Jeremiah Wilkinson To Join UGA Basketball
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ATHENS — Jeremiah Wilkinson, the 2025 ACC Sixth Man of the Year for Cal, has signed to join the Georgia Bulldogs for the 2025-26 season, head coach Mike White announced.
Wilkinson, a 6-1, 185-pound guard from Powder Springs, Ga., was tabbed as the ACC’s best player off the bench and also named to the ACC All-Rookie team after averaging 15.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 27.3 minutes of action per game for the Golden Bears. He posted double-figure scoring tallies in 25 contests, including 18 of 20 ACC contests, and also notched 10 20-point performances and a pair of 30-point outbursts.
Among freshmen, Wilkinson finished the season ranked second in the ACC and 12th nationally in scoring average. After scoring just 11 points in Cal’s first four games, Wilkinson exploded for 23 points against Air Force on Nov. 21. Over the his final 28 games, he averaged 16.9 points. Wilkinson moved into the Golden Bears’ starting lineup on Jan. 22 and started his final 14 outings, contributing 19.5 points during that span.
Wilkinson recorded season highs of 36 points and four assists against Notre Dame and six boards and five steals versus Stanford.
Wilkinson ranks among Cal’s most productive freshmen ever. His 10 20-point outings is the second most ever by a Golden Bear behind only Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Among Cal freshmen, he also ranks No. 3 in scoring average (15.1), No. 3 in 3-pointers (60), No. 5 in free throws (110) and No. 6 in field goals (157).
Wilkinson played his junior and senior seasons of high school basketball for The Skill Factory in Atlanta. As a senior, he averaged 33.5 points, 5.2 boards and 4.8 assists while leading TSF to a 27-4 record. As a junior, Wilkinson averaged 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists for TSF, which finished 20-9.
Georgia is coming off its best season in a decade during White’s third season in Athens. The Bulldogs earned their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2015, finishing 20-13 overall. Georgia won a school-record 15 games at Stegeman Coliseum and improved to 41-13 (.759) in the arena under White.
The Bulldogs did so while facing one of the nation’s most challenging schedules. Georgia played a nation-leading eight regular-season games against top-10 teams, with five of those on the road. More than 60 percent of the Bulldogs’ 33 games were against NCAA Tournament teams (20 of 33 = .606). The Bulldogs’ win total including victories over teams ranked No. 1 (Florida), No. 11 (St. John’s) and No. 12 (Kentucky) in the final AP poll.
Georgia is slated to return six letterwinners from last season’s team, led by starters Blue Cain and Dylan James as well as Justin Abson, Somto Cyril, Jaden Newell and Brandon Klatsky.
In the fall, the Bulldogs signed a trio of highly rated prep prospects who combined are ranked as the nation’s No. 18 class by 247Sports.com and No. 20 by ESPN.com. Jackson McVey is a 7-1 center from Eliijay, Ga., who played at Overtime Elite this season and is ranked No. 194 in the On3Sports.com industry comparison. Kareem Stagg is a 6-8 power forward from Chesapeake, Va., who played for IMG Academy as a junior and senior and is ranked as high as No. 68 nationally by 247Sports.com. Jacob Wilkins is a 6-9 small forward from Loganville, Ga., and Grayson High School who is ranked as high as the No. 35 prospecting the Class of 2025 by Rivals.com and is the son of former Georgia All-American and Naismith Hall of Fame member Dominique Wilkins.