The Georgia Bulldogs have a much improved basketball roster for the 2023-2024 college basketball season. Georgia men’s basketball opens the season on Nov. 6 against Oregon.
The media has picked the Georgia Bulldogs to finish No. 12 in the SEC. No players on the men’s Georgia basketball made the preseason All-SEC team.
Second-year head coach Mike White helped improve the Georgia basketball roster ahead of the 2023-2024 season in hopes of making the NCAA Tournament. Georgia finished No. 11 in the SEC last year. The Bulldogs went 16-16 overall including 6-12 in SEC play.
Let’s take a look at every player on the Georgia basketball roster:
Blue Cain
Class: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-5
High school: IMG Academy
Recruiting ranking: No. 69, per 247Sports
Jabri Abdur-Rahim
Class: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-8
Transferred from: Virginia (entering third season at Georgia)
Lamariyon Jordan
Future Georgia Bulldog Lamariyon Jordan (no. 72 ESPN 💯) with a WILD buzzer-beater, sending Norcross to the Georgia 7A Final Four 🏀🚨
(via @slythesportsguy) pic.twitter.com/qyzXYvsda4
— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) March 2, 2023
Class: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-6
High school: Norcross High School
Recruiting ranking: No. 104
Noah Thomasson
Class: Graduate
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-4
Transferred from: Niagara (averaged 19.5 points per game in 2022-2023)
Silas Demary Jr.
NEWS: 2023 four-star point guard Silas Demary Jr. tells me he’s committed to Georgia.
Former USC signee.
Story: https://t.co/SETEhjiPrO pic.twitter.com/h6ClKZVzjq
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 24, 2023
Class: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-5
High school: Combine Academy
Recruiting ranking: No. 100
Frank Anselem-Ibe
Class: Senior
Position: Center
Height: 6-foot-10
Transferred from: Syracuse (entering second season at Georgia)
RJ Sunahara
Class: Graduate
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-8
Transferred from: Nova Southeastern (entering first season at Georgia)
Justin Hill
Class: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-1
Transferred from: Longwood (entering second season at Georgia)
Matthew-Alexander Montcrieffe
Class: Senior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-foot-8
Transferred from: Oklahoma State (entering second season at Georgia)
Dylan James
Class: Freshman
Position: Forward
Height: 6-foot-9
High school: Winter Haven High School
Recruiting ranking: No. 75
Markel Jennings
Head over to insta and follow Classic City native Markel Jennings. https://t.co/vEjpQfZEWC#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/rFJ9v8A0Jo
— Georgia Basketball (@UGABasketball) October 27, 2023
Class: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 5-foot-11
High school: Athens Academy
Recruiting ranking: N/A
RJ Melendez
Class: Junior
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-7
Transferred from: Illinois (entering first season at UGA)
Brandon Klatsky
Dawg Nation, please welcome our new walk-ons Jaden Newell and Brandon Klatsky! #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/AplOGyczhU
— Georgia Basketball (@UGABasketball) June 15, 2022
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6-foot-4
High school: Ranney School
Jalen DeLoach
Class: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-foot-9
Transferred from: VCU (entering first season at UGA)
Jaden Newell
Beyond Blessed ❤️🖤#committed pic.twitter.com/G1MyI00UKk
— Jaden Newell (@JadenNewell0) June 10, 2022
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Position: Forward
Height: 6-foot-8
High school: Choctawhatchee High School
Russel Tchewa
Class: Graduate
Position: Center
Height: 6-foot-11
Transferred from: South Florida (entering first season at UGA)