Eric Prisbell

1 month ago | hoopshq.com | Riley Frain |Mike Barber |Eric Prisbell |Doug Gottlieb

Departures: Naas Cunningham, 6-foot-7 freshman forward (UNLV); Mouhamed Dioubate, 6-foot-7 sophomore forward (Kentucky); Grant Nelson, 6-foot-11 senior forward (Graduated); Clifford Omoruyi, 6-foot-11 senior center (Graduated); Labaron Philon, 6-foot-4 freshman guard (NBA Draft); Derrion Reid, 6-foot-8 freshman forward (Oklahoma); Mark Sears, 6-foot-1 senior guard (Graduated); Jarin Stevenson, 6-foot-11 sophomore forward (North Carolina); Chris Youngblood 6-foot-4 senior guard (Graduated).

1 month ago | hoopshq.com | Eric Prisbell |Lindsey Willhite |Alex Squadron |Doug Gottlieb

One of the biggest things I learned — or re-learned — over the past 12 months is that any job is about who you work for, not what you’re doing or how much money you’re making. Every coach is going to tell you, “My president and athletic director are the best.” And then behind closed doors, they’ll be quick to criticize them. I can assure you that with every loss, with every tough decision, my president Mike Alexander has been there for me. He knows that we’re doing it the right way.

1 month ago | hoopshq.com | Eric Prisbell |Lindsey Willhite |Alex Squadron |Mike Barber

Evans recalled a game when he gave the ball away twice in a relatively short span against Albany. Martelli subbed him out. “It was a teaching lesson,” Evans said. “He’s never going to take you out and scream at you. He’s always going to teach you, tell you what you did wrong.” Evans and fellow Bryant-to-VCU transfer Keyshawn Mitchell are now in the unique position of being able to teach their new teammates about Martelli, what the Rams’ new coach likes and doesn’t like.

1 month ago | hoopshq.com | Eric Prisbell |Lindsey Willhite |Alex Squadron

A handful of players will return to the program, including starting wing Blue Cain, a 6-foot-5 sophomore who averaged 9.6 points per game, 6-foot-11 freshman center Somto Cyril and 6-foot-9 sophomore forward Dylan James. Building around that nucleus, the staff has been assembling a group that will play a very different style than previous Georgia teams.

1 month ago | hoopshq.com | Lindsey Willhite |Alex Squadron |Eric Prisbell

On a May morning in his office, Sampson had zero interest in small talk about the NBA Playoffs, certainly not with the machinations of the college hoops calendar on overdrive: Houston’s point guard Milos Uzan declared for the draft; two transfers, including Creighton’s Pop Isaacs, will soon arrive; and the coach has been criss-crossing the country, including visiting Atlanta-area high school gem Caleb Holt, in a never-ending pursuit to continually upgrade the roster.