Georgia basketball is back for the real thing Monday night, and the Bulldogs open the season at Stegeman Coliseum against North Carolina Central.
The matchup is the second half of a doubleheader, with the women’s team facing West Georgia in the opener. Georgia and North Carolina Central are set for a tipoff at about 7:30 p.m. in Athens.
For fans looking to watch, the game will air on SEC Network+. If that’s not an option, Georgia Athletics will have game audio available through its website.
This is year five for Mike White in Athens, and the Bulldogs enter the opener with momentum from a stretch that has included three straight 20-win seasons. Georgia has also reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years for the first time since 2001-2002.
“We’ve got pretty good depth,” White said. “We’ve got a bunch of different ways to attack you.”
Georgia’s roster brings back several familiar names, including Blue Cain, Kanon Catchings, Smurf Millender and Kareem Stagg.
The Bulldogs went 2-1 in the preseason, and Monday starts a schedule that quickly ramps up with games against Presbyterian on Nov. 6, Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 9 and a road trip to North Carolina on Nov. 13.
Georgia’s full 2026-27 schedule also includes games against Jacksonville, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, UCF, Boston College, Duke, Alabama A&M, West Georgia, Gardner-Webb, North Florida, Ole Miss, Texas, Auburn, Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Tennessee, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Missouri and Alabama, followed by the SEC Tournament in Nashville from March 10-14.
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