Dates: January 15, 2022 (in Athens) and January 29, 2022 (in Nashville)
Times: 5:00 PM CT January 15 (ESPN2), 5:00 PM CT January 29 (SEC Network)
Last year: 14-12 (7-11 SEC), 95th in KenPom
Tom’s Prediction: 14th in SEC
Head Coach
Tom Crean won at Marquette (190-96 and five NCAA appearances in nine seasons), and while he didn’t win quite enough at Indiana to satisfy their fans, he still did quite well after inheriting a disaster (166-135 and four NCAA appearances in nine seasons.) His tenure at Georgia, on the other hand, has gotten off to a slow start, with records of 11-21, 16-16, and 14-12 in his first three years.