College basketball is here: when do our teams start? And who from Central Georgia plays for them?
College basketball season on the Division I level starts Tuesday in many places. A look - including Central Georgians on rosters - at the opening schedules for The Sports Report's college teams, and a story or two:
Women
Mercer
Friday, at Wake Forest, 7 p.m.; home: Monday, vs. Georgia Southern, 7 p.m.
Central Georgians: G KeKe Calloway, Sr., Mary Persons; C Rachel Self, Sr., Dodge County
Georgia College
Friday, vs. Wingate, at Clayton State; home: Dec. 8, vs. Albany State, 3 p.m.
Wesleyan
Tue., at Savannah State, 7 p.m.; home: Saturday, vs. Methodist, 2 p.m.
Fort Valley State
Friday, at Valdosta State, 6 p.m.; home: Nov. 20, vs. West Georgia, 6 p.m.
Central Georgians: P Alexia Green, So., Peach County; F India King, Fr., Warner Robins;
Middle Georgia State
2-0; next: Tuesday, vs. Coastal Georgia, 7 p.m.
Central Georgians: G Kevin Ford, Sr., Perry; G Christopher Parker, So., Washington County; G Darrell White, Sr., Peach County; P De'Miria Glover, Jr., Monticello
Central Georgia Tech
0-2; Thursday, at Motlow State (Tenn.) CC, 6:30 p.m.; home: Saturday, vs. East Georgia State, 1 p.m.
Central Georgians: G Victoria Brown, So., Warner Robins; F Victoria Dumas, Fr., Northeast
Georgia
Friday, vs. St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m.
Georgia Tech
Friday, 8 p.m., at Houston; home: Nov. 11, vs. Appalachian State, 2 p.m.
Georgia Southern
Tuesday, vs. Wofford, 6:30 p.m.
Georgia State
Wed., vs. UNCG, 11 a.m.
Kennesaw State
Wed., vs. Middle Georgia State, 5:30 p.m.
Central Georgians: G Erica Moore, Jr., Howard
Savannah State
Tuesday, vs. Wesleyan
Men
Mercer
Tuesday, at UAB, 8 p.m.; home: Friday, vs. Piedmont, 7 p.m.
Georgia College
Friday, vs. Erskine, at North Georgia, 5:30 p.m.; home: Nov. 13, vs. Shorter, 7 p.m.
Fort Valley State
Friday, vs. West Florida, 5 p.m., at Valdosta; home: Nov. 12, vs. Columbus State, 7:30 p.m.
Central Georgians: G Leon Perry, so., Warner Robins; F Brenton Cliette Jordan, jr., Westside;
Middle Georgia State
2-1; next: Wed., at Kennesaw State, 5:30 p.m.
Central Georgians: C Nikayona Warthen, Fr., Washington County
Central Georgia Tech
2-0; Thursday, vs. Beville State CC, at Tuscaloosa, 6:30 p.m. home: Nov. 14, Southern Basketball Academy, Warner Robins, 7:30 p.m.
Central Georgians: F Aaron Ridley III, So., Southwest; G Champ Dawson, Fr., Warner Robins; F Nate Brooks, So., Stratford
Georgia
Friday, vs. Savannah State, 8:30 p.m.
Central Georgians: G Tye Fagan, fr., Upson-Lee
Crean breathing new life into program
Upson-Lee grad Fagan among the Bulldogs' leaders
Georgia Tech
Friday, vs. Lamar, 7:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern
Wed., vs. Carver, 7 p.m.
Georgia State
Tuesday, vs. ETSU, 7 p.m.
Central Georgians: G Nelson Phillips, Fr., Warner Robins; F Chris Clerkley, Jr., Perry; F Josh Linder, So., Veterans
Kennesaw State
Wed., vs. Oglethorpe, 7 p.m.
Savannah State
Wed., at Texas A&M, 9:30 p.m.; home: Sunday, vs. Middle Georgia State, 4 p.m.