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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.
USA Today
27-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Longhorns land commitment from LHP Haiden Leffew through transfer portal
The Longhorns stay busy in the transfer portal, adding LHP Haiden Leffew BREAKING: LHP Haiden Leffew (@HaidenLeffew) has committed to # past season at Wake Forest, he struck out 59 over 34.1 innings & posted a 4.46 ERA. FB peaked at 97 mph and has an elite is the No. 14 player overall in the portal per @64Analytics. A busy month continued for Texas Longhorns baseball on Thursday. The Longhorns bolstered their bullpen with the addition of LHP Haiden Leffew. After a solid 2025 campaign for Wake Forest, Leffew will look to carve out a role with the Longhorns, who are fresh off an SEC championship. In 27 appearances this past season, Leffew posted a 4.46 ERA and struck out a career-high 59 batters. He also held opponents to a 2.63 batting average and only walked 18 batters, nine less than the year before. While those numbers may not jump off the page, Leffew's improved in almost every category. Coming out of high school, Leffew was a highly regarded prospect. The North Carolina native posted an 0.82 ERA as a junior and set a county record in strikeouts with 128 in 70 innings. Due to his play, Leffew was a participant in the 2023 MLB Draft Combine before deciding to go the college route. Lefffew did not only impressed with his arm, but he also filled up his trophy case in high school. He finished his career at South Rowan with numerous All-State, All-County, and All-Conference awards. That is partly why he was ranked as the No. 2 LHP out of North Carolina in his class, according to Perfect Game. With the transfer portal set to close on Tuesday, the Longhorns roster is almost set. Their additions include Kaleb Freeman, Jack Moroknek, Luke Dotson, Josh Livingston, Aiden Robbins, and Cal Higgins. They will be joining a program with high expectations that should bring out the best in their games. Although the regular season is still months away, the Longhorns are primed to do special things due to their work in the portal.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Arrest made in North San Juan Mother's Day shooting
( — Multiple agencies arrested a man Wednesday morning, who is believed to be a part of a shooting and assault that left one person in critical condition on Mother's Day in North San Juan. Video above: Sacramento police investigate after a woman was shot on West El Camino Avenue The Nevada County Sheriff's Office said that several agencies took part in an operation to serve the warrant before 9 a.m. in the 15000 block of Tyler Foote Crossing Road. Clay Leffew, 52, was taken into custody for attempted murder, aggravated assault with a gun, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and discharge of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Leffew was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility without bail, according to the Sheriff's Office. The investigation is ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Reuters
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Georgia finishes on high note with win over Vanderbilt
March 8 - Asa Newell and Silas Demary Jr. led Georgia with 15 points apiece on Saturday, helping the Bulldogs post a 79-68 win over visiting Vanderbilt in Athens, Ga., in Southeastern Conference play. Dakota Leffew added 14 points, while fellow reserve Tyrin Lawrence chipped in 13, as Georgia (20-11, 8-10 SEC) won its fourth straight regular season game, all but securing its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2015. Jason Edwards led Vanderbilt (20-11, 8-10) with 24 points, followed by Chris Manon and Jaylen Carey, who finished with 10 points each. The Commodores dropped their second straight game to close out the regular season. Vanderbilt is also projected to make the NCAA Tournament, which would be its first appearance since 2017. After the halftime-score was tied at 39, Georgia took its largest lead to that point on Dylan James and Demary's back-to-back 3-pointers, giving the Bulldogs a 51-44 edge. Leffew's driving layup then extended Georgia's advantage to 10 with 13:12 remaining, before Devin McGlockton's basket stamped an 8-0 Vanderbilt spree to trim the Commodores' deficit to 59-56 with less than 10 minutes left. Georgia then answered with another run, this time a game-clinching 15-0 stretch that included Leffew's 10 points. Edwards' free throws at the 3:38 mark stopped the bleeding for Vanderbilt, snapping a six-plus minute scoring drought and cutting the Bulldogs' lead to 73-58. Leffew's floater in the lane pushed Georgia's edge to 78-64 with 1:41 remaining, sealing the Bulldogs' first home win over Vanderbilt since February 2021. After Carey's triple gave Vanderbilt an early 18-16 edge, James' putback dunk and Newell's triple swung the lead to the Bulldogs midway through the opening half. Minutes later, Demary's free throws gave Georgia 27-25 lead, before Edwards' 3-pointer began a 7-0 Commodores' run. Demary's ensuing layup then jumpstarted an 8-0 Georgia spurt. Newell knocked in a pair of free throws with 0.5 seconds left, knotting the halftime-score at 39.
Reuters
29-01-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Georgia never trails in easy win over scuffling South Carolina
January 29 - Asa Newell collected 17 points and 10 rebounds, helping Georgia post a wire-to-wire 71-60 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga. Dakota Leffew added 14 points and Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 12 as Georgia (15-6, 3-5 SEC) snapped a four-game losing streak. Dylan James scored 10 points off the bench for the Bulldogs, who shot 51 percent from the field while holding South Carolina to a 41.2 percent clip. South Carolina (10-11, 0-8) was led by Jamarii Thomas' 19 points and Collin Murray-Boyles' 18. The Gamecocks dropped their eighth straight game. After leading by 14 at halftime, Georgia pushed its advantage to 37-21 on Leffew's layup to begin the second half. A 10-4 run by South Carolina trimmed the visitors' deficit to 41-31, with Thomas capping the burst with a 3-pointer at the 16:14 mark. With 8:28 left, Newell's hook shot put Georgia ahead 55-42, but a triple from Thomas again cut the Gamecocks' deficit to 10 shortly after. From there, the Bulldogs pulled away with an 8-2 run -- stamped by Blue Cain's trey that gave Georgia a 63-47 lead at the 4:44 mark. South Carolina cut Georgia's lead to nine, 69-60, on Murray-Boyles' hook shot with 31 seconds left before Leffew's two free throws capped the game's scoring. Georgia jumped out to an 8-1 lead following consecutive 3-pointers from Demary and Leffew. After the Gamecocks answered with Morris Ugusuk's midrange jumper, RJ Godfrey's two free throws and back-to-back baskets by Newell extended the Bulldogs' lead to 14-3 with 14:25 to go in the first half. A 13-4 run pulled the Gamecocks within two, but Demary's triple and six straight points from James pushed the Bulldogs' advantage to 27-16. Georgia led 35-21 at halftime after holding South Carolina to just two field goals in the final 10:52 of the first half.
