Virginia Basketball Target TJ Power Commits to Duke

All summer season lengthy, Virginia was the main favourite to land the providers of one of the extremely sought-after recruits within the nation. TJ Energy (Shrewsbury, MA) picked up a suggestion from the Cavaliers in Could and visited in June. Popping out of the go to, UVA was thought-about the frontrunner, particularly contemplating Energy’s robust relationship with Tony Bennett and the truth that he has been a Virginia basketball fan for a very long time.

Sadly for the Hoos, Energy is an excellent larger fan of Duke basketball. When the Blue Devils formally supplied the 6’8″ sharpshooter in July, which Energy described as a dream come true, he shortly visited Durham, resulting in Duke overtaking Virginia as the favourite to land Energy’s dedication. As soon as once more, it appears that evidently the model energy of Duke basketball and the recruiting skills of Jon Scheyer have confirmed their inevitability, as Tony Bennett’s relationship with Energy was not sufficient to lure him to Charlottesville. 

TJ Energy, a borderline five-star ahead and prime 25 prospect within the class of 2023, introduced his dedication to Duke on Wednesday, selecting the Blue Devils over Virginia, North Carolina, Iowa, and Boston Faculty.

Energy made the announcement on a stay present on the 247Sports YouTube channel on Wednesday afternoon and but once more, the Cavaliers discovered themselves as a finalist for considered one of their prime targets, solely to see that participant finally pledge to a different college. It occurred with Milan Momcilovic, Freddie Dilione, Jamie Kaiser, Trey Inexperienced, and others. Now, TJ Energy will be added to that checklist. 

Virginia must proceed to seek for a second verbal commit within the class of 2023 to accompany Blake Buchanan, Idaho’s No. 1-ranked participant, who introduced his dedication to Virginia on July third.

With Energy off the board, UVA has presents out to 5 remaining class of 2023 targets and every has Virginia in his most up-to-date lower checklist:

SG Taison Chatman (Minneapolis, MN)
SF Andrej Stojakovic (Carmichael, CA)
CG Elmarko Jackson (South Kent, CT)
CG Elijah Gertrude (Jersey Metropolis, NJ)
SG Davin Cosby (Richmond, VA)

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