Chance Mallory Decommits From Virginia
Virginia has lost their lone 2025 recruit. Local product Chance Mallory announced on Tuesday that he has reopened his recruitment. The St. Anne’s Belfield (VA) point guard previously committed to his hometown Wahoos in September, following an official visit. Mallory is ranked as the 52nd overall player in his class.
BREAKING: 4⭐️ Chance Mallory, a top-50 recruit in the 2025 class, has decommitted from Virginia, he tells @On3Recruits.
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) October 29, 2024
The 5-9 Point Guard and Charlottesville native has reopened his recruitment after Tony Bennett’s decision to retire, but says he will still consider Virginia.… pic.twitter.com/gKuMU0GhRM
Mallory originally chose Virginia from a group of finalists that also included Clemson, VA Tech, Miami, Villanova, and Tennessee. He visited Virginia Tech in September, along with his official visit to UVA. Planned visits to the other finalists were canceled following his commitment announcement.
He committed to play for former Head Coach Tony Bennett, who recently announced his retirement. It’s very common for recruits to reopen their recruitment whenever there’s a coaching change. He still intends to consider Virginia once there’s clarity about who the head coach will be going forward. UVA is entering this season under the interim leadership of longtime Bennett assistant Ron Sanchez.
It’s likely at this point that Chance will wait until the late signing period to make a decision. There will still be an opportunity for him to choose to stay home at UVA. I’d expect the Hoos to remain a serious contender. By reopening his recruitment instead of making it official during next month’s early signing period, it allows him to be recruited by other schools and consider his options. There may be different schools involved by then.
This is the second piece of bad news for the UVA men’s basketball program today. Following the earlier announcement that senior point guard Jalen Warley will transfer. The Wahoos begin the 2024-25 season in just eight days when they’ll host Campbell at John Paul Jones Arena.
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