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James Morgan

UGA basketball in top three for PF Khani Rooths

The Georgia Bulldogs are in the top three for four-star power forward recruit Khani Rooths. Rooths, a member of the class of 2024, announced his top three schools on Nov. 2.

Rooths’ top schools are Georgia, Florida State, and Michigan. The 6-foot-8, 200-pound power forward is ranked as the No. 28 recruit in the class of 2024, per 247Sports. Rooths is the fifth-ranked power forward and the fifth-ranked player in Florida. The four-star forward is just a couple of rankings away from being ranked as a five-star recruit.

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Khani Rooths plays high school basketball for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Rooths and IMG Academy play against a high level of opposing basketball teams.

Khani Rooths of IMG Academy dunks against Prolific Prep in GEICO High School Nationals quarterfinal game. The News-Press

Georgia basketball head coach Mike White and the Bulldogs have been on a recruiting hot streak recently. Georgia recently added a commitment from five-star forward Asa Newell. Additionally, four-star Jacob Wilkins, the son of Dominique Wilkins, committed to Georgia a few days ago.

247Sports projects Khani Rooths to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs. Rooths is from Rockville, Maryland, which is just outside of Washington D.C.

Georgia basketball currently has the No. 49 recruiting class in the 2024 cycle. Asa Newell is Georgia’s lone commitment in the class of 2024.

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