So did Mendenhall bat 1.000 on the recruits he got to grounds for OVs, including the three non-commits?

Sure seems that way. Like the way he closes.

Jerome hip surgery

Very interesting article. If this kid makes it on grounds it will be a HUGE success. Some services have him as the 10th best HS prospect in this years draft.


http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/draft-report-nolan-jones/

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In the latest installment of the CavsCorner Podcast, we break down UVa's 2016 recruiting class now that Signing Day has come and gone. We'll look at the various signees, the way they fit into Virginia's new schemes, and how coach Bronco Mendenhall's design for the program impacts recruiting. We'll also touch on the recent winning streak on the hardwood that the Wahoos have been on and how that impacts the forecast for the rest of the season.

to defeat North Central 69-68. I could not find any individual stats for Guy, but I did learn that he became the school's all-time leading scorer.

I know polls only matter to fans, but that's one spot we'll move up next week. Yes, I think we'll beat Pitt.

UVa had its last truly RPI killing game of the season last night and remained at 6. That's a good sign going forward.

1) Beat VT and NC State and finish above .500 in the ACC. This would also likely wrap a top 4 seed in the NCAAs and top 6 of the ACCT. Too many good wins, too few "bad" losses, as any others would be to top 50s and/or on the road. Handling these two would also prevent any type of potential collapse scenario down the stretch (although I guess theoretically losing their last five would be possible with games @Miami, vs. UNC, @Clemson, vs. UL and an ACCT quarterfinal game against a tough opponent as a potential last five ... though two home losses seems highly unlikely regardless of the difficulty of the opponent).

2) Beat Pitt this weekend and in all likelihood get a double bye. Pitt plus winning one of UL or @Clem would almost assuredly guarantee it.

We would hold tiebreakers over both Notre Dame and Pitt for essentially two or two and half game leads over each after the weekend, even if ND beats Carolina Saturday. We would have a home game against UL to potentially get a tiebreaker over them and thus, only need to finish even with them. We've got a tough game at Clemson to try and get a tiebreaker there. There are almost too many other games between top half teams to drop below too many other teams if UVa takes care of the Panthers Saturday ... Miami, Pitt, Notre Dame, UL, Carolina and Duke play each other a lot, meaning someone has to lose, keeping them below us (i.e., if Miami passes us, Louisville, Pitt, and Notre Dame have lost to the Canes, etc.). Beating Pitt would give a lot of margin for error down the stretch.

3) If they win the next four (@Pitt, VT, @Dook, NCSU), the one-seed talk will start before we even get to Miami, UNC and UL again -- four (or five or six depending on Pitt and Duke) top 25 wins, 10 top 50 wins, multiple top 25 road wins, closing in on Carolina, etc. It would certainly test their ability to handle success given the super difficult home stretch, but an 8-1 finish plus an ACCT semi means this team gets a 1-seed. Closing 7-2 without a headscratcher (i.e. the losses are to UNC, Miami, Pitt, Duke, or UL) should guarantee at least a 2 seed.

about recruiting now that they don't have LDS issue? are there good anecdotes on how they have been received? i think everyone is impressed by energy and social media, but it is hard to get a feel for their conversations with coaches and recruits. I can't compare public statements vs. behind the scenes commentary (e.g. vs London's behind the scenes commentary). thanks.

Just so folks aren't asking all morning, wanted to let you know. We'll have a fresh podcast and a hoops preview for you.

1st Half

BC doubling the post early, but our ball movement was on point early.

Like us trying to get out and run.

Attacked the basket nice early. Gill looked very active first few minutes.

Defense really moved well to start the game. BC hit the first 3 that was covered.

No issues with IW taking wide open jumpers. That is his weapon and opens up things for others by doing so.

Devin Hall is giving this team another look. Love him pushing tempo which allows LP to play more off the ball.

MB looking to score more and quicker which leads to better shots imo. We don't do well getting shots with the shot clock running down unless the ball is inside.

TB needs to learn that subbing some guys in will cost us points. Yes we will win this game I am sure, but we can't afford to lose offense at times.

Uncle Malcolm is playing with an edge tonight.

Gill needs to learn you can't do anything until you catch the ball. Do that in the second half and he might finish the game with 20-10.

Halftime thoughts-

This game was never in doubt. We didn't hit good shots, BC hit some very lucky shots. Just need to keep moving the ball like we had in the first half and play defense with the same intensity. Should be a 12-17 point win if Gill and Tobey use our size advantage. TB can't get too cute with subs until game is for sure over.

2nd half

I know teams hit 3's, but it drives me crazy we let teams get easy looks up double digits. Just run them off the line or are teams just taking out of this world 3's?

Gill starting to go to work early in 2nd half. BC doesn't have the bodies to stop it.

Hall has a nice jumper and it seems improved from last year? More lift on jumper.

BC had no answer for our inside game. I still say for us to get past the 16, the inside game plus hitting open jumpers is the ticket, but you can say that about any team.

Happy to see everyone cheer so hard for Nolte after hitting that jumper. If the guy can just hit 1 or 2 a game.

We started toying with them in the second half. Our backdoor cuts were almost too easy

JR will be special by Year 3, love how big he is on the block.

Game thoughts-

Bad shooting will come back to get us, but the offensive flow was good.

IW and DH really keep growing.

Malcolm was on fire. We will need him to carry this club on his back most nights and that is ok.

TB was toying with lineups a little much early, but BC really isn't good so it didn't matter.

Great Nolte was able to hit a jumper, but we need one or two a game from him as the season goes on.

Our next 5 games are no joke. That Pitt game with be an old school NBA defense type of ball game. First team to 50.

Not worried about Tech, but coming out of Pitt alive will be a tough game. Defense much improved tonight.

18-4 7-3 looks better than it did with a minute to go in that Wake game

Is this the start of another waffle by the great rat? Team out of the top 25 for the first time in memory, playing like crap, K has physical issues? I don't know, maybe he really is sick.

Getting ready to stop with UVa's Tony Bennett here in a few. Check this thread for notes.

I was bored so I figured I'd put together my All-ACC teams to this point. Let me know what you think.

1st team
Brice Johnson (POY)
Cat Barber
Malcolm Brogdon
Grayson Allen
Jaron Blossomgame

2nd team
Damion Lee
Brandon Ingram
Michael Gbinije
Michael Young
Demetrius Jackson

3rd team
Eli Carter
Malik Beasley
Sheldon McClellan
Zach Leday
Devin Thomas

Frosh team
Brandon Ingram (ROY)
Malik Beasley
Dwayne Bacon
Bryant Crawford
Malachi Richardson

So it got me thinking because the staff is so good at identifying the type of players we want, but I had to go back a few recruiting classes just to get an idea of who we got, who we kinda missed on and did Tony just finally figure out the last few years the type of player and athlete needed to be elite?

Disclaimer: this is not Tony bashing at all because I think he's a very fabulous recruiter, but at the same time some of the pieces signed were either to fill needs early on or misses because of our defensive philosophy.

11-

Atkins
Brogdon
Jesperson

Obviously with DA and MB we got two of the better players we've had in years. Jesperson was obviously a defensive liability, but my god if he would've been able to stick around how his shot especially last season could've been used, so I give that class a B+.

12-

Anderson
Barnette
Jones
Nolte
Tobey

Anderson was the gem. Once again I think Tony was trying to find shooters, but Barnette was never going to be a solid ACC player. Jones was the perfect teammate and his dance moves were almost house party like, but again another guy that wasn't going to be a solid ACC player. Nolte is a hard worker, but the shooter we expected him to be to this point has never come around. Tobey has always been an enigma. Remember at one point people ranking this guy as a top 15 pick and maybe two or three times a year he plays like it. This class gets a C because at the end of the day as many bodies as we took in this class it was a disappointment from the standpoint the whole class never really stood out the way they should've.


13-

Hall
LP

This class to me may end up being the best or one of the best in the TB era.

LP has been a gem as a PG and will be a 4 year starter. Hall is finally coming around to the point I'm willing to bet next season we see LP off the ball a lot. This class is an A right now and could be A plus by next year. Tony upgraded the position in this class alone and did a really good job identifying talent.

14-

Salt
Shayok
Stith
Wilkins

Another class where we might've overreached a bit when we are just starting to be on the national stage. Losing Stith was tough, but not sure he would have made an impact. Salt is very raw and I still feel he is two years away, but will be a complementary piece to what we have later. Shayok is the enigma of this class and where I had super high hopes he could be all ACC, I think the guy will just be a decent player who at times can play above his talent. Wilkins might be the star of this class when all is said and done. This class is a C- or D at best. I feel this class should've been better from the standpoint we had just started to arrive on the national stage, but three of these guys may have potential to turn this class into a B because of the pieces that have been assembled in front of them.

15-

Diakite
Reuter

Again, another two-man class that could potentially be an A. Upside is the word here. JR could fit right along side AN by his JR year. Diakite does have potential to be a star if we're very patient with him, so this class potentially has high upside, but is to be determined.

16-

Guy
Huff
Hunter
Jerome

This is the class Tony should've had in 14. This class is the one that finally puts us on the national stage as a player for years to come. Obviously we haven't seen them step foot on the court yet, but I expect Guy to be a stud, Huff to be a player by year 3, Jerome will be a better SZ and Hunter might be the most underrated of the group. We need at least two guys out of the four to be above average players. This is the class Tony finally made an impact and will keep doing so.

Obviously it took some time for the staff to get a foot in the door in the very hectic confines of college basketball recruiting. To be honest we probably had more reaches than hits, but with his style of defense and the fact that Virginia just became a player a few years ago you're going to have that, but we have arrived and not only do the players know it, but moms and dads do too and we know how important mom is to our recruiting.

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After No. 9 UVa beat Boston College 61-47 on Wednesday night, senior forward Evan Nolte and redshirt sophomore guard Devon Hall talked about their respective games, the team's leadership, and what they need to take from the last two games moving forward.

I don't think it's out yet.

I say -17.5.

Greetings from JPJ where BC and No. 9 UVa will tip it up in about 20 minutes. I'll be back with starters in a bit but keep an eye on London Perrantes' right shoulder. Watching him warming up, it looks like he's got some serious discomfort there. Not sure how it'll impact him but he doesn't look happy so far tonight.

As always, have at it folks...

It appeared that the weak spot with our baseball team this year was likely to be pitching with the loss of Kirby, Sborz, and Waddell. Jones is our only returning pitcher with meaningful minutes at the end of last year. The good news is that Derek Casey is recovering from his Tommy John surgery and is already throwing. While he is not yet ready to be a regular pitcher, there is a real possibility that he will be able to contribute this spring. In addition, Tommy Doyle was limited last year because of mononucleosis. As a result, he lost strength and speed on his fastball, and he tended to be too fine last year. This resulted in him getting behind in the count and either walking batters or throwing down the middle. He has since gained fifteen pounds and is now 6'6" and weighs 230 pounds, and he will be contending for a starting role in weekend games. The return of Casey and the improvement of Doyle will greatly strengthen our pitching staff.

Any word on Hill?

Welcome to Signing Day 2016, everybody! Recruits can officially start to sign their letters of intent at 7 a.m. and we expect things to get rolling soon. Keep it locked to this thread throughout the day as we tell you who's in.

What do you think - if they keep completely underperforming, is he on the hot seat?

Guess his recruiting will keep him around with some studs coming in next year, but he's definitely a less with more guy...

Then again, it's good to keep a weaker coach around