UGA MBB
UGA WBB
SEC Basketball
SB Nation: 2024 SEC Basketball Exit Survey
“The conference again experienced heavy roster churn, but hefty NIL budgets helped programs maneuver in the portal and lure a slew of proven vets back to campus.
Georgia Bulldogs
30.85
29.22
24.96
28.03
27.31
27.54
31.65
On a positive note, Georgia constructed an intriguing frontcourt.
The quartet starts with Asa Newell, a five-star prospect who epitomizes what teams covet in a modern big. The lefty’s at ease stepping out and playing in pick-and-pops or squeezing the trigger on trail 3s. Newell also has enough vertical pop to be a lob threat. Newell’s frame needs some more bulk, and finishing in traffic will be a development point. But he supplies the Bulldogs with a two-way big the roster has lacked the past couple of years.
Coach Mike White also made off with a nice haul this spring. A coaching change at Kentucky prompted Somto Cyril to return to the open market. The Overtime Elite product’s frame is college-ready, and he’s a plug-and-play rim protector. But UGA also landed a pair of seasoned hybrids — Clemson’s R.J. Godfrey and Appalachian State’s Justin Abson — as insurance on the glass and defending the rim.
Now, about the backcourt.
Tyrin Lawrence arrives from Vanderbilt ferrying four seasons of SEC experience, but his boost in productivity came as part of two undermanned rosters. The stat lines for Dakota Leffew and De’Shayne Montgomery look appealing, but they also suited up for the eighth-place squad in the nation’s seventh-weakest conference. For all three, the question is whether their collective output translates to winning. We’ll find out soon enough.
The likelier bellwether is the collective strides Blue Cain and Silas Demary Jr can make as sophomores. Demary’s metrics don’t move the needle, but that’s not unexpected for a freshman starting 36 games at the point in a high-major conference. For his part, Cain found some modest traction as an off-ball threat, knocking down 35.7 percent of catch-and-shoot looks behind the arc. Progression from that tandem would allow White to plug in Lawrence while allowing Leffew and Montgomery to scale up their production as depth pieces efficiently.
We also can’t omit questions about White, either. Entering his tenth season as an SEC coach, White’s record in conference play is just better than break even and an average finish slightly outside the KenPom top 50. His teams also go dancing every other year. Put simply, his model constructs squads that live on the bubble.
Is that a mortal sin? No. Frankly, the powerbrokers at UGA might deem it sufficient. What is mildly concerning, however, is how his past two teams staggered and collapsed during the run-in. In regular season games played after Feb. 1, the Bulldogs went 4-16 over the past two seasons.
So, even if White does have a roster that could poach a bid, can it get over the hump? And if it doesn’t, the thesis behind letting him parachute from Gainesville looks less tenable.”
https://www.rockmnation.com/missour...fseason-review-recruiting-transfers-nba-draft
Arkansas
Arkansas has earned the commitment from 2024 prospect Jaden Karuletwa, he confirmed to HawgBeat. The 6'6" wing will be on scholarship this upcoming season.
Former @HPU_MBB G Melo Sanchez is transferring to #ArkansasMBB, he announced on IG.
The former HPU sharpshooter entered portal after Sharks’ top-3 finish in PacWest, now jumps level after 2 years of development at Division II.
Kentucky
Mark Pope on the first six practices with his new Kentucky team:
"There have been very few surprises. (Transfers are what the staff thought they were.) The pieces fit.”
LSU
LSU will host Florida Gulf Coast as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule.
A final date is TBD, but the contest will be held on Sunday December 8th or Tuesday December 10th at the Maravich Assembly Center.
This is a buy game with a $95,000 guarantee.
Mississippi
Ole Miss will host South Alabama on Tuesday November 12th as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule.
This is a buy game with a $90,000 guarantee.
Mississippi State
Mississippi State will play UNLV and Butler will face Northwestern in the first round of the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off, according to multiple sources.
Mississippi State and SMU will begin a home-and-home series next season in Dallas, according to a source.
Return game in Starkville in 2025-26.
Mississippi State's Chris Jans is hiring Hoop Vision's Jordan Sperber to his staff, source told @TheFieldOf68.
Sperber worked for Jans for one season at New Mexico State as video coordinator.
Sperber has done an incredible job with Hoop Vision since starting it a handful of years ago, putting out terrific content and also consulting with college and NBA teams.
UGA WBB
SEC Basketball
SB Nation: 2024 SEC Basketball Exit Survey
“The conference again experienced heavy roster churn, but hefty NIL budgets helped programs maneuver in the portal and lure a slew of proven vets back to campus.
