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Georgia basketball’s Jusaun Holt enters transfer portal

Georgia basketball guard Jusaun Holt enters the transfer portal after one season with the Bulldogs

The Georgia basketball roster turnover is not over yet. The Bulldogs are likely losing a contributor from the 2022-2023 basketball team in Jusaun Holt.

Holt played in 31 games during his lone season with the Bulldogs in Athens, Georgia. He transferred to Georgia from Alabama. Now, he is looking for another home for his third season of college basketball.

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Rising junior guard Jusaun Holt started 11 games for the Bulldogs last season. He averaged 3.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game last year.

The 6-foot-7, 190-pound guard played high school basketball at St. Francis High School in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Georgia basketball head coach Mike White and the Bulldogs have transferred in former Niagra guard Noah Thomasson, former VCU forward Jalen Deloach, former USF center Russel Tchewa, and former Illinois forward RJ Melendez this offseason. The Dawgs have another scholarship spot to fill.

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Georgia basketball adds commitment from 4-star Blue Cain

UGA basketball picks up a class of 2023 commitment from four-star shooting guard Blue Cain

The Georgia Bulldogs basketball program has quietly added a lot of talent this offseason. Mike White and Georgia are looking to build upon a 16-16 season.

The Dawgs’ latest addition is four-star shooting guard Blue Cain. Cain played high school basketball for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

The 6-foot-4, 180-pound shooting guard is the No. 78 recruit in the class of 2023. Cain is considered the No. 11 shooting guard and the eighth-best player in Florida.

The four-star committed to Georgia over Florida, Virginia, and Georgia Tech. Blue Cain’s commitment bumps Georgia up to the No. 13 recruiting class in the country. The Bulldogs are adding a few other talented players via the transfer portal ahead of the 2023-2024 college basketball season. It takes a lot of talent to compete in the SEC. Georgia’s recruiting class is second in the conference behind only Kentucky.

Blue Cain of the IMG Academy is mobbed by teammates and coaches after hitting the game winning shot against Prolific Prep in GEICO High School Nationals quarterfinal game. The News-Press

Head coach Mike White and Georgia have commitments from four players in the class of 2023. All four of Georgia’s commitments are ranked as four-star recruits. Additionally, the Bulldogs have added three players via the transfer portal. Georgia still have one remaining scholarship spot.

Blue Cain hit a clutch shot in a national basketball tournament. He played against a strong level of competition at IMG Academy.

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UGA basketball adds transfer center Russel Tchewa

Former USF starting center Russel Tchewa is transferring to Georgia basketball

The Georgia Bulldogs are remaining active in the transfer portal. Georgia basketball coach Mike White and the Bulldogs just added another commitment. 7-foot, 280-pound center Russel Tchewa is transferring to Georgia from USF.

Tchewa, who has played four seasons of NCAA basketball, was a three-star recruit in the class of 2019. Tchewa began his college career at Texas Tech, but he seldom saw the floor. He then transferred to USF after his freshman season.

The lengthy center averaged 11.1 points and 8.6 rebounds in 31.4 minutes per game for the USF Bulls last season. USF finished the season 14-18. Despite Russel Tchewa’s size, he only averaged 0.3 blocks per game last year.

Former South Florida Bulls center Russel Tchewa could start for UGA basketball in 2023-2024. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Russel Tchewa gives Georgia basketball a much needed interior presence. He joins VCU forward Jalen DeLoach and Illinois forward RJ Melendez in transferring to the Bulldogs.

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UGA basketball adds Illinois transfer RJ Melendez

Georgia basketball picks up a commitment from Illinois transfer RJ Melendez

The Georgia Bulldogs’ 2023-2024 basketball roster is taking shape. Georgia basektball and head coach Mike White have added a commitment from Illinois transfer RJ Melendez.

RJ Melendez brings NCAA Tournament experience to Georgia. Melendez played 26 minutes and scored 10 points in Illinois’ NCAA Tournament loss to Arkansas.

