At least on paper, not much is expected from Georgia this basketball season. The Bulldogs were picked to finish 14th in the 16-team Southeastern Conference.

But they are hoping to defy those predictions with a mix of returnees and transfer portal additions. They'll get their first chance to show they're better than the experts think on Nov. 3 when they open against Bellarmine in Athens, Ga.

Georgia went 20-13 last season and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, although its stay was brief as Gonzaga walloped it 89-68 in the first round. The Bulldogs waved bye to most of their key players, including their top two scorers, Asa Newell (15.4 ppg) and Silas Demary Jr. (13.5).

The top returning scorer is 3-point shooter Blue Cain (9.6), who connected on 34.1% of his long-range tries

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