Mark Fox was hired to replace Dennis Felton at UGa in an attempt to turn around the Bulldog's basketball program, and he appears to be well on his way to doing just that.
Fox will get back four of his top five scorers from last season, including big man Trey Thompkins and the uber-athletic Travis Leslie, both of whom considered entering the NBA Draft.
But perhaps the most important off-season happening came yesterday, when Marcus Thornton, a 6'7", 225 lb workhorse and 2010's Mr. Basketball is Georgia, committed to play for the Bulldogs. Now, Marcus Thornton is not Terrence Jones. He isn't a top ten recruit, he didn't have every school in the country knocking down his door, and there wasn't a large contingent of the country following his every move during this recruitment.
But Thornton is still a big get for Fox simply because he hails from Georgia.
The state of Georgia puts out a ton of talent on a yearly basis. In the class of 2010, there are 17 players that Rivals ranks as at least a three-star recruit. Six of those 17 are four or five star recruits. Those six are head to NC State, Memphis, Miami, UConn, and two are going to Tennessee.
If Mark Fox is going to build the Georgia program up to a point that it can compete with teams like Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky, he is going to have to compete on the recruiting trail in his own state. While keeping five star recruits like Jelan Kendrick and Ryan Harrow in-state would be ideal, landing a former Clemson-signee and the state's Mr. Basketball isn't a bad was to start.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
University of Georgia lands Georgia's Mr. Basketball |
Posted by Rob Dauster at 8:29 AM
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