This time a year ago, Anthony Edwards and his hype train pulled into Athens and brought hope along with it. Georgia sold out season tickets for the first time in ages. And while Edwards headlined the roster, coach Tom Crean had also drawn a promising — if young — group of talent to the program.
Building through one player’s considerable talent doesn’t work if there’s not a support structure around him. In the end, that proved true for Edwards’ lone collegiate season. Veterans left behind by Mark Fox never quite fit Crean’s more modern and uptempo system, while the talented crop of youngsters he recruited weren’t up to handle a substantial workload.