I think the way the team (and individual players) is/are currently playing, I would start Clark, Beekman, Franklin, Dunn and BVP. I'd then rotate in McThreely to give Clark, Beekman and Franklin a breather. Also I'd rotate in Shedrick and Gardner to give Dunn and BVP a break. Depending on matchups and who's playing well would determine who gets extended minutes. Clark, Beekman and Franklin get 33 minutes each as McThreely gets the remaining 21 minutes. BVP gets 33 minutes, Dunn gets 20 minutes and Gardner/Shedrick get the remaining 27 minutes. I still think we need Shedrick to get more minutes if he can play more aggressively on offense.

Just food for discussion.

One of a number of quality prospects to check out a UVa game recently, Jaxon Prunty talked to @HoustonWilson about his trip to JPJ, what stands out about the Hoos, and much more.

The Hoos and Deacs will be tipping it up in the Joel in about 45 minutes or so. I'll have updates for you here in a bit.

As always, have at it folks...

Rivals' Rob Cassidy caught up with 2024 4-star wing Isaiah Abraham, who recently visited UVa. Abraham has UVa in his top group, and discusses his contenders and timetable here:

Seeing UVa play in person was big for 2024 Sidwell Friends wing Caleb Williams, who talked to @HoustonWilson about the recent experience and how it impacted his view of the program.

What are the chances of both leaving ?

Hopefully it will be recognized at the BC game, although I'm sure Tony would prefer that it not.

VT receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. We do have a connection. What say you?

Good one LOL.

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Just wanted to pass along the latest on what we’re hearing about Nick Jackson:

Word is he continues to work through the recruiting process while still being enrolled at UVa as he finishes the requirements for his degree this spring .

He has taken several visits, including Auburn and Oklahoma. As of now, he is scheduled to visit Iowa this coming weekend with a visit to LSU thereafter.

As far as UVa goes, it seems premature to say that he has ruled out a return to Charlottesville. Being on Grounds to finish his degree certainly helps UVa in this regard.

For now, sources say that he is looking at his options very closely and is really conflicted about the decision.

ACC Storylines: A clear top two, a logjam behind them, and a lot of intriguing scenarios at play. @justin ferber takes a look at the storylines facing UVa and others in the league this week.

This team did not play well today. Also had a three point shooter hitting and got away from that to throw up running contested shots around the basket.

Did anyone see the ND girl that was hurt early in the game was smiling and the announcer says can you see she is smiling and at that point the ND girl smirked at someone on her bench and gives them the middle finger right on camera as the announcer tells people to check out her smile.LOL

Wake Forest was 10-0 at home until Virginia came to town. The total number of fouls ended up about even thanks to a volume last 3 minute fouls by Wake; the problem was that they had 4 players with 3 fouls while Virginia had 3 players with 4, and 2 of these were Beekman and Clark. The difference in the game was 1) WF was 9 of 27 from deep with their best shooter, Appleby going 1 of 8, and Virginia was 15 for 34, and 2) the assist/turnover ratio was 9/9 for Wake and 19/7 for Virginia in spite of the fact that Virginia often had only one of Beekman and Clark on the floor. It would have been easy for Virginia to panic as they watched the lead shrink from 19 to 1, but instead they just dug a little deeper to come through with a big win.

Barrett Bucholz is a C/3B from Atlee HS. He is 6' 3" and 175#. Spencer Krasner is a LHP from Florida. He is 6' 3" and 164#.

This will be his last year. 23 years with the Irish. Nearly 500 wins. One hell of a coach. He had some great years and a few that were quite mediocre (this being one of them) but gotta’ appreciate a school that recognizes what it is and what it can be and sticking with the same guy for so long. You don’t see that much anymore. 🫡
PS - Let’s give him an L on his last visit to JPJ 😉

Interesting discussion by STL on why our new triangle offense with small ball is working better than blocker-mover. Also explains how Shed and Caffaro don’t work when we are running this new offense. Things may need to change as we face teams with a bigger inside presence?

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Saw that happen that 5 star commit, Cormani McClain from Lakeland FL, is the #1 DB in the country, #3 pick overall went from a Miami commitment/soft commit to full commitment to Deon Sanders at Colorado.

I don't know if anyone saw his commitment photo posing down on the field in snow, but what was really shocking is looking at the stadium seats and structure in the back ground and it looked like an old rusted out tin can.

Great stats. List arranged in order of good games, but I think good/bad ratios are most telling. Funny, the players I always complained about getting minutes are on the bottom by ratio, and ones I wanted PT are near the top by ratio.

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Preview: No. 10 UVa heads to Winston-Salem tomorrow afternoon (2 p.m., ESPNU) for the first time since 2020. @justin ferber breaks down the matchup with the Deacs and how we see things playing out in The Joel.

Greetings from JPJ where the Hokies and Hoos will tip things up in about a little more than an hour and a half. We already know that Tech will be without Rodney Rice, who has a broken finger on his shooting hand and is out for the season. We'll be back with notes and updates in a bit.

As always, have at it folks...

I figured it would be best to keep all transfer news in one place, so here goes. For now, the focus will be more on Virginia players entering the portal, and then as we move forward the focus will be more on players being recruited from the portal. Players can officially move from the portal on December 5th.

Once we have some names, I’ll keep track of them in this top post as well.

Entered Transfer Portal
QB Brennan Armstrong - NC State
LS Lee Dudley - STAYING AT UVA
WR Sean Moore
OL Zachary Teter
QB Mark Wagner
LB Mike Green
CB Fentrell Cypress - Florida State
DB Chayce Chalmers
K/P Brendan Farrell - USF
WR Nathaniel Beal
G John Paul Flores - Louisville
LB Nick Jackson
RB Ronnie Walker
OL Logan Taylor - Boston College
WR Billy Kemp - Nebraska

Not Returning to UVa (NFL, Retirement, Etc.)
Jaylon Baker (retiring)
Dontayvion Wicks (NFL Draft)
Anthony Johnson (NFL Draft)
Billy Kemp
Devontae Davis
Jonathan Leech
Derek Devine

UVa Transfer Additions

Tony Muskett - QB Monmouth (committed 12/11)
Malik Washington - WR Northwestern (committed 12/12)
Kobe Pace- RB Clemson (committed 12/20)
Cam'Ron Kelly - DB UNC (committed 1/6)
Ugonna Nnanna - OL Houston (committed 1/12)
Tayvonn Kyle - CB Iowa State (committed 1/15)

UVA Offers to Players in the Portal
Ajani Cornelius - OL Rhode Island comm Oregon
Armani Chatman - DB Va Tech committed UNC
Jayden Higgins - WR EKU comm Iowa State
Tywan Francis - DB CSU committed to Temple
Tre’Von Jones- DB Elon committed to JMU
Alex Washington - DB Harvard comm BC
JJ Roberts - DB Wake Forest comm Marshall
Christy Nkanu - OL Southern Utah comm WSU
Chris Megginson - CB Liberty
Ugonna Nnanna - OL Houston comm UVA