The Georgia Bulldogs will face the Cincinnati Bearcats in Holiday Hoopsgiving 2025, the school announced Tuesday.
Georgia and Cincinnati will square off in the annual event at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2025. The game will mark fourth meeting between the two schools in men’s basketball.
The two-game event, which is organized and managed by The VII Group, also includes a matchup featuring Auburn versus Chattanooga. The Georgia Bulldogs played in the event last season when they defeated the Grand Canyon Antelopes, 73-68.
Georgia’s non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season was officially announced by the school in June. The Bulldogs will open the 2025-26 season at home at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., on Monday, Nov. 3 against the Bellarmine Knights. Two days later on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Bulldogs will host the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (UMES).
Next, the Morehead State Eagles will visit Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 9, five days before the Bulldogs host the in-state rival Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Friday, Nov. 14. Then it’s the Florida A&M Rattlers making the trek to Athens on Monday, Nov. 17.
The Bulldogs will then depart Athens to play in the 2025 Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C., along with Clemson, West Virginia, and Xavier. Georgia will play two games in that tournament, beginning Friday, Nov. 21 and concluding Sunday, Nov. 23.
The Bulldogs return home to host the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on Saturday, Nov. 29 before traveling to take on the Florida State Seminoles in a 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge matchup on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Following winter exams and Holiday Hoopsgiving, Georgia will return to the hardcourt to host the Western Carolina Catamounts on Thursday, Dec. 18, West Georgia Wolves on Monday, Dec. 22, and LIU Sharks on Monday, Dec. 29.
Georgia’s SEC schedule for the 2025-26 season has also been set by the conference. The Bulldogs will open SEC play on Saturday, Jan. 3 at home against the Auburn Tigers inside Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Other home SEC games for the Bulldogs include Ole Miss (Jan. 13-14), Arkansas (Jan. 17), Tennessee (Jan. 27-28), Texas A&M (Jan. 31), Florida (Feb. 10-11), Texas (Feb. 21), South Carolina (Feb. 28), and Alabama (March 3-4).
Conference road games for Georgia include Florida (Jan. 6-7), South Carolina (Jan. 10), Missouri (Jan. 20-21), Texas (Jan. 24), LSU (Feb. 7), Oklahoma (Feb. 14), Kentucky (Feb. 17-18), Vanderbilt (Feb. 25-26), and Mississippi State (March 7).