Georgia men’s basketball to play in early-season in-state tournament in 2023-24, per report
By Sydney Hunte
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The Georgia men’s basketball team opens the Mike White era on Nov. 7 against Western Carolina in Athens, but a date on the 2023-24 non-conference calendar appears to be set.
According to Rivals.com affiliate UGASports, the Bulldogs are set to play in the Savannah Invitational in 2023. The event is scheduled for Nov. 20-21, 2023 at the new Enmarket Arena, a 9,500-seat venue that opened in February.
As UGASports’ Anthony Dasher notes, the team hasn’t played in Savannah in nearly 20 years. Their last game there was at the Savannah Civic Center on Nov. 21, 2001, a victory over Savannah State.
Georgia finished with a 6-26 record in 2021-22, including a 1-17 mark in SEC play. Afterwards, head coach Tom Crean was fired after 4 seasons after a 47-75 mark (15-57 SEC).
The program then hired White, the head coach at Florida, to take the reins, signing him to a 6-year deal worth $20.9 million. He was 142-88 (72-52 SEC) in Gainesville and led the Gators to 4 NCAA Tournaments and an Elite 8 in 7 seasons.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
