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Taison Chatman Commits to Ohio State, What’s Next for Virginia Basketball Recruiting?
One other one in all Virginia’s targets within the recruiting class of 2023 has come off the board. 4-star combo guard Taison Chatman introduced his dedication to Ohio State on Tuesday night time.
Chatman included UVA in his high 5 again in mid-July, however in reality, the Cavaliers have not been concerned with the Minneapolis guard in a very long time and the Buckeyes have lengthy been thought-about the favourite to land his dedication.
Chatman’s dedication to Ohio State is critical to Virginia for one more purpose, although, because the Buckeyes’ recruitment of Chatman was undoubtedly an element within the decommitment of George Washington III.
Washington is UVA’s latest goal within the recruiting class of 2023. The Cavaliers had been taking a look at him final fall earlier than he introduced his dedication to Ohio State in November of 2021. The Buckeyes have landed commitments from three different class of 2023 recruits since then and have been very publicly recruiting Taison Chatman and Bronny James, who’re additionally combo guards like Washington. Chatman, James, and Washington had been all in Columbus for a go to on the weekend of September third when the Buckeyes hosted Notre Dame in soccer.
Two days later, Washington introduced that he was decommitting from Ohio State and reopening his recruitment.
Virginia was one of many first faculties to contact Washington after his decommitment on September fifth. On Tuesday morning, Washington introduced a brand new high 5 of Louisville, Dayton, Michigan, Wake Forest, and Virginia. There isn’t a timetable but for a dedication determination from Washington and no official visits have been scheduled, however Tony Bennett did reportedly see Washington in individual on Tuesday.
Louisville and Dayton will definitely get high quality appears from Washington, as he’s initially from Louisville, however moved this yr to play his senior season of highschool basketball at Chaminade Julienne in Dayton, Ohio. Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers appear to be working arduous to earn Washington’s dedication as properly.
Virginia is hoping to land at the least yet one more commit within the class of 2023 to hitch four-stars Blake Buchanan (Coeur D’Alene, ID) and Elijah Gertrude (Jersey Metropolis, NJ). With Washington together with UVA in his high 5, the Cavaliers are on the newest lower record for every of their 4 remaining targets within the 2023 recruiting class:
SF Andrej Stojakovic (Carmichael, CA)
CG Elmarko Jackson (South Kent, CT)
SG Davin Cosby (Richmond, VA)
SG George Washington III (Dayton, OH)
Taking pictures guard Davin Cosby was on the high of the record for the Hoos and issues appeared to be trying good for them at first as Cosby, a Richmond native, views UVA as his “hometown faculty.” Cosby included Virginia in his remaining 4 together with NC State, Alabama, and Wake Forest as introduced on Monday. However, with Virginia selecting up the dedication of Elijah Gertrude, who can be a taking pictures guard, it appears Cosby can be headed elsewhere.
There have been three crystal projections registered on 247Sports in favor of Cosby committing to Alabama and one for him committing to NC State. Cosby visited each of these faculties this month.
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Virginia can be nonetheless within the combine for Andrej Stojakovic, the No. 17 total recruit within the class of 2023. His high six is Duke, Stanford, Virginia, Oregon, Texas, and UCLA. Stojakovic has taken visits to UCLA, Oregon, Texas, and Stanford. UVA has but to host Stojakovic for a go to, however the five-star small ahead is adamant that each one choices are nonetheless on the desk.
Lastly, four-star combo guard Elmarko Jackson is contemplating Virginia together with 10 different faculties, so he nonetheless has some work to do at this level to slender down his recruitment, however the Cavaliers are hopeful to host him for a go to.
If Davin Cosby doesn’t find yourself selecting the Cavaliers, as seems to be the case, UVA hopes that one in all George Washington III, Elmarko Jackson, or Andrej Stojakovic can be that key third piece of one other stellar Virginia recruiting class alongside Blake Buchanan and Elijah Gertrude.
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