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Kuany, Weems & Williams Ink With Bulldogs
May 20, 2026 | Men's Basketball
Georgia's 2026-27 roster now complete
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia has signed a trio of premier prep prospects – Mading Kuany, Hakeem Weems and Donovan Williams Jr. – to continue their basketball careers at the collegiate level with the Bulldogs, head coach Mike White announced on Wednesday. They will join the roster as freshmen for the 2026-27 season.
Kuany (pronounced muh-ding kuh-wah-nee) is a 6-8, 190-pound forward originally from Melbourne, Australia who played at Iowa United Prep last season. Weems is a 6-10, 215-pound forward from Atlanta who was a member of the IMG Academy's postgraduate team during the 2025-26 season. Williams is a 6-3, 180-pound guard from Orlando, Fla., who played at Oak Ridge Academy as a senior.
Kuany was a member of Australia's National Team at the 2024 FIBA U117 and 2025 FIBA U19 World Cups, as well as the 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Cup. Before moving for Iowa United Prep, Kuany played for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 in 2024 and 2025.
Kuany debuted with the Australian National Team at the 2023 U16 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar. He helped the Australians capture the Gold Medal while averaging 5.7 points and 2.5 boards per outing. The following year, he contributed 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per contest at the 2024 U17 World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey. Kuany played in seven games at the 2025 U19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland and contributed 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game for Australia, which finished sixth at the tournament.
Kuany also represented Victoria at the 2023 and 2024 U18 Australian Championships, winning a Silver Medal in 2023 and a Bronze in 2024. After averaging 4.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in the 2023 tournament, he upped those efforts to 8.0 points, 8.3 boards and 1.3 blocks the following year.
In addition to his season at IMG, Weems previously played at Monteverde Academy (2024-25), Osborne High School (2023-24) and WD Mohammed School (2021-23). He is a consensus three-star prospect who is ranked among the nation's top-40 prospects at his position, including No. 32 by 247Sports.com and No. 36 by both On3.com and in the 247Sports.com composite.
Last season at IMG he helped IMG finish 27-2 and reach the quarterfinals of the National Prep Championship. Weems averaged 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds at Monteverde, which finished 19-8 and ranked No. 11 in the final edition of the ESPN.com SCNext Top 25 national rankings.
Weems earned All-Region honors during his sophomore and junior seasons at WD Mohammed and Osborne, respectively. He was a second-team choice for Class 1A-Region 7 in 2023 and a first-team and all-defensive selection for Class 7A-Region 5 in 2024. Weems averaged 19.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 5.5 blocks, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game in his season Osborne.
A three-star recruit, Williams is rated as the nation's No. 21 point guard by On3.com, the No. 25 combo guard by 247Sports.com and the No. 39 shooting guard by ESPN.com. Last season, Williams averaged 17.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game at Oak Ridge, leading the Pioneers to a 20-10 finish while advancing to the semifinals of Florida's Class 7A State Tournament. He also played at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia in 2024-25, at Edgewater High School in 2023-24 and at The First Academy in 2022-23.
Williams started 10 of 11 games in NIKE EYBL Scholastic League action for Oak Hill during 2024-25 and contributed 10.5 points, 5.7 boards, 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals. As a sophomore, he averaged 16.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.2 steals for an Edgewater Eagles squad that compiled a 23-8 record and was runner-up in Florida's Class 6A state tourney.
Williams was a two-time first-team All-State performer in Florida, earning such status from Source Hoops in Class 7A in 2026 at Oak Ridge and in Class 6A in 2024 at Edgewater when he was the only sophomore on the first-team ledger.
Georgia's 2026-27 roster now features 15 players.
The Bulldogs will welcome back six letterwinners, including Brandon Klatsky, Markel Jennings and 80 percent of their starting lineup in:
• Blue Cain, a 6-5, 195-pound rising senior guard from Knoxville, Tenn., who became Georgia's 49th 1,000-point scorer – but first since 2017 – in the regular-season finale and is currently the Bulldogs' career record holder for best free throw percentage (.846).
• Kanon Catchings, a 6-9, 220-pound rising junior forward from Brownsburg, Ind., who was the Bulldogs' second-leading scorer in SEC play at 13.7 points per game and was named SEC Player of the Week on March 9 after averaging 27.5 points in key late-season wins over No. 16 Alabama and Mississippi State to lock up an NCAA Tournament bid.
