BASKETBALL: One of nation’s top shooting guards COMMITS to UGA
Greenville High’s Kentavious Caldwell, who is considered one of the nation’s top 15 basketball prospects by multiple recruiting services, has committed to Georgia.
The 6-foot-6, 185-pound shooting guard picked the Bulldogs over Tennessee and Florida State, while also considering Florida and Alabama. Last year as a junior, Caldwell averaged 29.7 points for the Greenville Patriots, which play in Georgia’s smallest division (Class A).
“When I woke up on Saturday morning, it just felt like the right thing to do,” Caldwell told the AJC. “Georgia is a great school for academics and athletics. It felt like the right moment to commit, so I called Georgia and told them that I was coming.”
“It took awhile to reach Coach [Mark Fox] because I think he was traveling. He was really excited about my decision. I’m glad to get it out of the way because I didn’t want to feel all the recruiting pressure during my senior year of high school.”
Greenville High basketball coach Richard Carter ranks Caldwell as the “probably the best” he’s ever had in 40 years of coaching high school basketball at several schools.
“I put him at the top because of his ability to shoot the basketball and defend,” Carter said. “It’s kind of like one of the coaches from Kansas told me — the difference between Kentavious and other two-guards is that [Caldwell] can come off screens and shoot, and Kenatavious can put it on the foor and take it to the basket. It’s not like he just sits out there on the wing and fires away. He can do it all when it comes to creating unique ways to score.”
Carter said that Caldwell’s friendship with two future UGA football players likely played a major factor into his college decision. Caldwell played football and basketball at Greenville last year with offensive lineman Kenarious Gates, who switched from Kentucky to Georgia after a last-minute football offer from the Bulldogs. Caldwell plays on the same AAU team with Wilcox County’s Nick Marshall, who has committed to Georgia on a football scholarship and will walk on the school’s basketball team.
“I think it really helped make the decision easier that two of his good friends are going there,” Carter said. “Anybody wants to be where their friends are. Believe it or not, that’s a very powerful [connection].”
While at Alabama’s Valley High, Carter’s basketball pupils included Stanley Jackson (played for NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and now works in team’s front office), Marcus Pollard (NFL Pro Bowl tight end who played 15 seasons, including 2009 with the Atlanta Falcons) and John Copeland (member of Alabama’s 1992 national championship football team, No. 5 overall pick of 1993 NFL Draft).
“Kentavious is probably the best I’ve ever coached, and I’ve coached some really great ones,” Carter said.
Now it’s YOUR turn. What are you THOUGHTS on UGA’s Mark Fox landing Kentavious Caldwell? Please post below.
Related: Take a look at an early UGA football commitment, North Paulding WR Chris Conley. He’s one of the candidates for the AJC’s Super 11 (click here)
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183 comments Add your comment
Joe
July 18th, 2010
5:08 pm
Gtu has had 30 years to become a basketball power. They have failed to ever do it. UGA has finally hired a guy who can coach, recruit and will stay in Athens for a long time.
Not going to say that UGA is going to win any national titles, but Fox is already proving, in a very short time, that UGA is going to be an NCAA tourney team for the foreseeable future.
Courtney
July 18th, 2010
5:12 pm
Fox is doing a great job, but that means he will probably be lured away to Kentucky one day.
renegade#1
July 18th, 2010
5:16 pm
not first. Way to go Ga. keep them home boys home.
POAD
July 18th, 2010
5:16 pm
OK good for the young man. Get your Drivers license before you get Chit faced drunk and drive around Athens. Don’t let the KITTY CAT make you hold the Pudding Wrapper when the cops pull you over.
Joe
July 18th, 2010
5:18 pm
Good one, Courtney. UK will be on probation for 7-10 years immediately following Calipari’s departure. Everyone knows that.
POAD
July 18th, 2010
5:18 pm
JOE how is this GTU you speak of? Do you mean the Institute of Benge Drinking and Blonde Bimbos aka UGA. I have never heard of a school called GTU.
POAD
July 18th, 2010
5:19 pm
sorry Joe that is WHO is this GTU?
maconga
July 18th, 2010
5:20 pm
Fox is really heating things up in Athens. New & improved players in a new & improved Steg should make for a nice home court advantage. Let’s sale out UT & UK with lots of red & black & VERY LITLLE orange & blue!!
Turnt_UP!
July 18th, 2010
5:22 pm
Joe, just curious, who is Gtu? Are you referring to the Georgia Institute of Technology? more affectionately known as Georgia Tech? You should know that GT fanbase was disappointed with just being a “tourney team” this year. UGA football has shown me not to get too excited about recruiting success until it actually translates on the field/courts into championships. 1980 is so long ago when you look at the amazing recruiting classes they have brought in, and most recently under a good coach in Mark Richt. Food for thought…
POAD
July 18th, 2010
5:23 pm
MACONGA: Is that Red panties off a white chick sitting beside a married Black man?
HugoStiglitz
July 18th, 2010
5:25 pm
This is a good pickup for the Dawgs. It will give them a good scoring threat that they will need after Thompkins and Leslie bolt for the NBA.
Stephon Marbury
July 18th, 2010
5:25 pm
POAD, GTU is when I went to “college” for a year, remember? They have great academicals.
Silver Creek Dawg
July 18th, 2010
5:26 pm
POAD and Turnt_UP,
Go Youtube Stephon Marbury’s televised commitment to Tech. Then you’ll know who GTU is.
POAD
July 18th, 2010
5:27 pm
MACONGA I know the LESS Orange and Blur are the colors of Jalhouse Uniforms your players like to have hanging around their thighs or knees.
Ben
July 18th, 2010
5:27 pm
Poad……you, sir, are an idiot.
The Fixer
July 18th, 2010
5:30 pm
Welcome to the Bulldog Nation Kentavious!! We can’t wait to see you lace em up in the Red & Black!!
POAD
July 18th, 2010
5:33 pm
I heard a former uga player call the school an institution of higher learning. just because a dumb butt former player of Tech or uga says something about the Institute or the University does not make it true. Hell OBAMA says he is Black, but he emerged from a WHITE womb and was raised by White grand parents.
