REDdawg did a great job of pulling together some numbers on White on the main board. It shows some interesting trends, that beg questions. No one disputes his success at LT, and his LT team certainly whipped Fox and our ass in the NIT. If UGA hires White seven years ago there would have been dancing in the streets and visions of Tubby Smith. And there was more than a little fear and loathing when UF did just that.
So, White goes:
2015. 21-15
2016. 27-9
2017. 21-13
2018. 20-16
2019. 19-12
2020. 15-10
2021. 19-13
We all know the NCAA stats by now.
But here's where things get interesting, and introduce some unknowns:
Here are White's recruiting ranks (national/sec) last few years:
This class: 20, 4
2021: 51, 11
2020: 41,10
2019: 8, 2
2018: 19, 5
It appears there is a corollary with COVID and White's recruiting and records.. And once that variable was alleviated, he has returned to superior recruiting relative to the conference, and holding his own nationally. Poor recruiting would certainly equate to the lesser records. We all are painfully aware White hit the portal and landed the Athens kid - who we apparently ignored.
It begs the question why White/UF had such a dramatic downturn during COVID relative to their trends. We just don't know.
A second unknown is Dean has been very open that the current Florida administration is not committed to athletics to a level that perhaps UF once enjoyed, Perhaps these White down trends are manifested in lack of resources. It would certainly provide an impetus for this sudden turn of events.
This leads to a third unknown at this point - is Brooks/UGA going to (finally) fund UGA basketball to a level that perhaps gets White back to his 15-17 levels. We just don't know. But you'd have to believe White doesn't trade an underfunded job for another underfunded job - with even lesser history.
To me this is about as good a hire as you were going to get factoring in all variables. There is a lot to be excited about - if the commitment is there by UGA. And White's trends are not objective, and he's in fact reached his ceiling. Of course, his current ceiling is the Sistine Chapel for UGA basketball.
Let's see who his assistants will be. And how much pride Jonas might be willing to swallow.
So, White goes:
2015. 21-15
2016. 27-9
2017. 21-13
2018. 20-16
2019. 19-12
2020. 15-10
2021. 19-13
We all know the NCAA stats by now.
But here's where things get interesting, and introduce some unknowns:
Here are White's recruiting ranks (national/sec) last few years:
This class: 20, 4
2021: 51, 11
2020: 41,10
2019: 8, 2
2018: 19, 5
It appears there is a corollary with COVID and White's recruiting and records.. And once that variable was alleviated, he has returned to superior recruiting relative to the conference, and holding his own nationally. Poor recruiting would certainly equate to the lesser records. We all are painfully aware White hit the portal and landed the Athens kid - who we apparently ignored.
It begs the question why White/UF had such a dramatic downturn during COVID relative to their trends. We just don't know.
A second unknown is Dean has been very open that the current Florida administration is not committed to athletics to a level that perhaps UF once enjoyed, Perhaps these White down trends are manifested in lack of resources. It would certainly provide an impetus for this sudden turn of events.
This leads to a third unknown at this point - is Brooks/UGA going to (finally) fund UGA basketball to a level that perhaps gets White back to his 15-17 levels. We just don't know. But you'd have to believe White doesn't trade an underfunded job for another underfunded job - with even lesser history.
To me this is about as good a hire as you were going to get factoring in all variables. There is a lot to be excited about - if the commitment is there by UGA. And White's trends are not objective, and he's in fact reached his ceiling. Of course, his current ceiling is the Sistine Chapel for UGA basketball.
Let's see who his assistants will be. And how much pride Jonas might be willing to swallow.