The Georgia Bulldogs have a much brighter future compared to their present in men’s basketball.
That future could begin Wednesday.
Georgia has struggled to an 11-20 record in coach Tom Crean’s first season and is 2-16 in Southeastern Conference play, with those 16 league setbacks matching the program’s futility standard set in 1974. The Bulldogs are seeded 13th in the SEC tournament that begins Wednesday, March 13, in Nashville with a matchup against 12th-seeded Missouri, which humiliated Georgia 64-39 last Wednesday in Athens.
“Missouri did a number on us when we played them last week,” Crean said. “In a season like this, we’ve got to continue to focus on what we can control and what we can get better at. We need to focus on where our strengths have been and get back to that.
“We also have to stay excited, and I love where our attitudes are.”