Left to Right
July 18th, 2010
5:33 pm
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
POAD
July 18th, 2010
5:33 pm
Thanks BEN DOVER & hold your ankles. I love you longtime buddy.
DoctorJ
July 18th, 2010
5:34 pm
Hey, Joe, I’ll tell you what I tell everyone else who claims Calipari will get UK on probation. Hold your breath, starting right now, and only start breathing again when the NCAA probation actually occurs. If it’s soon, you’ll be all right. If it never happens, we’ll be rid of another mindless complainer who is no great loss…
j
July 18th, 2010
5:36 pm
Jealous tech fans. LOL
UGADawgs1
July 18th, 2010
5:37 pm
Welcome Kentavious! Can’t wait for you to join that long lost if alcohol-related arrests by UGA student-athletes!
JEWELL ROLLEN
July 18th, 2010
5:45 pm
KID GOT NBA RANGE ON HIS JUMPER. CONGRATS COACH FOX.
GO JACKETS 21
July 18th, 2010
5:46 pm
Kid is playing in a weak league…I really dont think he is THAT good. But still a good pickup..He is definitley a sharp shooter..Can’t handle the ball very well if you watch other videos and read his scouting report. I think Brian Oliver is a better shooter. But I could definitley be wrong!
Go Jackets!
POAD
July 18th, 2010
5:48 pm
being real I do hope the young man has a good career at UGA nad does well in life too. Sorry just poking fun at the dawgs. His Vid is impressive.
Worm
July 18th, 2010
5:50 pm
Probably back handed good news for Tech..They’ll eat his salary which most GT folks will approve!..Can’t have UGA dominating in-state recruiting and better coaching..Mark Price needs to rescue them!
rjmdawg
July 18th, 2010
5:52 pm
Hey Poad (or maybe Chode might be more fitting)… were you dropped on your head several times as a young child?
T.O
July 18th, 2010
5:54 pm
Fox is building a top 25 hoops team in Athens! Now we’re going to own Tech in football and basketball.
Greenville Dawg
July 18th, 2010
5:59 pm
Enter your comments here
Big Dawg Bball
July 18th, 2010
6:03 pm
Welcome Kentavious and way to go Coach Fox and UGA!! It’s going to be great to have relevant bball in Athens again. Coach Fox is the Man!!
Greenville Dawg
July 18th, 2010
6:05 pm
Too much beer on a sunday after a braves big win. C’mon fans, let’s get rid of the racist comments…The young men we cheer for at every event are for the most part black. Except for baseball. Let’s get into 2010 and GO DAWGS!!! Oh Yeah, Congrats Coach Fox And welcome to the Bulldawg Nation Kentavious!!! Your jump shot looks awesome!!!
harold
July 18th, 2010
6:05 pm
SHOCKED BECAUSE GEORGIA ISN’T AS COMMITTED TO BASKETBALL AS TENNESSEE!
willie
July 18th, 2010
6:07 pm
Enjoy Fox while you can, UGA boys. If he can recruit like this, he will be gone very soon to a true basketball school.
Coffee Bluff DAWG
July 18th, 2010
6:10 pm
The era of irrelevant UGA BB is over. Look out UK – there are no more cake walk BB games vs UGA.
Legend of Len Barker
July 18th, 2010
6:12 pm
@Go Jackets 21: Two players on the current Tech hoops roster played in Class A (Holsey, Reed). Another played in AA (Shew). Another (Daniel Miller), didn’t even play basketball at a GHSA school.
Guess it’s only a weak league when Georgia gets a player out of it.
DAWGSBABY
July 18th, 2010
6:13 pm
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((30-24)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((73-66)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
bahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha we kill the nerds in football and basketball!!!! we have always killed the nerds in football recruiting and the only thing the nerds had was bball recruiting!!! WELLL THATS OVER!!!!!! Heres comes a top 5 recurting class for years to come!!!! PLUS WE ACTUALLY HAVE GREAT COACHING THAT CAN POLISH OUR TALENT!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE IT!!!
WELCOME KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL!!!!!! UR GONNA LOVE IT ATHENS!!!!!!!!!!!!TOP 5 NBA DRAFT PICK!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAH IM STILL LAUGHING AT GT
ryan
July 18th, 2010
6:14 pm
What great weekend for UGA the two huge football commits and now 5star basketball player i do not want here people say he is thug he good kid i guess everyone heard about 11 players arrested at Norte Dame Nick Montana and Tie Ler Jones busted .
Anson in Rex
July 18th, 2010
6:15 pm
Someone did a great psych job on this kid. Either he’s blissfully unaware that he’ll be playing with a group of illiterate goons, or he picked UGA knowing that he could party away four years and get his street creds with a couple of arrests.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
July 18th, 2010
6:15 pm
POAD equals douchebag. get a life seriously, UGA lands a solid commit and yet your 2 yr old childish self is on here talking smack.
Michael
July 18th, 2010
6:20 pm
Excitement over a high school junior. Losers.
WOW!
July 18th, 2010
6:20 pm
POAD, The chode who attended Kennesaw so he is not even liked by the fanbase of the team he chooses to support, Georgia Tech. To Tech people, you are just one of the Wal-Mart sidewalk fans they despise so much.
So sad for you little man.
HOG EATER
July 18th, 2010
6:22 pm
can he read and write?
destin dawg
July 18th, 2010
6:29 pm
great !!!! Dawgs will have a Dream Team in BBall too….. Athens = best college town in USA !!!! Goo Dawgs !!!
ryan
July 18th, 2010
6:30 pm
You know living in Atlanta is not safe getting shot at and the GT campus is not safe ether so to sit there bash Athens all day long has no clout.
destin dawg
July 18th, 2010
6:32 pm
Man these Tech haters are pathetic !!!!
Delbert D.
July 18th, 2010
6:37 pm
“Gtu has had 30 years to become a basketball power.”