Georgia Bulldogs
- Record: 20-17, 6-12
- KenPom: No. 84
- Recruiting Rank: No. 17 (Avg. Recruit: 94.29)
- Transfer Class: No. 52
- NBA Draft: None
- Transfers Out: Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Frank Anselem-Ibe, Jalen DeLoach, Justin Hill, Mari Jordan, RJ Melendez, Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe
- Graduation: Russell Tchewa, Noah Thomasson
- Returners: Blue Cain, Silas Demary Jr., Dylan James, R.J. Sunahara
- Freshmen: Asa Newell (No. 11), Somto Cyril (No. 44), Jordyn Kee (No. 297), Savo Drezgic (NR)
- Transfers: R.J. Godfrey (No. 75/Clemson), Tyrin Lawrence (No. 201/Vanderbilt), Justin Abson (No. 238/Appalachian State), De’Shayne Montgomery (No. 562/Mount St. Mary’s), Dakota Leffew (No. 575/Mount St. Mary’s)
- Open: None
30.85
29.22
24.96
28.03
27.31
27.54
31.65
On a positive note, Georgia constructed an intriguing frontcourt.
The quartet starts with Asa Newell, a five-star prospect who epitomizes what teams covet in a modern big. The lefty’s at ease stepping out and playing in pick-and-pops or squeezing the trigger on trail 3s. Newell also has enough vertical pop to be a lob threat. Newell’s frame needs some more bulk, and finishing in traffic will be a development point. But he supplies the Bulldogs with a two-way big the roster has lacked the past couple of years.
Coach Mike White also made off with a nice haul this spring. A coaching change at Kentucky prompted Somto Cyril to return to the open market. The Overtime Elite product’s frame is college-ready, and he’s a plug-and-play rim protector. But UGA also landed a pair of seasoned hybrids — Clemson’s R.J. Godfrey and Appalachian State’s Justin Abson — as insurance on the glass and defending the rim.
Now, about the backcourt.
Tyrin Lawrence arrives from Vanderbilt ferrying four seasons of SEC experience, but his boost in productivity came as part of two undermanned rosters. The stat lines for Dakota Leffew and De’Shayne Montgomery look appealing, but they also suited up for the eighth-place squad in the nation’s seventh-weakest conference. For all three, the question is whether their collective output translates to winning. We’ll find out soon enough.
The likelier bellwether is the collective strides Blue Cain and Silas Demary Jr can make as sophomores. Demary’s metrics don’t move the needle, but that’s not unexpected for a freshman starting 36 games at the point in a high-major conference. For his part, Cain found some modest traction as an off-ball threat, knocking down 35.7 percent of catch-and-shoot looks behind the arc. Progression from that tandem would allow White to plug in Lawrence while allowing Leffew and Montgomery to scale up their production as depth pieces efficiently.
We also can’t omit questions about White, either. Entering his tenth season as an SEC coach, White’s record in conference play is just better than break even and an average finish slightly outside the KenPom top 50. His teams also go dancing every other year. Put simply, his model constructs squads that live on the bubble.
Is that a mortal sin? No. Frankly, the powerbrokers at UGA might deem it sufficient. What is mildly concerning, however, is how his past two teams staggered and collapsed during the run-in. In regular season games played after Feb. 1, the Bulldogs went 4-16 over the past two seasons.
So, even if White does have a roster that could poach a bid, can it get over the hump? And if it doesn’t, the thesis behind letting him parachute from Gainesville looks less tenable.”
https://www.rockmnation.com/missour...fseason-review-recruiting-transfers-nba-draft
Arkansas
Arkansas has earned the commitment from 2024 prospect Jaden Karuletwa, he confirmed to HawgBeat. The 6'6" wing will be on scholarship this upcoming season.
Former @HPU_MBB G Melo Sanchez is transferring to #ArkansasMBB, he announced on IG.
The former HPU sharpshooter entered portal after Sharks’ top-3 finish in PacWest, now jumps level after 2 years of development at Division II.
Kentucky
Mark Pope on the first six practices with his new Kentucky team:
"There have been very few surprises. (Transfers are what the staff thought they were.) The pieces fit.”
LSU
LSU will host Florida Gulf Coast as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule.
A final date is TBD, but the contest will be held on Sunday December 8th or Tuesday December 10th at the Maravich Assembly Center.
This is a buy game with a $95,000 guarantee.
Mississippi
Ole Miss will host South Alabama on Tuesday November 12th as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule.
This is a buy game with a $90,000 guarantee.
Mississippi State
Mississippi State will play UNLV and Butler will face Northwestern in the first round of the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off, according to multiple sources.
Mississippi State and SMU will begin a home-and-home series next season in Dallas, according to a source.
Return game in Starkville in 2025-26.
Mississippi State's Chris Jans is hiring Hoop Vision's Jordan Sperber to his staff, source told @TheFieldOf68.
Sperber worked for Jans for one season at New Mexico State as video coordinator.
Sperber has done an incredible job with Hoop Vision since starting it a handful of years ago, putting out terrific content and also consulting with college and NBA teams.
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