Georgia draws Notre Dame at Stegeman Coliseum for SEC-ACC Challenge

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

June 13, 2024 at 5:34 am EDT

Hairy Dawg Hairy Dawg during a game against George Mason at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh) (Tony Walsh/Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation

June 13, 2024 at 5:34 am EDT

ATHENS — Georgia basketball will be in the spotlight of the SEC-ACC Challenge with Notre Dame coming to Stegeman Coliseum on Dec. 3.

The Bulldogs, under the direction of third-year coach Mike White, are building on the momentum of the program’s first 20-win season in eight years and a semifinal appearance in the NIT that included wins over basketball powers Xavier, Wake Forest and Big Ten powerhouse Ohio State.

Georgia showed its promise early last season with a 68-66 win at Florida State in last season’s SEC-ACC Challenge, coming from 17 points down with 6:37 remaining for that win.

White, already, has a win over Notre Dame as Georgia’s head coach, the Bulldogs knocking off the Irish 77-62 in the 2022 Holiday Hoopsgiving event at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.