The Graduate Theological Union doesn’t focus on basketball as much as they could.
Football Fan
July 18th, 2010
6:41 pm
Thank God Damon Evans hired Mark Fox before he decided to collect red panties.
ryan
July 18th, 2010
6:43 pm
Well said destin dawgs its just jealousy that we kick there butt every year and then they put these kindergarten comments up.
Madison
July 18th, 2010
6:43 pm
This kid does have a sense of humor.
“Georgia is a great school for academics and athletics.”
Delbert D.
July 18th, 2010
6:46 pm
Madison – That’s code for saying, ” I can skate through this place.”
Steve "The King" Spurrier
July 18th, 2010
6:50 pm
Keep in mind Tech minions, UGA is the ruling football State Champion! Great programs are defined by their championships. UGA is obviously one of the nation’s elite!!
I wish I could have played both of you twice a year in the Swamp! Pitiful…pitiful…
Good luck with your career Kantaverous!!
30 - 24!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 18th, 2010
6:55 pm
Hey Spurrier. Keep your mouth shut. We beat the Gators three or four years ago good. Run, Lindsay, Run!! In recent years, the Gators have not been able to keep pace with the Dawgs!!!! Timmy is gone…
Sammy the Dawg
July 18th, 2010
6:58 pm
Michael Jordan played for a small high school. This kid is the next Michael Jordan. Bank on it. The Bulldawgs will be a final four team within three years. Paul Hewitt could only dream of screwing this kid’s college career up.
James
July 18th, 2010
6:58 pm
UGA will still suck. Their basketball is a joke. Why would Tech fans be jealous of someone we didn’t offer.
The grim reaper
July 18th, 2010
6:58 pm
POAD stands for Punked Out Asswipe Deviant….. This guy is a redneck racist that never saw the inside of any college muchless GTU. I will be at his door someday.
harold
July 18th, 2010
6:59 pm
WHY WOULD A STUD LIKE THIS PICK A BELOW AVERAGE BASKETBALL PROGRAM LIKE A GEORGIA?
destin dawg
July 18th, 2010
7:05 pm
Everything goes in cycles and UGA is on a huge upswing !!! Go Dawgs !!!
JB
July 18th, 2010
7:06 pm
The bitterness, envy and dare I say, fear, are really rampant.
Presuming Fox stays, and there’s no reason to think otherwise, UGA hoops will become a big factor.
And oh how I just hate it for the bitter folk.
HBTD!!!
Delbert D.
July 18th, 2010
7:07 pm
6-12 in the SEC *is* an improvement. Fox really seems to have a clue.
GameTime
July 18th, 2010
7:10 pm
Congrats, UGA. Kid looks really good. Fox is putting the pieces together. And he can coach!
Terry
July 18th, 2010
7:13 pm
POAD,just because this young man didn’t pick your school of preference, is no reason to insult his mother and all black women. You are racist and you will get what’s coming to you sooner or later.
Turkey Tacos
July 18th, 2010
7:14 pm
“1980 is so long ago when you look at the amazing recruiting classes they have brought in, and most recently under a good coach in Mark Richt. Food for thought…”
More food for thought: I think one could easily make a compelling argument that the 2002 and 2005 SEC Chamionship should be held in higher esteem than a split mythical title with UC from ‘90.
ryan
July 18th, 2010
7:25 pm
You know UGA produced Dominique Wilkins what are you people in Atlanta going trash him to an icon to Atlanta. Mark Fox is great coach you GT fans are just bitter cause you don’t have him.
Football Fan
July 18th, 2010
7:26 pm
You guys are all idiots saying GTU. Georgia Tech is one of the few colleges in the U.S. that doesn’t have college or university in its name. This is an obvious sign that you didn’t go there.
Iceman
July 18th, 2010
7:37 pm
Welcome to Georgia! The Fox has got a good thing building.
BobDawg
July 18th, 2010
7:41 pm
This Blog sure went “South” in a hurry…. Congrats to Kentavious and I have talked to alot of folks in Athens and Fox knows what a sleeping giant we have at Athens with all the talent in the state…
Hey “Harold”… do you remember the last 5 coaches you had at UT before Pearl saved you… right, I didn’t think you did…. That place was a Cavernous Cave until Pearl arrived. All I remember is you had some coach who previously coached at Army and his name wasn’t Knight.. Just remember that…GO DAWGS!
y
July 18th, 2010
7:53 pm
Good job coach Fox. If he gets these kids we will be competitive in our league. I hope he isn’t a one and done…but thats a good problem to have.
ryan
July 18th, 2010
7:53 pm
Yea harold needs to stop bashing UGA and look around at UT and all the problems its having with UT players getting busted for armed robbery and bar fights oh yea & aggravated assault .
wiley
July 18th, 2010
7:55 pm
Congrats to UGA. He is a great player and Fox is beginning to recruit good players. Just remember though one and dones dont mean success…look at GT. All of college basketball is hurt by the one and done rule…I hope Hewitt can at least pull in some more 5 star talent before we kick him out the door. He better win 27 games next year if he wants to stay employed…no more excuses…if we keep Hewitt UGA will become better than us. This shouldn’t happen given our history and conference…but once again congrats to UGA for getting a top player.
wiley
July 18th, 2010
7:57 pm
Why didnt Tech offer this kid? Hewitt what are you doing?!
HugoStiglitz
July 18th, 2010
8:00 pm
Hmm. He said a little over a week ago that he hoped UK, Duke and UNC would start recruiting him. Apparently they didnt. I wonder why. He seems like a pretty solid 5 star player. Seems weird that his best offer is from Tennessee.
Understanding POAD
July 18th, 2010
8:01 pm
For those who do not know POAD, and I do, he lives at home with his mother in the basement. Also, the 32 year old works as a janitor at a local school and is a huge tech fan. Please consider this when you write bad stuff about him. Have a heart, he has no life and his mom is brutal. The man has no friends and these blogs are all he has for communicating with people. Thank You.
