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Georgia Basketball: 2019-20 season preview for Bulldogs

By Brian Rauf

MARIETTA, GA - MARCH 25: Anthony Edwards reacts during the 2019 Powerade Jam Fest on March 25, 2019 in Marietta, Georgia. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images for Powerade)
MARIETTA, GA - MARCH 25: Anthony Edwards reacts during the 2019 Powerade Jam Fest on March 25, 2019 in Marietta, Georgia. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images for Powerade) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 31: Tom Crean the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers gives instructions to his team during the game against the Louisville Cardinals in the Countdown Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 31, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 31: Tom Crean the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers gives instructions to his team during the game against the Louisville Cardinals in the Countdown Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 31, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Led by five-star freshman Anthony Edwards, Georgia basketball has increased expectations for the 2019-20 season. How good will the Bulldogs actually be?

Georgia basketball is not a program that normally has to deal with expectations. It’s a football school first and foremost, and the Bulldogs have never been able to build a consistent winner.

Heck, they’ve rarely been able to build a winner at all.

Georgia has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2015, has not won an NCAA Tournament game since 2002, and hasn’t lost fewer than eight games in a season since 1940 – and there have only been seven seasons since then in which they did not have double-digit losses.

The program hired head coach Tom Cream in 2018 to try to change that, and his recruiting efforts have helped bring some excitement to the program for the 2019-20 season. That excitement can be summed up in two words – Anthony Edwards.

A native of Atlanta and the nation’s No. 2 overall recruit according to the 247sports Composite Rankings, Edwards brings legitimate star power to Athens along with the kind of skill set that could make him the top pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

Despite finishing last season with an 11-21 overall record and losing their best player (Nicolas Claxton) from that team, Edwards’ presence has many thinking the Bulldogs can return to the NCAA Tournament this March.

How are things looking for Georgia going into the 2019-20 season? Here is a full season preview for the Bulldogs:

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