1954–55 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1954–55 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
1954–55 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	9-16 (7-7 SEC)
Head coach	Harbin Lawson (4th season);
Captain	Lamar Potts

The 1954-55 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1954-55 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1954-55 season was Lamar Potts.^[1]

Roster

1954–55 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Murphy McManus	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
G	Morris Dinwiddie	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	Lamar Potts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	Bill Ensley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F	Horace Knight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
C	Al Parrish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
F	Ronald Bradley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
G	Virgil Mills	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	Billy Howard	—	—
G	W.C. Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
F	George Bell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	John Cummings	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
F	Billy Joe Groover	—	—

Head coach

Harbin Lawson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/3/1954	at South Carolina	L 54-74	0–1
12/7/1954	Clemson	L 72-74	0–2	Athens, GA
12/11/1954	Mercer	W 95-75	1–2	Athens, GA
12/27/1954	Spring Hill	L 69-78	1–3	Athens, GA
12/28/1954	Florida State	L 87-97	1–4	Athens, GA
1/3/1955	at Florida	L 68-81	1–5
1/7/1955	Miss. State	W 90-75	2–5	Athens, GA
1/8/1955	LSU	W 76-70	3–5	Athens, GA
1/10/1955	Tulane	W 67-65	4–5	Athens, GA
1/15/1955	at Florida State	L 81-90	4–6
1/22/1955	Auburn	W 88-83	5–6	Athens, GA
1/24/1955	at Georgia Tech	W 70-66	6–6
1/26/1955	at Mercer	L 66-68	6–7
1/29/1955	at Alabama	L 74-101	6–8
1/31/1955	at Auburn	L 76-78	6–9
2/7/1955	at Tennessee	L 81-97	6–10
2/9/1955	at Kentucky	L 40-86	6–11
2/13/1955	Alabama	L 77-98	6–12	Athens, GA
2/14/1955	Florida State	L 79-88	6–13	Athens, GA
2/17/1955	GeorgiaTech	L 54-75	6–14	Athens, GA
2/19/1955	Ole Miss	W 86-80	7–14	Athens, GA
2/21/1955	at Clemson	L 94-105	7–15
2/26/1955	at Georgia Tech	W 67-66	8–15
2/28/1955	at Vanderbilt	L 57-78	8–16
3/4/1955	Florida	W 69-61	9–16	Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ ^a ^b "1954-55 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[Sports_Reference_1955-1] "1954-55 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

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

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