BobDawg
July 18th, 2010
8:01 pm
..’wiley”, you’re problem will never be recruiting.. Lots of kids want to play in the ATL…. Just keep Hewitt in place a few more years…Puleeze…..
wiley
July 18th, 2010
8:02 pm
I could recruit for GT basketball seriously…we are in Atlanta, in the ACC, a program rich with tradition, and a program with double digit NBA players in the league right now. I could recruit for GT…it cant be hard. Hewitt is talking to a lot of big time talent…as he always does…but I think the recruits know what will happen to Hewitt if things dont change fast.
wiley
July 18th, 2010
8:05 pm
BobDawg if it was up to me he would be gone. But there are plenty of good recruits in this state(and country…where GT gets most top flight talent from) to have 3 or 4 good basketball programs. Hewitt needs to go though…we should be an NCAA tourney team EVERY year. I think plenty of coaches could have taken the 2008 team to the tourney…its sad how much talent we need to win. Hewitt was a fine coach until he went to the National Championship game…its like he gave up on coaching and only focuses on recruiting. SMH at the situation but our team this year has 7 4 star players…maybe they will stay all four years and make something happen. The one and dones are killing us.
ryan
July 18th, 2010
8:08 pm
Yes thank you someone with sense understanding poad these people who talk about red panties all day obviously don’t have any lives.
BobDawg
July 18th, 2010
8:17 pm
…Understanding POAD… I have a “tear” in my eye from your story now… I say we set up a collection for POAD at Zaxby’s locations around town… I’ve read on other blogs in the past where hs Momma said he is Autistic and his real name is: DOAPA – MIND – UR -MANNERS. She named him DOAPAMINE for short….
virgil leonard
July 18th, 2010
8:20 pm
I’ll say this, he’s a physical 2 guard. I can see the appeal with him. seems to have a good touch from distance, but i worry that he may not be able to penetrate or take someone off dribble. If can’t improve his one on one skills he’s going to have a marginal impact on the team. But with that being said the fact that he’s a physical 2 G means he might be able to build on this limited repertoire.
HypemanAtl
July 18th, 2010
8:32 pm
Why does it have to be that he plays in a weak league because he plays in Single A. Ask anyone how tough Single A is?
sandyspringsjacket
July 18th, 2010
8:41 pm
Same old story, same old results, good recruits and still no W’s for the THUGA BB team.
Hugh Durham can not do it
Tubby did it but left town in a hurry when a better job called
Ron Jursa Could not do it
Harrick could not do it without cheating
Felton was the savior, he recruited but no one stayed, he didn’t do it either
Fox needs to actually do it on the court during the season, when it counts
THUGA doesn’t own anyone in BB.
THUGA BB is a pig with lipstick, playing in the empty cow barn.
Paul The Vol
July 18th, 2010
8:42 pm
The SEC East is turning into a serious basketball division. Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee have all had excellent recruiting years and now Georgia is starting to pull big time talent. It should be exciting.
Coffee Bluff DAWG
July 18th, 2010
8:46 pm
“The SEC East is turning into a serious basketball division” Don’t forget about SC – beat UK in Columbia last year w/Devin Downey.
30-24!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 18th, 2010
8:48 pm
We are state champions again. When it comes to football, we run this state. We will beat Fllorida too this year I think.
ugag is irrelevant
July 18th, 2010
8:58 pm
who cares …. my only question is whether he got his red panties and get out of jail free card yet
Football Fan
July 18th, 2010
9:05 pm
Jesus is mad at POAD
Delbert D.
July 18th, 2010
9:05 pm
This blog is named “Prep Zone?” It’s about getting kids ready for Harvard or Cornell?
Understanding POAD
July 18th, 2010
9:14 pm
POAD, please control your anger. You know your momma gets upset when you talk mean. Now momma will bring your hot coco to you at 9:30 and tuck you in at 10 like she does every night. Be sure to take your medicine son and know that some of us care abut you.
suwaneedawg
July 18th, 2010
9:19 pm
For all you UGA haters, like I have been saying for weeks, it gotta suck to be you! And you techies like POAD who wanna talk panties and arrests. Bottomline, we will kick your ass in football in the fall AGAIN and then do it in basketball just to piss you off in the winter. Keep on talking panties and arrests and suffer through another year of beat downs where it counts. SUCKS TO BE YOU!
Dixie
July 18th, 2010
9:24 pm
uga has a basketball team??
suwaneedawg
July 18th, 2010
9:26 pm
dixie’s got a brain?
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
9:27 pm
We’re simply better than you.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
9:30 pm
It’s glorious.
We’re simply better than you.
suwaneedawg
July 18th, 2010
9:31 pm
UGA OWNS GTU, I think you made it so simple even “they” can understand it.
Bulldog59
July 18th, 2010
9:34 pm
For the rest of his life, Damon Evans will look back and say, “I threw away the job of a lifetime.” But in the years to come, UGA basketball will continue to rise, allowing Evans to look at that and say, “I did that, I hired Mark Fox.” Thank you for that Damon.
Fox is just getting started. There is nothing anyone can say on this one, except that this was a good job by the Fox.
GTPak
July 18th, 2010
9:34 pm
Most of the comments on here are pretty sad, but the one that is really sad is that UGA has great academics! Now that is a real sad joke!! I wish him the best, but someone conned this kid.
GT man
July 18th, 2010
9:35 pm
Hewitt didn’t want him, because he would stay for 4 years and didn’t have enough tattoos
boots
July 18th, 2010
9:38 pm
Great job to CMF and the rest of the DawgNation. This is going to be a great run for our basketball program, and we have a good future to look forward to. Honestly, I am not as worried about beating Tech as I am competing in the SEC and going to the tourney. I think all three are likely to be consistently in our grasp, and we are glad to have Caldwell on board.
By the way, happy to see the AJC reporting on SPORTS and not acting like a TMZ or National Enquirer reporting team. Give it a rest guys, and start reporting on the teams and less on the personal lives of people from any school.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
9:38 pm
Agree SuwaneeDawg, despite their ignorance, they should get it.
