1948–49 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1948–49 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
1948–49 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17-13 (6-9 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (2nd season);

The 1948-49 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1948-49 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1948-49 season was Bob Healey.^[1]

Roster

1948–49 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	Bob Healey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
F	Earl Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
C	Bob Schloss	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
G	Joe Jordan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	So
G	E.L. Rainey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
G	J.B. Farr	—	—
C	Al Fabian	—	—
F	Dick Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
G	Ryle Tatum	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
F	John Davis	—	—
C	Jesse Fox	—	—
G	Minton Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
F	Gene Lorendo	—	—

Head coach

Ralph Jordan

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/3/1948	Clemson	W 70-48	1–0	Athens, GA
12/4/1948	Furman	W 74-45	2–0	Athens, GA
12/8/1948	at Clemson	W 60-58	3–0
12/10/1948	Chattanooga	W 81-53	4–0	Athens, GA
12/11/1948	Mercer	W 78-59	5–0	Athens, GA
12/13/1948	Mississippi State	W 70-40	6–0	Athens, GA
12/18/1948	at Buffalo	W 56-51	7–0
12/20/1948	at N.Y.U.	L 72-83	7–1
1/3/1949	at Furman	L 56-71	7–2
1/7/1949	at Ole Miss	W 63-54	8–2
1/8/1949	at Alabama	L 40-46	8–3
1/14/1949	Auburn	W 55-52	9–3	Athens, GA
1/16/1949	Alabama	L 43-49	9–4	Athens, GA
1/18/1949	at South Carolina	W 49-43	10–4
1/21/1949	at Florida	W 59-48	11–4
1/24/1949	Tennessee	L 59-61	11–5	Athens, GA
1/26/1949	at Georgia Tech	W 74-60	12–5
1/28/1949	at Mercer	W 63-51	13–5
2/2/1949	Georgia Tech	L 49-56	13–6	Athens, GA
2/4/1949	at Tennessee	L 51-77	13–7
2/5/1949	at Chattanooga	W 66-65	14–7
2/9/1949	at Erskine	W 53-38	15–7
2/11/1949	Florida	W 63-39	16–7	Athens, GA
2/12/1949	Florida	L 49-55	16–8	Athens, GA
2/16/1949	at Georgia Tech	L 58-60	16–9
2/20/1949	at Auburn	L 47-53	16–10
2/21/1949	at Kentucky	L 40-95	16–11
2/23/1949	Erskine	W 74-33	17–11	Athens, GA
2/26/1949	South Carolina	L 63-64	17–12	Athens, GA
3/4/1949	Tulane	L 62-92	17–13	Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1948-49 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[1] "1948-49 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[2] "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

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