Let all the Bulldog faithful rally behind the men who now wear the red and black with two words, two simple words which express the sentiments of the entire Bulldog Nation: Auburn Sucks.
Let me get this straight…Duke, Houston, and Alabama all make deep NCAA Tournament runs in 2026, and Georgia loses over half of it’s first-round-faceplanting basketball roster and someone out there said “hey, Georgia will be competitive in this contest!”
Were they drunk? Why are we having to do this? If anything, if it’s any more embarrassing than the losses to St. Louis and Gonzaga, maybe Brooks will be compelled to invest more in the program. Or maybe he won’t.
I think I’m going to have to go back to not watching Georgia basketball again.
Adam Wexler, a 2007 graduate of Georgia and the founder of PrizePicks, is committing $10 million to the Bulldog men’s basketball program. The money will be used for “personnel and operating expenses within the Georgia men’s basketball program, with a portion going toward the Athletic Director Excellence Fund”, according to a release from Georgia.
The commitment is the largest philanthropic commitment in UGA Athletic Association history.
“The University of Georgia has always meant a tremendous amount to me and my family,” Wexler said in a statement released by Georgia. “Watching my father’s lifelong connection to this university shaped my appreciation for what Georgia represents: opportunity, culture, and excellence. There has never been a more interesting time in the history of collegiate athletics for donors to make a difference, and I’d love for this to be the start of something much bigger for the Bulldog community.”
Wexler’s father, Alan Wexler, was a two-sport athlete at Georgia, playing on the football team alongside Fran Tarkenton. The senior Wexler also spent time as the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Red & Black.
Say, let’s use that money to attract some of those pros back from the NBA to Athens. Here’s one we can go for:
I mean, if LSU and Alabama can do it, why can’t we? We just need a local judge’s blessing and we’re good to go.
Thank God they’ve got all those advanced analytics to squabble and argue over who is going to the 76th team to get into a tournament. I’m sure the team will go far, although in the expanded bracket you’ll have to go farther to get to the end, it seems.
In one sport, the rivalry games are becoming less significant.
In another, “Making the Tourney” is becoming less significant.
You know what’s not becoming less signficant?
To quote the great Robert Murtaugh, “I’m getting too old for this shit”.
Georgia basketball continues to reshuffle in the transfer portal. The Bulldogs have landed the pledge of former St. Bonaventure center Andrew Osasuyi on Thursday.
Osasuyi averaged 3.3 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game, and a team-high 1.7 blocks per game in 2025-2026 as a true freshman. He played 12.1 minutes per game. He signed with after coming to the United States from Magenta, Italy.
Osasuyi helped Italy’s U20 team to the 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket Gold Medal with 7.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists over seven games.
Osasuyi fills another hole for Georgia in the front court at 6-foot-9. The Bulldogs lost Somto Cyril to the transfer portal earlier this month. Cyril has since landed at Miami for his junior season.
Sounds promising, but the most glaring weakness the Dawgs had this past season was their inability to pull down a defensive board. I wonder if there’s a stat out there for third and fourth chance field goals? If there was, we woud’ve been dead last (or seemed like we could’ve been).
Mike White picked up a pretty good one out of the portal. 45% from 3 point land last year, and we know how we like to shoot (and miss) the three pointer a good bit. Live by the sword, die by the portal.
Dunlap will arrive in Athens by the way of Saint Louis. He was a key contributor for the Billikins last year, playing in 34 games. However, the role Dunlap developed did come off the bench, as there were only two starts. Still, Dunlap’s 17 minutes per game were the most of his career.
Production then followed as a result of the opportunity. Dunlap averaged 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and just under an assist. Shooting numbers are likely what drew Georgia to sign Dunlap out of the portal. On over three shots from deep a game, Dunlap made them at a 45.1% clip.
Not a bad pickup, here’s hoping he can be a contributor to what should be a pretty well-stocked 1-3 position group in 2027.
Now we just need a little more length at the 5, but I can appreciate Stagg’s versatility as a big guy who can play inside and also step out and make a bucket.
