Another Word, But Not a Watch, for the Hoop Dawgs

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This is intriguing.

From georgiadogs.com:

  • The Bulldogs have accomplished their third-consecutive 20-win campaign. This has only been achieved two other times in Georgia program history (1996-98 and 2014-16).
  • This win brought Georgia to the 20-win mark for the 16th time overall but for only the sixth occasion during the regular season.

Reminder, the 1996-1998 years were peak Tubby ball. I’d dare to say Tubby Smith was a good basketball coach, yes?

11 thoughts on “Another Word, But Not a Watch, for the Hoop Dawgs”

  1. How many top basketball programs play in an arena over 50 years old. (Duke is the exception that proves the rule).

  2. Also, of the top 10 this week, Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Iowa State, Houston, Purdue and Illinois all play in areas built more than 50 years ago.
    Among 11 through 20, Nebraska, Michigan State, Kansas, St. John’s, Alabama and BYU all play in arenas over 50 years old.
    That is 13 of the top 20.
    Among the 10 winningest teams all time Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, UCLA, Notre Dame, St. John’s and Purdue play in areas over 50 years old. That is 7 of 10.
    The 2026 version of the Steg isn’t the albatross around our neck that the livestock stables in the back Steg was.

    • This is absolutely true. I’m not a fan of the Steg now because of its symbolism of our lack of investment in the program (that’s a me problem at this point). Places like Cameron, Rupp, and Allen Fieldhouse are those schools’ Sanford.

      Now, I wouldn’t build a new arena unless there was some partnership with Athens. Alas, that train left the station when the Classic Center got built.

  3. While I’m not a huge fan of Stegman by any means I wonder how many programs currently outside of the top twenty play in modern arenas? If UGA ever decides it wants to be a major player in hoops, that money required would be better spent on upping their NIL game on it’s athletes than a new arena.

  5. The hoop Dawgs have ascended to respectability. And it didn’t take very long. Let’s see if they can rise above the program’s history and become a tournament* regular.

    *Assuming the NCAA remains a thing – which it doesn’t deserve to.

  6. I’m assuming that Auburn and UF play in newer arenas, given their obvious commitment to being basketball schools…

    • Florida’s opened in 1980 so it is close to the 50 year premise to this thread. Auburn’s opened in 2010.
      Alabama’s opened in 1968. Mississippi State’s opened in 1975. Ole Miss 2016. LSU open in 1972. Vanderbilt opened in 1952.Mizzou 2004 . Arkansas 1993. T A & M 1998. Texas 2022. Tennessee 1987.

  7. I’ve been to 3 games this season and have sat in the lower level behind the goal next to the band and have been completely satisfied with my Stegman experience. Parking, pregame, scoreboard, sound, crowd participation, concessions, bathrooms have all been good. It’s a heck of a lot better than I remember it from the late 90’s. The location is nice too. I almost had the family convinced to walk over and catch the baseball game afterwards but getting home for dinner won out. I think we just need to continue building the program and being a regular in March and it will all work itself out like it should. My $.02.

  8. Tubby was terrific. We were a basketball school when I was at UGA, lol.

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