Georgia basketball gets an opportunity to dance in this year’s NCAA tournament. Here’s an inside look at the moment the call came in

Georgia is one of a record-breaking 14 SEC teams in the tournament and will compete for its first NCAA Tournament win since 1996. The Bulldogs are in the Midwest Region, where top-seeded Houston leads the bracket. RELATED: March Madness: Men's and Women's NCAA Tournament bracket revealed – see the full list

Georgia received an at-large bid as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Regional and will face No. 8 seed Gonzaga in the first round on Thursday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Tip-off is scheduled for approximately 4:35 p.m. ET, and the game will air nationally on TBS.