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This Week In Recruiting Basketball recruiting ... This Thursday, Holy Cross (Flushing, N.Y.) guard Sylven Landesberg will announce his college decision at a 3 p.m. press conference. The 6-5, 190-pound senior will commit to one of three finalists - Georgia Tech, St. John's, or the University of Virginia. Landesberg made a 5-day unofficial visit to UVa in late August/early September. He followed that up with official visits to St. John's (September 8th) and Georgia Tech (September 15th). Prior to these visits, sources indicated to TheSabre.com that Georgia Tech and Virginia were the likely favorites. Virginia certainly could pull this one out, but stay tuned to Thursday to find out for sure. One of the top backcourt players in the country, Landesberg averaged 27 points, 12 rebounds and six assists per game last season as a junior. Rated a 4-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com, Landesberg is rated the #55 overall recruit in the nation by Rivals and the #39 overall recruit in the country by Scout.
The news isn't so encouraging with 4-star center John Brandenburg, but Virginia has not lost hope just yet. According to Brandenburg's father, Jim, John will make an official visit to Stanford this weekend before making a commitment to the Cardinal or the Cavaliers. The 6-11, 235-pound center previously made an unofficial visit to Stanford in August and an official visit to Virginia in September (the weekend of the 9th) and had hoped to have a decision by now. Brandenburg seems deadlocked on his decision. While it is not great news for Virginia that he is making an official to Stanford, do not discount the Cavaliers just yet. We will check back with John following this weekend's visit for more on the situation.
Virginia hosted two talented 2008 class prospects this past weekend. St. George (Memphis, TN) 5-star guard Elliot Williams and The Hun School (Princeton, N.J.) 4-star forward Lance Goulbourne each made their official visits to UVa. I was able to speak with Goulbourne yesterday. The 6-7, 215-pound prospect rated his experience an "8" out of 10, but check out the full update on the EDGE later today. Goulbourne, who made an official visit to Marquette the previous weekend, has an official visit scheduled with Vanderbilt for this coming weekend. He may make a fourth official but nothing has been set. Stay tuned for more on Williams later on in the week. Virginia is the second official visit destination for Williams, who visited Duke earlier this month. He plans to visit Tennessee (October 6th) and Memphis (October 13th) before making a commitment to one of the four schools.
Football recruiting ... The men's basketball program wasn't the only program hosting important official visitors. The football program hosted two senior targets in 5-9, 185-pound running back Darius Ashley and 6-5, 240-pound defensive end Ugo Uzodinma. Uzodinma had a terrific experience in Charlottesville, rating the trip a "10" on a scale of 1-10. The Dunbar (Washington, D.C.) star plans to make more official visits before making a commitment (including a trip to Illinois this coming weekend), but Virginia, which is currently the only school to extend an official offer, seems to be in good shape right now. Pittsburgh and Syracuse are among the other programs involved with the talented lineman. Ashley's official visit went well according to St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) head coach Steve Specht, but his return home had some complications. The 3-star back had to stay in Charlottesville one more night and is expected to arrive home this morning. We will check back with the talented senior later this week for more on his visit and to learn when a decision may come. Right now, Louisville and Virginia are the top two teams and a decision could come soon.
Game ball ... This week's game ball - a weekly honor that goes to the Virginia commit that turned in the best performance in last week's high school football games - goes to 4-star running back Torrey Mack. The 6-0, 190-pound Stratford (CT) star rushed for 157 yards on just eight carries, scoring three touchdowns in helping his team defeat Brookfield 43-13. Mack's three touchdown runs were of 51 yards, 39 yards, and 55 yards, respectively. Mack rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns in Stratford's season-opening win over Barlow the previous week. In that game, Mack scored on runs of 18, 30, and 58 yards, respectively.
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 ...
Weekend Visitor: 5-Star G Elliot Williams
4-Star WR Talks Visits
4-Star Safety Still Interested in Cavs Other updates since the last SabreMail ...
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Issue No. 16 - December 20, 2001 D'Brickshaw Ferguson Commits to UVa
"I think UVa's an excellent academic institution," Ferguson said. "Also, I was very impressed with the coaching staff. I was impressed that I was able to have a relationship with these guys. I was impressed with the plan that they had for me. I just think it was a great fit for me personally. "I also thought of Virginia as a good University. At the point that I really knew that this was the place for me was probably a few days after my Michigan State visit. I say that because, after I saw what was out there, I was able to make a better decision. I knew that I liked the University, but I wasn't sure whether this was the best possible choice for me. Once I saw what other places had to offer, I realized that those places just didn't compare." Ferguson's older brother is a fourth year at UVa, and that may have had a little influence on his decision to attend Thomas Jefferson's University. "It was real nice situation, because I had somebody who was there for the four years to tell me how life at Virginia was." Ferguson said that he had been to UVa on several occasions to visit his brother. Did that give him enough information to make his decision? "I want to say yes and no. Yes, I learned more about the University, but no, because I never really had an opportunity to see the football facilities until I was being recruited. That sort of gave me a new outlook." UVa has several openings to fill on their offensive line do to graduation from four seniors who have all played since they were freshmen. Ferguson will likely get a chance to play early. "I'd love the opportunity to play as a freshman, but we just have to see how the system goes. I'm going to come in there and try my best and see what happens."
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UVa Vs. Georgia Tech Scouting Report: GT Offense
The Hawk's Nest - Beating Bump And Run
UVa Vs. Georgia Tech Scouting Report: GT Defense
Tuesday Press Conference Notes - Georgia Tech
Sabre Roundtable - What To Take From UNC
Greg's Game Grades '07: UNC
10 Things I Learned Vs. UNC |
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