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This Week In Recruiting Basketball recruiting ... Virginia men's basketball coach Dave Leitao and staff got on the board in the 2008 recruiting class in a big way last Thursday, when 4-star guard Sylven Landesberg pledged to the Cavaliers. Landesberg, a 6-6, 195-pound senior out of Holy Cross High School (Flushing, N.Y.), chose UVa over Georgia Tech and St. John's, among others. Landesberg is rated a 4-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com. Rivals currently rates him the 55th best player in the country in its national rankings, while Scout has him listed as the 39th best prospect nationally. As a junior last season, Landesberg averaged 25.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game en route to earning Catholic league Player of the Year honors. One of Virginia's top targets in this class, the Empire State star has the versatility to play either guard position and could move to wing forward as well.
Landing Landesberg wasn't the only good news last week, as the staff was also able to bring in 7-0, 230-pound South Kent (CT) center Assane Sene for an official visit this past weekend. Sources say that the Cavs are extremely high on this talented prospect and are hoping for a commitment soon. Sources have also said the official visit went very well, but stay tuned for more from South Kent head coach Raphael Chillious to confirm those rumblings. A native of Senegal, Sene first arrived at South Kent this March. He had made two previous visits to the University of Virginia ... he had been to Virginia's Elite Camp as well as the NBPA Top 100 Camp. It is possible that Sene could have a decision soon.
UVa coaches are also awaiting a decision from 6-11, 235-pound center John Brandenburg, who made an official visit to Stanford this past weekend. The De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO) star senior is deciding between Stanford and Virginia and isn't expected to take too long in making a decision. Something could/should come this week, so stay tuned for more on this situation as well. Sources say that Virginia's coaches would like to take Sene and Brandenburg in this class. And, if St. George School (Memphis, TN) 5-star guard Elliot Williams wanted to come aboard as well, there would be room. At this point, though, Virginia is only expected to sign three players in this recruiting class.
Football recruiting ... This past Saturday was a success for the Hoos on the field, but unfortunately there was a bit of a disappointment on the recruiting scene. According to Jay Jenkins of The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress, Gateway (Monroeville, PA) stars Cameron Saddler and Shayne Hale did not make a previously planned unofficial visit to Virginia. Saddler, a top WR/RB/KR, and Hale, a top LB, are two of UVa's top remaining targets in this 2008 recruiting class. They both visited in February for a junior day and enjoyed their experiences quite a bit. And both plan to make official visits to Virginia on the weekend of November 3rd, but it would have been nice to get them down beforehand. We will check back with Hale and Saddler this week to discuss their plans leading up to the Virginia official visit. We will also check in with Robinson (Concord, N.C.) offensive tackle R.J. Mattes, who canceled his official visit to UVa set for this past weekend. He will definitely make an official to UVa at some point, but nothing has been scheduled yet.
Game balls Though Hackensack (N.J.) fell to Clifton 21-14, 6-3, 210-pound Ausar Walcott turned in a terrific performance. He rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns, including a 79-yard touchdown run for the Comets. Hackensack is 0-3 on the season but has lost all three games by a total of 18 points. Up next for the Comets is a home contest versus Plainfield. Stratford (CT) running back Torrey Mack turned in another top performance, scoring three touchdowns in his team's 49-14 win last Friday night. The 6-0, 190-pound Mack showed off his receiving ability, hauling in a 25-yard touchdown reception in the win. Stratford moves to 3-0 on the season. Northeast (Macon, GA) moved to 3-1 on its season, capturing a 28-17 win last Friday night. Virginia wide receiver recruit Javaris Brown, known for his big-play ability for the Raiders, didn't disappoint, as he scored on a 69-yard reception.
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 ...
Coaches, Players Influenced Decision For Landesberg
7-0 C Making Official Visit to UVa
Dunbar DE Rates Virginia Visit a "10" Other updates since the last SabreMail ...
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Issue No. 286 - April 2, 2007 Hall As Holder Creates Options
Hall may be able to make a similar impact on other special teams units this fall. The Gretna star is making more appearances on special teams this spring as a punt returner (competing for time) and as a holder (first string). That could give Hall an opportunity to showcase some of the high school heroics that earned him so many fans. The electric playmaker rolled up 13,770 career yards of offense at Gretna, breaking Ronald Curry's record. He passed for a state record 8,731 yards and 104 touchdowns in his career and rushed for 5,039 yards and 66 touchdowns. Hall's 170 total TDs rank second in Virginia high school history. While Hall was the back-up holder last season, Groh said the coaches never really saw an opportunity to use him in games, mainly because it would set off the alarm for the opposing sideline. Plus, Groh said it would have been a one-time deal and that one special occasion never presented itself. This season may be a different story. "Now that Vic is there on an ongoing basis, clearly he's somebody we can utilize or he's a threat to be utilized at all times," Groh said. Hall tossed a touchdown pass to Jeffrey Fitzgerald during spring drills last season. In other words, there are some wrinkles in the playbook.
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What's New on TheSabre.com? | |||||
Coming Soon The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Cavaliers Pounce On Pitt To Win Big
UVa Vs. Pitt Scouting Report: Pitt Special Teams
Wes' Ways To Win - Pitt
UVa Vs. Pitt Scouting Report: Pitt Offense
Best Seat In The House: Pitt's Dave Wannstedt
Q&A - UVa Coach Anthony Poindexter
UVa Vs. Pitt Scouting Report: Pitt Defense
First-Hand Report: Pittsburgh
The Hawk's Nest - Introduction To Cover 2
Tuesday Press Conference Notes - Pitt
Greg's Game Grades '07: Georgia Tech
In Focus: Jameel Sewell
10 Things I Learned Vs. Georgia Tech
Photo Gallery: UVa 28, Georgia Tech 23
Notes from the Upper Deck: Still Under Review |
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