The prelude to the NCAA’s big dance begins Thursday for Georgia as it starts play in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Jacksonville.
Georgia guard Marjorie Butler (24) leads the team onto the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Georgia and Missouri on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in Athens, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Staff, @ajreynoldsphoto)
The sixth-seeded Lady Bulldogs (21-8. 9-7) will face 11th seed Vanderbilt — which crushed Ole Miss 74-59 in the first round Wednesday — at approximately 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the tournament’s second round.
Since the turn of the century, Georgia has been rather predictable in the conference tournament, going 1-1 on 12 separate occasions.