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Hoos Claim Share Of Title Again
UVa Athletics Media Relations The No. 1 Virginia men's tennis team clinched at least a share of its sixth consecutive ACC regular season title when it shutout No. 39 North Carolina 7-0 Sunday afternoon before 502 fans at the Snyder Tennis Center. The Cavaliers improve to 24-0 overall and 9-0 in the ACC with the victory, while the Tar Heels fall to 14-7 (3-5 ACC). "It was great to close out our regular season home schedule on such a beautiful day and in front our fans that once again made this an unbelievable environment to play in," Virginia coach Brian Boland said. "The crowd gave us a lot of energy and we played well overall. We are implementing some of the things we have been working on in practice. This was another step in the right direction for our team." The win was also Virginia's 40th consecutive win over an ACC opponent (regular season and tournament) and 47th consecutive home victory, extending both school records. Virginia enters the final week of the regular season at 9-0 in the conference, with every other team having at least two ACC losses this season. The Cavaliers have now won at least a share of the ACC regular season title every season since 2004. "What a honor to have in one of the best leagues in country," said Boland. "We are proud of the accomplishment but also realize that we have a lot of work in front of us. I see us improving an awful lot in the upcoming weeks."
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This Week In Recruiting UVa has its new men's basketball coach. Now we wait to learn the futures of Virginia's two 2009 class basketball recruits, Word of Life (Springfield, VA) forward Tristan Spurlock and Bethel (Hampton, VA) point guard Jontel Evans. Exactly when we will know more on the two recruits is uncertain, though I expect both players would like to have their situations resolved as soon as possible. Spurlock, a 6-8, 220-pound prospect, has already met with new head coach Tony Bennett according to multiple reports. In fact, the two reportedly met following Bennett's introductory press conference last Wednesday. Spurlock, rated a 4-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com, participated in the Charm City Classic on Sunday. He originally chose the Cavaliers over Georgetown, among others. According to Bethel head coach Craig Brehon, Evans also hopes to meet with Coach Bennett before making any final decisions regarding his future. As of late last week, that had not happened. It is not certain when the 5-11, 190-pound senior will meet with Bennett, but we hope to find out more soon. Both Evans and Spurlock signed letters-of-intent with Virginia last November so at this point all they could do is ask out of their commitments. UVa is not required to let either player out if the request is made.
Football recruiting: Offers continue to be handed out ... TheSabre.com reported on two prospects that recently received an official offer from the University of Virginia. There is Bolles (Jacksonville, FL) offensive lineman Brent Benedict, a 6-5, 285-pound rising senior who has 38 Division 1A scholarship offers. Virginia is a long shot at this point, but Benedict didn't rule out making an unofficial visit to Charlottesville this summer. Alabama, Florida, Southern Cal and Virginia Tech are among the programs that have also offered Benedict, who was named an EA Sports Junior All-American following the 2008 season. On Thursday, Fork Union Military Academy prep offensive lineman Russell Bodine earned an offer from the University of Virginia. Bodine, a 6-4, 285-pound rising senior, now boasts official offers from Duke, Marshall, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Virginia and Wake Forest. Bodine, who earned the offer while meeting with head coach Al Groh Thursday evening, is being recruited by the Cavaliers as a center. For more on these two prospects, be sure to check out the EDGE articles written last week. The 2010 class recruiting beat continues this week, so stay tuned for more article on the rising senior class. We'll also check in with 2009 signee Tim Smith, a wide receiver out of Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA). There is a good chance that Smith, a first-team all-state selection as a senior, sees action as a true freshman. We'll also profile 2011 class quarterback Lafonte Thoroughgood, a talented recruit out of Ocean Lakes High School (Virginia Beach, VA).
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 ...
Cavs Offer FUMA's Bodine
Ocean Lakes WR a National Recruit More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Must Read: Bennett will win Virginia hired and introducted Tony Bennett, 39, as the school's new men's basketball coach last week. Naturally, there have been plenty of articles out about Bennett since the news broke last Monday afternoon. One story hit The Oshkosh Northwestern on Sunday that is a must read for Cavalier fans. Columnist Doug Ritchay writes:
Here's an example of his work ethic: One offseason while at UWGB, the school was putting in a new floor at the Phoenix Sports Center (team's practice facility), which meant there was no place on campus to work on his game. If you knew Tony, you know he would not accept this. So he improvised. He went into the pool area at the sports center and dribbled on the deck for a couple hours a day, just working on his ball handling. Then at night, he would find a local high school and go work on his shot. Bennett was obviously gifted, but he never settled, thinking he could always get better, and he did. Read Ritchay's full piece here. And, as always, you can read great articles like this one in Sabre NewsLink - we update news on the Hoos 365 days a year!
Blog Banter: Goodbye Pullman, Hello C-ville!; Cavs Tap Bennett From The Good Ol' Blog Virginia's potential wish list for their head coaching vacancy in the wake of Dave Leitao's departure read like a 'Who's Who in College Basketball'. A sea of names from Tubby Smith to Trent Johnson to Sean Miller and everyone in between seemed to be discussed in articles and message board posts alike. The rumor mill went wild as Tubby toured JPJA under the cover of darkness and planes were chartered all over the continental U.S. But in a surprise move Craig Littlepage and Co. selected one name that had not been widely discussed to this point: Tony Bennett. Bennett, the former head coach at Washington State, reportedly accepted the Cavaliers' offer Monday to become the next head coach of the Wahoos. Details of the contract are still unknown at this point. As late as Monday morning, Smith still appeared to be the favorite for the position but that turned to speculation as The Daily Progress broke the story that Bennett, 39, was the Cavaliers' man. ... Read the full post on The Good Ol' Blog!.
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Issue No. 217 - November 25, 2005 Dave Leitao era off to a good start One reason UVa hired Dave Leitao is because of his ability to teach defense. Well, so far, so good. In his first two games as head coach, the Cavaliers held Liberty and Richmond to fewer than 50 points and below 30 percent shooting. The first big test of that defense, however, will come Sunday when UVa travels to Arizona to face the high-scoring Wildcats. Check out the articles below to read about Leitao's successful start.
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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
Cavs Rebound To Demolish Terps
O-Line Making Spring Progress
Q&A - Marc Verica
Looking Back At ... 7 OT!
Players Among Many Happy With Hire
Bennett Officially Welcomed To Virginia
Bennett A Strong Choice To Build Model
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