The UGA Wire staff got creative amongst this brutal sports drought and put together a starting five of Georgia football players that we would take part in a game of pick-up basketball.
We also asked a number of football players via Twitter who they’d take as their starting five as well, and will be releasing those to see how the lineups match up.
The Dawgs have some serious hoopers on the football team and this couldn’t be a better time to showcase their skills.
Here are our picks:
Pick No. 1: Point Guard, Jamie Newman (6-4, quarterback)
We chose Newman with the first overall pick as our point guard. Newman’s strong arm and accuracy on the field will translate to his shooting and passing ability on the court. Newman’s size and ability to see the court and facilitate is why we chose him first at point guard.
“Soon as I stop having fun with it I’ll be done with it.” #GODSPLAN #STAYHOME #GODAWGS pic.twitter.com/JVsOAhBnU2
— Jamie Newman (@jlmn12_) April 4, 2020
Pick No. 2: Shooting Guard, Richard LeCounte (5-11, safety)
We went with LeCounte at the shooting guard position because he has athleticism, vision and grit on defense. Playing defensive back helps LeCounte to see the whole court and facilitate the offense while also helping him play scrappy defense. He’s a slasher, meaning he uses his athleticism to get to the rim and finish with contact.
Here’s a bit of preview of what LeCounte would be doing on our squad.
Richard LeCounte has hops!! pic.twitter.com/oaQed8xJIO
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 4, 2016
Pick No. 3: Small Forward, George Pickens (6-3, wide receiver)
Pickens’ freak athletic ability gets him the third pick as a small forward. If you’ve ever spent any time at the Ramsey Student Center, you’ve most likely seen George Pickens putting in work on the basketball courts. Pickens’ speed, agility and catch ability would make him a scoring and rebounding machine for our squad.
(Skip to 0:43 for Pickens’ dunk)