By SAM LANCE
Jackson McVey — a three star center out of Overtime Elite — has committed to Georgia, he announced on Tuesday.
McVey — the 7-foot-1, 225-pound big man — chose Georgia over Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Stanford. He’ll play for Overtime Elite’s RWE squad for his senior season.
“I chose UGA because they showed that they wanted me the most throughout the recruitment process, and also showed they had a need for a player like me, whereas other great programs already had someone similar,” he said. “They adopted a new offense with Asa [Newell] and Somto [Cyril] with two bigs that they plan to carry out next year that I love, and they have enough versatility and inside out in their offense to put my game on display. All of these things on top of getting to rep my home state and grow in front of the people I love made it an easy choice.”
He added: “Coach [Mike] White has been very honest throughout the process but consistent and I love that. He has a competitive system that rewards those who put the most into his program, narratives aside and I love that. His staff has also been very friendly and everyone down to the weight Coach has been in contact. Even the AD of Georgia has been in contact with me which is something I hadn’t had elsewhere so it just felt like a family.”
One of McVey’s eye catching performances this summer came at the GBCA Team Camp. There, he averaged 22.8 points per game across four contests with Georgia watching.
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— Jackson McVey (@jacksonmcvey_) June 22, 2024
