The Red and Black

Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Sports

SINGLETON

The Georgia men's basketball team's days of short benches and exhausted players may at last be coming to an end, as the Bulldogs finalized their 2008 recruiting class on Wednesday.

Head coach Dennis Felton was expected to add a couple of Atlanta-area signees to go along with three other prospects who signed during the early signing period in the winter.

Suwanee guard Ebuka Anyaorah committed to the Bulldogs earlier this week and Atlanta forward Travis Leslie gave the Bulldogs his word three weeks ago. Both were expected to sign national letters of intent Wednesday to join the team in the fall.

Anyaorah averaged 26.3 points and 8.3 rebounds at North Gwinnett High School this year.

He originally committed to Colorado, but later decided to keep his options open and finally settled on the Bulldogs.

Leslie, meanwhile, averaged 21.1 points and 8.8 rebounds for Columbia High School this season. He will be reunited at Georgia with former Columbia teammate Jeremy Price.

Wednesday's signees will be joined in Athens next year by Norcross forward Howard Thompkins, Kennesaw point guard Dustin Ware and Serbian forward Drazen Zlovaric.

- Lawrence Conneff

Former Bulldog to transfer schools

Former Bulldog basketball big man, Rashaad Singleton will finish out his college career at Florida Southern College, a Division-II school.

Because he is transferring to a Division-II institution as opposed a Division-I, Singleton will be eligible to play immediately.

"I couldn't sit out a year. It is too painful," Singleton said. "The fans here at Georgia are great. I guess it is what I am accustomed to, but when it comes down to it, it's about being on the floor and just playing."

The 7-foot-1 Singleton played 2.5 seasons for the Bull-dogs before leaving the team midseason to explore transfer options.

Assistant coach Tae Norwood expects Singleton to be an excellent addition for the team "Our goals are to win a national championship and I think with Rashaad coming he gives us a chance to win that. Our goal is to flat out win it all," Norwood said. "He is the missing piece that can bring the puzzle together."

- Sam Steinberg

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