ATHENS — Georgia basketball’s Tuesday night visit to No. 8 Texas A&M just got more difficult, as the Bulldogs now will be without starting guard Dakota Leffew.
UGA’s third-highest scorer has started the past four games for the Bulldogs, averaging over nine points per game. Leffew’s 46 made 3-pointers this season are the most of any Georgia player.
The Bulldogs already were going into College Station shorthanded after losing veteran guard Tyrin Lawrence to an apparent right leg injury Saturday. Lawrence was chasing a loose ball when he appeared to suffer a non-contact injury and was helped off the court.
Leffew’s exact injury is unknown, as he wasn’t even listed as “out” on the SEC’s availability report. Georgia announced his injury Tuesday morning, saying the report was filed before the Bulldogs practiced at Texas A&M on Monday night.
Starting point guard Silas Demary Jr. should see an uptick in minutes after both injuries. Demary has been the team’s primary ball handler all season and is coming off a career-high 23 points against No. 22 Mississippi State on Saturday.
Blue Cain also has been a constant starter for Georgia this season. He recently had one of the better outings of his career, posting 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists Jan. 28 against South Carolina.
Georgia likely will turn to another Mount St. Mary’s transfer in De’Shayne Montgomery to take more minutes at guard. The sophomore has proved to be an effective scorer in limited minutes this season, averaging 7.3 points per game.
The Bulldogs’ only other scholarship guard is freshman Savo Drezgic, who has seen five minutes of SEC action in one game this season. The Serbian product’s best performance came against Buffalo, where he scored 11 points and shot 2-of-3 beyond the arc.
Georgia and Texas A&M tip off at 9 p.m. Tuesday, televised on SEC Network.
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