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Post of the Week This post comes from the EDGE board where MikeySurf put the right perspective on being a fan. The thread started with a "is it meant to be" question about men's basketball or football ever winning the National Championship at UVa. The assertion was that it is really difficult to remain a diehard Hoo fan if the prospect of winning it all isn't there.
Subject: Does it require a clear vision to "win it all" to be a die hard fan?... I've not counted the number of schools who have won a national title in football or basketball in the past 60 years, but it is a very small number. For football among ACC schools, FSU (2), Miami (3), Maryland (1), Clemson (1), and GT (1) are the only ones hanging national championship banners during that time period. FSU and Miami have done it in the past 10 years. Personally, I would like to see UVa start out by winning an outright ACC championship, something that we've yet to accomplish in 52 years of league play in football. In terms of basketball, there have been a fewer number of ACC schools with NCAA championship banners (UNC-4, Duke-3, State-2, and Maryland-1) over the past 60 years and add UVa, FSU, GT, and Wake to the list of those who have made the Final Four. For a school like UVa, the odds of having a "special" year for all of the stars to align is much greater in basketball than in football. National titles are a rare occurance, which is why it is truly special to see a school such as Florida pull off a basketball and football title within the same calendar year (different school years), with an opportunity to go back-to-back in basketball. UMD is the only ACC school to wave national championship banners in football and men's basketball among ACC schools, and it took 50 years between the two titles to pull it off. Among the three so-called majors (football, men's and women's basketball), I'm straining to come up with more than UMD and Ohio State of schools that have accomplished the trifecta of winning all three titles over the past 60 years. There are many who have two (Texas, So Cal, Michigan, UNC, Florida, Tennessee, etc.,), but 3 is very special, indeed. National titles are a tough mountain to climb in any sport. All I ask for from UVa athletics is to provide competent coaching and preparation, that our players are committed and compete to the best of their abilities, and the administration does the utmost to provide the staff and the players with the finest resources and facilites available (on the field/court, in the classroom, and academic support). Beyond that, I'm not sure what more can be expected and as fans we simply need to do our part to help move this mission along.
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Basketball recruiting
Farrakhan helped Thornton (25-6) to a sectional championship and scored 20 points in Thornton's supersectional victory over Hillcrest last Tuesday. For his senior season performance, he earned Daily Southtown Boys Basketball Player of the Year honors. The 6'3" guard averaged 18.9 points per game this season. UVa fans will have a chance to see two of Dave Leitao's 2007 class recruits next month, as 6'8" forward Mike Scott and 6'4" guard Jeff Jones have been selected to play in the Capital Classic on April 5. For more information, including ticket information, check out http://www.thecapitalclassic.com/. Virginia's lone remaining 2007 class target, 5-star power forward Patrick Patterson, concluded his senior season this past weekend by helping Huntington High School (W.V.) to its third consecutive Class AAA State Championship. The 6'8", 235-pound prospect had stated previously that he plans on cutting his list of schools from six to three following the end of his senior season, so stay tuned as we check in on the latest. Patterson, who will play in the McDonald's All-American on March 28, is considering Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Virginia, Wake Forest, and West Virginia. The basketball spring signing period begins on April 11, and Patterson plans to have a decision by then. Also stay tuned for more on 5-star junior forward Ed Davis, who told TheSabre.com last week that he plans on narrowing his list of schools to seven or eight schools very soon, possibly as early as this week. The 6'8", 215-pound standout helped the Benedictine Cadets (Richmond, VA) to a Virginia Independent Schools State Championship earlier this month. Davis, who scored 35 points in the state semifinals, was named MVP of the tournament. Davis says Virginia and Virginia Tech will make the cut. The Hoos are thought to be in very good position at this point, though Davis plans to make a decision in the fall. Football recruiting Spring practices are upon us and fans will not be the only ones checking them out. 5'11", 195-pound running back Averin Collier, a star out of Churchville-Chili (Churchville, N.Y.) is expected to visit for a practice, perhaps this Saturday (which will be UVa's second junior day event). Collier has been offered by Virginia as well as nine other programs, including Pitt, which is where his brother plays. Maryland is the most recent program to offer. Collier visited UVa last summer when he was in Charlottesville for an AAU basketball tournament. He initiated the contact with the staff, which offered in September. Stay tuned as we will produce articles on Collier and other junior recruits, particularly on this Saturday's junior day event.
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 ...
Recruiting Video: Dyrell Roberts and Buddy Ruff
Ed Davis Close to Narrowing List? More updates since the last SabreMail ...
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Issue No. 267 - November 13, 2006 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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Coming Soon The Virginia basketball team's run in the NCAA Tournament ended in a duel with Tennessee - the Sabre wraps up the season with a look back at the tournament and more. But don't fret Hoos, there's still plenty of action to watch. The lacrosse team has won six in a row, the baseball team took a weekend series from No. 1 North Carolina, and spring football practice is starting up. The Sabre will keep you excited - 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 since the last SabreMail
Tennessee Takes Out Virginia
Vols Impressed With Hoos
Supporting Cast Provides Boost
Reynolds Has Big Day In Big Dance
Defense Sets Tone Against Danes
Cavaliers Eliminate Albany
Best Seat in the House: Albany's Will Brown
To 3 Or Not To 3
Around the Horn: Big UNC Series Looms
Photo Gallery: UVa 69, VT 56
Best Seat in the House: Ben D'Alessandro
Vandy-Hoo: The Real Guide To The Big Dance
Dance Lessons? Pettinella Only Hoo With NCAA Experience
UVa Men Cruise To Fifth Straight Win
Cavalier Women Rout Maryland
'A Perfect Situation'
Defense Playing Key Role For Hoos
Best Seat in the House: Craig Littlepage
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