UVA Basketball offers pair of 4-star prospects from Midwest

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Tony Bennett has returned to the site of Virginia’s national championship and to his own home state to extend offers to the Cavaliers’ newest prospects.

UVA has offered 6-foot-4, 4-star shooting guard Taison Chatman of Minneapolis, Minn., where the Cavaliers captured the program’s first national championship in 2019. Bennett also reached out with an offer to 6-8 power forward Milan Momcilovic from the coach’s home state. Momcilovic is from Pewaukee, Wisc.

Chatman, who is the state of Minnesota’s No. 1-ranked prospect, is also the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ top priority recruit. He has a multitude of offers from: UVA, Oregon, UConn, Kansas, Louisville, Iowa State, Iowa, Texas Tech, Nebraska, Marquette, Northwestern, Texas, Xavier, TCU and Washington State.

A member of the recruiting Class of 2023, Chatman is ranked the nation’s No. 44 overall recruit according to 247Sports composite ratings and the No. 9 shooting guard in the country.

Truly blessed to receive an offer from Coach Bennett and the coaching staff at the University Of Virginia 🙏🏽‼️ pic.twitter.com/EWXR7HGznV

— Taison Chatman (@tchat04) April 29, 2022

Momcilovic also has lots of offers, including the two latest from UVA and UCLA. He also holds offers from Marquette, Miami, Minnesota, Iowa State, Virginia Tech, Xavier, Northwestern and Creighton.

The 4-star is ranked the No. 41 overall prospect nationally for the Class of 2023 in 247Sports composite ratings and the No. 6 power forward in the country. He is also the top-rated player in the state of Wisconsin, where Bennett has had recruiting success.

Both players said their main priority in finding a college home is their relationship with the coaching staff.

Earlier in the week, Bennett extended an offer to 6-10 power forward Blake Buchanan, a stretch four who can also score and defend in the paint. He holds offers from Gonzaga, Penn State, Oregon State, Washington State and Iowa.

Buchanan is planning on visiting Virginia this weekend.

UVA has also offered 6-6 shooting guard Cam Christie from Rolling Meadows, Ill.

I am very honored and grateful to have received an offer from Coach Bennett and @UVAMensHoops. Appreciate Coach Bennett and @KyleGetter coming to visit me. pic.twitter.com/12ZNIaQAqO

— Milan Momcilovic (@MilanMomcilovi5) April 28, 2022

Check out Chatman’s and Momcilovic’s highlights below: