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I Still Love February When the Super Bowl finishes and February appears on the calendar, some sports fans get depressed. They say it is the dead period for sports. Football is over. Pro sports are in the middle of the season with no playoff drama. Golf hasn't really started yet. There's no baseball. And so on. I completely disagree! Other than football being out of season, February is a great month for sports. There's the Daytona 500, plenty of pro sports action leading up to All-Star weekends. And, most importantly, college basketball is in full swing. Conference rivalries are boiling over, schools are battling for postseason position, and teams you've never heard of are creeping on to the radar as potential bracket busters come March. To me, there are few things better than the final two months of college basketball. Throw in the fact that the Virginia Cavaliers are part of the conversation this February and ... well, let's just say that my head is spinning. You can only imagine how I am for two weeks in March.
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne The weather did not cooperate with Virginia's junior day plans last Saturday, but some top prospects were still able to attend. Those 2007 prospects with official UVa offers who did make the trip to Charlottesville included West Springfield (Springfield, VA) QB Peter Lalich, Yorktown (Arlington, VA) RB Max Milien and Butler (Matthews, N.C.) RB Ryan Houston. The 6-5, 235-pound Lalich continues to list UVa as his favorite school. He recently picked up a new scholarship offer from Pittsburgh and is drawing serious interest from Miami and Oklahoma. Lalich could have a decision before summer depending on how many offers he receives. The 6-1, 198-pound Milien, a back with excellent speed and versatility, has received official offers from Maryland, Virginia and Virginia Tech. Houston, a 6-2, 240-pound bulldozing running back prospect, has received early offers from Michigan, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Virginia Tech. Houston plans to take his time in the recruiting process and currently hopes to announce his decision at the Army All-American game. Milien will likely take his time as well. Virginia's next junior day will take place on March 5 for the final home men's basketball game in University Hall. The UVa men's basketball squad takes on Maryland in that final game.
Speaking of basketball, Paulding County (Dallas, GA) forward prospect Andy Ogide is having an outstanding senior season. The 6-8, 215-pound prospect has led Paulding to a 20-9 record and is averaging 28.3 points and 13.4 rebounds per game. More of an inside/midrange scorer last season, Paulding is averaging two 3-pointers per contest this season. Ogide, a good student who will have no problems qualifying, will sign with UVa in the spring signing period. The signing period begins on April 12.
Though it's been more than two weeks since the National Signing Day for the 2006 class, the analysis keeps on coming. Sabre EDGE subscribers, be sure to check out how UVa fared in the ACC according to ACC Area Sports Journal Editor Dave Glenn. Glenn gives his thoughts on the Cavs' recruiting class as well as his thoughts on the rest of the ACC's classes. Stay tuned to the Sabre Edge for further updates on UVa's 2006 recruits and a look into the 2007 class. You can sign up for Sabre Edge here. |
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SabreMail Contest #18 Most recent contest: What's Your Best Basketball Memory in University Hall? Our winners for that contest were Doug Kornreich and Richard Manson, who each received one free month of Sabre Edge premium content. Congratulations! Kornreich wrote: "Without a doubt, my best UVA Basketball memory happened my first year of college. I'm pretty sure it was Feb. 14 1986, and the 21-0 University of North Carolina (#1 in the nation) came into U-Hall. It was to be televised on ESPN, and Dick Vitale (who was just starting out in those days) was in the house. I think it started really late, like 9 p.m. for TV purposes, and the crowd was without a doubt excited. It was totally electric in U-Hall. My memory of the game at this point is a total blur. The thing that struck me more than anything was how loud it was in U-Hall. The noise was deafening with each basket that made it more clear that we were going to knock off the #1 team in the nation. The chant "21 and 1" was everywhere. Every basket, every turnover, and even every rebound was met by more yelling and screaming. Even through entire TV timeouts the crowd was so loud, I felt that I had to cover my ears. After the game was over everyone was throwing the plastic soda cups, and they were flying like confetti. I remember seeing Dick Vitale being pelted by plastic cups (apparently his chrome dome made him an inviting target) and I also remember him shaking his fist at the crowd and swearing he'd never come back to U-Hall. I'm not sure if he ever has been back, but he wasn't back in my remaining time at Virginia. And afterwards, people were running around screaming. For some reason people were toilet papering all the trees around the new dorms as celebration. Without a doubt it was the most excited I ever saw and felt U-Hall. And it created an addict who's been into Virginia Basketball for 20 years now." Manson wrote: "Best UHall game? This is a no-brainer --- BP (Barry Parkhill) against top ranked South Carolina in 1971, USC coached by Frank McGuire and featuring John Roche and a cast of tough big guys. No shot clock. Coach Frank McGuire gets a technical foul early for challenging a reporter from across the floor. UVa one down at the end, over a minute to play, and Parkhill has the ball, dribbling with his back to the basket at the sideline even with the top of the key. He backs in, he dribbles. He backs in, he dribbles. Down to 10 seconds, the crowd starts counting off the time. He backs in, stops at the top of the key, turns, fires, and makes it over Roche to win, 50-49, as the horn goes off. At the time, it was the biggest win in Cav history and BP literally put UVa basketball on the map. Everything else after that is gravy, but that one shot turned the whole program and the whole concept of UVa basketball around --- it was never the same after that shot." This week's contest: Write a haiku about Virginia's Sean Singletary. A haiku is a 17 syllable verse form, arranged in three lines of five, seven and five syllables. For example:
Spinning, shooting, and scoring. Oh the joy he brings! Please send your entry to [email protected] with the header: SabreMail Contest. Thanks, and good luck!
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Sabre articles from the past week
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Last Ball in U-Hall: Curtis Staples Gunned Down Shots
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Virginia Completes Hokie Sweep
Chalktalk: Defending the 3-pointer
Ambitious Hoos Continue Tough Schedule
Our resident recruiting expert, Chris Horne, provides updates for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please see the sign-up promotion below. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week
2007 Class: Khalil Latif Leads Lancers
UVa in the ACC: The 2006 Class
2007 Profile: Gar-Field ATH Savion Frazier
Top Target: RB Ryan Houston
Lalich Comments on UVa Junior Day
2007 Class: Gloucester Dukes
Basketball Commitment Update: F Andy Ogide
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