Mike White brings former Florida assistant with him to Georgia
By Keith Farner
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Mike White has added an assistant to his Georgia staff, and it’s a familiar face.
Akeem Miskdeen, a former Florida assistant, was announced on Friday as a new Georgia assistant.
Miskdeen, who joined the Florida staff last year, previously coached at Florida Atlantic, Kent State and Hampton. All told, Miskdeen’s teams have earned postseason bids in seven of 12 opportunities to do so, including six of the last eight campaigns.
Miskdeen was an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic for 3 seasons from 2018-21 on the staff of head coach Dusty May, one of White’s three former assistants at Florida who are now Division-I head coaches. Miskdeen helped lead the Owls to a combined 47-41 record and three-consecutive winning records, a feat FAU had accomplished just once before in program history (1989-92).
“Akeem demonstrates all of the values that you look for in someone you want to work with,” White said. “He’s a great human being, relentless worker, good coach and recruiter but most of all a tremendous mentor to young men.”
“My family and I are extremely grateful and excited to join Coach White at the University of Georgia,” Miskdeen said. “I’m looking forward to helping build something special that our student-athletes, student body, alums, fans and the Athens community will be proud of. Go Dawgs!”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
