The season is scheduled to start on Wednesday. Hopefully that stands. It’s looking a little shaky at the moment. There’s never a lot of recruiting to talk about during the season. But there are always things that happen each season that alters the recruiting path. Here are five to watch for. Will the Youth Shine? […]

Just 10 days now from tipoff of a new season, recruiting starts to take its rightful backseat. The early signing period finishes this week. There’s one relevant class of 2021 holdout to monitor. Otherwise, the focus is going to turn toward the 2022 class soon where UVA has some catching up to do. Early Signing […]

It’s time for another edition of the Locker Room Access mailbag. Fans can submit questions via twitter each week for our panel to discuss. Zach Carey and I will be handing the blog portion. Be sure to check out our podcast for Mark Jerome and the gang’s take on this week’s questions. Zach: Any sort […]

October proved to be more trick than treat on the class of 2021 recruiting front. Two targets that included Virginia as finalists chose other destinations this week, while the wait continues on another pair of long pursued prospects. Just 10 days from the start of the early signing period, New Zealander Taine Murray is the […]

The mailbag is a new feature on Locker Room Access. Fans can submit questions on the forum and on social media for our team to answer. The panel includes Mark Jerome, Doug “Fresh” Smith, Zach Carey, along with myself. Hooz: The answer is Paul VI (VA) guard Trevor Keels, almost by default now. He’s down […]

Coming up on three weeks until the early signing period, there’s movement with one key class of 2021 target. Silver Creek (IN) forward Trey Kaufman will announce his college choice on October 30th. Finalists are Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, Purdue, and Indiana State. He visited Charlottesville and Chapel Hill last month on his own despite […]

Image: BasketballFinders UVA has made the cut for another highly-rated prospect in the class of 2021. This time it’s forward Caleb Houstan out of Montverde Academy (FL). Duke, Alabama, and Michigan account for the rest of the Ontario native’s final four. The news is a bit of a surprise. Not only Virginia’s inclusion, but that […]

September is usually the month we gain clarity on which juniors will be recruited. The coaches fan out to visit high schools, sprinkling offers earned from the summer AAU season along the way. Obviously, this year is very different. None of that is taking place. The dead period has now been extended through December. It’ll […]

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 […]