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It is a busy time for recruiting across college football. With no dead periods in the month of June, teams across the country are scheduling as many visits as possible. The Virginia Tech Hokies are busy, too. On Sunday, the Hokies landed a recruit — but not on the gridiron.

Mike Young and the men’s basketball program landed their first recruit for 2026 on Sunday when Sin’Cere Jones announced his commitment to Virginia Tech.

The 6-foot-7, 195-pound Jones plays at Churchland High School in Portsmouth and, per 247Sports, is the No. 13 overall player in Virginia for 2026. He held nine offers, some of which included Mississippi State, VCU, ODU and Radford.

Jones visited Blacksburg recently.

What are the Hokies getting in Jones? Right now, Jones looks like a traditional wing with his height and slender frame. Jones has a good outside shot. It’s tough to get a good read on his ability in the post because he’s much better than most of the players around him.

It is difficult to say how much we should expect to see Jones contribute as a freshman because, with the way the transfer portal works in college basketball, one year is a long time away. The Hokies do have multiple seniors on their roster this upcoming season.

Welcome home, Sin’Cere.

BASKETBALL RECRUITING

Churchland High’s Sincere Jones gave Virginia Tech its first men’s basketball commitment from the class of 2025, according to his Instagram.

The 6-foot-7, 195-pound forward visited Virginia Tech last week. He said on zagsblog.com that he has scholarship offers from Virginia Tech, Old Dominion, Robert Morris, Manhattan, Mississippi State and VCU.

Jones is ranked the No. 43 overall power forward nationally and No. 13 player in Virginia, according to 247Sports.

WNBA

Knee surgery for Va. Beach’s Williams

Ten-year WNBA player Elizabeth Williams, who grew up in Virginia Beach, will undergo surgery for a torn meniscus she suffered June 6 while playing for the Chicago Sky against the Washington Mystics. She’ll be having surgery on her knee to repair it.

Williams was averaging 10 points, seven rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game through nine contests. She is in her second year with the Sky after starring for Princess Anne High and Duke, from where the Connecticut Sun chose her No. 4 overall in the 2015 WNBA draft. Williams played one year for the Sun, six for the Atlanta Dream and one for the Mystics before going to the Sky.