Women's Basketball

University of Georgia

Terrell Hall - Athens, GA - 30603-1472
Team Office: Tel: (706) 542-1176 Fax: (706) 542-7894
Team website: www.georgiadogs.com

Founded in 1785, Georgia was America's first chartered university. Thirteen schools and colleges offer nearly 150 Bachelor and Master's degrees, and nearly 100 PhDs. The school is particularly noted for its Public Relations, Law, Finance and Education programs. U.S. News ranked UGA 18th in 2002 among the 50 Best Public Universities and the Princeton Review ranked UGA 9th among 345 public and private universities with the Best Academic Bang for Your Buck. Other majors offered include Agriculture, Apparel and Textiles, Computer and Information Sciences. Ecology, Forestry, and Labor and Industrial Relations. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Georgia 59th among national institutions.

UGA is located in Athens (pop.126k) about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta.

School website
www.uga.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

32,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 1130-1320

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$12,000
Out-of-State: ~$26,000

Most Popular Majors

Psychology - Biology - English

Misc. Information

Head Coach Andy Landers enters his 29th season at Georgia in 2007-08. One the most respected and successful coaches at the D1 level, Landers possess and incredible .766 career winning percentage and is credited with making the Lady Bulldogs a perrenial contender. Prior to Landers arrival, UGA averaged six wins per season during its first six years. In Landers first six seasons UGA averaged 25 wins per season. Over the last 28 seasons, the Lady Bulldogs have averged 24 wins per season, winning 20 or more games 24 times, made 24 NCAA appearances, and captured seven SEC titles. Under Landers, Georgia has never had a losing season, in fact, UGA's worst year was in 1980 when Lander went 16-12 record. Landers, who likes a high octane offense, led his team to 27-7 record in 2006-07 and for the third consecutive year advanced to the Sweet 16; this time losing to Purdue.

Team Name	Lady Bulldogs
Colors	Red and Black
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	793-241 (.766)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	27-7	23-8	24-10	124-41 (.752)
Conference	11-3	10-4	9-5	48-22 (.685)
Conf. Finish	2	3	4	4, 3, 9, 2, 1
Post Appear.	Swt 16	Swt 16	Swt 16	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#13	#12	#13	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Andy Landers
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Georgia	1979-80
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	766-235 (.765)
Record at Georgia	684-214 (.761)
Coaching Awards	National COTY 4x, SEC COTY 3x

Asst. Coaches	La'Keshia Fret, Cameron Newbauer, Kim Hariston

Recruiting Coordinator

La'Keshia Fret, 706-542-1176, fret@sports.uga.edu

Conference and Schedule

Georgia plays in the Southeastern Conference (www.secsports.org), the nation's most premier league for Division 1 women's basketball. No conference has posted more appearances, wins or titles than the SEC. The conference is made up of 12 teams from nine states and is split into two divisions, east and west. Georgia plays in the east. Currently, Georgia plays a 14 game league schedule. League play commences after January 1 with most games played on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. The season concludes with the SEC tourney with the winner of the 11-game tournament receiving the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament seeds and conference champion are determined by the 14-game regular-season SEC schedule. The top four seeds earn a first-round bye.

Conference Opponents

East: Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt. West: Mississippi St., Auburn, LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, and Missisippi.

Facilities

Stegeman Coliseum
Capacity 10,500, Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

in 2005-06, Georgia was ranked #4 in scoring offense at 79.8 ppg.