any projections on next season starting 5?
also first two or 3 off bench?

I'd like to hear some thoughts on that as well. Also, has anyone heard anything about summer practices and workouts? Basically there have been no media or reports. Just a few silly player interviews. Would like to hear who is standing out and such or if there are any surprises?

It seems to given that Smurf will be the point guard
Blue the shooting guard
Catching and stag will be the forwards.

center in first three off bench are the questions.

The Penn St transfer not in the starting 5? And I think the Ole Miss transfer has to be our starting center.

Really wish we had a spot for Absom if he wanted to come back for a 5th year...could really use his experie5

I Hope Catchings can also get some reps as the #2 guard as well bc sometimes you never know who will be the hot shooting hand and ready to spark the team.

UGA hoops Summer update

I was very fortunate to graduate this year and life has been busy so I have not been as plugged since the end of the year and with graduation I no longer have a direct connection to the program I once had. So this information might be incredibly wrong and I have not done much follow up. However I believe the rotation will be:

Smurf
Blue
Kanon
Stagg
Scott

With the bench unit going in this order:

Dillione
Dunlap
Osauyi
Williams Jr.
Kemo (smurf brother)


The front court depth is questionable. I think Scott will be better than he was at Ole Miss, and if he plays like his Louisville days that will be big. Osauyi is a good defender and shot blocker. Both leave things to be desired offensively.

Dillione should come off the bench as this bench will need all the scoring help it can get. Dunlap should be the first or second guy off as well due to his shooting. After that you are taking a lot of flyers on guys and the rotaiton could shape up in any ways.

I am unsold/unknown on Kemo and Williams Jr. but by the looks of it they should be the "best" of the rest. Maybe the kid from Africa plays some early, but he seems like a long term project. Lots of young talent with minutes they can compete for so should be interesting to see how non-con goes as it will be really important.

I think our strength comes defensively and I believe Mike White should lean on the first 8 guys hard early and let the back of the rotation work itself out.

I am concerned about only having one true division 1 point guard.
do you see a secondary ball handler.
smurf's brother played D2

I have my reservations about our PG play. I think Smurf is honestly a true Scoring PG who is being forced to run the offense. Not that he cannot do it, I just think his first motive is to score/shoot, then playmake. He is a good enough of a scorer and his playmaking ability is just enough where he can truly run the offense smoothly.

However to your point there is no PG after that. I think however between Blue (more of a true wing) and Dillione (Combo G/Wing) there should be enough ball handling there to handle the responsibilities.

Kemo is unknown purely because it is so hard to predict how a player will make the jump from D2 to SEC basketball. If we recall a few years ago, I think back to RJ Sunahara. The kid who played at that D2 powerhouse Nova Southeastern and was the D2 N.P.O.Y, absolute baller there. Then he transfers to UGA and is almost a non-factor.

I think maybe Donovan Williams Jr. could step up, but that is a lot of pressure of a freshman and on top of that I believe he is projected more as a combo guard than true PG.

There are a lot of questions about this team. I think the floor is high enough for them to get into the tournament but I think it could be really volatile. This will have to be CMW best coaching job. Good returners, weaker portal class (which he normally is known for), and weak incoming freshman. Definitely excited but nervous for next season.

Agreed. Dream world is 75% returners 25% transfers. This allows you to go after much more specific players to fill known holes rather than cast a wide net to fill a lot. However that option is much more expensive. I do not know if it is a UGA thing or just a CBB issue but we have had issues holding onto younger talent. Looking beyond the guys like Somto and Silas who are understandably onto bigger and better (and more expensive $$$) things, I look at guys like Jake Wilkins and Jackson McVey and Jordyn Key. The guys that do not play much or even at all, and instead of sticking around to get better and learn the system they portal out. It makes continuity really hard. Hopefully with a class with so many young, unproven talents, that need time to grow, they stick around.