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Georgia Basketball: 2021-22 season preview and outlook for Bulldogs

By Jerran Anderson

ATHENS, GA - JANUARY 04: A general view of the Georgia Bulldogs' logo at mid-court at Stegeman Coliseum on January 4, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA - JANUARY 04: A general view of the Georgia Bulldogs' logo at mid-court at Stegeman Coliseum on January 4, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images) /
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Schedule outlook

Tom Crean and Georgia basketball have an interesting non-conference slate ahead of him in 2021-22 with the Virginia Cavaliers on the schedule in November and the Memphis Tigers on Dec. 1. There’s a good mix of games on the schedule that should test his bunch with Cincinnati (Nov. 13), Georgia Tech (Nov. 19), George Mason (Dec. 20), and East Tennessee State (Dec. 22) on tap this season. After going 7-1 though, expect a different result this year.

They’re a featured team in the Legends Classic at the Prudential Center, where they’ll face Virginia on Nov. 22 then potentially Northwestern or Providence on Nov. 23 depending on outcomes.

The Bulldogs will open SEC basketball action against the Texas A&M Aggies, which should be a good measuring stick for them before traveling to Lexington to face the Kentucky Wildcats on Jan. 8.

A road trip to the Mississippi State Bulldogs then a home game against the Vanderbilt Commodores is on the slate before a primetime meeting with the Auburn Tigers on Jan. 19. Georgia basketball will be on the road again after that to face the South Carolina Gamecocks then back home to host the Alabama Crimson Tide before visiting Vanderbilt to close out the month.

The Arkansas Razorbacks will come to town to open February. Luckily, it’ll be the only time they see the Razorbacks. Then, it’s bouncing back and forth between home and away for the next few games with Auburn at home, then the Florida Gators on the road, then South Carolina at home then LSU on the road, then the Ole Miss Rebels at home, and Texas A&M on the road.

The final three games will be Florida and Tennesee at home and Missouri on the road. Their opening two contests of conference action should tell the tale in a very talented SEC basketball environment. With a lot of moving pieces and a completely new backcourt to adjust to, it could be tough to get a win in the months of January and February.

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