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UGA basketball starter enters transfer portal

Georgia basketball starter PJ Horne has entered the NCAA transfer portal per 247Sports

Georgia basketball starter PJ Horne has entered the NCAA transfer portal per 247Sports. Horne originally transferred to the Georgia Bulldogs in 2020 after playing the first several seasons of his college basketball career with the Virginia Tech Hokies.

Horne missed the 2021-2022 season due to a right knee injury. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound forward is expected to have one remaining season of eligibility.

New Georgia men’s basketball coach Mike White has added a lot of transfers this offseason. Online Athens- Joshua L Jones

PJ Horne, who is from Tifton, Georgia, averaged 8.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game during the 2020-2021 college basketball season. Horne started 26 games for the Bulldogs that year.

Now, Horne is looking for a new college basketball home. He will be immediately eligible and could be a strong contributor if he is fully healthy.

Former Georgia basketball coach Tom Crean missed having Horne during his final season in Athens.

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Georgia basketball hits buzzer beater to defeat Kentucky

The Georgia Bulldogs hit a game-winning lay up to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats 63-62.

The Georgia Bulldogs hit a game-winning lay up to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats 63-62. Georgia Bulldogs guard P.J. Horne hit the big shot to win with under two seconds left.

Entering the contest Georgia had lost 14 consecutive games against the Wildcats. Here’s a look at P.J. Horne’s game-winner for UGA:

P.J. Horne transferred to Georgia to be closer to home. The Virginia Tech transfer made Georgia basketball history with his shot to defeat Kentucky.

Georgia basketball is now 9-4 on the season, but is only 2-4 in SEC play. John Calipari and Kentucky are 4-9 in their worst start to a season in quite some time. The Wildcats are 3-3 in conference action.

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Mar 7, 2020; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Tom Crean talks to the players on a time out against LSU Tigers during the second half at Maravich Assembly Center.  Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Georgia basketball lands forward PJ Horne, its third graduate transfer

Georgia basketball has secured Virginia Tech graduated transfer PF PJ Horne for the upcoming 2020 season.

Tom Crean has landed yet another transfer to play for Georgia in 2020.

PJ Horne, a graduate transfer from Virginia Tech, has decided to take his talents to Athens and join the Georgia Bulldogs.

Horne is originally from Tifton, Georgia, and was the No. 208 overall player in the 2017 class, according to 247Sports.

Horne, the 6-foot-6, 230 pound power forward, averaged 7.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game last season with the Hokies.

Only six UGA players are returning from the 2019 season, which has left a lot of work for Crean in the recruiting department.

Just a week prior to Horne choosing the Dawgs, Andrew Garcia, a shooting guard graduate transfer from Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York, signed with Georgia.

April 26th was the day of the first graduate transfer signing for Georgia with George Mason University transfer shooting guard Justin Kier putting pen to paper.

The Dawgs now have eight new faces joining the roster.  That’s more players than are currently on the team. Five of those eight will be incoming freshman, along with the three graduate transfers.

UGA now has the No. 29 recruiting class in the country, and No. 8 class in the SEC.  You can view the full list of Georgia basketball’s 2020 recruiting class here.