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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

In what is huge news, Austin Nichols revealed on Sunday that he is transferring to the University of Virginia.

“I am transferring to the University of Virginia! Thanks to my family, friends, fans and also to the University of Memphis for 2 great years,” Nichols tweeted.

The 6’9” post prospect provides a major boost to UVa’s frontcourt in the 2016 season. He’ll have two years of eligibility left beginning in 2016/2017, as he will have to sit out this coming season due to NCAA Division 1 transfer rules.

As mentioned in my article on Nichols’ transfer (linked below), UVa now has two scholarships remaining in class of 2016 recruiting. Combo guards Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome as well as forward Jay Huff have verbally committed to the Hoos, and all three are expected to sign official letters of intent in November. So where do the Hoos go from here?

Well, we know the staff wants to add at least one more frontcourt prospect. Blue Ridge (St. George, VA) standout Mamadi Diakite tops the list of targets, and right now he is Virginia’s best bet in terms of being the next possible commitment. Virginia also extended an offer to athletic wing DeAndre Hunter this past week (article below). I hope to have much more this week on the Pennsylvania product, who measures in at 6’6” or 6’7”. This week, I’ll run down all known class of 2016 targets - frontcourt or elsewhere - and where UVa stands with each.

On the football recruiting front, I hope to have more on UVa most recent commitments, Hasise Dubois and Bryce Hall. Both players are tall “athlete” types with ability at wide receiver and defensive back. Dubois, a native of New Jersey, seems likely to play wide receiver, while Hall, who hails from Pennsylvania, could well end up on defense despite putting up big numbers as a receiver last season.

With these two commits, Virginia football now has 20 commitments in the class of 2015.

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.

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Blanding Named to Preseason All-ACC Team: Virginia free safety Quin Blanding was one of 27 student-athletes named to the preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference team, as voted on by media members credentialed for the ACC Football Kickoff.
Virginia Alumnae Win Pan-Am Gold with USA Field Hockey: Virginia field hockey alumnae Paige Selenski (2012) and Michelle Vittese (2012) won gold medals on Friday at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. The U.S. Women’s National Field Hockey Team earned a direct invitation to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Cavaliers Shine at World Under-23 Championships: Three members of the Virginia rowing program earned gold medals at the World Under-23 Championships, which concluded Sunday in Bulgaria. The U.S. women’s eight, featuring rising junior coxswain Colette Lucas-Conwell, Class of 2015 graduate Lizzy Youngling, and rising junior Georgia Ratcliff, came from behind to take over Russia and win gold. Youngling also earned gold in the women’s four, while Ratcliff took home gold in the women’s pair.
Seven Cavaliers Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team: Seven members of the Virginia track and field program have been named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team. Five men, including junior Christian Lavorgna, sophomores Thomas Madden and Filip Mihaljevic, and freshmen Jack Lint and Chase Weaverling, and two women, senior Sarah DeVita, and sophomore Sarah Fakler were honored.

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