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Updating Virginia’s Scholarship Chart and Roster Projection After Transfer Haul
After a dry first six weeks of the offseason, the dam on the transfer portal burst and the outlook for the 2024-2025 Virginia men’s basketball season changed instantly and drastically as the Cavaliers landed four transfer commitments in a four-day span, the last of which was an extra treat as Vanderbilt forward Carter Lang committed to UVA on Tuesday, reportedly as a walk-on.
With the dust settling on a whirlwind recruiting spree for Tony Bennett and the Virginia coaching staff, let’s reset the deck and take a look at UVA’s scholarship chart and projected roster breakdown for next season.
First, let’s summarize Virginia’s various roster changes so far this offseason:
Departures:
1 Dante Harris (RS Jr.) – transfer portal
2 Reece Beekman (Sr.) – NBA Draft
22 Jordan Minor (Gr.) – exhausted eligibility
34 Jake Groves (Gr.) – exhausted eligibility
35 Leon Bond III (RS Fr.) – transfer portal
Expected returners:
0 Blake Buchanan (So.)
4 Andrew Rohde (Jr.)
10 Taine Murray (Sr.)
11 Isaac McKneely (Jr.)
12 Elijah Gertrude (So.)
21 Anthony Robinson (RS Fr.)
30 Christian Bliss (RS Fr.)
Current additions:
G Jalen Warley (Florida State transfer, one year remaining)
F TJ Power (Duke transfer, three years remaining)
F Elijah Saunders (San Diego State transfer, two years remaining)
F Carter Lang (Vanderbilt transfer, three years remaining) ** walk-on
G Ishan Sharma (incoming freshman)
F Jacob Cofie (incoming freshman)
Here’s Virginia’s current scholarship roster for the 2024-2025 season sorted by position and including details on each player’s eligibility remaining:
PG: Jalen Warley (1 year), Christian Bliss (4 years)
SG: Isaac McKneely (2 years), Elijah Gertrude (3 years), Ishan Sharma (4 years)
SF: Andrew Rohde (2 years), Taine Murray (1 year)
PF: TJ Power (3 years), Elijah Saunders (2 years), Jacob Cofie (4 years)
C: Blake Buchanan (3 years), Anthony Robinson (4 years)
Scholarship spots used: 12/13
Open scholarship spots: 1
The most important effect of the transfer additions is the status of UVA’s power forward position. With Ryan Dunn declaring for the NBA Draft and Jake Groves graduating, the Cavaliers were left with only incoming freshman Jacob Cofie at that spot. Now, Virginia should head into next season feeling quite confident at the 4 with the additions of TJ Power, a former five-star recruit with extremely high upside on the offensive end, and Elijah Saunders, who could also see time at center in a similar capacity as Jordan Minor due to his stature at 6’8″, 240 pounds.
Carter Lang could end up being an underrated pickup as well, as the 6’9″, 235-pound forward and Charlottesville native appeared in 24 games and made seven starts as a true freshman last season at Vanderbilt.
Jalen Warley provides experience (96 career games) and size (6’7″) to UVA’s group of guards and could spend time running point for the Cavaliers, as he had a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio last season for Florida State.
As for what will happen with Virginia’s final open scholarship spot, keep an eye on Kansas State transfer guard Dai Dai Ames, who took an official visit to UVA on Monday. The 6’1″ freshman started 16 of 31 games last season for the Wildcats, averaging 5.2 points and 2.0 assists per game and shot 32.9% from beyond the arc. Ames started the last 13 games of the season and scored in double figures in three of the last five, ending the year by scoring a season-high 16 points and hitting four threes against Iowa in the NIT.
If Virginia doesn’t get a commitment from Ames or another player for the 2024-2025 season, that final scholarship could end up going to Carter Lang.
More Virginia Men’s Basketball News and Content
Virginia Basketball Transfer Portal Contact Live Tracker
Virginia Basketball Adds Vanderbilt Transfer Forward Carter Lang
San Diego State Transfer Elijah Saunders Commits to Virginia Basketball
Duke Forward TJ Power Transfers to Virginia Basketball
Report: Virginia Hosting Kansas State Guard Transfer Dai Dai Ames
Former Virginia Wing Leon Bond III Transfers to Northern Iowa
Virginia Basketball Lands First Transfer Commitment From FSU Guard Jalen Warley
Virginia
Motorcoach failed to slow for traffic in Virginia work zone before crash that killed 5 from Western Mass., NTSB says – The Boston Globe
A charter bus failed to slow down when it came upon a line of vehicles stopped in an overnight work zone on Interstate 95 in Virginia last month, rear-ending and killing a Worcester woman in her SUV and a family of four from Greenfield in their SUV, national transportation officials said Thursday.
The driver of the 57-passenger motorcoach, Jing Sheng Dong, was swiftly charged with involuntary manslaughter after the multi-vehicle crash on May 29.
The Massachusetts residents did not know each other yet their vehicles were stopped together in the work zone on southbound I-95 in Stafford, Va. at 2:32 a.m. that Friday.
Priscilla R. Mafalda, 25, of Worcester, was a passenger in a 2021 Chevrolet Suburban that was in the direct path of the 2013 Van Hool C2045L motorcoach. She was traveling with her husband to South Florida.
Also in the path of the charter bus was the Doncev family, a mother and father from Greenfield traveling with their 14-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son to a family wedding in South Carolina. Their 2020 Acura MDX was consumed by fire, the report from the National Transportation Security Board said.
In all, eight vehicles were involved, with dozens of people injured and hospitalized.
The bus, occupied by Dong, 48, who worked for E&P Travel, Inc., and two dozen passengers, was en route from New York City to Charlotte, NC.
The conditions were clear and dry on the six-lane roadway where three southbound and three northbound lanes were divided by two reversible express toll lanes, the NTSB report said.
An overnight repaving project had prompted the closure of the southbound center and right lanes, as well as the right shoulder, according to the report.
When the charter bus approached from the south in the center lane, it failed to slow done for stopped traffic, the report said. It did not say how fast the bus was estimated to be traveling.
The motorcoach continued to travel south for nearly a half mile, causing a chain-reaction crash into eight vehicles, the report said.
The overnight work zone was scheduled to conclude at 5 a.m., less than three hours from the time of the fatal crash, the NTSB said.
The investigation is ongoing while the NTSB determines probable cause.
The Virginia State Police, Virginia Department of Transportation, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are aiding the investigation.
Tonya Alanez can be reached at tonya.alanez@globe.com. Follow her @talanez.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) – First responders never stop training, and this week almost 500 from across Virginia are honing their skills in Blacksburg.
The Virginia Association of First Responders now includes EMTs, firefighters, police officers and many others who answer the call in an emergency.
Thursday, a farm accident and a collision involving a car and school bus were just two of the scenarios they encountered.
“It’s a week-long opportunity, not only for technical stuff like this, but for medical classes,” said Covington Volunteer Rescue Squad member Greg Burton. “People call 911 every day for something. And we’re just here to help ease the problem a little bit.”
The annual conference also includes a Rescue Camp for young people with an interest in emergency services.
43 campers are taking part in a variety of activities, including a session on scuba diving Thursday afternoon.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A brush fire in a wooded area on Criollo Drive Wednesday afternoon was set by children playing with fire, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.
Units with Virginia Beach Fire and Virginia Beach Police were dispatched to the 3700 block of Criollo Drive in reference to a report of a possible fire in a wooded area at approximately 5 p.m.
Upon arrival, crews saw light smoke coming from a wooded area. They quickly had the brush fire under control at 6:05 p.m. and marked out at 6:37 p.m.
There were no injuries reported to civilians, firefighters or pets.
A VBFD Fire Investigator determined that the fire was set by kids playing with fire.
There are no charges being filed currently.
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