Tag: Jackson McVey

Georgia basketball adds 7-foot-1 center to 2025 class

Four-star center recruit has committed to UGA basketball

Tuesday afternoon, 7-foot-1 center recruit Jackson McVey committed to head coach Mike White and Georgia basketball. McVey is playing at the Overtime Elite in Atlanta, Georgia.

McVey’s addition to the class of 2025 shows that Mike White looking to add size for the future for this program. McVey’s addition marks the second year in a row where an Overtime Elite player has committed to play for the Bulldogs with Somto Cyril signing in last year’s 2024 class.

McVey went on a visit to Athens this September and was constantly in communication since receiving an offer this summer from Mike White.

The lengthy center is the No. 25 player at his position, per ESPN. McVey is ranked as a four-star recruit.

Georgia’s 2025 class now includes four-star Jacob Wilkins, Kareem Stagg, and now Jackson McVey with all of them being 6-foot-8 and up. The future for the wings and bigs at UGA is going to be something to watch. Georgia’s class is now ranked No. 7 in the country.

Mike White and company beat out Georgia Tech, Florida, and Florida State for the in-state recruit. This is great momentum going into the upcoming high school and college basketball season starting in a few weeks.

Florida basketball makes top 5 for 7-footer out of OTE Atlanta

Todd Golden is always looking to add big men to Florida’s roster, and 7-foot high school senior recently named the Gators to his top 5.

The Florida Gators are among the five finalists in the recruitment of 7-foot-1-inch center [autotag]Jackson McVey[/autotag] out of Overtime Elite in Atlanta.

He’s down to Georgia, Georgia Tech, Florida, Florida State, and Stanford, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. The Gators offered him on Sept. 21 following an official visit.

Todd Golden is developing Florida into one of the nation’s top landing spots for big men, following the success of Tyrese Samuel and Micah Handlogten during the 2023-24 season. Most recently, Golden added the world’s tallest teenager, 7-foot-9-inch Olivier Roux, as a walk-on to the Gators roster with hopes of developing him into a polished Division I product.

Overtime Elite is a basketball league for 16 to 20-year-old athletes. Players are signed to a $100,000 contract or, in the case of players such as McVey, are offered a scholarship to retain college eligibility.

OTE offers “the power of a personalized, self-directed approach to education,” according to the organization’s website. “Our athletes are empowered with the agency and opportunity to create their path to mastery of grade level content at their own pace, with the support of our content-specific, professional Learning Facilitators.”

Recruiting Summary

McVey is a three-star recruit by 247Sports and On3’s measure, but ESPN grants him four-star status.

The On3 industry ranking puts him at No. 217 nationally and No. 23 among centers in the class of 2025. He’s also the 15th-best player out of the state of Georgia.

The On3 recruiting prediction machine believes Florida State to be the front-runner to land McVey, giving the Seminoles 45.4% odds, but Florida is a close second at 39.7% and Georgia Tech (12.1%) is a distant third.

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