We are simply better than they are. In every facet of life… especially at sports. It’s a great feeling.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
9:41 pm
I love being better than techies…. AT EVERYTHING! It’s a wonderful existence!
We’re simply better than you. Period.
wiley
July 18th, 2010
10:21 pm
Ok seriously you got one 5 star recruit…you haven’t even had a winning season yet. Chill…Tech has gotten 6 5 star recruits in the last 5 years and look at what we have accomplished. It doesn’t mean everything…I will wait till Fox has at least a winning season before you can claim UGA owns anything. You guys haven’t even had an at large bid this decade….Harrick’s last few in the early 2000s got taken away due to NCAA infractions. Going 14-17 is nothing to be impressed about…you really dont know what could happen. Im sure Felton looked like a good recruiter at one point….it would take a huge turnaround to become the number one basketball program in this state. Everything is working against UGA having a consistently good basketball program…if GT has a good coach…which they will eventually because the GT job has become a desirable job in Basketball….we will accomplish big things. GT is a sleeping giant in the basketball world…UGA has potential but please dont act like you’ve been “sleeping” all these years…UGA is a perennial losing program for several reasons…it will take time to reverse that trend and you know Fox will leave to go to a big time job such as UCLA or some other west coast powerhouse. Tubby left and so has every other good coach…I tried to show some class on these boards by complimenting the commitment but you guys are showing your @sses. One 5 star recruit does not make a program…and just chill before you anoint coach Fox and UGA as a basketball powerhouse….does anyone pay attention to history? The history of UGA basketball isn’t pretty at all.
wiley
July 18th, 2010
10:24 pm
Tech has accomplished more in basketball this decade under this “terrible” coach than UGA has accomplished in the whole history of their basketball program…let that sink in “UGA owns GTU” you need a little history lesson.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:25 pm
We OWN gtu. We OWN this state!!!
We’re just better than you.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:26 pm
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
We own gtu.
The end.
We’re simply better than you.
mdawg
July 18th, 2010
10:31 pm
hey wiley. how many ncaa tourny wins does tech have this decade and then tell us how many UGA has..
go dawgs and kill the jackets
mdawg
July 18th, 2010
10:34 pm
really wiley??? so you think that because you get the 5star recruit makes you a better program?
funny because once you get the 5 star recruit, he does NOT get coached… everyone knows that paul hewitt is a bad floor coach
wiley
July 18th, 2010
10:35 pm
Right ok. At least get the name of the school right…The Georgia Institute of Technology…the #7 ranked public university in the nation…UGA # 20…both schools have good programs…no one really owns anyone. GT has a better all around program in several sports…such as Basketball(look at the history of our program vs yours) and Baseball(sure UGA has one NC but they suck a lot of years while GT has been consistently good year in and year out since the mid 1980s). GT has a football MNC since your last one and has 4 to your 1(or 2 depending on what source) while GT has also made appearances in the men’s basketball championship game and the men’s baseball championship game all since 1990. Its honestly amazing how a school with 13000 undergrads consistently fields competitive teams in the highest level of college athletics…it makes Tech Alums such as I myself very proud. Show some class both programs are good…I dont let my yellow colored glasses make me ignore history and facts.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:36 pm
Let me show you how UGA ranks against gtu…
1. UGA
2. gtu
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:37 pm
Enjoy second place gtu! That’s as high as you’ll ever get!
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
wiley
July 18th, 2010
10:38 pm
6 for GT I believe…UGA 0. Whats your point? The NCAA vacated your one NCAA tourney win this decade. It just shows how much of a joke Paul Hewitt is…we should have at least 10.
wiley
July 18th, 2010
10:42 pm
GT should make the Tourney every single year. It should not be an accomplishment to make the NCAA tourney…this is why I want Hewitt gone…because he celebrates an appearance like you guys are celebrating last years losing season(14-17). I complimented the commitment but I cant let people misconstrue facts. I hate ignorance and I will correct those who have a tendency to ignore the real history of the sports programs of both schools. I tried to show class by complimenting the commitment but the UGA fans did nothing but trash my alma mater. I will only give respect if its given so you idiots can shove it. I respect any UGA fan who shows me respect…until then I will continue to berate you with the ugly truth of UGA basketball.
mdawg
July 18th, 2010
10:44 pm
funny because the ncaa vacated none of our wins, rather in the regular season or in the tourny
btw how does it feel when tech had to vacate football wins?
that goes both ways
and i will continue to pray that wiley and all tech fans get cancer
to hell with tech and to hell with the acc… i pray that you all get cancer
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:44 pm
Here’s something neat…
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:46 pm
My favorite time of year is when we’re better than gtu… and that’s year round. Sweet.
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:49 pm
UGA>gtu
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
wiley
July 18th, 2010
10:49 pm
McDawg…The NCAA vacated those wins. Check your fact book because its wrong. You really wish someone gets cancer? Real classy…I donated over 1000 dollars to cancer research this year and I am still in college living off a part time job until I graduate. It takes a small man to talk like you are talking over this computer. I would love to get my hands on you in real life and beat the F$#k out of you for that comment. Im sure real UGA alumni would too. Your a piece of trash and I would love to teach you a lesson. Unfortunately this is a blog and you wont show your real face or name. I will…my real name is Wiley. I lost my grand mother to cancer last year. If I got a hold of you I dont think anyone would be able stop me and I mean it.
mdawg
July 18th, 2010
10:53 pm
hey wiley, go cry yourself to sleep, im no christian and my hatred toward all tech fans is pure… i want them all dead..
and georgias probation meant we lost recruits and we self imposed a ban on the ncaa tourny…. there was no wins vacated……. unlike tech did have to vacate wins in football about 12 years ago
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:53 pm
Always better… always.
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
jdog
July 18th, 2010
10:54 pm
Good luck to Kentavious Caldwell in helping build a new power in the SEC. I never thought I’d see the day I’d be excited about UGA basketball, but here we are.
wiley, what are you doing? Your a tech fan, this is a UGA article, quit being an arse.
mdawg
July 18th, 2010
10:54 pm
go ahead teach me a lesson…… i pray that a nuke bomb drops on tech….. my hatred is pure and i want it that way
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
10:58 pm
The view from the top is great. gtu will never see it.