• Marcus "Smurf" Millender, a 5-11, 175-pound rising senior guard from Houston Texas, who led the Bulldogs in assists and became the ninth player in school history with 100 assists and 50 3-pointers in the same season.
• Kareem Stagg, a 6-8, 230-pound rising sophomore forward from Chesapeake, Va., who emerged as a starter and key contributor during Georgia's late-season surge to earn an NCAA bid by averaging 6.9 points per game over the final 10 contests of the season.
Georgia has now signed nine newcomers, Kuany, Weems, Williams and:
• Freddie Dilione V, a 6-5, 195-pound senior guard from Fayetteville, N.C., who was Penn State's leading scorer both overall and in Big Ten play last season while averaging 14.0 ppg in 32 outings and 14.1 ppg in league action.
• Brady Dunlap, a 6-7, 200-pound redshirt junior forward from Studio City, Calif., who was the top 3-point shooter in the Atlantic 10 Conference (.451) and helped St. Louis reach the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament last season.
• David Ugonna Ike, a 7-0, 235-pound freshman post player from Owerri, Nigeria, who prepped at the NBA Academy Africa in Senegal. Earlier this year, Ike averaged 24.3 points and 12.3 rebounds while helping NBA Academy Africa compile a 3-0 record at the Advance Global Cup.
• Kemauri "Kemo" Millender, a 6-0, 180-pound junior guard from Houston, Texas, who helped New Mexico Junior College advance to the Round of 16 of the 2026 NJCAA DI Tournament last season while averaging 9.5 points per game. Millender is the older brother of current Bulldog "Smurf" Millender.
• Andrew Osasuyi, a 6-9, 211-pound sophomore center from Magenta, Italy, who led St. Bonaventure in field goal percentage and blocks last season and helped Italy earn a Gold Medal at the 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket tournament.
• James Scott, a 6-11, 225-pound senior forward from Fayetteville, N.C., who owns the highest career field goal percentage (.759) among all players slated to play NCAA Division I basketball next season and ranked among the nation's top-25 in dunks in both 2024 and 2025.
Georgia established new school records for regular-season wins (22), total points (2,951) and scoring average (89.4 ppg) during the 2025-26 season. The Bulldogs posted their third consecutive 20-win season, just the third time in 121 seasons they have done so. Georgia earned NCAA Tournament bids in 2025 and 2026, just the fourth back-to-back appearances in "March Madness" in program history.
Kuany (pronounced muh-ding kuh-wah-nee) is a 6-8, 190-pound forward originally from Melbourne, Australia who played at Iowa United Prep last season. Weems is a 6-10, 215-pound forward from Atlanta who was a member of the IMG Academy's postgraduate team during the 2025-26 season. Williams is a 6-3, 180-pound guard from Orlando, Fla., who played at Oak Ridge Academy as a senior.
Kuany was a member of Australia's National Team at the 2024 FIBA U117 and 2025 FIBA U19 World Cups, as well as the 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Cup. Before moving for Iowa United Prep, Kuany played for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 in 2024 and 2025.
Kuany debuted with the Australian National Team at the 2023 U16 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar. He helped the Australians capture the Gold Medal while averaging 5.7 points and 2.5 boards per outing. The following year, he contributed 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per contest at the 2024 U17 World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey. Kuany played in seven games at the 2025 U19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland and contributed 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game for Australia, which finished sixth at the tournament.
Kuany also represented Victoria at the 2023 and 2024 U18 Australian Championships, winning a Silver Medal in 2023 and a Bronze in 2024. After averaging 4.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in the 2023 tournament, he upped those efforts to 8.0 points, 8.3 boards and 1.3 blocks the following year.
In addition to his season at IMG, Weems previously played at Monteverde Academy (2024-25), Osborne High School (2023-24) and WD Mohammed School (2021-23). He is a consensus three-star prospect who is ranked among the nation's top-40 prospects at his position, including No. 32 by 247Sports.com and No. 36 by both On3.com and in the 247Sports.com composite.
Last season at IMG he helped IMG finish 27-2 and reach the quarterfinals of the National Prep Championship. Weems averaged 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds at Monteverde, which finished 19-8 and ranked No. 11 in the final edition of the ESPN.com SCNext Top 25 national rankings.
Weems earned All-Region honors during his sophomore and junior seasons at WD Mohammed and Osborne, respectively. He was a second-team choice for Class 1A-Region 7 in 2023 and a first-team and all-defensive selection for Class 7A-Region 5 in 2024. Weems averaged 19.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 5.5 blocks, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game in his season Osborne.
