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Sampson Receives Naismith Hall Call UVa Athletics Media Relations Official Release Former Virginia basketball player Ralph Sampson was among the 12 members of the 2012 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2012, announced Monday in conjunction with the NCAA Final Four. Sampson will be inducted during this year's Enshrinement Ceremonies, held Sept. 6-8 in Springfield. Sampson is joined in the class by five-time NBA All-Star Reggie Miller, the NBA's all-time winningest coach Don Nelson, two-time Olympic gold medalist Katrina McClain, distinguished basketball official and coordinator Hank Nichols, former college and NBA star Jamaal Wilkes and the first women's professional basketball team, the All American Red Heads. They are in addition to the five directly elected members who were announced in February by distinguished committees focused on preserving all areas from the game of basketball. These direct-elects include Mel Daniels voted in from the American Basketball Association (ABA) Committee, Don Barksdale from the Early African American Pioneers Committee, Lidia Alexeeva from the International Committee, Chet Walker from the Veterans Committee and Phil Knight from the Contributor Direct Election Committee. Sampson, a 7-4 center, was a three-time National and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year during his four years (1980-83) in the Virginia program. He was a four-time All-America selection, earned three-consecutive Rupp Trophies and Naismith Awards, and two-consecutive John R. Wooden Awards and Eastman Awards. He was a 2011 inductee into the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. With Sampson in the program, the Cavaliers won the 1980 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Championship and participated in three-consecutive NCAA Tournaments (1981-83), reaching the Final Four in 1981. Virginia compiled an overall record of 112-23 with Sampson on the team and was ranked in the Top 10 by The Associated Press for 49 consecutive weeks. Sampson scored 2,228 points during his UVa career and also totaled 1,511 rebounds, 899 field goals and 462 blocked shots. He is the Cavaliers' career leader in rebounds, field goals and blocked shots, and ranks fourth on UVa's career scoring list. Following his four-year collegiate career, Sampson was selected by the Houston Rockets as the NBA's number-one draft choice in 1983 and went on to earn NBA Rookie of the Year honors. He participated in three NBA All-Star games and was MVP of the NBA All-Star Game in 1985. During his nine-season NBA career, he helped lead Houston to the 1986 NBA Finals and later played for the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings and Washington Bullets. Sampson will be the first Virginia player to be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He will become the sixth player to be enshrined in Springfield who played collegiately in the ACC, joining Billy Cunningham, Michael Jordan, Bob McAdoo and James Worthy of North Carolina, and David Thompson of NC State. |
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This Week In Recruiting Virginia men's basketball is in hot pursuit of point guard T.J. McConnell, who had a great visit to UVa last week and reportedly will head to the University of Arizona this Thursday and Friday for a visit. Arizona and Virginia are the two finalists for McConnell, who decided to transfer from Duquesne University after two productive seasons. A decision shouldn't be too long after the Arizona visit. McConnell is an important target for the Hoos, as he would help fill a big need at point guard. He would not be eligible to play until the 2013 season due to transfer rules, but Jontel Evans will have graduated and Teven Jones is currently the only true point guard projected to be on the 2013 season roster. Football Recruiting
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 since the last SabreMail ...
Corney Talks Decision, Future
Onalaska's Thomas Plans To Visit UVa
Strategy Session: Spring Big Picture Update More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Virginia's Football Schedule The Virginia football schedule has been released. Make sure to check out The Sabre's schedule page at this link for the 2012 season's opponents. The Sabre updates that page with game time, television information, and gameday pages as information is released on specific contests.
All Access with Virginia Lacrosse According to Whitey Reid over at The Daily Progress in this blog post, ESPNU is planning to air a documentary about the Virginia men's lacrosse team. The trailer from Jalbert Productions can be found here and is embedded below.
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Issue No. 366 - Nov. 3, 2008 Back-To-Back! Official UVa Media Relations News Release Ryan Foster won the 2008 ACC Men's Cross Country Individual Title to lead the Cavaliers to their second-consecutive team championship Saturday morning at Ranson-Hamrick Cross Country Course at the University of North Carolina. Foster's first-place finish marks the first-ever individual championship for a Cavalier male. The women's team finished tied for fourth. "Everyone knew today's championship would be hard won," first-year head coach Jason Vigilante said. "I am pleased that our team ran with character and poise, and was able to come away successful. Ryan Foster has been an ACC Champion before on the track and has also had many setbacks during his career; I'm so proud that he was able to capitalize on this opportunity today. He represented our university well. I also need to give a lot of credit to coach Hunt, our trainers Shelley Blakey and Beth Dalton for contributing so much to our great day today." Ryan Collins finished sixth in 24:36.1 while Andy Biladeau in 24:37.2 for eighth. Emil Heineking was Virginia's fourth finisher, taking ninth in 24:38.2. Graham Tribble rounded out the scoring Cavaliers, finishing 16th in 24:55.8. No. 14 Virginia won its third championship in four years and fourth overall with a total of 40 points. Foster, Collins, Biladeau and Heineking all earned All-ACC honors for their finish. In the women's 6K race, Stephanie Garcia and Lauretta Dezubay led the squad to a tie with No. 30 Duke for fourth place; Garcia and Dezubay earned All-ACC honors. Read SabreMail No. 366 here. |
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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
Beyond The Lawn With Stephanie Marie Garcia: Advice to My College Athlete Self
Spring Practice Update: Rain Doesn't Slow Down Hoos in Fairfax
Spring Practice Update: Hoos Put on Pads
Spring Practice Report: London Wants Better Special Teams
Spring Practice Report: New Faces at Several Positions
Hoos Return To Spring Practice
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