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
ryan
July 18th, 2010
11:00 pm
Ok Wiley i am UGA fan I going show some class and give credit GT yes GT was real good under Bobby Cremens and went to the Final Four several times but i wish people on here would stop disrespecting UGA basketball program that has done some amazing things to.
wiley
July 18th, 2010
11:01 pm
You know what jdog…your right. Its just a blog. Congrats to UGA…I have class and show respect to people. I just presented my facts…need to remember that half these posters are trolls. To any real UGA alumni…congrats on the pickup. I hope UGA vs GT remains a great rivalry in all sports….peace.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 18th, 2010
11:03 pm
Here’s a free lesson…
1. UGA
2. gtu
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
mdawg
July 18th, 2010
11:04 pm
peace is for wimps…
Paul in RDU
July 18th, 2010
11:22 pm
HugoStiglitz – I Don’t know why UK didn’t recruit Caldwell, but Duke and UNC each have top notch SG’s entering their programs in 2011 – Michael Gbinije and PJ Hairston, respectively. Duke needs to recruit a PG for 2011 as the one coming in this year is going to be a one and done. Ole Roy has a hot shot PG coming in this year as well but he’ll be there for a few years.
Paul in RDU
July 18th, 2010
11:46 pm
mdawg – Go to your 2009-2010 UGA basketball media guide. I assume you get one along with the rest of the large donors. Open it to page 152 and read the section on UGA in the NCAA’s. UGA’s appearance in the 2002 NCAA tourney, including the win over Murray State, was vacated.
1980 was so long ago
July 19th, 2010
12:07 am
1980 was Sooo long ago
With all the uga blathering, it is amazing that they still lay their laurels on a rusting trophy, achieved by beating a ND team that couldn’t outscore the 1-9-1 Yellowjackets that same year. In today’s format, that performance against Tech would have sent them to a Shreveport bowl.
Why don’t you all come down to North Avenue and see what a shiny, newer trophy looks like.
Not a final four appearance since the mid 80’s as well.
So impressive.
HugoStiglitz
July 19th, 2010
12:08 am
Yeah Paul, you are probably right. I thought about that a little bit after I posted that. It looks like Duke is going to get Austin Rivers also so there guards are already strong. Kentucky has two 5 star guards coming in this year, plus another 5 star guard already committed for next year and who know who else they might get. The top teams seem to have there pick of 5 star players whereas teams like GT and UGA feel lucky when they get one.
The Sham
July 19th, 2010
12:35 am
@WILEY – nice effort to give back handed compliments. It’s just that we are a bit sensitive about our lack of round ball success. The last 2 productive efforts left us feeling used (Tubby) and abused (Harrick). Jirsa and Felton were decent x’s and o’s guys who may be better suited as assistants, but in any case they just couldn’t recruit (or at least keep them after getting them on campus).
Now that Fox showed he can coach up the left overs and re-stock the pantry, the Dawg Nation has every reason to be excited. I’m sorry (we’ll not actually, but I’m trying to be “classy” here), your coach is underachieving but that is called life. It is full of ups and downs and we just happen to be excited by our recent up-tick. We are filled with hope and optimism and we really don’t need your self-loathing to bring us down. There is a Techie blog for that kind of venting and if you can’t find your way to it, then you are asking for the abuse you are getting by “extremists” like Mdawg. While I agree his death wishes are not cool on so many levels, you have to take it for what they are – words on a screen with no accountability. I’d suggest you focus your efforts on getting CPH fired from his overpaid and under-performing position… on second thought, stay here and vent bc we like him having that job!
For you and all the other wishful pessimists, UF basketball wasn’t nationally relevant until Billy D showed up and everyone said it was to be short lived… He wouldn’t stick around… That’s a football school… sound familiar? The beauty of a school like ours is that we have a place where kids love to come and the the non-alumni public can root for because of the beauty of the institution not just to get a fast track to the NBA (which is all GT can offer). BTW – how has that worked for you?
I leave you with this final question: FOR ALL YOUR STORIED BASKETBALL HISTORY AND SUCCESS, WHO DO YOU THINK IS CLOSER TO A FINAL FOUR AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP? It is the answer to that question that has us all fired up. Like or not, that is reality and you can find that in the future editions of the history books. Those are all that I really care about anyways!
GO DAWGS!
The Sham
July 19th, 2010
12:39 am
@ the Techies: Your desperateness and nervousness is showing through. I think the DAWGS smell fear……… GATA SIC’EM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BigCaliDawg
July 19th, 2010
12:51 am
It is unfortunate that this blog has not been moderated. Amazing what a racist can do behind a keyboard. Shame.
At any rate. Recruiting IS beginning to snowball and Coach Fox is getting the same kind of feedback that CMR gets. I see us playing over 500 this year. Maybe NCAA….don’t wanna get ahead of myself, or jinx it.
I wish UGA – GT could be more like UGA – AUB…..at least the rivals behave as if they have home trainin’.
theight
July 19th, 2010
3:48 am
who ever that was that said this guy plays in a weak league must forgot that Dwight Howard and Randolph Morris played in this same league. Nick Marshall the current incoming freshman with him last year also played in single A. Remember Tony Hollings that went to Ga Tech, out of twiggs county high, he also played in the same division. Bay Bay played in region AA but the competition was about the same. I really can keep going with players, I’m just making a point that the size of the schools are the only difference. Also in basketball, teams usually schedule opponents in all classes.
Steve
July 19th, 2010
3:54 am
Where did Poad and Turnup go?
I find it funny they were ripping on the GTU comment because they thought the poster was trying to call it Georgia Tech University, and they failed to realize it was a rip on one of their prestigious scholar (LMAO) athletes.
