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7h ago
Tony Bennett is on a roll now in the transfer portal. The Cavaliers picked up their second transfer commitment of the day and third in the last 72 hours as San Diego State transfer Elijah Saunders announced his commitment to Virginia on Monday night. Saunders, who comes to UVA with two years of eligibility remaining, pledged to the Cavaliers just a couple of hours after they picked up a commitment from Duke forward TJ Power.
A 6'8", 225-pound forward from Phoenix, Arizona, Saunders was a late entrant into the transfer portal last week. He played in 53 games over the last two seasons at San Die ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
10h ago
Virginia picked up a massive addition out of the transfer portal as Duke forward transfer and former five-star recruit TJ Power announced his commitment to UVA on Monday night. Power joins the Cavaliers with three years of eligibility remaining.
Power's journey to become a Cavalier has been a long time coming, as Virginia was once the frontrunner to land his commitment out of high school back in 2022. The 6'9" sharpshooter from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts took multiple visits to UVA and spoke extremely highly of his relationship with Tony Bennett, but as his recruiting stock elevated to the poin ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
14h ago
UVA's heightened activity in the transfer portal continues. Dai Dai Ames, a freshman guard transfer from Kansas State, is reportedly taking an official visit to Virginia starting Monday, as reported by Josh Burton of Locker Room Access on Monday afternoon.
A 6'1" guard from Chicago, Illinois, Ames appeared in 31 games as a true freshman this season at Kansas State, including 16 starts. In a little over 20 minutes played per game, Ames averaged 5.2 points and 2.0 assists per game and shot 32.9% from three on 2.3 attempts. Ames started the last 13 games of the season and played his best basketba ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
14h ago
The 2024 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship has arrived and it's a brand new season for each of the 17 teams who earned bids into the tournament. That "new season" part is especially important for the Virginia Cavaliers, who limp into the tournament in the midst of a four-game losing streak.
Of course, it must be noted that the vast majority of college lacrosse teams would have likely gone 0-4 over the stretch UVA endured in the last four weeks, losing to eventual No. 2 seed Duke, a team that has had Virginia's number for two full decades now, by six on the road, losing to No. 4 seed Syracuse b ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
1d ago
Virginia (10-5) has earned the No. 6 seed in the 2024 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship and will host Saint Joseph's (12-3) in the first round on Saturday (May 11) at 12pm at Klockner Stadium.
The winner will advance to take on the winner of No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins (10-4) and Lehigh (9-6) in the quarterfinals on Sunday, May 19th at Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland.
See the full bracket for the 2024 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship below:
Virginia started the season 10-1 with wins over Michigan, Towson, Maryland, Albany, Harvard, and North Carolina, but then stumbled down the stretch and ent ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
1d ago
Virginia women's lacrosse (14-4) has earned the No. 5 overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship and will take on Long Island University (11-7) in the first round on Friday, May 10th at Klockner Stadium at 3pm. The winner of that game will advance to take on the winner of Florida (17-2) and North Carolina (10-6) in the second round on Sunday, May 12th at 1pm at Klockner Stadium.
See the full bracket for the 2024 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship below:
The Cavaliers qualified for 27-straight NCAA Tournaments under Julie Myers and Sonia LaMonica kept that streak going by lead ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
1d ago
Both the Virginia men's and women's tennis teams have advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tennis Championships, as both UVA teams swept their first and second round matches this weekend. The Cavaliers will host the Super Regional round on the men's and women's side next weekend at Boar's Head in Charlottesville, with a trip to the quarterfinals on the line.
Friday (May 3): Virginia Men's Tennis 4, NJIT 0
Chris Rodesch and Jeffrey von der Schulenburg won 6-3 and James Hopper and Inaki Montes won 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for the Cavaliers. Alexander Kiefer made quick work of his ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
2d ago
Fresh off of landing their first transfer commitment of the offseason, Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers are looking to keep the momentum going as they host another transfer portal target on Grounds. San Diego State transfer forward Elijah Saunders arrived at Virginia on Sunday for an official visit.
Saunders visited Washington on Friday and Saturday and is scheduled to take a visit to Clemson on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A 6'8", 225-pound forward from Phoenix, Arizona, Saunders was a late entrant into the transfer portal last week. He played in 53 games over the last two seasons at San Diego State ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
2d ago
Former Virginia wing Leon Bond III has found his new home, announcing on social media on Sunday afternoon that he is transferring to Northern Iowa.
Bond's two seasons at Virginia saw him play just 296 total minutes across 24 games, averaging 12.3 minutes in mostly garbage time this season after redshirting his first year at UVA. Now, Bond's time as a Cavalier has officially come to an end as he heads to Northern Iowa, where he'll have a much better opportunity for extended playing time over his next three years of eligibility. The move also takes Bond to Cedar Falls, which is just a four-hour ..read more
Sports Illustrated » Virginia Cavaliers
3d ago
Coach Mox is on a roll in the transfer portal. Virginia women's basketball has now reeled in four transfer commitments this offseason as UVA head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton announced the signing of Long Beach State transfer guard Casey Valenti-Paea on Saturday afternoon.
A 5'9" guard from Melbourne, Australia, Valenti-Paea began her career at Buffalo, where she played in 11 games over two seasons before transferring to Long Beach State. After redshirting the 2022-2023 season with an injury, Valenti-Paea appeared in 33 games this season, including 32 starts, and averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 reboun ..read more