Georgia won 20 games for the third year in a row this past season. At first blush, that may not seem like much of an accomplishment. But consider this: That has happened only once before in the 111-year history of the program.

Success and relevance have been tough to come by for the Bulldogs, but consistency has been the true Holy Grail. Hugh Durham got as close as anyone, once leading Georgia to eight consecutive postseason bids (having Dominique Wilkins didn’t hurt, though he never tasted the sweetness of an NCAA bid), and Tubby Smith fared well in his brief two-year stopover. Jim Harrick succeeded, but, alas, also cheated, so that didn’t really count.

So a three-year run of 20 wins is noteworthy.

Now it’s time to get greedy: Can the Bulldogs not only stretch it into four, but also turn the postseason bid from an NIT invite into an NCAA ticket? It is not out of the question. Georgia has a chance to be something of a sleeper in the ever-promising, not-always-delivering SEC. In Kenny Gaines and Charles Mann, coach Mark Fox loses a solid and experienced backcourt, but there is so much talent returning that it’s not hard to think big -- or at least bigger.

J.J. Frazier and Yante Maten, both All-SEC honorees a year ago, return to form a formidable inside-out combo. Frazier’s numbers last season were impressive no matter how you sliced them. He averaged 16.9 points per game, connected on 39 percent of his 3-pointers and ranked in the top 10 in eight of 11 SEC categories.

Maten, meanwhile, posted 16.5 points and pulled down 8 boards from his forward spot, serving as the perfect complement to the 5-10 Frazier.

Derek Ogbeide, coming off a strong freshman campaign, makes for a third returning starter. That trio is joined by eight other returners, including Kenny Paul Geno, a 10-game starter, and five other players who appeared in 30-plus games.

Fox is counting on a healthy Juwan Parker, as well. Parker tore his Achilles at the end of the 2014-15 season and, after one exhibition game, decided he wasn’t ready to play last year. The NCAA granted him a medical redshirt and he will now have two years of eligibility remaining.

So here’s the rub: Georgia won 20 games and 10 in the league on the backbone of a stellar defense. The Bulldogs finished eighth in the nation in field goal defense, limiting teams to just 39 percent from the floor. A team that once was overmatched on the boards (at just plus-1.6 per game) reconfigured itself into a team that ranked 71st in the nation, at plus-3.1.

And then there was the offense. Georgia averaged only 70.6 points per game, 236th in the nation, and the same team that made it difficult for opponents to shoot couldn’t do much in the way of connecting itself. The Bulldogs shot only 42.2 percent (258th) on the year.

The Bulldogs get some help in two perimeter-oriented guards, Tyree Crump and Jordan Harris, and in junior college transfer Pape Diatta, who averaged 13 points at the College of Southern Idaho.

The good news is, Georgia will have extra time to work on its offensive rhythm. The Bulldogs are headed to Spain at the end of July, allowing them to work in 10 extra practices over the summer.

There are certainly some wrinkles to be ironed out abroad and at home, but it’s not out of the question to think that the Bulldogs could be gunning for their fourth season at the 20-win mark and perhaps a sip from the Holy Grail of consistency.