A three-star recruit, Williams is rated as the nation's No. 21 point guard by On3.com, the No. 25 combo guard by 247Sports.com and the No. 39 shooting guard by ESPN.com. Last season, Williams averaged 17.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game at Oak Ridge, leading the Pioneers to a 20-10 finish while advancing to the semifinals of Florida's Class 7A State Tournament. He also played at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia in 2024-25, at Edgewater High School in 2023-24 and at The First Academy in 2022-23.
Williams started 10 of 11 games in NIKE EYBL Scholastic League action for Oak Hill during 2024-25 and contributed 10.5 points, 5.7 boards, 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals. As a sophomore, he averaged 16.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.2 steals for an Edgewater Eagles squad that compiled a 23-8 record and was runner-up in Florida's Class 6A state tourney.
Williams was a two-time first-team All-State performer in Florida, earning such status from Source Hoops in Class 7A in 2026 at Oak Ridge and in Class 6A in 2024 at Edgewater when he was the only sophomore on the first-team ledger.
Georgia's 2026-27 roster now features 15 players.
The Bulldogs will welcome back six letterwinners, including Brandon Klatsky, Markel Jennings and 80 percent of their starting lineup in:
• Blue Cain, a 6-5, 195-pound rising senior guard from Knoxville, Tenn., who became Georgia's 49th 1,000-point scorer – but first since 2017 – in the regular-season finale and is currently the Bulldogs' career record holder for best free throw percentage (.846).
• Kanon Catchings, a 6-9, 220-pound rising junior forward from Brownsburg, Ind., who was the Bulldogs' second-leading scorer in SEC play at 13.7 points per game and was named SEC Player of the Week on March 9 after averaging 27.5 points in key late-season wins over No. 16 Alabama and Mississippi State to lock up an NCAA Tournament bid.
• Marcus "Smurf" Millender, a 5-11, 175-pound rising senior guard from Houston Texas, who led the Bulldogs in assists and became the ninth player in school history with 100 assists and 50 3-pointers in the same season.
• Kareem Stagg, a 6-8, 230-pound rising sophomore forward from Chesapeake, Va., who emerged as a starter and key contributor during Georgia's late-season surge to earn an NCAA bid by averaging 6.9 points per game over the final 10 contests of the season.
Georgia has now signed nine newcomers, Kuany, Weems, Williams and:
• Freddie Dilione V, a 6-5, 195-pound senior guard from Fayetteville, N.C., who was Penn State's leading scorer both overall and in Big Ten play last season while averaging 14.0 ppg in 32 outings and 14.1 ppg in league action.
• Brady Dunlap, a 6-7, 200-pound redshirt junior forward from Studio City, Calif., who was the top 3-point shooter in the Atlantic 10 Conference (.451) and helped St. Louis reach the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament last season.
• David Ugonna Ike, a 7-0, 235-pound freshman post player from Owerri, Nigeria, who prepped at the NBA Academy Africa in Senegal. Earlier this year, Ike averaged 24.3 points and 12.3 rebounds while helping NBA Academy Africa compile a 3-0 record at the Advance Global Cup.
• Kemauri "Kemo" Millender, a 6-0, 180-pound junior guard from Houston, Texas, who helped New Mexico Junior College advance to the Round of 16 of the 2026 NJCAA DI Tournament last season while averaging 9.5 points per game. Millender is the older brother of current Bulldog "Smurf" Millender.
• Andrew Osasuyi, a 6-9, 211-pound sophomore center from Magenta, Italy, who led St. Bonaventure in field goal percentage and blocks last season and helped Italy earn a Gold Medal at the 2025 FIBA U20 EuroBasket tournament.
• James Scott, a 6-11, 225-pound senior forward from Fayetteville, N.C., who owns the highest career field goal percentage (.759) among all players slated to play NCAA Division I basketball next season and ranked among the nation's top-25 in dunks in both 2024 and 2025.
Georgia established new school records for regular-season wins (22), total points (2,951) and scoring average (89.4 ppg) during the 2025-26 season. The Bulldogs posted their third consecutive 20-win season, just the third time in 121 seasons they have done so. Georgia earned NCAA Tournament bids in 2025 and 2026, just the fourth back-to-back appearances in "March Madness" in program history.
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