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Special Recognitions Part of Arena's Opening Official Release, Virginia Athletic Media Relations
Former players Barry Parkhill and Wally Walker, and former head coach Terry Holland were honored by having areas of the John Paul Jones Arena dedicated in their names. They are the Barry Parkhill Practice Court, the Wally Walker Virginia Basketball Hall of Fame and the Terry Holland Men's Locker Room. "The impact of Terry Holland as a coach, Wally Walker as a player and Barry Parkhill as a player and as a significant figure in the athletics department in the campaign to get the arena started, all have contributed significantly to the tradition of Virginia basketball," said UVa athletics director Craig Littlepage. "The level to which these three outstanding gentlemen have contributed to the success of Virginia athletics, as well as Virginia basketball, is demonstrated by the way friends of the University and athletics department have responded by participating in the campaign to have these facilities named in their honor." Walker led Virginia to its only Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth in 1976. He is the only Cavalier to receive the Everett Case Award as the ACC Tournament's Most Valuable Player. He received the award after Virginia upset three nationally-ranked teams en route to the 1976 ACC title. Walker scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the championship game against North Carolina. Walker's scoring average of 22.1 points a game during the 1975-76 season ranks as the sixth best in UVa history and his 1,849 career points rank sixth on Virginia's all-time list. His number (41) is retired at UVa. Walker was the fifth player chosen in the 1976 NBA draft, taken by the Portland Trail Blazers. Parkhill was one of the best all-purpose guards in the ACC from 1971-73. He led the conference in scoring with an average of 21.6 points a game as a junior in 1972, when the Cavaliers went 21-7 and were selected to play in the National Invitation Tournament for only the second time in school history. That season he was named ACC Player of the Year and later conference Athlete of the Year. He also earned first-team All-America honors. Parkhill compiled a career average of 18.2 points a game and totaled 369 assists, which was tops in Virginia history at the time. The figures helped him become only the second player in school history to have his number (40) retired. In 1974 Holland became Virginia men's head basketball coach. His teams compiled a record of 326-173 in 16 seasons, becoming the winningest men's basketball coach in UVa history. Among Holland's many accomplishments at Virginia are a pair of Final Four appearances (1981 and 1984) and a National Invitation Tournament title (1980). He also earned two ACC Coach of the Year awards. From 1995 to 2001 Holland served as the athletics director at Virginia, a position he now holds at East Carolina. In addition, the jersey of former Virginia men's basketball standout Curtis Staples was retired during the halftime ceremonies. Staples, a guard from Roanoke, Va., finished his Virginia career in 1998 as the NCAA's career leader in three-point field goals made with 413. His mark held until Duke's J.J. Redick established a new NCAA record for three-point field goals made (457) last season. Staples currently ranks third on the NCAA's career three-point field goals made list. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference in three-point field goals made per game during each of his four seasons at Virginia. Staples ranks ninth on Virginia's career scoring list with 1,757 points. He lettered four times for the Cavaliers and was a team captain as a senior during the 1997-98 season. Staples averaged a career-high 18.1 points a game during the 1997-98 season and earned third-team All-ACC honors. Earlier on Sunday, at halftime of the Virginia women's basketball team's 92-72 victory over Old Dominion, the UVa women's basketball locker room at the John Paul Jones Arena was named the Debbie Ryan Women's Locker Room in recognition of the Cavaliers' long-time coach. Debbie Ryan is in her 30th season as the head coach of the Virginia women's basketball team.
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Basketball recruiting .
