1955–56 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1955–56 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
1955–56 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3-21 (1-13 SEC)
Head coach	Harbin Lawson (5th season);
Captain	Horace Knight

The 1955-56 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1955-56 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1955-56 season was Horace Knight.^[1]

Roster

1955–56 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Morris Dinwiddie	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F	Bill Ensley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	Henry Cabaniss	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F	Curtis Gleaton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	Ray Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
G	Don Hartsfield	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F	George Bell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
	Bill Hearn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
F	Horace Knight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	Ronald Bradley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
F	Terry Hagan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—

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
12/1/1955	at Tennessee	L 67-86	0–1
12/7/1955	at Mercer	W 75-72	1–1
12/17/1955	at Georgia Tech	L 62-75	1–2
12/19/1955	at Vanderbilt	L 61-85	1–3
12/28/1955	South Carolina	L 68-85	1–4	Athens, GA
12/29/1955	LSU	L 86-91	1–5	Athens, GA
1/5/1956	at Tulane	L 77-96	1–6
1/7/1956	at LSU	L 56-72	1–7
1/11/1956	Tennessee	L 59-62	1–8	Athens, GA
1/13/1956	Florida State	L 76-79	1–9	Athens, GA
1/21/1956	Auburn	L 59-60	1–10	Athens, GA
1/28/1956	Alabama	L 75-99	1–11	Athens, GA
1/30/1956	Florida	W 93-73	2–11	Athens, GA
2/4/1956	Vanderbilt	L 56-69	2–12	Athens, GA
2/8/1956	at Mercer	W 91-79	3–12
2/11/1956	at Alabama	L 69-94	3–13
2/13/1956	Georgia Tech	L 68-72	3–14	Athens, GA
2/16/1956	at Auburn	L 80-96	3–15
2/18/1956	at Mississippi	L 65-105	3–16
2/20/1956	at Miss. State	L 71-83	3–17
2/25/1956	Georgia Tech	L 72-81	3–18	Athens, GA
2/27/1956	Kentucky	L 66-143	3–19	Athens, GA
3/3/1956	at Florida	L 69-82	3–20
3/5/1956	at Florida State	L 75-80	3–21
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ ^a ^b "1955-56 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[Sports_Reference_1956-1] "1955-56 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

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

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