Virginia basketball makes it first offer to Class of 2024 prospect

Posted on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, 8:57 am

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By Jerry Ratcliffe

Virginia basketball has made its first offer for the Class of 2024, to Jarin Stevenson, a 6-foot-9, 190-pound power forward from Seaforth High in Pittsboro, N.C.

Stevenson has been offered by Virginia, North Carolina, Wake Forest and NC State. He has visited UNC, UVA and State either officially or unofficially.

His mom, Nicole Walker Stevenson, played college basketball at North Carolina. His dad, Jarod Stevenson, played at Richmond in the late 1990s.

“I can be a stretch five or stretch four,” Stevenson told Jamie Shaw, national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. “I can even play the three a little with how I can handle the ball. I can also guard one through five at the high school level and I have a consistent jump shot.”

That is the type of player that Tony Bennett values, one who is versatile enough to defend and play multiple positions.

Stevenson also told Shaw what he liked about UVA: “They value defense up there. Their program has great chemistry and they focus on bringing each other up.”