Three senior recruits were in Charlottesville on official visits this past weekend. The trio was headlined by five-star power forward Patrick Patterson, who, along with his parents, was seen in attendance for last night's game. Patterson is a 6-8, 235-pound prospect out of Huntington, West Virginia. Also in town making their official visits were 6-3 guard Mustapha Farrakhan (Thornton Township - Harvey, IL) and 7-0 center Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Lee Academy - Maine). Senior forward Mike Scott, a 6-8 recruit who is currently at Hargrave Military Academy, was said to be in attendance on an unofficial visit. Top junior recruit Ed Davis was there as well. Davis is considered a five-star prospect as a junior at Benedictine. UVa has signed two players in the early signing period so far. They are Sam Zeglinski, a 6-1, 180-pound point guard out of Penn Charter (Philadelphia, PA), and Jeff Jones, a 6-4, 185-pound guard out of Monsignor Bonner (Drexel Hill, PA). Zeglinski, who was also at the opener, averaged 19 points, five assists and three steals per game last season as a junior. He is rated a three-star prospect. Jones, a four-star recruit, averaged 21.9 points per game last season as a junior.
Football Recruiting . The men's basketball program had its big recruiting weekend this past weekend. One week later, the football program will host a number of recruits for the Miami game. Stay tuned, as we will compile a list of visitors for this upcoming weekend. Among those uncommitted prospects expected in attendance are Mitchell Schwartz, a 6-5, 300-pound offensive lineman out of Pacific Palisades, California, and Dontrelle Inman, a 6-3, 185-pound wide receiver out of Batesburg-Leesville in South Carolina. Schwartz will be making an official visit, while Inman is only scheduled to make an unofficial at this time.
Game ball . This week's game ball goes to West Springfield quarterback Peter Lalich, who completed 35 of 46 passes for 452 yards and three touchdowns in last Friday's 59-29 win over South County. The 6-5, 225-pound Lalich did not throw a single interception in the win. West Springfield (Springfield, VA) season is over with a 4-6 record. In what was an outstanding performance, Lalich finished his senior season with 208 completions out of 307 attempts (67.8 completion percentage) for 3,133 yards with 32 touchdowns to only seven interceptions. This weekend will be an exciting one for several UVa commits. Henry Clay (Chase Minnifield) is in the state quarterfinals. Good Counsel (Nick Jenkins) is in the finals of the WCAC playoffs. Yorktown (Max Milien) is the number two seed in the Division 5, Northern Region playoffs. Matoaca (Kris Burd) is the number one seed in the Division 5, Central Region playoffs. And, last but not least, Roman Catholic (Dom Joseph) is in the Catholic League semifinal.
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. 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 ...
Zeglinski Excited to Sign with Hoos
Jones' Terrific Official Visit Experience
2008 Class: Friendly's Dynamic Duo Also from the past week ...
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Posted by: WahooFla on Mon Nov 13 2006 9:28:09 AM Message: with a HUGE thank you to my donor friend Josh, we had great seats, and in my first JPJ experience, I was awe-struck with the facility. We have seats that are right on the aisle, nobody in front of us, only 3 or 4 steps up to ground level, where we find restrooms right around the corner and a concession stand right across the all. Hell, as old farts, we even have a first aid station right across the hall!!!! I guess we could pass out from the excitement and get immediate attention! I was somewhat concerned at our play in the first half, particularly on defense(I HATE zones!!!), where I thought we looked almost lazy and soft. We missed way too many slices to the basket because we didn't have the strength to finish strong, taking most of them under the basket to come up from the other side....always a sign of tentativeness. Then came the 2nd half, and it was all reversed. We played a lot of man, and played it much more aggressively, and we took the ball much stronger to the hoop. Coach used his bench beautifully, and Jason Cain really came alive and started gobbling up the rebounds and loose balls, as only he can do. I thought our pressure eventually tired 'Zona, and we definitely had more energy than they did the last 7 or 8 minutes. Part of that was the crowd, but I attribute most of it to adroit substitutions by our coaches. Coach L was terrific in this game! The atmosphere was terrific, even in the first half, although the game was somewhat of a yawner the first 20 minutes. I was fortunate to be in attendance at the first game in U-Hall, the last game in U-Hall, and now the first game in JPJ. All three were great experiences, but last night we WON. That makes a big difference. I think this team has very good potential, although we clearly have a lot of work to do. We still struggle to find production in the paint, and our big guys seemed a bit confused at times. The ball-handling was terrific overall, but we can set screens much better, and we have a couple of youngsters who haven't figured out where they're supposed to be. I can definitely see us in the top half of the ACC, but I don't see us much over .500 in the ACC at this point, unless we get significantly better underneath. Overall, I'd give the facility an A, the crowd an A-, the coaching staff an A-, and the players a B for skillset and A for heart. It was a great evening!!! By the way, all you whiners who've been complaining about everything from quality of seats to the A/V system to all the ads: get over it!!! This is an incredible facility, and it's going to be a gold mine for UVa Athletics. Thank you to ALL the donors, especially my friend, Josh! If we're after a recruit who wasn't impressed last night, we should drop him off our list.
