Georgia will attempt to make it a five-game successful streak to open the season when it hosts winless Florida A&M on Monday evening in Athens, Ga.
The Bulldogs (4-0) have received all 4 video games at house up to now, however did not beat a Energy 5 convention opponent till they took down state rival Georgia Tech 92-87 this previous Friday.
Georgia coach Mike White saluted his staff’s resilience, rallying from an eight-point deficit with 14:01 left within the second half in what was his staff’s first main check of the younger season.
Georgia, which is coming off its first NCAA Match look in a decade, is attempting to develop a balanced assault and was in a position to play 11 gamers for 10 or extra minutes within the sport.
Jeremiah Wilkinson, who had 18 factors off the bench, leads the Bulldogs by way of 4 video games on offense, averaging 16.8 factors, and on the defensive finish with 3.0 steals per sport.
Blue Cain, who additionally had 18 factors towards Georgia Tech, is averaging 15.8 factors per sport.
“We have a lot to scrub up. That is the great and dangerous with these video games,” White mentioned. “… I discovered that we have somewhat one thing to us.”
Florida A&M (0-3) had a successful season in Southwestern Athletic Convention play final season, however has struggled in its first season beneath former Heisman Trophy winner and two-sport star Charlie Ward.
For the Rattlers, it hasn’t simply been their lack of ability to win a sport, they have not even stored one shut. FAMU has misplaced every of its first three video games by 20 or extra factors.
Within the Rattlers’ most up-to-date loss — a 97-60 setback towards UCF — they obtained contributions from a few of their youthful gamers equivalent to freshman Anthony Knowles, who had 12 factors off the bench. Devere Palmer (12.5 factors per sport) and Tyler Shirley (10.3) lead FAMU up to now.
“This was undoubtedly what we anticipated so far as the competitors. Our purpose each evening is to return out and compete,” Ward mentioned. “… General, this expertise is all the time going to be good for us. We’re enjoying these video games for a motive and that is to point out our guys what it is prefer to play aggressive basketball towards big-time groups.”
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