Despite losing in the finals of the four team tournament in Kansas City, Georgia Basketball had one of their most impressive two-day stretches in Mark Fox’s time in Athens. The Bulldogs entered the 2016-17 season with high expectations. This tournament was their first opportunity to show that those expectations are warranted and they did not let anyone down.
On Monday the Bulldogs opened the Hall of Fame Classic with a 81-73 win over reigning NIT Champs George Washington. Georgia never could get a long run going to be able to pull away from the Colonials. But they never let George Washington take control of the game.