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Basketball Season Nearing When I clicked on our home page at TheSabre.com today, I noticed our basketball season countdown clock had reached the 40-day mark - the Cavaliers open the season at the John Paul Jones Arena with VMI on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. That is the first of five games on the schedule for November. Of course, the season starts a lot sooner for the coaches and players. The NCAA set the first day of practice for 2008 as Friday, Oct. 17. That means Dave Leitao and company have just a little more than two weeks before they get to work. The Cavaliers got a mini-introduction to the 2008 season in late August when they were allowed to practice in preparation for a three-game trip to Canada. UVa was allowed to hold 10 practices before leaving on the trip and the Cavaliers began preparations on Aug. 19. The Cavaliers' three freshman had to wait until classes began at Virginia on Aug. 26 to join practice. UVa won two of three contests in Canada.
Kris Wright
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This Week In Recruiting We're continuing to catch up with current University of Virginia commitments, and this week we'll have the latest on Illinois offensive lineman Sean Cascarano. The 6-6, 265-pound commitment, one of three offensive line commitments for the University of Virginia in the 2009 class, has helped Glenbrook South to a 5-0 start to the 2008 season. He is enjoying his senior year, especially since he already knows his college destination. Cascarano admitted in Sunday night's interview that other schools have inquired about the solidity of his commitment to Virginia. He remains solid, though, and is confident that the Hoos will turn the season around. For more on Cascarano, stay tuned for the EDGE report later Monday.
The offensive line continues to be a major topic of discuss when it comes to 2009 recruiting. As stated above, the Cavs boast three commits so far but are looking to add at least one and perhaps two more prospects in this class. Virginia has some offers outstanding, including New York star Oday Aboushi and Massachusetts standout Brennan Williams, but a larger focus continues to be prospects without offers. Brookville (Lynchburg, VA) standout Devin Bolling seems pretty close to scoring an offer from head coach Al Groh, but as of last week nothing official had been given. Bolling has, however, received an offer from Boston College. Other prospects currently being evaluated by the staff include New Jersey offensive tackle Cody Bohler, Fork Union (and Canada native) lineman Brander Craighead and Kellam (Virginia Beach, VA) tackle Hunter Steward. We'll continue to monitor the situations of these prospects and will update you with any new information.
Official visitor UVa plans to host at least one top uncommitted target on an official visit this coming weekend. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) wide receiver Tim Smith, teammate of current Virginia defensive back commitment Perry Jones, is scheduled to be in Charlottesville this weekend. The 6-1, 190-pound standout, a major contributor for one of the top high school football programs in the country, planned to make an official visit to West Virginia this past weekend. We will follow up with Smith this week for more on the West Virginia visit and a look ahead to the upcoming UVa visit. Louisville is also in the mix for Smith, who did not rule out the possibility of making a college choice after his official to UVa.
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 ...
Battle, Phantoms Dominating on Defense
The Latest on Javanti Sparrow
2010 PG Spradling Visits UVa, VT More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Issue No. 269 - November 27, 2006 Post of the Week
Subject: Student analysis on the game
Jason Cain played remarkable today. By far the best game of his career. He was grabbing boards and being aggressive on offense. First time I've ever seen that from him. He hit two long jumpers, and even had a drive to the hoop from the top of the key. I don't think he missed a FT either. SS seemed like he was just toying with the other team today. His shot wasn't what it normally is, but he was feeding everybody on the team. JR had the stroke today. It felt like every time he shot the ball it was going in. Mo played well today too. Finished with 17 points and two very nice steals. He was also driving to the hoop which is what I like to see. Now for everybody else. RP has got to learn how to shoot FTs. He's not even close. Tucker played well at the end of the game. Hopefully he can find his stroke sooner next time. Harris will be the most built player on the court almost every game. He needs to take shorter shots though (I have confidence he can hit them, but I'd rather see a high percentage shot). JM also played well at the end of the game. And finally, the fan favorites: Burns and the walk-ons. The students love all four of them, and it's great to see them get some time. I just wish that one kid hadn't taken that final shot. Just run the clock out next time. So go Hoos and beat Purdue!
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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 soon:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Verica Struggles In Second Half
Duke Dispatches Virginia
Verica Embraces New Role
Deke Continues To Love His Time As A Hoo
Duke Scouting Report: Defense & Punting
The Hawk's Nest - Disguising Coverages
Duke Scouting Report: Offense & Kicking
Tuesday Press Conference Notes '08 - Duke
Cavalier Call-in Highlights '08, Show 5 |
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