Bulldogs Defeat 49ers in Preseason Matchup

Friday, October 16

Athens, Ga.

7:00

University of Georgia

Preseason - Charlotte

James Scott shoots a free throw in the Georgia Bulldogs' preseason game against Charlotte on October 16 (photo by Sofia Yaker).

Photo by: Sofia Yaker/UGAAA

October 16, 2026 | Men's Basketball

GEORGIA MEN'S BASKETBALL VIDEOS

Coach White

K. Stagg, B. Cain

ATHENS, Ga. – The Georgia Bulldogs started quickly and never trailed en route to an 87-67 victory over Charlotte in a preseason matchup at Stegeman Coliseum on Friday night.

FIVE FAST FACTS:
• Blue Cain led a quartet of Bulldogs in double figures with 14 points, followed by James Scott with 12 points and Brady Dunlap and Kareem Stagg with 11 apiece.
• Additional leaders for Georgia included Stagg with seven boards, Marcus "Smurf" Millender with eight assists (and just one turnover), Cain with two steals and David Ugonna Ike with three blocks.
• The Bulldogs raced to a 9-0 lead just 74 seconds into the game as Stagg, Kanon Catchings and Millender knocked down a 3-pointers.
• The 49ers pulled within 23-22 with 7:43 left in the first half before a Mading Kuany 3-pointer ignited a 24-8 run which put Georgia up 47-30 at the intermission.
• The Bulldogs' lead eventually topped out at 80-52 with 6:12 remaining.

KEY QUOTES:
Georgia Head Coach Mike White
On the game…
"Outside shooting the basketball really well. We were 17-of-33 on threes. We won't shoot it like that very night. I'd love to shoot it like that every night. I don't know if we did anything great, but I liked our culture. I liked the way it moved late in the game, guys rooting for one another and playing hard."

On playing three exhibition games…
"I'm just a believer in playing in front of people. Playing in front of a road environment next Friday will hopefully be a few thousand people. It's about growth all season but especially in these exhibitions."

#0 | Blue Cain | Guard | Sr.
On what he's learned about this team, two exhibitions in…
"I think this team is extremely resilient. Today, Charlotte hung around for the beginning. I felt like we did a good job of staying together. I think this team is resilient. I think this team is very connected. We still have a lot of stuff to improve, but I like where we are at."

#1 | Kareem Stagg | Forward | So.
On how the team responded to adversity from Charlotte…
"I think we responded well. We came out in the second half, really on our toes, really just trying to clean up all the mistakes we made in the first half. Just go out there and play hard in the second. That's pretty much the speech the coaches gave us."

UP NEXT:
Georgia will play its third and final preseason game next Friday when the Bulldogs travel to Clemson to face the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. at Littlejohn Coliseum. Both teams are predicted to earn NCAA Tournament bids in the most recent edition of ESPN.com's Bracketology.

Georgia will open regular-season play on Monday, Nov. 2. The Bulldogs will host N.C. Central at 7:30 p.m. following the Georgia Lady Bulldogs' matchup against West Georgia at 5:00 p.m. Tickets to Georgia Basketball – single-game, mini plans and neutral site contests – can be purchased here.