Bulldogs Add Seven Newcomers To Roster

[Coach Andy Mac]

ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia has signed seven newcomers who will join the Bulldogs for the 2022-23 season, head coach Mike White announced on Monday.

The group includes a fifth-year player (Mardrez McBride from North Texas), a senior (Terry Roberts from Bradley), three juniors (Frank Anselem from Syracuse, Justin Hill from Longwood and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe from Oklahoma State), a sophomore (Jusaun Holt from Alabama) and a true freshman (KyeRon Lindsay from Denton, Texas). Because of eligibility extensions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Anselem, Hill, Holt, Moncrieffe and Roberts could play one more season than their classifications would traditionally indicate.

"We're very excited about this group of signees," White said. "These young men represent different positions and skill sets individually. Collectively, they represent versatility and an excitement to be at Georgia. All of these young men have been a part of winning at at least one spot along their journey."

Of the transfers, five (Anselem, Hill, Holt, McBride and Moncrieffe) played on teams that reached the NCAA Tournament in either 2021 or 2022 and the sixth (Roberts) helped lead Florida SouthWestern to a No. 1 ranking in junior college during 2020. The freshman, Lindsay, played for two top-10 ranked teams in Texas 6A at Denton Guyer High School.

McBride is a 6-2, guard from Augusta, Ga., who has played the last two seasons at North Texas. He was one of only two players to start all 60 games for the Mean Green during that span, helping UNT earn bids to the 2021 NCAA Tournament and the 2022 NIT. McBride averaged 11.3 points per game last season for North Texas, which finished 25-7 and reached the second round of the 2022 NIT. He was a major contributor in UNT's 2021 postseason run that included the Mean Green's first-ever NCAA Tournament win. After averaging 6.7 points and scoring in double figures in four of 28 regular-season outings, McBride contributed 11.3 points per game and posted five double-digit outputs in six postseason contests.

McBride also played two seasons of junior college basketball at USC Salkehatchie in 2019-20 and McCook (Nebraska) College in 2018-19. He was the Most Valuable Player of both the basketball and football teams as a senior at Butler High School and led the Bulldogs to back-to-back appearances in the Georgia Class AA state basketball tournament in 2017 and 2018.

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[Tom McKrackin]

Good luck Mardez.

[ADLER]

I appreciate everything he accomplished for us here and hope he does exceptionally well there in front of his home state fans.

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

Good Luck, Drez. You earned it

[drex]

Cannot wait for the Georgia vs. North Texas game this year...wait, we don't play them.

[NT80]

On 7/2/2022 at 11:05 AM, drex said:

Cannot wait for the Georgia vs. North Texas game this year...wait, we don't play them.

It could happen.  Did anyone think we would ever get a home game with Sam Houston.....I mean Virginia, last season?  

[drex]

So true, NT80.

[ADLER]

On 6/9/2022 at 11:21 AM, Coach Andy Mac said:

ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia has signed seven newcomers who will join the Bulldogs for the 2022-23 season, head coach Mike White announced on Monday.

The group includes a fifth-year player (Mardrez McBride from North Texas), and a true freshman (KyeRon Lindsay from Denton, Texas). 

McBride is a 6-2, guard from Augusta, Ga., who has played the last two seasons at North Texas. He was one of only two players to start all 60 games for the Mean Green during that span, helping UNT earn bids to the 2021 NCAA Tournament and the 2022 NIT. McBride averaged 11.3 points per game last season for North Texas, which finished 25-7 and reached the second round of the 2022 NIT. He was a major contributor in UNT's 2021 postseason run that included the Mean Green's first-ever NCAA Tournament win. After averaging 6.7 points and scoring in double figures in four of 28 regular-season outings, McBride contributed 11.3 points per game and posted five double-digit outputs in six postseason contests.

Lindsay, a 6-8, forward from Denton, Texas (Denton Guyer High School), has been tabbed as a four-star prospect by ESPN.com, rivals.com, 247Sports.com and On3.com. Nationally, he was ranked as the No. 87 prospect by 247Sports.com, as well as No. 103 by On3.com and No. 112 by rivals.com. Among rankings for recruits from Texas in the Class of 2022, Lindsay was listed at No. 7 by 247Sports.com, No. 11 by On3.com and in the 247Sports.com composite, No. 13 by the Texas Basketball Review and No. 16 by ESPN.com.

Lindsay, who scored 1,418 points and grabbed 847 rebounds during his career at Denton Guyer High School, was tabbed All-State for Class 6A by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) after averaging a double-double of 23.0 points and 11.6 rebounds per game last season. In addition, he was named MVP for District 5-6A and All-Area MVP by the Denton Record Chronicle after leading the Wildcats to a 30-6 finish. As a junior, Lindsay averaged a double-double of 19.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game and was a first-team All-District 5-6A selection.

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Good catch Coach Andy Mac. KyeRon Lindsay played one season at Georgia before deciding to enter the transfer portal to move closer to home. He chose Texas Tech and has signed there. While KyeRon will be eligible to begin practicing with the team right away, he will not be eligible to play with the team until the 2023-24 season. Now Texas Tech basketball is in 9th place in the Big 12, has a losing record against Division 1 competition, and their program is crumbling as their coach Mark Adams is suspended amid accusations of racism by him and his staff.

https://247sports.com/Player/KyeRon-Lindsay-46117831/

 

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The 6-foot-8 forward out of Denton (TX) started eight games for Georgia as a true freshman and averaged 6.2 PPG and 5.2 RPG.

Lindsay is a versatile, long, athletic forward with an elite motor for his size.

 

 

 

Would KyeRon be able to terminate his signing with Texas Tech due to the scandle and pending rules violations at the school?

If so, KyeRon has hundreds of high school classmates attending the University of North Texas certainly including many close friends, his local friends and family could attend all his games, and the North Texas Basketball Program is experiencing record success and has incredible stability with Coach Grant McCasland.

It seems like it would be a perfect situation for him.