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Transfer portal update: two guards visited, now a power forward
It has been an interesting week for Virginia and the transfer portal, as a pair of star guards made official visits, while one power forward did not show up and another is scheduled to officially visit on Friday.
Three players from portal will visit UVA this week, starting Tuesday
Two more standouts from the transfer portal are visiting Virginia this week, joining 6-foot-8 Illinois-Chicago forward Toby Okani.
UVA will meet Villanova in November in Baltimore doubleheader
The game will be played on Nov. 14 at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena. The other half of the doubleheader pits Virginia Tech against Penn State.
UVA’s Dante Harris enters transfer portal
Dante Harris entered the transfer portal on Friday and will have two years of eligibility remaining, as UVA continues to search for another point guard.
McDonald’s All-American PG Perry visiting UVA this weekend
The Cavaliers got some welcomed news also on Wednesday when McDonald’s All-American point guard Trent Perry of Los Angeles announced he will visit UVA this weekend.
Virginia makes 5-team cut for UIC wing Okani
Toby Okani, who has one year of eligibility remaining, has pushed back his official visit to Virginia until next Tuesday.
Coach Mox adds Maryland transfer center Doumbouya
Virginia women’s basketball head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton announced Tuesday that Hawa Doumbouya will join the program for the 2024-25 season.
Virginia’s Ryan Dunn declares for NBA Draft
Virginia’s Ryan Dunn, one of the top defensive players in the nation, said Tuesday that he plans to enter the NBA Draft and will not return to school.
Harvard PG Mack cancels trip to UVA, favored to land at G’town
According to sources, former Harvard freshman star Malik Mack, the No. 1 point guard in the transfer portal, canceled his weekend visit to Virginia and apparently is headed to Georgetown.
Saint Mary’s forward Jefferson will visit Virginia this weekend
Viewed as a true prize prospect in the transfer portal, former Saint Mary’s forward Joshua Jefferson has announced he will visit Virginia this weekend.
Virginia’s Leon Bond III hits the transfer portal
Virginia’s Leon Bond III entered the NCAA transfer portal on Saturday, posting on social media: “Thank you Virginia. You will have my heart forever.”
UVA reaches out in portal to VT’s Nickel and USC’s Perry
Virginia has reached out to former Virginia Tech sharpshooter Tyler Nickel and former Southern Cal point guard Trent Perry as the NCAA transfer portal heats up.
Virginia commit Sharma named Canada’s National Player of the Year
Virginia recruit Ishan Sharma has been named the 2024 Canadian National Player of the Year.
Will Virginia go after Culpeper’s Maliq Brown a second time?
Maliq Brown averaged 9.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and played a little more than 29 minutes for Syracuse this past season.
Where does UVA go from here in the transfer portal?
As of midnight Wednesday, Virginia was one of five ACC schools that did not have any players entered into the NCAA’s basketball transfer portal.
Virginia basketball is out of whack, and only Tony Bennett can fix it
It’s not the amount of losses, mind you, but rather the way the Cavaliers have lost, particularly in their disturbing, almost inexplicable postseason flops of late.
Cavaliers’ season ends in NCAA First Four with 67-42 loss to Colorado State
Virginia’s whirlwind NCAA Tournament run came about as quickly as it went, concluding in the First Four in Dayton in an embarrassing 67-42 loss to Colorado State on Tuesday.
Virginia, Colorado State take ‘cockroach’ mentality to handle whirlwind of NCAA
Both Colorado State and Virginia, opponents in tonight’s “First Four” games in Dayton, have been forced to take on a cockroach mentality in a whirlwind 48 hours.
UVA vs Colorado State features two of nation’s best PGs head-to-head
One of the big keys for Virginia in its “First Four” battle against Colorado State tonight in Dayton will be containing Rams point guard Isaiah Stevens.
Bennett: ‘I believe I made a mistake’ at end of NC State loss
Tony Bennett said Monday that he erred in judgment not to foul NC State’s shooter in the waning seconds of regulation in Friday night’s ACC Tournament semifinals.
