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4-star SG Riley Kugel is ready to commit

Mike White and the Georgia Bulldogs are among the top three schools for elite shooting guard Riley Kugel.

Mike White and the Georgia Bulldogs are among the top three schools for elite shooting guard Riley Kugel. Georgia is still looking to add to its roster ahead of the 2022-2023 college basketball season.

The Bulldogs could use a talented player like Riley Kugel, who previously signed with Mississippi State. Kugel, a four-star shooting guard, backed off his commitment to Mississippi State after they changed coaches following the 2021-2022 college basketball season.

Kugel is considering committing to Georgia, Florida, and LSU. All three of Kugel’s potential homes have undergone some serious change this offseason. Georgia basketball coach Mike White is competing against his former school in what should be a very interesting decision.

Riley Kugel is the No. 78 recruit in the country, the No. 8 shooting guard, and the No. 14 recruit in Florida. The 6-foot-4, 175-pound shooting guard played high school basketball for Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida.

The four-star shooting guard will be a great, late addition one lucky team’s class of 2022. Kugel has won a pair of state championships.

Now, he is set to commit to where he will play college basketball at 6:00 p.m. EDT on May 23. Kugel will announce his decision via Instagram.

The four-star shooting guard is a late riser in the class of 2022 rankings. Riley Kugel recently visited Florida on April 21.

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Twitter reacts: UGA hires head coach Mike White away from Florida

The Georgia Bulldogs basketball program is hiring former Florida Gators coach Mike White. Fans of both schools are optimistic about the move

The Georgia Bulldogs are hiring former Florida Gators coach Mike White.

Mike White has a career record of 243-127 as a head coach. He helped Louisiana Tech achieve three first-place regular finishes in conference play. White made the NCAA Tournament four times with Florida, which does not include the canceled 2020 NCAA Tournament (Florida was projected to make the field of 68 teams).

White replaces former Georgia head coach Tom Crean following Georgia’s 6-26 season. The Bulldogs went 1-17 in SEC games in 2021-2022.

Georgia Bulldogs guard Kario Oquendo was a bright spot in 2021-2022. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

White will have an uphill battle to begin his Georgia career. He will have to improve the roster’s talent level. Georgia did have some bad luck with injuries in 2021-2022, but the Bulldogs need more talent.

Georgia had 10 players added to the roster last offseason. UGA needs to add some recruits or transfers to the class of 2022.

Mike White played college basketball in the SEC at Ole Miss from 1995 to 1999. He helped Ole Miss make three NCAA Tournaments and later served as an assistant coach for Ole Miss.

White served as the head coach of Louisiana Tech from 2011 to 2015. White had been Florida’s head coach since 2015.

How did Georgia basketball Twitter react to Mike White’s hiring at Georgia?

Georgia basketball has different expectations than Florida basketball:

Was Florida considering moving on from Mike White? Probably not, but if they were, then the Gators saved some money.

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Georgia basketball hires Florida’s Mike White as head coach

The Georgia Bulldogs did not take long to find a new head men’s basketball coach. Georgia is hiring former Florida Gators coach Mike White.

The Georgia Bulldogs did not take long to find a new head men’s basketball coach. Georgia is hiring former Florida Gators coach Mike White.

Mike White helped Florida go 19-13 and 9-9 in SEC play during the 2021-2022 season, but the Gators final to make the NCAA Tournament. Former Georgia head coach Tom Crean and the Bulldogs had a rough 6-26 season. Georgia went just 1-17 in conference action.

White will have an uphill battle to begin his Georgia career. He will have to try to build the roster with recruits for the long run while adding a few impact transfers.

Mike White played college basketball at Ole Miss from 1995 to 1999. He helped Ole Miss make three NCAA Tournaments.

White started his coaching career as an assistant with Jacksonville State from 2000 to 2004. He later returned to an assistant coach role with Ole Miss from 2004 to 2011. He finally became head coach of Louisiana Tech from 2011 to 2015. White had been Florida’s head coach since 2015.

Former Florida Gators head coach Mike White will have the same role with the Georgia Bulldogs. David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Mike White has a career record of 243-127 as a head coach. He helped Louisiana Tech have three first place finishes in conference play. White made the NCAA Tournament four times with Florida. The Gators were projected to make the canceled 2020 NCAA Tournament. Mike White and Florida made the Elite Eight in 2017. He holds a 6-4 record in the NCAA Tournament.

The University of Georgia announced the move via Twitter:

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