Oh, how that one still cracks me up. It still takes second to the refs shorting poor Reggie a down. Of course that one just kept getting better as the weeks went on with Reggie continually stating it should have only been third down. Sigh. The sad thing is .. Reggie probably still believes it was only 3rd down, despite probably watching the game film dozens of times. 1, 2, uhh two, 3, 4. Yeah, that’s how it works Reggie baby.
brokebackvol
July 19th, 2010
7:02 am
Congrats to Coach Fox, maybe UGAG will start making noise in the SEC – even though I pull only for the VOLS in SEC play, I pull for all the conference teams come March Madness!
suwaneedawg
July 19th, 2010
8:08 am
Steve, to answer your question, somebody earlier said POAD gets hot cocoa at 9:30 and tucked in by his momma at 10:00. Could explain why he was not on after 9:30. Preety close with his mom I guess. I am sure he will be back today with his quick wit and no facts.
HMMmm
July 19th, 2010
8:30 am
I smell a significant overstatement!
Pope UGA XXIII
July 19th, 2010
8:38 am
This youngster is quite a pick-up for UGA. Last year, I wrote
that with some more depth, Fox will be a real problem for the
SEC rivals. That will happen.
Dawgrulz
July 19th, 2010
9:03 am
Its funny when when UGA signed MR. Basketball earlier this year everyone said that is nothing he wasn’t a 5 star recruit. UGA this year signed 2010 Mr. basketball, now committed 2011 #1 ranked player in state. BTW, Dwight Howard also played for a Single A school. Also, UGA has committed for Football and Basketball combo one of the top players in state. UGA basketball has a lot of positive things to look forward to unlike the underachieving BB program in Atlanta.
Paul in RDU
July 19th, 2010
9:04 am
theight – The comments by other posters about Caldwell playing in a weak league are meaningless. Much of the evaluation of HS b’ball players happens in AAU ball, camps and summer leagues – nothing to do with which level of HS ball you play in.
BigGAdawg
July 19th, 2010
9:06 am
YAHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Hoop-Dawgs are going to be fun to watch in the next year or so. Gonna just keep getting better and better. The more success Mark Fox has the more of these guys are going to want to play for him and so on and so on.
Go Dawgs! WOOF!!!
schmeckdawg
July 19th, 2010
9:09 am
With the recruiting that Fox is doing, it looks like he is putting together a “Dream Team” more so that CMR!
Noneya
July 19th, 2010
9:19 am
Not a UGA fan but it looks like they found a winner with this one. NBA range and can put the ball on the floor. He can put a little more weight (muscle) on that frame and still retain his quickness. Good pick up.
Noneya
July 19th, 2010
9:21 am
Exactly Paul in RDU. Anyone who really follows basketball knows this. AAU is where you make your name because you play against far greater talent in AAU. Not just from the state but the country. Where do you think David Boyd goes to find his players? HAHAHA
We_Run_This_Country
July 19th, 2010
9:37 am
Wish we could have recruited him….but he didn’t have the grades to get into GT. Oh well, at least he can fall back on a SEC school.
coachx
July 19th, 2010
9:41 am
Exactly what the Dawgs need. A long wing who can shoot from range.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 19th, 2010
9:57 am
Yep, still better than gtu.
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
Ron lord
July 19th, 2010
10:01 am
i usually do not comment n these articles but all i want to say is i have never been to a GT sight, in fact don’t know if they have one. Why are so many GT fans on our blog? Just sayen, ya know.
We_Run_This_Country
July 19th, 2010
10:05 am
Ron, thanks for representing the “Dawg Nation” well.
How2fish
July 19th, 2010
10:06 am
Congrats to the young man and welcome to the Bull Dog Nation, best of luck on the field and in the classroom..also Congrats to Coach Fox and the coaching staff.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 19th, 2010
10:08 am
Always have, always will.
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
jo d
July 19th, 2010
10:18 am
Uganda is just a stepping stone to another job, he should be gone in two seasons.
SOOHSO
July 19th, 2010
10:19 am
UGA fans need to stop worrying about CMR and football-they’ve had their chance. Put more into coach Fox and basketball! That’s where the future lies!!!!
jo d
July 19th, 2010
10:20 am
Stupid spell check Uga*
suwaneedawg
July 19th, 2010
10:22 am
SOOHSO, you be one big idiot. Both programs are about to get rolling and you will be just another hater of our success. STBY!
Just exactly like building a house, it is
July 19th, 2010
10:28 am
You first build a foundation that has excellent structural integrity. That was CMF’s first season and the modest accomplisments in that season. He did that in season one.
Next, you layer in the overall framing structure …………….. he urged his two stars to STAY one more year and grow AND he has gone out and recruited future stars.
Then, comes the trim in and such …………hopefully, the players there in Athens now and the incoming frosh can add maybe 6 or 7 wins to last year’s tally and pick up a few more signature wins over name brand programs.
Accomplish that last goal and then maybe go two nice wins or three deeply into the SEC tourney and enjoy a bid to the NCAA March Madness parties. Just getting to the NCAAs right now for UGA, will be this year’s BIG GOAL.It could happen.
UGA fans want to always count on wins in the 19,20, or 21 game range and do respectably well in the SEC Tourney, then go to The Dance. CMF can achieve all of this and he is on the way to MAKING UGA a respectable program. Within say 3 or 4 years with continued prgoress, UGA grads and fans would love to see UGA in the Sweet 16 or The Elite 8, once over the next 3-5 years and participate in the NCAAs on a reg basis.
CMF is on course and it is so obvious to even casual co9llege b ball fans.
Go Dogs.
We_Run_This_Country
July 19th, 2010
10:28 am
GT undefeated against UGA in 2010….WE RUN THIS COUNTRY!
UGA OWNS GTU
July 19th, 2010
10:56 am
Yep, we OWN gtu. Period.
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
We_Run_This_Country
July 19th, 2010
11:05 am
2010 hasn’t started off very well for UGAg….0-3 vs GT…for those of you who can’t calculate percentages, that’s a 0% winning percentage! LMAO! stupid UGA rednecks!
