UGA Basketball

Georgia basketball announces third consecutive Top 15 recruiting class

by
Kevin Kelley
Nov 15, 2024

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The Georgia Bulldogs signed three standout prospects for their 2025 basketball recruiting class, head coach Mike White announced Friday.

Georgia signed center Jackson McVey, power forward Kareem Stagg, and small forward Jacob Wilkins during the NCAA Fall signing period. The class is ranked No. 11 by Rivals.com and No. 12 by 247Sports.com.

Below is more info on each signee from the UGA release:

McVey, is a 7-1, 233-pound center from Ellijay, Ga., who is playing at Overtime Elite this season. Nationally, McVey is rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN.com, and he has been ranked as one of the nation’s top-25 center prospects in the On3.com composite and by ESPN.com. McVey played his first three years of prep basketball at Gilmer County High School, where he was named first-team all-state for Class 3A by the Atlanta Journal-Consitution last season. He scored 1,448 points and recorded school-record tallies of 864 rebounds and 168 blocks while helping Gilmer County reach three consecutive state tournaments for the first time in school history.

Stagg, is a 6-8, 225-pound power forward from Chesapeake, Va., who is in his second season at the IMG Academy. A consensus four-star prospect, Stagg is ranked among the nation’s top-100 prospects by 247Sports.com (No. 73), Rivals.com (No. 86) and On3.com (No. 92). A year ago, Stagg helped IMG compile a 19-9 record en route to finishing No. 12 in the final edition of the SCNext top-25 national poll. He was a first-team all-state performer at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake during the 2022-23 season, averaging 15.0 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.5 blocks while leading the Tigers to a 25-2 finish and the semifinals of the Virginia 6A state tourney.

Wilkins, a 6-9, 175-pound, small forward from Loganville, Ga., and Grayson High School is the son of former Bulldog and hall-of-famer Dominique Wilkins. Jacob is a four-star recruit ranked among the nation’s top-50 players by every major recruiting service – No. 35 by Rivals.com, No. 45 by ESPN.com, No. 49 by On3.com and No. 50 by 247Sports.com. Wilkins was named first-team all-state for Class 7A by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior after averaging 14.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Rams. He posted a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds in the Class 7A state final to lead Grayson to its first-ever state title and a final ranking of No. 19 in the SCNext top-25 poll.

Georgia is 3-0 so far this season. The Bulldogs are next scheduled to visit the in-state rival Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tonight at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Ga. The game will be streamed live by ACC Network Extra and ESPN+ at 8:00pm ET.

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