Harris and Mitchell are the last two standing out of Tony Bennett’s second recruiting class at Virginia, which arrived in Charlottesville with six — yes, six — members of varying levels of esteem. For your weekly history lesson, I’ll give you an idea of who those other four players were and where they are now.
After emerging from a crucial road victory against No. 25 Pittsburg, the Virginia men’s basketball team will return home Thursday night seeking to extend its winning streak to six games versus Boston College.
Sophomore Malcolm Brogdon has served as the catalyst behind Virginia’s resurgence to national relevancy, putting up stellar individual numbers in the process.
The Virginia men’s basketball team cruised to an 83-63 win Saturday against Missouri State to win the Corpus Christi Challenge in Texas after narrowly defeating Southern Methodist in the semifinal.
As coach Tony Bennett enters his fifth season at the University with sky-high expectations, here are five takeaways from Virginia’s sloppy season-opening victory.
Rick Carlisle arrived in Charlottesville in 1981, the two constants in his life ripped away from him.
Virginia announced Wednesday that combo guard Taylor Barnette, a rising sophomore guard for the men’s basketball team, will transfer to seek more playing time and a larger share of the responsibilities at another school. “Taylor has informed me that he has decided to transfer from our program,” head coach Tony Bennett said.
Virginia sophomore forward Mike Tobey emerged from a hyper-talented pool of prospective players to earn one of twelve spots on the United States U-19 men’s basketball team, which will head to Prague in the Czech Republic for the FIBA U-19 World Championships next week.
Neither the Virginia football team or basketball team roared out of the gate, but by the end of two whirlwind seasons, both found themselves playing on a stage that at one point seemed unattainable. London’s second season culminated in a New Year’s Eve matchup in front of 72,919 fans at the Georgia Dome in the Chick-fil-A bowl. Bennett, meanwhile, led Virginia to the Big Dance for the first time since 2007 while winning 22 games overall — the most in 29 years.
