Georgia freshman big to transfer after redshirt season with Bulldogs
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Mike White and Georgia endured a particularly rough end to their recent season, and the Bulldogs have since seen insult added to injury in the form of the transfer portal.
UGA has lost a handful of players already, and that trend continued Wednesday when redshirt freshman Jackson McVey opted to enter the portal after just one season in Athens.
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The Elijay, Georgia product stands at 7-foot-1, 240 pounds and was recruited out of the prestigious Overtime Elite program in Atlanta.
McVey briefly appeared in an exhibition game for the Bulldogs but otherwise had been developing in practice before opting to leave the program.
According to reporting from the Athens Banner-Herald, Jackson’s agent Cedrick Love explained: “We felt it would be beneficial for Jackson,” and that it was a “basketball decision” and an “opportunity to help lead a team.”
McVey’s departure comes after a plethora of Biulldogs had already opted to enter the portal. Forward Dylan James, guard Jeremiah Wilkinson and center Somto Cyril are all already looking for other homes.
The departures are made especially brutal for the program to endure considering how its season ended. UGA was upset by Ole Miss in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament and drubbed by Saint Louis in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the second straight early exit for White’s squad in the bracket.
Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
