Georgia wasn’t expected to beat Kentucky. It nearly did, however, which would have been huge for its NCAA Tournament chances.
Instead, the Bulldogs must catch fire, win as many games as possible and hope they do enough over the next three weeks to earn an invitation to the big dance.
But there’s one catch, all of a sudden: Georgia will have to do this without Yante Maten.
Not being able to rely on Maten’s interior presence for a prolonged stretch wasn’t anything the Bulldogs could have expected by a long shot.
During Monday’s SEC coaches teleconference, head coach Mark Fox revealed that he and his program’s medical staff are under the impression that Maten will miss the remainder of the regular season, which includes games against Alabama, LSU, Auburn and Arkansas.