Melendez is a former four-star recruit in the class of 2021. Melendez played high school basketball for Central Pointe Christian in Kissimmee, Florida. Melendez was the No. 94 recruit and No. 18 shooting forward. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound shooting forward was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Illinois Fighting Illini guard RJ Melendez dribbles the ball against Arkansas Razorbacks guard Nick Smith Jr. Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports

Melendez played in 54 games and started 19 total games for Illinois across the last two seasons. He will have two years of eligibility remaining and figures to play a large role for Georgia.

Last season, the former four-star recruit recorded 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game. Melendez played an average of 21.5 minutes per game.

Georgia’s Kario Oquendo remains in the transfer portal. Georgia’s KyeRon Lindsay has already transferred to Texas Tech after entering the portal in December.

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Georgia basketball PG declares for NBA draft

Georgia Bulldogs point guard Terry Roberts has declared for the 2023 NBA draft. Roberts was Georgia’s leading scorer during the 2022-2023 college basketball season. Georgia went an improved 16-16 during Roberts’ one season in Athens. Terry Roberts …

Georgia Bulldogs point guard Terry Roberts has declared for the 2023 NBA draft. Roberts was Georgia’s leading scorer during the 2022-2023 college basketball season.

Georgia went an improved 16-16 during Roberts’ one season in Athens. Terry Roberts averaged 13.2 points per game in 30.1 minutes per game in 2022-2023.

Roberts played at Bradley during the 2021-2022 basketball season before transferring to the University of Georgia. He was Georgia’s leader in assists averaging 4.0 assists per game. Roberts shot 38.4% from the field in his lone season in Athens.

Roberts played with Georgia guard Kario Oquendo at Florida SouthWestern State before joining Bradley.

Roberts announced that he was declaring for the NBA draft via Instagram:

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Roberts has one year of NCAA eligibility remaining. He can still elect to remove his name from the NBA draft and return to college.

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California fires former UGA basketball coach

The California Golden Bears have fired former Georgia Bulldogs basketball coach Mark Fox

The California Golden Bears announced the firing of former Georgia basketball coach Mark Fox on Thursday. Cal struggled mightily during the 2022-2023 college basketball season. The Golden Bears went 3-29, worst in the Pac-12.

Fox entered a difficult situation at California when the Golden Bears hired him in 2019. Cal has not made an NCAA tournament since the 2015-2016 season. The Golden Bears have not had a winning season since 2012-2013.

Fox spent four seasons at California. His best season came in his first year when he helped the Golden Bears go 14-18 overall and 7-11 in Pac-12 play.

Former Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Fox will be deciding his next steps soon. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Fox coached at Georgia from 2009-2018. He helped Georgia make a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.

Under Fox, Georgia won at least nine SEC games six times. The Bulldogs have not had a nine-win SEC season since Fox left the program.

The atmosphere in college athletics has rapidly changed since Fox left Georgia in 2019. Now, the transfer portal and name, image and likeness deals are critical elements to college sports.

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Georgia basketball season ends with disappointing loss to LSU

The UGA basketball season is over following the Bulldogs’ 72-67 SEC tournament loss to the LSU Tigers

The Georgia Bulldogs basketball season is officially over following the Dawgs’ SEC tournament loss to the LSU Tigers. LSU (14-18) entered the contest with only two conference wins. Georgia (16-16) finishes the season with six SEC wins.

Georgia fell behind LSU, 42-30, in the first half. The Bulldogs attempted a comeback in the second half, but came up short in the 72-67 defeat.

LSU dominated Georgia on the offensive glass, where the Tigers outrebounded Georgia 18-8. Georgia forced just five LSU turnovers and allowed the Tigers to stay in a decent offensive rhythm.

