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“Smurf” Millender Named To SEC Community Service Team
March 05, 2026 | Men's Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia's Marcus "Smurf" Millender has been named the SEC Community Service Team for men's basketball, which was released by the league office in Birmingham on Thursday.
Millender has made an impact on the Athens and UGA communities since arriving on campus last summer. He has taken on a leading role in Georgia Basketball's association with Beck Cammarata, a TEAM IMPACT member of the program. Cammarata is a 15-year-old from nearby Winder, Ga., who is battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Team IMPACT, a national non-profit organization, has developed a unique multi-year program that matches children facing serious illness and disability with college athletic teams across the country. Millender also took part in Georgia Basketball's "Shop with a Bulldog" program around the December holidays which provides gifts to deserving local youth through the Boys' and Girls' Club of Athens. Millender visited PE and Health classes at the Athens Alternative School, which is designed to re-engage students who have faced various challenges in their pursuit of an education.
Millender has been impressive on the court as well. He has started six of 30 games played. The 5-11, 175-pound, junior guard from Houston, Texas, is averaging 11.8 points and a team-high 4.0 assists per game. Millender has recorded 20 double-figure scoring outputs, with half of those coming against SEC foes. Among league leaders, he currently ranks No. 7 in assists (4.0 apg) and No. 9 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.31).
Georgia wraps up its regular-season schedule on Saturday at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are 21-9 on the season, already equaling the most regular-season victories in 121 seasons of Georgia Basketball. Georgia is projected to receive its second-straight NCAA Tournament bid, which would represent the first time the Bulldogs appeared in back-to-back editions of "March Madness" since 2001 and 2002.
Millender has made an impact on the Athens and UGA communities since arriving on campus last summer. He has taken on a leading role in Georgia Basketball's association with Beck Cammarata, a TEAM IMPACT member of the program. Cammarata is a 15-year-old from nearby Winder, Ga., who is battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Team IMPACT, a national non-profit organization, has developed a unique multi-year program that matches children facing serious illness and disability with college athletic teams across the country. Millender also took part in Georgia Basketball's "Shop with a Bulldog" program around the December holidays which provides gifts to deserving local youth through the Boys' and Girls' Club of Athens. Millender visited PE and Health classes at the Athens Alternative School, which is designed to re-engage students who have faced various challenges in their pursuit of an education.
Millender has been impressive on the court as well. He has started six of 30 games played. The 5-11, 175-pound, junior guard from Houston, Texas, is averaging 11.8 points and a team-high 4.0 assists per game. Millender has recorded 20 double-figure scoring outputs, with half of those coming against SEC foes. Among league leaders, he currently ranks No. 7 in assists (4.0 apg) and No. 9 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.31).
Georgia wraps up its regular-season schedule on Saturday at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are 21-9 on the season, already equaling the most regular-season victories in 121 seasons of Georgia Basketball. Georgia is projected to receive its second-straight NCAA Tournament bid, which would represent the first time the Bulldogs appeared in back-to-back editions of "March Madness" since 2001 and 2002.
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