1953–54 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1953–54 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
1953–54 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7-18 (2-12 SEC)
Head coach	Harbin Lawson (3rd season);
Captain	Marvin Satterfield

The 1953–54 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1953-54 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1953–54 season was Marvin Satterfield.^[1]

Roster

1953–54 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Murphy McManus	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	Bill Ensley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr
C	Al Parrish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G	Fred Edmondson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr
	Jimmy Parker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
F	Lamar Potts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
	Marvin Satterfield	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
	Louis McGee	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
F	Doug Foster	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
	Emory Clements	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
G	W.C. Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
F	George Bell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
F	Ronald Bradley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So

Head coach

Harbin Lawson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/4/1953	South Carolina	L 59-61	0–1	Athens, GA
12/5/1953	at Clemson	W 71-63	1–1
12/12/1953	Clemson	W 77-51	2–1	Athens, GA
12/18/1953	Auburn	L 73-75	2–2	Athens, GA
12/19/1953	Ole Miss	L 73-87	2–3	Athens, GA
12/28/1953	Georgia Tech	W 66-64	3–3	Athens, GA
12/29/1953	Florida	W 84-72	4–3	Athens, GA
12/30/1953	Georgia Teachers	W 80-69	5–3	Athens, GA
1/2/1954	at Florida	L 64-76	5–4
1/6/1954	Tennessee	W 71-69	6–4	Athens, GA
1/8/1954	at LSU	L 62-97	6–5
1/9/1954	at LSU	L 53-100	6–6
1/11/1954	Tulane	L 78-93	6–7	Athens, GA
1/23/1954	Auburn	L 66-81	6–8	Athens, GA
1/30/1954	Alabama	L 70-76	6–9	Athens, GA
2/4/1954	at Kentucky	L 55-106	6–10
2/6/1954	Kentucky	L 68-100	6–11	Athens, GA
2/13/1954	at Alabama	L 76-112	6–12
2/15/1954	at Auburn	L 61-80	6–13
2/17/1954	Georgia Tech	W 69-61	7–13	Athens, GA
2/20/1954	Mississippi	L 66-80	7–14	Athens, GA
2/22/1954	at Mississippi State	L 60-75	7–15
2/27/1954	at Georgia Tech	L 63-80	7–16
3/1/1954	Vanderbilt	L 67-83	7–17	Athens, GA
3/6/1954	Florida	L 76-80	7–18	Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ ^a ^b "1953-54 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[Sports_Reference_1954-1] "1953-54 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[2] "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

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Georgia Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Athens YMCA (1905–1911) Memorial Hall (1911–1918) Moss Auditorium (1919–1925) Woodruff Hall (1923–1964) Stegeman Coliseum (1964–present)
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People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics