NCAA hasn't said anything more but some of the mentioned changes are now official.

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When do the summer practices start for basketball? Are the players back on campus for the summer sessions?

For those who may be interested in going to games in Omaha but didn't get anything from the VAF, here's the info you need to get tickets.

Link: CWS ticket info from UVa

About 20 minutes before things get going in Charlottesville in Game 2 of the Super Regional between Maryland and UVa. We'll post updates throughout the game in this thread and I encourage those of you either at the game or also watching on ESPNU to do the same.

...and they are hot like we are, ending the season on a 26-9 run after starting 14-14. Expect another nailbiter.

Just got an email from my UGA Dawg son that Lambert is transferring to UGA. It will be interesting how that works out for him.

Clutch 9th inning rally to devastate the Terps. We are to them in baseball what MSU is to us in basketball! Go Hoos!

on the UVA site.. There have been other games that have been exciting, but the last three games, including the final regional game against USC, have been very impressive comebacks.

In this weeks war closet we discuss how UVA was able to get commitments this week from both M. Diakite and
V.King. Also would like to report the Tall Black basketball team has to bring extra backboards with them to every game per league officials as Jack Salt has broken 4 backboards. This has been causing long delays and added expense as additional maintenance personnel are also needed, not only for clean up but installation of new backboards.
Also according to several sources Evan Nolte hit 78 three pointers in a row and 93 out of 100. There is also information leaking that Reuter during a routine drug test, came up negative for any drugs but positive for roofing nails. There is also information on a 5 star recruit who has turned down Kentucky, Duke, and UNC and is willing to walk onto the UVA program if CTB will accept him.
These stories and more, remember what is discussed here in the War Closet, stays in the War Closet.

Down 2 in bottom of ninth and win on a bases loaded single

Four-star OL Josh Ball has committed to Florida State.

From UVa:

Virginia Defeats Maryland in Game 1 of Super Regional, 5-3
Game 2 of best-of-three series is Saturday at 3 p.m.

Kevin Doherty (Jr., Laytonsville, Md.) hit a bases-clearing double to cap a five-run eighth inning as the Virginia baseball team rallied for a 5-3 victory over Maryland in Game 1 of the NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional Friday at Davenport Field. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday and will be televised by ESPNU.

If Maryland wins Game 2 of the series on Saturday, a decisive Game 3 will be played Sunday at 3 p.m. (ESPN2 or ESPNU). The winner of the Charlottesville Super Regional advances to the College World Series next week in Omaha, Neb.

Virginia starting pitcher Connor Jones (So., Chespeake, Va.) improved to 7-2 on the season, allowing three earned runs on three hits over seven innings to earn the win. Josh Sborz (Jr., McLean, Va.) pitched the final two innings, allowing one hit, to record his 14th save of the season, tying for the ACC lead.

Maryland starter Mike Shawaryn allowed two runs on seven hits over 7 1/3 innings. Terrapin closer Kevin Mooney (3-1) took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in two-thirds of inning of work.

Matt Thaiss (So., Jackson, N.J.), Pavin Smith (Fr., Jupiter, Fla.), and Robbie Coman (Jr., Lake Worth, Fla.) all had two hits to lead the Cavalier offense, which finished with 10 hits. Doherty led Virginia with three RBIs.

Maryland’s four hits were spread over four players, with LaMonte Wade leading the Terrapins with a two-run double.

Limited to five hits by Shawaryn and trailing 3-0 through seven innings, Virginia rallied to take the lead with five runs in the top of the eighth. Back-to-back one-out hits by Daniel Pinero (So., Toronto, Ontario) and Thaiss chased Shawaryn from the game. Kenny Towns (Sr., Burke, Va.) singled to right on the first pitch of the game from Mooney to drive in Pinero with the Cavaliers’ first run. Smith followed with a single up the middle to score Thaiss and cut the deficit to 3-2. After a two-out intentional walk to Joe McCarthy (Jr., Scranton, Pa.) loaded the bases, Doherty gave Virginia the lead as his double off the left-centerfield wall cleared the bases and gave the Cavaliers a 5-3 lead.

The game was a pitchers’ duel for much of the way and remained scoreless until Maryland (the designated home team) took the lead in the bottom of the fifth after Virginia could not take advantage of having a runner reach third in the second, fourth and fifth innings. After three walks loaded the bases, Wade’s two-out double scored a pair of runs to give the Terrapins a 2-0 lead.

The Terrapins extended the lead to 3-0 with a run in the bottom of the seventh. Jose Cuas led off with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. He scored on a suicide squeeze as Kevin Biondic successfully laid down a bunt as Cuas broke for home.

Per Adam Friedman, UVa will lose another transfer as former Rivals250 wideout Jamil Kamara will not return to school this fall.

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Jones gave up 3 runs on 3 hits and 5 walks. Sborz shuts down Twerps in final 2 innings. Doherty drove in the winning runs with a bases loaded double as UVA scored all 5 runs in the 8th.

This article mentions that Kirby is expected to be back this weekend. Does anyone know if this is true? If so, do we expect him to be able to pitch more than just a couple of innings?

http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/baseball/article_b72eceb6-08f0-11e5-94a8-1f9e2c4617be.html

according to game tracker we are the away team --if that is correct -- why?

I hope they get more than a tap on the wrist for their wrong doing.

The sad part was that is was a reopening of a 2011 investigation. The NCCA really likes the unc money.

Lagerald Vick, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, has reclassified for the 2015 class and signed a grant-in-aid to Kansas.

Weren't we after him for a while??

Good stuff from Bossi on 2018 power forward Jordan Brown, a player who is already showing why he's going to be in the mix when Rivals puts out the first ranking for his class later this summer. UVa is already showing interest and he's a guy to keep an eye on going forward.

Link: Brown one of 2018's best

We are in the middle of what would normally be football news in terms of recruiting, but for two weeks in a row, we have not had enough information to generate a War Room. I fear that many recruits who have UVA on their long list of possible schools are waiting to see how we perform on the field before making a decision. If we do well in the first few weeks, we will probably receive commitments from a few more 3* players. If not. our staff will spend December and January looking for uncommitted players to fill out the class. I am among those who are finding it difficult to be optimistic about the near future.

Edit: richard2, I tweaked the title of the thread just to avoid any potential confusion. -- Brad

He just committed to Washington. Despite both being bigs, the two are different types of players, but it still adds a bit more competition to their frontcourt.

Meant to post this last night but in case you didn't see it, check out this Q&A Whitey Reid did with Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Joe Harris as his team heads into the NBA Finals.

Link: Q&A with Joe Harris

McKay leaves
Stith transfers
Justin leaves for the NBA
KW looks like a lock, and not only does he not pick us, he ends up at UNC
Our most talented 2016 kid decides he'd rather not compete for PT against someone who won't see the floor for 2-3 years

The last couple of months have just been a confusing blur given back-to-back 30 win seasons, and the general direction of the program right now. Some good news could really boost morale around here right now...at this point I'm afraid to come on the board for fear of a thread that Malcolm has decided to give up basketball and study at Oxford for the 2015-16 school year.

Interesting look back at the first Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge, where current UVa star Quin Blanding really began to show his massive potential. Needless to say, he's living up to the hype.

Link: Five-Star Challenge Rewind