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USA Today
06-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Georgia Bulldogs guard signs with Orlando Magic
A former Georgia Bulldog has caught on with an NBA team. Former Georgia guard Dakota Leffew signed with the Orlando Magic to play in the 2025 NBA Summer League, according to 247Sports. He'll look to catch on as a professional basketball player after spending one season in Athens. Leffew was an important bench guard for Georgia. A 2024 transfer from Mount St. Mary's, he averaged 9.4 points, 2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, shooting 41.5% from the field and 33.3% from behind the arc. He helped lead the Bulldogs to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 10 years. Leffew ran out of eligibility with Georgia forcing him to look at pro options. Georgia basketball lost six of their seven leading scorers from last year, either through the NBA draft (Asa Newell), the transfer portal (Silas Demary Jr., DeShayne Montgomery, RJ Godfrey) or running out of eligibility (Tyrin Lawrence and Leffew). Leffew isn't the only Georgia player to play for the Magic at some point. Litterial Green, who is Georgia's all-time career scoring leader (2,111 total points) played for the Orlando Magic from 1992-94, his first three seasons in the NBA. Green is one of just three players in SEC men's basketball history to rack up over 2,000 points and 400 assists, along with LSU's Pete Maravich and Tennessee's Allan Houston. The Magic also traded away former Georgia guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope this offseason.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Georgia Bulldogs guard signs with Orlando Magic
A former Georgia Bulldog has caught on with an NBA team. Former Georgia guard Dakota Leffew signed with the Orlando Magic to play in the 2025 NBA Summer League, according to 247Sports. He'll look to catch on as a professional basketball player after spending one season in Athens. Leffew was an important bench guard for Georgia. A 2024 transfer from Mount St. Mary's, he averaged 9.4 points, 2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, shooting 41.5% from the field and 33.3% from behind the arc. He helped lead the Bulldogs to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 10 years. Advertisement Leffew ran out of eligibility with Georgia forcing him to look at pro options. Georgia basketball lost six of their seven leading scorers from last year, either through the NBA draft (Asa Newell), the transfer portal (Silas Demary Jr., DeShayne Montgomery, RJ Godfrey) or running out of eligibility (Tyrin Lawrence and Leffew). Leffew isn't the only Georgia player to play for the Magic at some point. Litterial Green, who is Georgia's all-time career scoring leader (2,111 total points) played for the Orlando Magic from 1992-94, his first three seasons in the NBA. Green is one of just three players in SEC men's basketball history to rack up over 2,000 points and 400 assists, along with LSU's Pete Maravich and Tennessee's Allan Houston. The Magic also traded away former Georgia guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope this offseason. This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Former UGA guard Dakota Leffew signs with Orlando Magic
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Georgia player's backwards shorts perfectly summed up the Bulldogs' March woes
Georgia entered the first round of the men's NCAA tournament with high hopes, and hoo boy were those extinguished quickly. It was 27-3 Gonzaga before anyone could blink as Gonzaga eventually cruised to a comfortable 89-68 win. We probably should've seen this sort of uncompetitive blowout coming based on the fashion gaffe of one of Georgia's players, Dakota Leffew. In the middle of the second half, announcer Deb Antonelli realized that Leffew was wearing his shorts backwards. She related the faux pas to how everything conveniently felt backwards for Georgia with its actual play. Honestly, this was really good symbolism for a bummer of a day for Georgia: "Things just didn't start well for Georgia today, and everything feels a little backwards for them right now." - Debbie Antonelli, after noting one Georgia player's fashion faux pas — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 20, 2025 This article originally appeared on For The Win: Georgia's Dakota Leffew's backwards shorts summed up blowout loss to Gonzaga
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Georgia squares off against Oklahoma in SEC Tournament
Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Georgia and Oklahoma square off in the SEC Tournament. The Bulldogs are 8-10 against SEC opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Georgia scores 75.6 points while outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game. The Sooners' record in SEC play is 6-12. Oklahoma ranks fourth in the SEC shooting 36.6% from 3-point range. Georgia's average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Oklahoma gives up. Oklahoma averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Georgia allows. The teams play each other for the second time this season. Georgia won the last meeting 72-62 on Jan. 11. Dakota Leffew scored 15 to help lead Georgia to the victory, and Jalon Moore scored 17 points for Oklahoma. TOP PERFORMERS: Leffew averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 9.9 points while shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc. Asa Newell is averaging 15.1 points and 6.5 rebounds over the last 10 games. Brycen Goodine averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Sooners, scoring 8.5 points while shooting 43.9% from beyond the arc. Jeremiah Fears is shooting 36.9% and averaging 16.5 points over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 74.5 points, 30.8 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game. Sooners: 3-7, averaging 75.3 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.0 points. ___
Associated Press
11-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Georgia plays Oklahoma in SEC Tournament
Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -1.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Georgia plays Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament. The Bulldogs have gone 8-10 against SEC opponents, with a 12-1 record in non-conference play. Georgia ranks eighth in the SEC with 9.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Asa Newell averaging 3.1. The Sooners are 6-12 in SEC play. Oklahoma averages 78.6 points and has outscored opponents by 4.1 points per game. Georgia is shooting 46.4% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 44.5% Oklahoma allows to opponents. Oklahoma averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Georgia gives up. The teams meet for the second time this season. The Bulldogs won 72-62 in the last matchup on Jan. 11. Dakota Leffew led the Bulldogs with 15 points, and Jalon Moore led the Sooners with 17 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Silas Demary Jr. is averaging 13.1 points, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals for the Bulldogs. Newell is averaging 14.9 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 49.5% over the last 10 games. Jeremiah Fears is averaging 16.3 points, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals for the Sooners. Moore is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 74.5 points, 30.8 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game. Sooners: 3-7, averaging 75.3 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.0 points. ___
