While most of you were sleeping, we received some good news. New Zealander Taine Murray announced his commitment, becoming the first member of Tony Bennett’s 2021 class. The 6’5 guard chose the Wahoos over finalists Maryland and Stanford. Recruitment As always with overseas recruits, details are hard to come by. We first started hearing of […]

In the last two days, a pair of Virginia’s top 2021 recruiting targets have named the Hoos as finalists. Paul VI (VA) guard Trevor Keels is down to three, and Silver Creek (IN) forward Trey Kaufman has a top five. If we’re being honest, the schools that survived the cuts aren’t a surprise to anyone […]

There’s been a distinctive pattern in recruiting under Tony Bennett. Early targets make early decisions, or Virginia fades away. It’s the result of a purposeful strategy. In short, they zero in on a few key juniors each Fall and simply recruit them harder than other programs through the following Summer. The backup plan is never […]

Normally, August is sort of the quiet time between storms in recruiting. Not so much this year. With it becoming more evident that prospects won’t be allowed to visit campuses this Fall, everything seems to be moving at once. Commitments are happening more frequently. Hopefully one of those will go our way soon. In the […]

It’s been a long dry summer already on the recruiting front. Class of 2021 prospects are announcing their commitments, 51 of 247Sports Top 100 are now off the board. Virginia fans are wondering when we’ll get our first. I don’t have the answer obviously. But I’ve noticed over the years that when we’re almost at […]

Fans are antsy, and that’s an understatement. Class of 2021 recruits are flying off the board. 15 of the 247Sports Top 100 committed in July, with several more setting announcement dates. Meanwhile, Virginia is entering August without a pledge for just the third time (2015.2018) under Bennett. There are extenuating circumstances obviously, and this was […]

The status of college sports remains uncertain, but there’s a little bit of normalcy returning as members of the Virginia basketball team filed back on grounds this week. There’s nothing normal about recruiting right now, unfortunately. We’re four months into the dead period with no definite end in sight. It’s unclear if class of 2021 […]

As the corona-induced dead period drags on, it’s an uncomfortable time for Virginia fans. We’re not accustom to prolonged recruiting battles. The worst is usually assumed, because history has taught us to expect it. Without any activity to serve as evidence for reassurance, there are many unknowns. Not only with where things stand now, but […]

June 15th is always an exciting date for rising juniors. It marks the first time college oaches are allowed to contact them directly. As the day came and went on Monday, reports flooded in of Virginia coaches reaching out to potential targets. Over 50 in total. You can scroll through all the names listed in […]