)	Michael White	AP #18
2024-25	20-13	8-10 (SEC)	Michael White	AP #23
2023-24	20-17	6-12 (SEC)	Michael White
2022-23	16-16	6-12 (SEC)	Michael White
2021-22	6-26	1-17 (SEC)	Tom Crean
2020-21	14-12	7-11 (SEC)	Tom Crean
2019-20	16-16	5-13 (SEC)	Tom Crean
2018-19	11-21	2-16 (SEC)	Tom Crean
2017-18	18-15	7-11 (SEC)	Mark Fox
2016-17	19-15	9-9 (SEC)	Mark Fox
2015-16	20-14	10-8 (SEC)	Mark Fox
2014-15	21-12	11-7 (SEC)	Mark Fox
2013-14	20-14	12-6 (SEC)	Mark Fox
2012-13	15-17	9-9 (SEC)	Mark Fox
2011-12	15-17	5-11 (SEC)	Mark Fox
2010-11	21-12	9-7 (SEC)	Mark Fox	AP #24
2009-10	14-17	5-11 (SEC)	Mark Fox
2008-09	12-20	3-13 (SEC)	Dennis Felton,Pete Herrmann
2007-08	17-17	4-12 (SEC)	Dennis Felton
2006-07	19-14	8-8 (SEC)	Dennis Felton
2005-06	15-15	5-11 (SEC)	Dennis Felton
2004-05	8-20	2-14 (SEC)	Dennis Felton
2003-04	16-14	7-9 (SEC)	Dennis Felton
2002-03	19-8	11-5 (SEC)	Jim Harrick	AP #15
2001-02	21-9 *	SEC
2000-01	16-15	9-7 (SEC)	Jim Harrick	AP #25
1999-00	10-20	3-13 (SEC)	Jim Harrick
1998-99	15-15	6-10 (SEC)	Ron Jirsa
1997-98	20-15	7-9 (SEC)	Ron Jirsa	AP #19
1996-97	24-9	10-6 (SEC)	Tubby Smith	AP #17
1995-96	21-10	9-7 (SEC)	Tubby Smith	AP #14
1994-95	18-10	9-7 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1993-94	14-16	7-9 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1992-93	15-14	8-8 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1991-92	15-14	7-9 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1990-91	17-13	9-9 (SEC)	Hugh Durham	AP #11
1989-90	20-9	13-5 (SEC)	Hugh Durham	AP #25
1988-89	15-16	6-12 (SEC)	Hugh Durham	AP #20
1987-88	20-16	8-10 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1986-87	18-12	10-8 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1985-86	17-13	9-9 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1984-85	19-8 *	SEC
1983-84	17-13	8-10 (SEC)	Hugh Durham	AP #10
1982-83	24-10	9-9 (SEC)	Hugh Durham	AP #18
1981-82	19-12	10-8 (SEC)	Hugh Durham	AP #16
1980-81	19-12	9-9 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1979-80	14-13	7-11 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1978-79	14-14	7-11 (SEC)	Hugh Durham
1977-78	11-16	5-13 (SEC)	John Guthrie
1976-77	9-18	3-15 (SEC)	John Guthrie
1975-76	12-15	7-11 (SEC)	John Guthrie
1974-75	8-17	3-15 (SEC)	John Guthrie
1973-74	6-20	2-16 (SEC)	John Guthrie
1972-73	10-16	5-13 (SEC)	Ken Rosemond
1971-72	14-12	9-9 (SEC)	Ken Rosemond
1970-71	6-19	5-13 (SEC)	Ken Rosemond
1969-70	13-12	11-7 (SEC)	Ken Rosemond	AP #20
1968-69	13-12	9-9 (SEC)	Ken Rosemond
1967-68	17-8	11-7 (SEC)	Ken Rosemond
1966-67	9-17	5-13 (SEC)	Ken Rosemond
1965-66	10-15	5-11 (SEC)	Ken Rosemond
1964-65	8-18	4-12 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1963-64	12-14	8-6 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1962-63	9-17	4-10 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1961-62	8-16	3-11 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1960-61	8-18	4-10 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1959-60	12-13	6-8 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1958-59	11-15	5-9 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1957-58	7-19	3-11 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1956-57	8-16	4-10 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1955-56	3-21	1-13 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1954-55	9-16	7-7 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1953-54	7-18	2-12 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1952-53	7-18	3-10 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1951-52	3-22	2-12 (SEC)	Red Lawson
1950-51	13-11	6-8 (SEC)	Jim Whatley
1949-50	15-9	6-7 (SEC)	Jim Whatley,Ralph Jordan
1948-49	17-13	6-9 (SEC)	Ralph Jordan
1947-48	18-10	6-8 (SEC)	Ralph Jordan
1946-47	5-14	4-9 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe,Ralph Jordan
1945-46	12-9	6-6 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe
1944-45	5-16	2-9 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe
1943-44	7-10	0-2 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe
1942-43	4-13	1-8 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe
1941-42	7-10	5-8 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe
1940-41	13-11	6-7 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe
1939-40	20-6	9-4 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe
1938-39	11-6	8-3 (SEC)	Elmer Lampe
1937-38	12-10	4-6 (SEC)	Emil Breitkreutz,Red Smith,Rex Enright
1936-37	10-6	5-3 (SEC)	Rex Enright
1935-36	9-11	6-7 (SEC)	Rex Enright
1934-35	12-8	4-5 (SEC)	Rex Enright
1933-34	10-9	3-6 (SEC)	Rex Enright
1932-33	9-10	5-6 (SEC)	Rex Enright
1931-32	19-7	7-4 (Southern)	Red Smith
1930-31	23-2	15-1 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1929-30	17-6	7-3 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1928-29	17-7	13-4 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1927-28	13-10	8-5 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1926-27	14-8	3-6 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1925-26	18-6	9-4 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1924-25	9-11	4-4 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1923-24	16-5	7-0 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1922-23	11-8	3-3 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1921-22	10-5	4-1 (Southern)	Herman Stegeman
1920-21	13-4	Southern	Herman Stegeman
1919-20	9-7	Ind	Herman Stegeman
1918-19	5-3	Ind	Kennon Mott
1917-18	6-1	Ind	Alfred Scott
1916-17	8-1	Ind	W.A. Cunningham
1915-16	7-2	Ind	Howell Peacock
1914-15	4-3	Ind	Howell Peacock
1913-14	9-1	Ind	Howell Peacock
1912-13	10-1	Ind	Howell Peacock
1911-12	6-1	Ind	C.O. Heidler
1910-11	2-5	Ind	W.A. Cunningham
1909-10	2-1	Ind	C.O. Heidler
1908-09	6-2	Ind	C.O. Heidler
1907-08	2-2	Ind	C.O. Heidler
1906-07	2-0	Ind	W.T. Forbes
1905-06	0-2	Ind	W.T. Forbes

* Season vacated by the NCAA — absent from the official season table; record computed from the game log and not counted in official totals or rankings.

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