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Georgia Lady Bulldogs
Road to the Final Four.............................................................................................
Overview  Kelly Miller's jumper with less than a second to play won the SEC tournament title, capping off perhaps the toughest four-day tournament in college basketball. Miller is Georgia's third all-time leading scorer and her efforts this season won her SEC Player of the Year honors. However, it's a testament to Georgia's balance that Kelly isn't even the team's leading scorer -- twin sister Coco paces the team with a 15.9 scoring average to Kelly's 15.8 average (Coco has 494 points over 31 games; Kelly has scored 489). Deanna "Tweety" Nolan is an exceptional athlete on the wing. Down low, Georgia boasts the tough tandem of shot blocker Tawana McDonald and the SEC Rookie of the Year, Christi Thomas. If opponents can't slow them down, foes will get run over.Player to WatchFreshman Christi Thomas, a 6-foot-5 center, leads Georgia with a 51.6 field-goal percentage. She also ranks second on the team in rebounds (6.4) and third in scoring (12.1 ppg). Roster NO. PLAYER POS HT YRS HOMETOWN 2 Tina Taylor G 5-6 FR Longview, TX 3 Mary Beth Lycett G-F 6-0 SO McDonough, GA 11 Keisha Brown G 5-11 SR Buford, GA 14 Deanna "Tweety" Nolan G-F 6-0 SR Flint, MI 21 Kelly McEntire G 5-9 SO Dalton, GA 22 Tameiko Washington G-F 5-11 SO Tennille, GA 23 Kelly Miller G 5-10 SR Rochester, MN 24 Tiaunna Briggans F 6-1 SR Denver, CO 25 Beth Henson F 6-1 FR Gainesville, FL 31 Camille Murphy G 5-6 JR Syracuse, NY 35 Coco Miller G 5-10 SR Rochester, MN 40 Tawana McDonald F-C 6-4 JR Flint, MI 44 Ebony Felder F 6-1 FR Jackson, MSNotable Numbers Kelly Miller sank the winning shot with 0.8 seconds left to give Georgia a 62-60 win over Vanderbilt and its first SEC tournament title since 1986. Miller's also clutch at the foul line, where she sinks 83.9 percent of her free-throw attempts. Tournament history Previous NCAA Tournament Bids: 17 NCAA Tournament Record: 35-17 Final Four Appearances: 5 NCAA Tournament Championships: None Best NCAA Tournament Finish: 1985, 1996 National runner-ups Last NCAA Appearance: 2000, lost to Rutgers, 59-51, Regional Finals
 20 Questions: Georgia's Deanna Nolan ESPN.com quizzes the Lady Bulldogs' senior guard with 20 questions.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories |  |
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Kelly Miller sinks a jumper with 0.8 seconds left to give Georgia a two-point win in the SEC final.
