By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
OCT. 31, 2025 | Years from now, we’ll realize history was made in Gwinnett in October 2025, as college basketball came to Gwinnett. Georgia Gwinnett College this month began playing both a women’s and men’s basketball schedule, and both teams started out with winning ways and are still undefeated.
If these two new teams play as consistently as Georgia Gwinnett College’s baseball, soccer and tennis programs, they will be winners, too!
For the men’s team, it all began October 23 as these new-found Grizzlies tipped off their inaugural season in a big way, surpassing the century mark while connecting on 14 3-pointers in a 106-70 victory over Spartanburg (S.C.) Methodist College at the college’s new $45 million Convocation Center, which seats 3,200 fans.
GGC used another scoring burst, this one by a 20-2 margin, over a seven-minute span midway through the first half to grab a 39-16 lead.
Head Coach Chase Teichmann says of the game: “You can’t make any run without defense. We talk all the time about defensive stops turning into offensive scores, because if you get those stops it becomes easier to score in transition. And, obviously, the crowd played a huge role in the scoring run.”
The Georgia Gwinnett College women’s basketball team started building its legacy with a resounding 73-49 victory over Brenau University of Gainesville on October 23 in the program’s first contest, held in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Convocation Center.
Meanwhile, the Grizzlies’ defense was stifling, holding Brenau (0-1) to 28.1 percent shooting from the floor and forcing 28 turnovers.
Head Coach Tory Wooley liked a 16-2 run to end the first quarter with a 26-15 lead and took control of the game.
In the women’s second game of the season, the Grizzlies placed three players in double figures and scored 24 consecutive points in the first half for a convincing 83-33 victory Saturday evening over Toccoa Falls (Georgia) College during Grizzlyfest in the Convocation Center, to go 2-0 for the season.
Georgia Gwinnett College women were scheduled to host Spartanburg Methodist College (South Carolina) on Thursday, October 30, in the Convocation Center.
Meanwhile, also on October 25, the men’s team scored eight of the game’s final 12 points in picking up a hard-fought 76-72 victory over Milligan University of Elizabethton, Tenn. during Grizzlyfest in the Convocation Center. The game featured three lead changes and four ties.
The men’s team traveled to Brunswick, Ga. on October 28 for their first road game, taking on the College of Coastal Georgia. The Grizzlies received 36 points off the bench to pick up an 83-74 victory against the College of Coastal Georgia on Tuesday.
After Coastal Georgia (1-1) took a 60-57 lead with 8:34 remaining, the Grizzlies went on a 9-0 run over the next five minutes to take a 66-60 lead. Coach Teichmann says: “It was a real physical game. They (Coastal Georgia) are hard to keep out of the paint. Our guys made it hard for them and contested their shots.” He adds: ““We had elite focus and energy from the moment we woke up today. We played hard, smart and together. We hadn’t shown all three areas in a game yet this season, but tonight I think we did. I am extremely proud of this team.”
- To see the men’s team roster, click here.
- To see the women’s team roster, click here.
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