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Malcolm Brogdon is the 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year

That’s our guy! Malcolm was up against Joel Embiid (who was borderline dominant but limited to 31 games by myriad injuries) and Dario Saric (who had marginally better counting stats), but the NBA’s voters used the stats we have available…

London Perrantes Signs On to Feel The Heat

London Perrantes will get his chance. Not chosen during last night’s NBA Draft, he got the next best thing: an immediate deal for Summer League courtesy of the Miami Heat, where he’ll join Heat draft choice Bam Adebayo and fellow free agent signees Jamel…

Season Wrap-Up: Ty Jerome

Being good at writing about sports (or trying to be, like this guy) includes moving past the fear of being wrong. One has to accept that you’re going to be wrong sometimes and be willing to own it graciously.

Welcome Aboard, Francesco Badocchi

One more scholarship came off the board late last night when 6'8'’ 205 pound Kansan forward Francesco Badocchi committed to Tony Bennett and Virginia, choosing us over Illinois and a host of mid-majors (though Kansas, Florida Gulf Coast, and Wichita State had started…

Welcome Aboard, Nigel Johnson

One of Tony Bennett’s four open scholarships filled this weekend when former Rutgers guard Nigel Johnson signed on the dotted line during his visit to Charlottesville.

Johnson is transferring for the second time. He spent two years at Kansas State…

Season Wrap-Up: Devon Hall

Devon took a needed step forward in 2017. He came close to doubling his scoring average (from 4.4 to 8.4) in just six more minutes per game, and managed to do so while becoming more efficient and maintaining his role as our primary perimeter defender and a valued secondary…

One More Out: Thompson Departs

Darius Thompson became the third player to transfer out of the program this offseason, announcing today that he’ll join Marial Shayok and Jarred Reuter on the way out.

Darius had a nice season for us. He scored in double figures 11 times, raised his…

Fin.

You only get a finite amount of time to root for your favorite college basketball players. Everyone that takes to the hardwood for every team eventually checks out for the last time, hugs their coaches and teammates, and moves on to the next stage of their lives. I’m aware of this, and I know how almost every career…