Georgia State Men's Basketball Scholarship Update

Have been asked a few times in the last few days since Manny Atkins has arrived about the roster breakdown moving into the 2010-11 season and beyond.  Here's how it looks:

Seniors for the 2011-2012 season (7):
SF Jihad Ali
C Eric Buckner
SF Jordan DeMercy
PG James Fields
PF Brandon McGee
SF Josh Micheaux
PF Jamar Taylor

Rising Juniors (1):
C James Vincent

Rising Sophomores (4):
SF Harold Doby
SG Rashaad Richardson
PG Devonta White
SF Manny Atkins*

Incoming Freshman (1):
SF Tony Kimbro, Jr.

Verbal Commits (1):
SG R.J. Hunter

*Atkins will RS in 2011-12 and be a RS Junior in 2012-13.

We'll lose 7 Seniors this season and we have 1 verbal from RJ Hunter.  I expect to sign 3-4 in November and possibly an additional 3 in the late signing period.  I also expect to see several Metro Atlanta prospects as Coach Hunter and Asst. Coach Darryl Labarrie have been burning up the recruiting trail.

Coach Hunter Completes Staff

Not a ton of new information here but glad to see the return of Claude Pardue and Tony Bollier along with Darryl Labarrie and Everick Sullivan.

Georgia State Sports Link

Basketball Signing Period Begins

While it's not likely to grab the TV shows on ESPNU or anywhere else, today marked the beginning of the late signing period for basketball.

From what I understand our women's basketball team led by second year head coach Sheryl Baldwin-Tener is expected to sign two this week, including top rated SF Miranda Smith, who I profiled here.

On the men's side, we have one scholarship available and Coach Ron Hunter has been actively recruiting with Asst. Coach Darryl Labarrie to find a much needed shooter.

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