On other news, speaking of big men:
The Georgia Bulldogs basketball team had a late entry into the NCAA transfer portal. Forward Justin Abson, who is out of eligibility, entered the portal and is hoping a court ruling or rule change could give him an extra year of eligibility for the 2026-27 college basketball season.
Abson helped Georgia make back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances during the final two years of his college career. The 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward provides an intimidating presence in the paint. He posted 2.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game during the 2025-26 season. Abson played an average of 11.4 minutes per game and appeared in 31 contests including one start. The talented big man posted an impressive amount of blocks for his limited playing time.
Abson helped Georgia stand as one of the nation’s leading team in blocks, coming in 2nd on the team with 50 second only to Cyril’s 74.
It’s a family tradition, apparently. First, Jonas and Jarvis Hates join the Hoop Dawgs staff and now Smurf Millender’s brother has joined the team, too.
And we also signed the center from Senegal who stands at 6’11”.
But wait, there’s more!
The number 7 SG in the portal, he averaged 14 ppg at the State Penn last year. He started his career as freshman at Tennessee before heading to State College.. Nice to know the kid might finish his career somewhere decent for a change.
Well, the signature win from White’s season in Athens just made Calipari recruit more guys out of the portal. So much for him only playing high school guys. Insert foot in mouth, John.
BREAKING: Georgia transfer Jeremiah Wilkinson has committed to Arkansas, sources told ESPN. One of the best scorers in the portal, Wilkinson averaged 17.4 points as a sophomore this past season. Another big-time bucket-getter for John Calipari. pic.twitter.com/4QVbwUXwf6
Here’s the fun facts from David Paich, keyboardist and singer for Toto:
In 2015, Paich explained that the song is about a man’s love of a continent, Africa, rather than just a personal romance. He based the lyrics on a late night documentary with depictions of African plight and suffering. The viewing experience made a lasting impact on Paich: “It both moved and appalled me, and the pictures just wouldn’t leave my head. I tried to imagine how I’d feel about it if I was there and what I’d do.” Jeff Porcaro (Drummer and songwriter) elaborates further, explaining: “A white boy is trying to write a song on Africa, but since he’s never been there, he can only tell what he’s seen on TV or remembers in the past.”
Some additional lyrics relate to a person flying in to meet a lonely missionary, as Paich described in 2018. As a child, Paich attended a Catholic school; several of his teachers had done missionary work in Africa. Their missionary work became the inspiration behind the line: “I bless the rains down in Africa.” Paich, who at the time had never set foot in Africa, based the song’s landscape descriptions from an article in National Geographic. At the time, Steve Lukather (guitarist) humorously remarked that he would run “naked down Hollywood Boulevard” if the song became a hit, due to his bemusement over the lyrics; Paich argued that it was a “fantasy song” in the vein of songs such as “Margaritaville“.
During an appearance on the radio station KROQ-FM, Steve Porcaro and Lukather described the song as “dumb” and “an experiment” and some of the lyrics as “goofy” that were just placeholders, particularly the line about the Serengeti. Engineer Al Schmitt stated that “Africa” was the second song written for Toto IV and had been worked on extensively in the studio. Eventually, the band grew tired of the song and considered cutting it from the album entirely. Paich considered saving “Africa” for a solo record but decided against it.
The band did not expect “Africa” to be a hit, after the intended success of lead single “Rosanna” (which had peaked at number 2). However, after Sony found out that the song was gaining traction in New York dance clubs, they decided to release it as another single, further cementing the popularity of Toto IV in the process.
Man, I love Margaritaville, as we all do annually in Panama City or when drinking in wine country, also known as my parent’s basement. Anyway, here’s the basketball related element of today’s Cleanser:
#Georgia has just received a prediction to land four-star C David Ugonna Ike by Jordan Hill of Dawgs247. 🐶
The 6’11” C from NBA Academy Africa ranks as the No. 279 player and the No. 34 center in the 2027 class. pic.twitter.com/FI4UPe49WE
The Academy is located in Senegal. What’s more amazing is he’s a four star, which is rare for Georgia Basketball to land in recruiting and not from the portal.
Too bad he’s class of 2027. Maybe he can reclassify and get to Stegeman next year, instead.
