Monday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Former JMA athlete killed in accident; Mercer to honor the Duke beaters; Tech's Collins is different + more
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Former John Milledge athlete killed in accident
Logan Jones, who played football at John Milledge academy and graduated in 2016, died after a bike/bus accident Monday in Milledgeville.
The 21-year-old GMC college student was riding his bike in downtown Milledgeville Monday morning on Georgia College’s campus. A bus turned as Jones apparently tried to cross a street and hit him. He was knocked to the ground, and the bus ran over him.
He transported to Navicent Health Baldwin and died less than two hours later.
Jones and twin brother Coleman transferred to John Milledge from GMC Prep.
They played for John Milledge and Georgia alum J.T. Wall for two years.
“He was a hard-working guy, him and his brother,” Wall said in an interview with the Union-Recorder.
Mercer to honor the 2013-14 men’s hoops team – the Duke beaters – on Saturday
Those involved in the greatest moment in school athletics history will be back on campus Saturday when Mercer honors the 2013-14 men’s basketball team just shot of five years after the Bears stunned Duke in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
A pregame reception from 3-4 in the President’s Dining Room on the concourse level of Hawkins Arena is open to the public.
The senior-dominated team went 27-9 and beat Florida Gulf Coast on the Eagles’ home court to win the Atlantic Sun conference tournament. The Bears, who knocked off Seton Hall and Mississippi during the regular season, grabbed national attention after beating Duke in Raleigh, N.C., in the first round, and then – led by senior guard Kevin Canevari –for their postgame celebration.
Mercer’s men play The Citadel (10-12, 2-9) at 4 p.m.
Tech’s Collins a master of the rebranding
Sports Illustrated reports that Geoff Collins is pretty much unlike any coach Georgia Tech has had. He could be a CEO if he changed careers.
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