You may have to act fast to get them in before the deadline — which is around noon on Thursday — but I\u2019m happy to add as many folks as we can before the tournament begins.<\/p>\n
And speaking of The Big Dance, best wishes to Georgia in its first-round game in Buffalo, N.Y. on Thursday night against St. Louis. This is a great opportunity for the Dawgs to thrive on college basketball\u2019s biggest stage, and we hope they\u2019re able to do just that.<\/p>\n
Check out the rest of our coverage below.<\/p>\n
Trivia time<\/p>\n
When is the lats time Georgia basketball advanced past the first round of the NCAA Tournament?<\/p>\n
Answer is at the bottom of the newsletter.<\/p>\n
Why center Somto Cyril is critical to UGA\u2019s plans vs. Saint Louis<\/p>\n
Boots-on-the-ground reporting uncovered the following truths about Georgia sophomore center Somto Cyril<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n He is ambidextrous. He shoots and writes with his right hand. He uses his left hand to eat and for most of his blocked shots.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think people know about (that),\u201d he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. \u201cIt\u2019s something unique about me.\u201d<\/p>\n He loves driving-related video games, to the point that he has a racing cockpit setup at his home. Forza Horizon is a favorite.<\/p>\n Lastly, perhaps more than any Bulldog, Cyril will be essential to Georgia\u2019s endeavor to defeat Saint Louis in its NCAA Tournament first-round game at Buffalo\u2019s KeyBank Center Thursday night.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s why: The most-bfeared Billikens player is center Robbie Avila, the Atlantic 10 player of the year. Avila leads Division I centers in assists and 3-pointers per game (4.1 and 1.9, respectively).<\/p>\n \u201cI think what really separates him as a 6\u203210\u2033, 240 (pound player) is his ability to pass the basketball,\u201d UGA coach Mike White<\/a> said. \u201cIt makes everybody around him better. They\u2019ve got other good passers too, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve faced a \u20185\u2019 that passes it like this this season.\u201d<\/p>\n UGA athletics daily schedule<\/p>\n Thursday, March 19<\/p>\n Women\u2019s tennis: hosts Florida at 5 p.m.Basketball: faces St. Louis at 9:45 p.m. Georgia players share which future Bulldogs will break out<\/p>\n For those participating in drills at Georgia\u2019s pro day, Wednesday was the last time they would compete while representing the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n But if you took a quick scan around the Payne Indoor Facility, you\u2019d see plenty of familiar faces that came back.<\/a> Defensive end Travon Walker was there. So too was offensive linemen Tate Ratledge and Amarius Mims. Even Brock Bowers made time to chop it up with some old teammates.<\/p>\n There was an obvious connection from the past to the present Georgia players. And that group that is getting set to move on to the next level is very excited about what the future of this program holds.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard not to ask those leaving about who might be replacing them. It was a popular question for those NFL draft hopefuls on Wednesday.<\/p>\n And based on the answers given, there\u2019s a lot to be excited about with next season\u2019s team. A number of players shared their thoughts on who has next at their respective positions.<\/p>\n Use the link below to read some of the answers shared by the departing Bulldogs,who will one day hope to return and watch their younger teammates chase their NFL dreams.<\/a><\/p>\n Photo of the day Georgia wide receiver Talyn Taylor at a Georgia practice on Thursday, July 31 (Connor Riley\/DawgNation) (Connor Riley\/Dawgnation)<\/p>\n Quote of the day<\/p>\n Wide receiver Noah Thomas<\/a> on fellow receiver Talyn Taylor:<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe reminds me of Garrett Wilson<\/a>. You know how he gets out of breaks, runs his routes, how he attacks the ball. When he first came, it was like he wasn\u2019t a freshman. He obviously has some things to work on. He knows what he needs to work on. Knowing that, knowing his personal stuff, he\u2019s going to be a great player for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n Kirby Smart discusses the Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n t the Payne Indoor Facility on Wednesday, the Atlanta Falcons personnel on hand dwarfed that of any other team.<\/p>\n All 32 NFL teams were present<\/a>, with a number of key decision-makers on hand. John Lynch of the San Francisco 49ers and Brian Gutekunst of the Green Bay Packers were two of the NFL general managers present.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy and Dallas Cowboys assistant Chidera Uzo-Diribe, hired off of Kirby Smart\u2019s 2025 coaching staff<\/a>, were also on hand to watch the various NFL draft prospects go through drills.<\/p>\n But it was impossible to ignore the presence of the home state team in Athens.<\/p>\n Head coach Kevin Stefanski was present, as he chatted with Smart. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was stalking the sidelines as players worked out. Atlanta offensive line coach Bill Callahan ran Micah Morris and Monroe Freeling through drills. General manager Ian Cunningham spoke with tight ends coach Todd Hartley, while it was impossible to ignore the Falcons\u2019 president of football Matt Ryan.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.dawgnation.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/placeholders\/dawgnationplaceholder-v2.svg?d=635\")
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