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Ryan Odom and Virginia have landed their fifth transfer recruit in as many days.  Former BYU guard Dallin Hall announced his decision to transfer to Virginia on Wednesday.  The 6’4” junior from Utah was a three-year contributor in Provo, averaging 6.8 points and 4.2 assists this past season.  On3Sports ranks him as this year’s 145th best transfer.  He’ll have one year left to play at Virginia.  

BYU transfer Dallin Hall has committed to Virginia, he announced on IG.

6'4" point guard with 1 year to play. pic.twitter.com/BuvhDBXlVD

— Hooz Got Next (@HoozGotNext) April 9, 2025

About Dallin Hall

Dallin Hall is an older college player, having completed a two-year church mission before beginning college.  He graduated high school in the class of 2020.  Staying home at BYU, he’s been a mainstay in the Cougar lineup for three seasons.  He’s a true floor general, leading the team in assists in each of his first two years there.  Combined with good size at 6’4” and excellent shooting ability, he’s a versatile backcourt piece.  

The graduate of Fremont High in Utah led BYU in assists in each of his two seasons, topping out at 5.1 per game during the 2023-24 campaign.  This season, his role was reduced, but he still played a major part for the Sweet 16 team.  Hall carries a sterling 2.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, and is a career 36% three-point shooter.  

It’s an interesting addition for Virginia . Ryan Odom has focused on the backcourt so far in transfer recruiting.  Hall will be the most experienced of the group, certainly at the high major level anyhow. He brings a different skillset, more of a true floor general. 

Another quick quiet recruitment without a visit yet.  That's been the theme for all of Virginia's transfer commits so far.  Some of them are expected to come for their official visits this weekend, once the dead period lifts.  

Expect him to have a major role next season for the new look Cavaliers.  Odom and staff clearly intend to assemble a team capable of competing at the top of the ACC right away.  They’ll have more work to do, but the moves so far are a great start.  

Virginia’s Recruiting Going Forward

With the addition of Dallin Hall, Virginia is up to nine projected players for the 2025-26 season.  Odom will still need to add at least three more, more likely four or five before it’s over.  

If you’ve lost track, guards have been the theme of Virginia’s portal activity.  Dallin Hall joins former Oklahoma point guard Duke MIles, North Dakota State transfer Jacari White, and Toledo wing Sam Lewis in the remade Wahoo backcourt rotation.  The other two recent additions have been young players in the frontcourt.  VCU freshman forward Martin Carrere and class of 2025 power forward Silas Barksdale.  And don’t forget 2025 re-commit, point guard Chance Mallory. 

We’re waiting on a verdict from another VCU transfer, freshman center Luke Bangboye.  He visited before the dead period began  And there’s another visitor expected this weekend, Kansas transfer wing Rakease Passmore.  There’s been heavy rumors linking Virginia to San Francisco transfer guard Malik Thomas as well, so they may not be finished with backcourt additions.  

Expect UVA to bring in a couple veteran transfers to fill in the frontline.  They’ve been connected with Charleston transfer Ante Brzovic.  High Point big man Juslin Bodo Bodo has mentioned UVA involvement. But we’ll wait and see what develops.  With the dead period ending Friday, there can be visitors again.  So there may be recruiting activity of the more traditional variety coming up.  

The Wrap

Hall is a nice solid veteran addition for Virginia.  He’s been a key part of winning teams at BYU, competing in a power conference.  His experience will be invaluable next season.  The roster is becoming guard heavy.  It’ll be interesting to see how the rest of the roster shakes out, perhaps revealing the style of play Ryan Odom plans to deploy in Charlottesville.  

Say tuned to Locker Room Access.  Portal season is in full swing to say the least, as Virginia looks to continue reloading the roster.  We’ll have it covered every step of the way.  And please take the time to learn about our partner Fan Fund, the credit card that gives back to your favorite student-athletes.  

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Virginia’s run of commitments continued on Wednesday.  VCU transfer wing Martin Carrere announced that he’ll follow Coach Ryan Odom to Charlottesville, making Virginia’s fourth transfer addition in a span of five days.  The 6’8” combo forward from France redshirted this season at VCU.  He still has four years of remaining eligibility.  

VCU transfer Martin Carrere has committed to Virginia, he announced on IG.

6'8" freshman wing from France redshirted this season, still 4 years to play. pic.twitter.com/vYOg2D3mYq

— Hooz Got Next (@HoozGotNext) April 9, 2025

About Martin Carrere

European players have been a key roster ingredient over the years for new Virginia coach Ryan Odom and his staff.  They’ve developed a nice pipeline of prospects who’ve contributed at each of Odom’s stops.  That will continue at UVA, starting with Martin Carrere following his coach from VCU.  

