Georgia Basketball: Toumani Camara Could Be Steal of The 2019 Class

When you bring in a handful of Top-100 prospects, it's easy to forget a guy like Toumani Camara.

The highlights of the 2019 class were Anthony Edwards and Christian Brown, and rightfully so given their backgrounds. Edwards came out of high school as the #2 overall prospect in the country. Brown came to Athens from Oak Hill Academy, one of the top high school programs in the world, and has experience from the Men's U.S. Junior National team.

That alone is enough to make you forget the other five players who helped get this class inside the Top-10 in the nation.

But then there is Toumani Camara, ranked as the 103rd overall prospect in 2019, and the first addition to the class back in October of 2018. Playing high school basketball in Hollywood, Florida, Camara was originally from Brussels, Belgium. There, he represented his country in the 2016 U16 FIBA European Championships.

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As a high school recruit, you have to find ways to make yourself different among the others. With Camara, he gives you a lot of options with his size.

It could be the hair, but the Georgia Bulldogs have officially listed Camara at 6'8 220 lbs. That's an increase from his 247sports' recruiting profile size of 6'6 190lbs.

But, what is so special about his size?

Well, Camara has the frame of a power forward, but the skills of a small forward, which gives Tom Crean a number of options to work with.

Camara is a solid ball-handler and is very efficient in the post. On top of that, his shot is developing, and could even become a threat down the road.

What's even scarier, is the fact that he's just as good, or better on defense. He fits the bill of being an "all-around" type of player, which goes right in line with the mumblings of him potentially being a one-and-done guy.

We won't truly know every player's roles until closer to the start of SEC play. However, Camara is good enough to start right away. At a minimum, he'll be one of the first guys off of the bench.

In years past, Georgia has often gone with three guards and two forwards in the starting line up.

Here's what that might look like this year:

Guard- Donnell Gresham Jr.

Guard- Jordan Harris OR Tyree Crump

Guard- Anthony Edwards

Forward- Rayshaun Hammonds

Forward- Amanze Ngumezi OR Toumani Camara

However with options like Christian Brown, and now Toumani Camara at the "three" or "four", Georgia could go with a more traditional look.

Guard- Anthony Edwards

Guard- Jordan Harris, OR Tyree Crump, OR Donnell Gresham Jr.

Small Forward- Toumani Camara, OR Christian Brown

Power Forward- Rayshaun Hammonds

Center- Amanze Ngumezi

As you can see, Tom Crean has a lot of options due to the revamped roster compared to last season. There's plenty of situations to work out in the lineup, Crean will have plenty of non-conference games in November and December. (Preferably, all the questions and issues will be answered prior to Georgia's trip to Maui.)

Bringing on a prototypical NBA small forward in Toumani Camara, that's just another weapon for the Bulldogs whether he's playing the "three" or "four" position. He won't have all the cameras flashing on him early on, but he will be a pivotal piece in bringing Georgia to the NCAA Tournament.