Another 2015 commitment

I would like to say that I am verbally committed to play basketball at the University of Georgia. 🔴🏀 #GoDawgs #UGA pic.twitter.com/WX8y6tqOfE
— E'Torrion Wilridge (@ToeToe24_) October 11, 2014

In case you missed it over the weekend (and you'd be forgiven for doing so considering everything going on with the football team), Mark Fox picked up another 2015 commitment in E'Torrion Wilridge, a small forward out of Beaumont, Texas.  As soon as he signs on the dotted line, he'll be an immediate number one on Georgia's all-name team, but can he play?

In short, yes.  In fact, many had him as a top 100 recruit before an MCL injury derailed him during his junior year.  A lot of major programs were scared off, but not Georgia, and that seems to have paid dividends.  Small forward is a huge position of need for the Dawgs in 2015, and Wilridge looks like a good one.

He seems to grade out on most sites as a 3* recruit, but keep an eye on him if he is able to come back 100% from the knee injury.

What does this mean for Tevin Mack's recruitment?  I'm confident Fox would still love to have him in Athens (I certainly would), but it's clear he wasn't going to wait around for Mack to commit.  It probably makes a commitment from Mack a little less likely, as there's now some competition for playing time (whereas before he would have walked right into a guaranteed starting role).  However, Fox has been on Mack for a long, long time, so nothing is impossible.

Regardless, let's welcome E'Torrion to the family.  And don't look now, but the latest 247sports.com recruiting rankings have Georgia's 2015 class at number 41, and that's with only 2 players committed.  As Fox rounds out the class, it could easily end up top 25.  Pair that with a top 25 team this season, and things may be looking up for Georgia basketball...

h/t dawnofthedawg.com