Carrere hasn’t played a collegiate game yet, having redshirted this season.  He spent the 2023-24 season with Limoges in the French Under-21 league, where he averaged 8.6 points while shooting 39% from three-point range.  The sniper also has experience in international competition as part of the French U18 team during the EuroBasket tournament in 2024.  He averaged 6.4 points on 42% from long range in that event.  

He's an intriguing developmental piece for the Cavaliers.  Ryan Odom, having seen him every day at VCU, is obviously high on his potential to want to bring him along in the ACC.  That’s really the best endorsement.  His combination of size and shooting ability provide a lot of long term upside, if he can continue to develop physically and adjust to the college game.  

Martin projects as a combo forward, more of a wing at the moment.  As he fills out in time, the stretch-four role will probably suit him best in college.  He’ll turn 19 in July, so still very young with his best basketball years ahead.  

For a Virginia program that lost talented underclassmen in the transfer portal, Carrere helps replenish the prospect pool.  It’s clearly an addition with the future in mind, but there could be an opportunity for him to compete for a role this season as well.  

What’s Next for Virginia

With the addition of Carrere, Virginia is up to eight projected players for the 2025-26 season.  They’ll need at least four more,, more likely five or six before it’s over.  

The name that’s been swirling the past couple days is San Francisco transfer guard Malik Thomas, this season’s top scorer in the West Coast Conference.  If anything is happening there, it will probably be soon.  And just today, there's more chatter surrounding BYU guard Dallin Hall.  So, we're on full-time commitment watch these days.  

We’re still waiting on a verdict from another VCU transfer, freshman center Luke Bamgboye.  Seems to be a decision between UVA or staying put in Richmond.  

Kansas transfer wing Rakease Passmore is reportedly planning to visit UVA.   The new staff has strong connections with him, so that could be one to watch.  

Other than that, we’ll see what pops up in the days ahead.  The big remaining hole is up front.  The way things have gone, expect Ryan Odom and staff to have a surprise up their sleeve.  

Final Thoughts

Martin Careere is a solid addition.  After the last several additions being of the short term variety, it shows that Odom and staff are mindful of long term roster building as well.  Carrere has a good chance of developing into a valuable player down the line for the Cavaliers. 

Busy time.  I would expect more news soon,, but we’ll see.  Stay tuned to Locker Room Access, we’ll have Virginia Basketball recruiting covered every step of the way.  And please take the time to learn more about our partner Fan Fund, the credit card that gives back to your favorite student-athletes. 

By Josh Burton

The hits just keep coming for new University of Virginia Men’s Basketball Coach Ryan Odom, as 6’2” Oklahoma guard Duke Miles becomes the latest portal addition for the Wahoos. Miles is the third commitment in three days, joining Sam Lewis and Jacari White. He will have one season to play.

NEWS: Duke Miles (@Dukemiles10) will transfer to Virginia, he tells @TheAthleticCBB

He averaged 9.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game this season at Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/oAobXgtP1U

— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) April 7, 2025

About Miles

Duke Miles is coming off a good season at Oklahoma, averaging 9.4 points per game while shooting 43% from three-point range on modest volume. He’s bounced around a little, having played at High Point the season before and having spent three seasons at Troy. 

His last season at Troy and only season at High Point were both exceptional, averaging 14 points and 17.5 points per game, respectively. At Oklahoma, his numbers declined as freshman guard Jeremiah Fears ran the show. Miles is certainly capable of much more than he showed in his role with the Sooners.

How It Happened

Miles is a guy who Odom and staff had been connected to, he was supposedly in the process of setting up a visit for when the dead period ends. The main connection here and (probable) driving force in this recruitment is UVA Associate Head Coach Griff Aldrich. Griff coached against Miles while in the Big South at Longwood.

Although a visit was being set up, it ended up not being a necessity. As was the case with the other two commits, Odom made an aggressive pitch and took a big swing to get Miles on board before the dead period ends. Now with three new guards in the fold, the roster is beginning to take shape and they’ll have more of an idea of who/what to target for the visiting stages.

What’s Next

With the addition of Miles, Virginia is up to seven projected players for the 2025-26 season.  Still plenty of work to do.  They’ll need to add at least five more.  

The Hoos are close to filling up the guard room as they’ll be joining incoming first year Chance Mallory and (presumably) Elijah Gertrude. While the staff will most likely add another guard, their main attention should now turn to the frontcourt. 

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