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Yante Maten 20 points from Georgia basketball milestone
Georgia forward Yante Maten (1) walks to the bench past head coach Mark Fox late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Georgia and Kentucky at the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday, March 10, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 71-60. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Georgia forward Yante Maten is 20 points away from reaching Georgia’s third all-time leading scorer Vern Fleming’s record of 1,777 points.
Maten, who has 1,757 career points with Bulldogs, is also 31 points away from Georgia’s second all-time leading scorer Alec Kessler’s record.
Georgia’s all-time leading scorer is Litterial Green with 2,111. Green played for the Bulldogs from 1989-1992.
Maten averages a career-high of 19.5 points in his senior season at Georgia.