Terry Roberts scored 12 points and hauled in six rebounds for Georgia. Braelen Bridges added 13 points and four rebounds. Justin Hill accumulated 13 points and three rebounds in the Bulldogs’ final game of the season.

LSU forward KJ Williams scored a game-high 18 points in the Tigers’ SEC tournament victory. Next, LSU will play Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament on March 9.

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Overall, Georgia improved from last season, when the Bulldogs finished the year only 6-26 and won just a single SEC game. Head coach Mike White’s first season at the helm was an improvement, but Georgia needs to continue added pieces to the roster if it wants to make an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

The Bulldogs hoped to stick around the SEC tournament a few more nights.

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SEC basketball standings entering March

Georgia basketball will have to play in the first round of the SEC tournament after losing to Florida.

The SEC is projected to have eight teams make the NCAA Tournament, which would be the second-most of any conference in the nation. Only the Big Ten (nine) is projected to have more teams make the NCAA Tournament than the SEC.

The Georgia Bulldogs have really turned things around in year one under head coach Mike White. Georgia is no longer the doormat of the SEC. However, the Dawgs still have a lot of progress to make.

Nobody expected Alabama to be this good, in basketball. The Crimson Tide are currently expected to be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Every team in the SEC has either one or two games remaining.

The SEC tournament will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 8-12. The conference’s full 14 teams participate. The SEC’s top 10 seeds receive a first-round bye. Additionally, the top four seeds get another bye and don’t have to play in the first two rounds.

Here’s a look at how the conference standings are entering March:

Georgia basketball picks up another SEC win over LSU

The Georgia Bulldogs beat the LSU Tigers thanks to a clutch shot from guard Justin Hill. Georgia is now 13-2 at home.

The Georgia Bulldogs knocked off the LSU Tigers thanks to a clutch shot from guard Justin Hill. Georgia’s 65-63 win over LSU moves the Dawgs to 16-10. Georgia is 6-7 in conference play.

LSU drops to 12-14. The Tigers have only one SEC win this season.

First year head coach Mike White and Georgia have now won as many SEC games (six) as the total number of games Georgia won last season (six). The Bulldogs struggled a bit offensively against LSU.

However, Georgia held LSU to only 38.5% shooting. Georgia went just 15 of 26 from the free throw line and did not play its best game.

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mike White and UGA have an excellent record at Stegeman Coliseum. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Center Braelen Bridges was Georgia’s leading scorer with 13 points. LSU’s KJ Williams paced the Tigers with 18 points.

Overall, Georgia is now 13-2 at home. However, the Bulldogs have to find a way to win on the road if they want to make some noise in the SEC. Georgia is 1-7 on the road.

Next, Georgia plays at No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Here’s a look at Justin Hill’s clutch shot to give Georgia the lead in the final seconds of the game:

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Georgia basketball offers SF Jacob Wilkins

Jacob Wilkins, who plays for Parkview, is the son of former Georgia basketball legend and NBA great Dominique Wilkins

The Georgia Bulldogs and head basketball coach Mike White have offered a scholarship to Jacob Wilkins, who is the son of former Georgia legend and NBA great Dominique Wilkins.

Jacob Wilkins is a member of the class of 2025. He plays high school basketball for Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia.

The 6-foot-8, 165-pound small forward also has a scholarship offer from the Alabama Crimson Tide. Wilkins is lengthy and athletic. He excels in transition play and is a good dunker. He will continue to add to his frame throughout the remainder of his high school career.

It will be fun to watch Jacob Wilkins make a name for himself. Wilkins plays on the same high school basketball team as five-star athlete Mike Matthews, who is the No. 1 football recruit in Georgia in the class of 2024.

Dominique Wilkins played basketball at Georgia from 1978-1982. He was the No. 3 pick in the 1982 NBA draft. Wilkins played the majority of his NBA career for the Atlanta Hawks and made the hall of fame.

Jacob Wilkins announced his scholarship offer from Georgia basketball via Twitter:

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