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.

RJ Hunter Commits to Georgia State basketball!

RJ is a Panther!

Photo Courtesy of InsidePreps.net

As expected, 2012 recruit Pike HS (IN) guard RJ Hunter has verbally committed to his Dad and Georgia State.  He is the first committment for the 2012 cycle and third committment in the short time Coach Ron Hunter has been on the job.

ESPN Scouts, Inc. Report on Hunter:

Strengths:

R.J. is a long and slim perimeter player. He competes and is productive on the court. R.J. can put the ball on the floor to create offense and is a solid passer on the perimeter. He is skilled and is a good shooter with range to 22 feet. He is the son of current IUPUI Head Coach Ron Hunter.

Weaknesses:
He definitely needs to add muscle to his frame but I would not call him soft. He can get his share of rebounds but added strength will definitely help him be more productive on the boards.

Bottom Line:
Hunter is good now but has a tremendous upside moving forward. As he continues to grow he has the feel and look of a smaller, right handed Tayshaun Prince.

2011 recruit Tony Kimbro, Jr. and Virginia Tech transfer Manny Atkins have already signed and are expected to be on campus in June when the team convenes for summer workouts.

Indianapolis Star Link

AJC Blog Link & AJC Article Link

Indy Star: RJ Hunter Down to Four

In a mildly suprising move, RJ Hunter, son of Head Coach Ron Hunter, has cut his list of schools to four: Virginia Tech, Iowa, Wake Forest and Georgia State.

The fact that we made the cut is a tremendously good sign.

Also mentioned in this blog, Zavier Turner, RJ's point guard at Pike and a 2013, recruit has already picked up an offer from Coach Hunter.

Indianapolis Star Link

2012 RJ Hunter: Unsure of Plans

RJ Hunter, son of Coach Ron Hunter.  Is he ATL bound?

Photo Courtesy of NY2LASports.com

Nice write up on from the Indianapolis Star Coach Ron Hunter's son RJ Hunter who's still deciding if he's staying in Indianapolis or coming to Atlanta.

"I don't know if I'm going to stay," said Hunter, who averaged 14.2 points and shot 39 percent on 3-pointers this season for the sectional champion Red Devils (21-5). "It's kind of 50-50 right now. It'd be hard to leave. All my friends are here. I've gone to elementary and middle school here, so it'd be a transition. Indianapolis and Atlanta are way different cities."


Hunter joked that he crossed IUPUI off his list of potential college options and added Georgia State. He said his dad has already started recruiting him.

"Oh yeah, after about 10 hours, he was already recruiting," Hunter said. "I got a chance to look around (Georgia State's) campus a little bit, and I'd like to play for him. We'll just have to see how it goes."