Georgia basketball has been dealt more bad news in the Transfer Portal this offseason than most programs. They are yet to earn a commitment themselves, and so far they have lost a whopping six players to the portal.
This includes forward Jake Wilkins who was one of the more recent Bulldogs to enter his name into the portal.
Wilkins spent just one season in Athens before deciding to enter the portal, and this last year he showed a lot of promise. After entering the portal there is always a little hope he could return, but on Saturday he announced that he was taking his talents out west to play for Cal.
Jake Wilkins decision to transfer to Cal makes no sense
There are two glaring reasons why this decision makes no sense. The first is that Cal is not a better program than Georgia.
If Wilkins chose to transfer to a much better basketball program then this would make more sense, but Cal is not a better program than Georgia. Maybe they have more NIL money than Georgia, but if that’s true then that would be a really bad sign for the program.
The second reason why this decision makes no sense is because Wilkins father played at Georgia. Dominque Wilkins is one of the greatest basketball players to ever play at Georgia, so leaving after one year as a legacy player is hard to explain as well.
Wilkins only averaged 4.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game this season. He did that as a true freshman in only 10 minutes player per game though, so overall this was a really solid year for him. So while his departure is impossible to explain, the fact that he could’ve been a major contributor for years to come makes this even more difficult to accept.