Behind The Scenes with new Bulldog transfer Justin Abson

Justin Abson chuckled that he played a little trick on Mike White when he called to let him know he was choosing Athens and the Bulldogs as his new home. “I was messing with him a little bit,” Abson said. “I told him ‘Coach, these aren’t easy … but I want to be a Bulldog.’ His heart stopped for a second because he thought I was going elsewhere.” This was indeed a big sigh of relief for Georgia’s basketball coach. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound Abson was one of White’s early targets and a key piece to the puzzle for a team...