1959–60 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 1959–60 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Harbin Lawson, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 12–13 with a mark of 6–8 conference play, placing in eighth in the SEC. The team captain was Gordon Darrah.

1959–60 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	12–13 (6–8 SEC)
Head coach	Harbin Lawson (9th season)
Captain	Gordon Darrah
Home arena	Woodruff Hall

1959–60 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Auburn	12	–	2		.857			19	–	3		.864
No. 13 Georgia Tech	11	–	3		.786			22	–	6		.786
Kentucky	10	–	4		.714			18	–	7		.720
Ole Miss	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Tulane	8	–	6		.571			13	–	11		.542
Vanderbilt	7	–	7		.500			14	–	9		.609
Tennessee	7	–	7		.500			12	–	11		.522
Georgia	6	–	8		.429			12	–	13		.480
Mississippi State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	13		.480
Alabama	4	–	10		.286			7	–	17		.292
Florida	3	–	11		.214			6	–	16		.273
LSU	3	–	11		.214			5	–	18		.217
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1959–60 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Phillip Simpson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G Don Keiser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Gordon Darrah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — C John Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr G Allan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So F Pat Casey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Ken Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Frank Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So G Joey Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So C Peter Marsh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — F John Barnard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — F Dave Myrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — F Clark Royer 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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/1/1959	Oglethorpe	W 68-50	1–0	Athens, GA
12/2/1959	at Georgia Southern	L 73-82	1–1
12/12/1959	Florida	W 75-61	2–1	Athens, GA
12/15/1959	at Vanderbilt	L 67-79	2–2
12/29/1959	LSU	W 79-67	3–2	Athens, GA
12/30/1959	Florida State	W 69-66	4–2	Athens, GA
12/31/1959	Georgia Tech	L 65-83	4–3	Athens, GA
1/2/1960	at Tulane	L 74-76	4–4
1/4/1960	at LSU	L 77-81	4–5
1/7/1960	Georgia Southern	W 83-75	5–5	Athens, GA
1/9/1960	Alabama	W 70-58	6–5	Athens, GA
1/13/1960	at Georgia Tech	L 64-80	6–6
1/18/1960	Stetson	W 97-72	7–6	Athens, GA
1/23/1960	Auburn	W 68-59	8–6	Athens, GA
1/27/1960	Kentucky	L 60-84	8–7	Athens, GA
1/30/1960	Tennessee	W 69-62	9–7	Athens, GA
2/2/1960	South Carolina	W 66-65	10–7	Athens, GA
2/6/1960	at Auburn	L 45-72	10–8
2/8/1960	at Alabama	L 60-64	10–9
2/13/1960	at Mississippi State	W 67-62	11–9
2/15/1960	at Ole Miss	L 63-65	11–10
2/20/1960	Georgia Tech	L 68-69	11–11	Athens, GA
2/22/1960	Vanderbilt	L 75-80	11–12	Athens, GA
2/27/1960	at Florida	W 75-73	12–12
2/29/1960	at Florida State	L 82-95	12–13
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.