Subject: WOW, WOW, WOW....That is my feeling My hoops season starts today (9-10, 11-12 year old teams I coach) I am INSPIRED! The whole day was perfect, bw3's with good friends and then the comeback. In a way, I am glad we came back from way down, just added to the already great night! The arena..awesome. Loud, and hopefully we will be able to get many people in there for every game. I understand that "lower level" teams won't draw as much, but it is built so even if we only have 10-12 k it will be very loud. My only gripe, the 1 student section, section 301(I think) up in the corner took a while to get filled, understandable, but IF the team gets better, ect, that wont be a problem. The other student section around the floor, and behind the basket was ROCKIN! Great job by the students! Not gonna anylize the game so much, but will say Mo, SS and Caine deserve props! Reynold showed heart, and is a GREAT hoo'. Lars was reckless, a little to emotional maybe, but every player that got on the court did something positive! Tat forced a few shots but he has ZERO fear! Petila (sp?) played well early. All in all what a great night, and I look forward to some more great games there. UVa did all hoo' fans proud with this arena! 1 more thing...I am now in the "assemblage of Cain" fan club! WAHOOWA!
Subject: J.R. symbolizes team's toughness...
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#44 Nike Authentic Replica Basketball Jersey
Was $50.00 You can own an authentic Nike replica jersey just like the one seen on the court. #44 is printed on the front under VIRGINIA and #44 is also on the back (in larger numbers). The Nike swoosh is located left chest and a V-Sabres patch adorns the collar. |
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Issue No. 167 - December 3, 2004 Men's basketball stays unbeaten
In five games this season, the Wahoos have outrebounded every opponent and held each team to 60 points or fewer. Last season UVa grabbed an average of 5.3 fewer rebounds than its opponents and held just three of 31 teams under 64 points. Now that's progress. Even though their shooting has been inconsistent, their effort has been outstanding. Elton Brown already has recorded four double-doubles, including 15 points and 12 rebounds in a 48-44 triumph at Northwestern in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday. It was the fewest points the Cavs have allowed in Pete Gillen's seven years as head coach. Having earned a No. 24 ranking, Virginia will try to keep up the good work tonight against Auburn (5-0) at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.
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Coming Soon November is here so football is entering the home stretch while basketball is just starting up. The Sabre is the place to be for all of your Cavalier content as we keep you up to date on all that's going on. Here's a sneak peak at some of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles from the past week
Virginia Opens Arena By Axing Arizona
Cavalier Women Open JPJ With Win
2006-07 MBB Preview: 10 Key Questions (Part II)
2006-07 MBB Preview: 10 Things To Look Forward To
Greg's Game Grades: FSU 33, UVa 0
2006-07 MBB Preview: 10 Key Questions (Part I)
Jed's Best Seat Buzz: Does Leitao's Team Have "It"?
JHoo: 10 Things I Learned Against FSU
2006-07 MBB Preview: Points of Emphasis
The Turning Point - FSU
2006-07 MBB Preview: Schedule Analysis
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