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Sampson Headed To College Hall Of Fame Virginia legend Ralph Sampson is headed to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. The Hall selected Sampson as part of an eight-member class of 2011 inductees. There is no question, of course, that Sampson belongs in the historic Hall. He earned All-America honors four times at UVa and is one of just three men to be recognized as national player of the year three times (1981-1983); Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson and UCLA's Bill Walton are the other three-time winners. Sampson helped Virginia post a 112-23 record during his career, which including an NIT title and an appearance in the 1981 Final Four. He scored 2,228 points and grabbed 1,511 rebounds in his career. In his typically humble fashion, Sampson said he was just honored to be in the same induction class with the likes of James Worthy and Chris Mullen. The other inductees for 2011 are coaches Bob Knight and Eddie Sutton, players James Worthy, Cazzie Russell and Chris Mullin, and contributors Joe Vancisin and Eddie Einhorn. "It's an honor and privilege to be on the list of guys. I know a lot of them very well," Sampson said. "I'm ecstatic that my name is even being recognized with those people. I will cherish it for the rest of my life and my children will cherish it as well. I'm kind of at a loss of words when you think about being inducted in any Hall of Fame. It's definitely a great honor and I hope that everybody that watched me play at the collegiate level or the NBA level or any level at all, high school as well, enjoyed me while I was playing and now after the fact as well. I thank everybody that nominated me or that inducted me. ... It will go, along with my college player of the year awards, in my mother's house and she looks forward to receiving it and putting it with those as well." You don't have to worry about that Ralph - Virginia fans definitely enjoyed your career then and they still fondly embrace you now as a Hoo! The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame is located in the College Basketball Experience at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The sixth annual Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held on Sunday, Nov. 20, at the historic Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri.
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This Week In Recruiting Virginia hosted another junior day on Saturday. In attendance was one of the top offensive line prospects in the state in 6-5, 240-pound offensive tackle Win Homer, a standout out of Christchurch School. Boston College, Virginia and Virginia Tech have offered Homer, who also plays varsity basketball and lacrosse. We'll have more with the promising prospect, including reaction on Saturday's experience, early this week. Another Virginia Independent Schools standout, wide receiver Mario Nixon, received an offer from UVa last Tuesday. The 6-5, 210-pound Norfolk Christian Academy (Norfolk, VA) product is also receiving interest from Virginia Tech and Michigan, among others, but Virginia is the first school to extend an offer. Virginia has now offered three Norfolk Christian Academy juniors, including Nixon, linebacker Kwontie Moore and defensive tackle/tight end Courtnye Wynn. We'll have more on Nixon in an EDGE article. Last week, Virginia scored its first commitment of the 2012 class in Green Run (Virginia Beach, VA) linebacker/safety Mark Hall. EDGE subscribers can read more on Hall and his commitment in last week's articles. Also this week ...
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 ...
UVa Eyes Ravenscroft Junior PG
Recruiting Roundtable: 2011 Class More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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UVa Football Schedule Virginia released the 2011 football schedule last week. TheSabre.com set up its football schedule page for fans; remember that each game will have a game information page once the season begins.
Men's Swimming Wins Fourth Straight Title UVa Athletics Media Relations, Official Release The 10th-ranked Virginia men's swimming team used a solid closing performance at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. to claim its fourth straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship. It was the 12th time in the last 13 years the Cavaliers have won the crown and is the 14th ACC title in the program's history. UVa topped the scoreboard with 820 points. North Carolina was the runner up with 588 points and Florida State was third at 511.5 points. Senior Matt McLean was named the ACC Swimmer of the Meet. It was the third time in his career he has won the honor. He was the MVP at the 2008 and 2009 championships. The Cavalier men matched the UVa women's team, which won its fourth straight ACC crown last week and the ninth in the history of the program. The feat marks the first time since 1996 that one school swept both the ACC men's and women's swimming titles in four consecutive seasons. North Carolina's programs did it between 1993 and 1996. "I'm thrilled for the two senior classes," said Virginia coach Mark Bernardino. "It is pretty spectacular. "This was a team win. It is not about individuals. It is about men stepping up and swimming for one another and caring for one another and sharing a very special bond. We had former Virginia swimming athletes from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s here tonight. Five different decades of Virginia swimmers were here tonight. That's part of what we promote and what we believe in. When an athlete swims for their team, with their heart, ultimately they will be better as individuals. I think that was personified by our performance over the last four days."
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Issue No. 363 - Oct. 13, 2008
This Week In Recruiting New commitment ... Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA) standout Javanti Sparrow said he might commit to Virginia if his official visit went well. The visit certainly went well enough, as the 6-1, 185-pound wide receiver/defensive back recruit verbally committed to Cavaliers head coach Al Groh on Sunday. A wide receiver/safety/returner for Western Branch, Sparrow will likely play wide receiver for the Cavaliers. There is the possibility that he ends up as a defensive back and he could potentially play cornerback or safety. For more on Sparrow's commitment, be sure to check out the EDGE article posted Sunday. Sparrow is the 20th high school senior to commit to Virginia. He is the fourth prospect from the talent-rich Tidewater region, joining Phoebus safety/outside linebacker LoVante Battle, Oscar Smith defensive back Perry Jones, and Maury athlete Laroy Reynolds. UVa is very much in contention with another top Tidewater prospect in Oscar Smith wide receiver Tim Smith, who will make an important official visit to Louisville this coming weekend. He has taken officials to West Virginia and Virginia already. |
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