Yante Maten - By the Numbers - UGASports: Georgia Bulldogs Football & Basketball Recruiting

At the 18:25 mark in the first half of Saturday’s game against Kentucky, Georgia fans found themselves holding their breath. Junior forward Yante Maten was part of a collision and fell to the ground and clutched his knee and then later limped off the court.

He would not return to the court but he did return to the sideline, prompting a round of cheers from the concerned fans. As it stands now, Maten is unlikely to play any of the remaining games in the regular season.

Maten has been the Bulldogs’ best player this season as well as one of the top players in the conference. His numbers only tell part of the reason why he will be missed.

This season, Maten has led Georgia in many different categories… In 19 of 27 games this season, Maten has led or tied for team lead in points. He has also led or tied for the team lead in steals six times, in assists once, 13 times in rebounds as well as 13 times for blocks.

Check out where Maten’s numbers rank among his teammates and in the SEC as well.

Yante Maten - Stats This Season (Georgia and SEC Ranks)

*** Qualifying Players Only

		Georgia Rank	SEC Rank

Points Per Game	18.7	1st	3rd
Rebounds Per Game	6.9	2nd	9th
Assists Per Game	1.6	4th	48th
Blocks Per Game	1.5	1st	9th
Field Goal Pct	52.6	1st ***	2nd ***
3-pt Field Goals Made	19	T-3rd	T-58th

Maten has four career games scoring 30 or more points. Over the last 20 seasons, a Georgia player has reached the 30 plateau 26 times. Here are the ones that have reached it the most for the Dawgs in that time period.

Georgia Bulldogs - Most 30-pt Games (last 20 seasons)

	Career 30-pt Games	Career-High (points)

Yante Maten	4	33
J.J. Frazier	3	37
Jumaine Jones	3	34
Jarvis Hayes	3	32
D.A. Layne	3	31

In his first game as a Bulldog, Maten scored just two points (2014 vs. Georgia Tech). He has done a lot better since. Here are Maten’s highest scoring games as a Bulldog…

Yante Maten - Most Points in a Game as a Bulldog

	Points	Field Goals	3-pt Field Goals	Free Throws

3/16/16 vs. Belmont	33	14-for-17	3-for-3	2-for-3
12/29/16 vs. Auburn	31	10-for-19	2-for-4	9-for-9
11/22/16 vs. Kansas	30	11-for-23	1-for-1	7-for-11
12/17/16 vs. Charleston Southern	30	11-for-13	2-for-3	6-for-10
11/17/16 vs. Furman	27	9-for-13	1-for-2	8-for-12

Yante Maten - Other Career-Highs as a Bulldog

		Date and Opponent

Rebounds Per Game	15	12/14/16 vs. Louisville
Assists Per Game	5	1/31/17 vs. Kentucky
Blocks Per Game	6	twice
Steals Per Game	3	1/25/17 vs. Alabama

He is currently 27th on Georgia’s all-time points list with 1,226. He is currently in between Ray Harrison and Jerry Waller. In terms of career rebounds, his 595 is 16th and is between Ray Jeffords (former Falcons draft choice) and Dominque Wilkins. In field goal percentage of those that qualify he is in 12th at 49.5 between Shandon Anderson and James Banks. He is in 4th place in career blocks at Georgia and I decided to show you the top five…

Georgia Bulldogs - Most Career Blocks

	Career Blocks	Career Games

Lavon Mercer	302	106
Charles Claxton	247	116
Terrell Bell	168	102
Yante Maten	147	93
Dominique Wilkins	142	78

Here’s another way to look at Maten. This is Mark Fox’s eighth season as Georgia’s head coach. This season he has the highest points per game total by a Georgia player under Mark Fox (it would be higher if you didn’t have to average this past game in which he played less than two minutes).

Georgia Bulldogs - Highest Points/Game Average under Mark Fox

	Season	Points Per Game

Yante Maten	2016-2017	18.7
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	2012-2013	18.5
Trey Thompkins	2009-2010	17.7
J.J. Frazier	2016-2017	17.3
J.J. Frazier	2015-2016	16.9
Yante Maten	2015-2016	16.5

What about double-doubles? Under Mark Fox he has the second most by any Bulldog? Here are the top five…

Georgia Bulldogs - Most Career Double-Doubles under Mark Fox

*** Thompkins had 4 under previous head coach (DNP = Did Not Play) (mRS = medical RedShirt)

	Career Double-Doubles	Season Breakdown (Fr/So/Jr/Sr)

Trey Thompkins	17	(4/10/7/DNP) ***
Yante Maten	16	(1/10/5)
Marcus Thornton	10	(0/0/0 (mRS)/3/7)
Travis Leslie	9	(0/3/6/DNP)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	7	(0/7/DNP/DNP)