@ Legend of Len Barker
July 19th, 2010
11:16 am
I never said Tech doesn’t have guys that were hyped up too much due to their level of competition. ALL I said is that this guy is too. Sam shew has played like 5 min his whole career and is at tech for practice and/or gpa boost for the team. Daniel Miller is garbage…I played against him in AAU. Holsey I think is the real deal..maybe not deserving of being in the espn 100..But still good. Reed went to ARK state= enough said. Why do you think that just because I criticize a uga player that I dont do the same at tech???….I guess whenever someone says anything about uga you have to criticize the other team….Either way Tech has overrated players and so does Uga….Now was that so hard?
Eric
July 19th, 2010
11:23 am
class a comp? wanted to play at fsu or tenn and chose uga? lol. this guy isn’t a top 15. give me a break.
UGA OWNS GTU
July 19th, 2010
11:35 am
The beauty of ownership is that we can do whatever we want with the little maggots. We have our way with them so to speak. Year after year… OWNED.
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
Russ4Ever
July 19th, 2010
11:44 am
Welcome aboard Mr. Caldwell! Good stuff, Good stuff.
FloridaownsSEC
July 19th, 2010
12:54 pm
After reading through some of the post, I think it’s safe to assume that the real racist reisde on North Ave. Some of you are simply pathetic for bashing a 17 year old kid. It’s apparent that you were picked on in HS, so you take your frustration out behind a keyboard. Some of you need to get lifes, umm GT fans. Speaking of being such a “great” school, GT fans/alums are sitting behind a computer on a Monday. Get a job, I guess all the engineering jobs are filled?
Congrats on the pick up Dawg fans, see in Jacksonville
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July 19th, 2010
12:58 pm
[...] to Mark Fox over the weekend. Caldwell isn’t just a 2-guard who can sit outside and shoot. As his coach says, “Kenatavious can put it on the floor and take it to the basket. It’s not like he just [...]
Paul Hewitt Fan
July 19th, 2010
1:30 pm
Paul Hewitt is the best coach in Atlanta! That was heavy, heavy sarcasm. BUT, UGA would like nothing more than to see GTU extend Paul Hewitts contract. Although most on the street see PA fired after next season. Why he wasn’t fired after putting two kids into the NBA and finishing at the bottom of the ACC, is beyond me. GO PAUL HEWITT! You are a joke, but we like you at UGA!
bitter hersall talker
July 19th, 2010
2:14 pm
basketball?? are you kidding
UGA OWNS GTU
July 19th, 2010
2:51 pm
We just want to take this opportunity to thank gtu for being our B*TCH for all these years.
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
Timmy Dog
July 19th, 2010
3:48 pm
Single A hoops players have typically inflated stats due to playing against poor competition. This kid, and I hope not, will not amount to much.
MaxxDawg
July 19th, 2010
6:10 pm
I am so excited about this signing, Dawgs Hoops, but I am even more excited about Marcus Thornton. He is a manster
Caldwell chooses UGA – Alabama Basketball Recruiting Blog - Tide Sports - Tuscaloosa, AL - Archive
July 19th, 2010
6:35 pm
[...] Kentavious Caldwell, one of the top shooting guards in the country, committed to Georgia over the weekend according to an AJC blog. Read the full story. [...]
82Dawg
July 19th, 2010
8:34 pm
Wiley…GT a sleeping giant ???? Really come on what plant are you on? Once your rich boosters step and get rid of Hewitt maybe, but not until then.You bash UGA but you forget the same team you are trashing took Tech to wood shed this year.
82Dawg
July 19th, 2010
9:07 pm
meant….. planet
Egbert
July 19th, 2010
11:23 pm
Good old Meriwether County kid who can play. Good Class A hoops in that part of the state historically. Kentavious has been scoring like this for a couple of years.
We do, in fact, run this state. Fear the Fox.
James
July 20th, 2010
12:37 am
LOL at UGA fans. GT>>>>>UGA in every sports last year. Look for that to continue in the future. Sorry nad lickers!!!!!
UGA OWNS gtu
July 20th, 2010
9:06 am
We OWN gtu year in, year out. Period.
1. UGA
2. gtu
We’re simply better than you. At everything.
sthgaboy
July 20th, 2010
4:44 pm
Why can’t you tekkerheads just participate in your pathetic GTU blogs. You seem very interested in everything that goes on at UGA. Could that be jealousy??? Dawgs still run the state….
ReddJonn68
July 21st, 2010
8:55 am
Now that we have a guy who can recruit & coach watch out Kentucky, because Calipari can’t coach a team full of all-stars.
Winston Dawg
July 21st, 2010
6:52 pm
73-66, Wiley.
Lonnie Walls
July 22nd, 2010
8:34 am
I coached Kentavious in Middle School and I will tell you he is truly a great player. He will truly be a great addition to my beloved bulldogs and Coach Fox has done a great job. His range is incredible but his greatest assett is that he wants to be great and you can see it all over him in his play. What a blessing for a class A school. Go on Kenarious #72 on the football team and Kentavious on the basketball team.
Lonnie Walls
July 22nd, 2010
8:34 am
I coached Kentavious in Middle School and I will tell you he is truly a great player. He will truly be a great addition to my beloved bulldogs and Coach Fox has done a great job. His range is incredible but his greatest assett is that he wants to be great and you can see it all over him in his play. What a blessing for a class A school. Go on Kenarious #72 on the football team and Kentavious on the basketball team.
peachesALLDAY
July 28th, 2010
3:02 pm
yall stop with the DE panties joke its getting old BUT since you wanna talk smack about it, at least that also shows we get to beat you at everything INCLUDING getting tha panties too! ( that sounds sick)
Tory Sweigert
February 4th, 2012
12:33 pm
will smith twitter pic…
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Karla
August 25th, 2012
12:20 am
Jonas!!! Welcome to the world!You have one of the loveliest falieims I know and your Daddy has just made me cry lots of happy tears watching your first slide show! Can’t wait to meet you soon.Big hugs all round xxxxx