FMS hoops coach on WKAV
Fishburne Military School postgrad basketball coach Ed Huckaby joins
WKAV-1400′s “The Mac McDonald Show” to talk about the signing by UVa.
of FMS point guard Teven Jones.
FMS point guard enrolling early at UVa.
Bad news for Fishburne, good news for UVa. basketball: Star point guard Teven Jones is enrolling at the University of Virginia this week and will join the UVa. basketball program as a redshirt freshman.
“I really want to thank everybody here at Fishburne for the opportunities that I’ve been given. This is a big day for me. Everybody dreams of going to college, and now that day is here for me,” said Jones, a postgraduate student from Kannapolis, N.C., who signed a letter of intent with UVa. in November.
FMS postgrad coach Ed Huckaby initiated the move after news broke over the holidays that the 16th-ranked Cavaliers were losing a pair of second-year players, guard KT Harrell and center James Johnson, both of whom decided to transfer at the end of the first semester of the 2011-2012 school year. Continue reading “FMS point guard enrolling early at UVa.” »
FMS PGs lose thriller
With UVa. head coach Tony Bennett watching, top recruit Teven Jones tried to lead a Fishburne comeback against rival Massanutten Military Academy, but the rally came up short as the Colonels held on for a 101-95 win Saturday night.
Jones had 19 of his 22 points in the second half against a possible future Virginia teammate. MMA point guard Corban Collins has become a subject of interest on the University of Virginia recruiting radar, and if there is interest by Bennett and his staff in Collins, that interest would have only been stoked after the 6’3″, 190-pounder threw down 37 points, including the biggest points of the game at the 4:05 mark on a three-point play that broke an 82-82 tie.
A Terry Brutus stickback at the 3:34 mark made it 87-82 MMA, and it was 89-86 Massanutten with 2:30 to go when Jones missed the front end of a one-and-one. Another Brutus post bucket made it 91-86 MMA, and Jones missed two free throws after being fouled on a drive in the lane.
Collins made one of two free throws to extend the lead to 92-86, and Brutus scored on a stickback after rebounding the missed second free throw and was fouled. The three-point play made it 95-86 Massanutten with 41 seconds to go, and Fishburne never got closer than five after that.
Spencer Parker (a Bowling Green signee) had 20 points and Mo Camera (a Winston-Salem State signee) added 16 points for Fishburne, which falls to 10-3 on the season with the loss.
Revolving door
Another postseason, another revolving door for Tony Bennett, who this week saw the departure of one of the members of his heralded freshman class with Will Regan’s announcement that he will not be returning for his sophomore season.
Another perspective you could have is that at least Bennett is only losing one guy this spring – after the high-profile departures of Sylven Landesberg, Jeff Jones and Tristan Spurlock following Bennett’s first season in Charlottesville in 2010. Continue reading “Revolving door” »
Regan leaving UVa.
Virginia men’s head basketball coach Tony Bennett announced on Tuesday that freshman forward Will Regan (Williamsville, N.Y.) is leaving the Cavaliers’ program.
“We wish Will the best,” Bennett said. “He expressed a desire to be closer to home and find a situation that he felt suited him better. Transfers are an increasing part of college basketball today and I hope things work out well for Will. We appreciate his contributions to our program.” Continue reading “Regan leaving UVa.” »
What’s going on in Charlottesville?
The bloom was already off the Tony Bennett rose before the news that another underclassman was leaving the Virginia basketball program. Last year it was freshman Tristan Spurlock, sophomore Sylven Landesberg and junior Jeff Jones. This year it’s Billy Baron, who unlike last year’s departees doesn’t have the distinction of having been a holdover from the Dave Leitao era.
Baron, a 6-3 shooting guard, was a prized recruit who scored 19 points in his collegiate debut in November, a win over William and Mary in which Baron went 5-for-6 from three-point range. He scored 14 his next game out in a win over USC-Upstate, and then proceeded to play his way onto the bench before announcing on Feb. 3 that he was transferring to Rhode Island, where his father, Jim, is the head coach.
The move puzzled Virginia basketball observers as much as Baron’s diminished minutes. Baron registered DNP’s in five of his last nine games at UVa., and in his last appearance, a 68-42 blowout home loss to Maryland on Jan. 27, Baron played eight minutes and was 0-for-1 from the field with a turnover.
So Bennett is now down another potential team leader – a source close to the program told the Washington Post that Baron was being looked at as a leader down the line for the heralded six-recruit freshman class – in addition to being just 13-21 since a 14-6 start to his first season that ended with the Cavs dropping 10 of their last 11.
The 2010-2011 ‘Hoos swooned sooner – rolling out to an 8-3 start that included wins at Minnesota and Virginia Tech and dropping eight of their last 12 with a narrow win over Norfolk State and bad losses at home to Seattle and Iowa State and an ACC nadir last weekend at previously-winless-in-the-ACC Wake Forest.
At some point soon, Bennett is going to have to figure out a way to get a winning team together – that wants to stay together.
Column by Chris Graham. More UVa. sports at VaSportsOnline.com.
What's going on in Charlottesville?
The bloom was already off the Tony Bennett rose before the news that another underclassman was leaving the Virginia basketball program. Last year it was freshman Tristan Spurlock, sophomore Sylven Landesberg and junior Jeff Jones. This year it’s Billy Baron, who unlike last year’s departees doesn’t have the distinction of having been a holdover from the Dave Leitao era.
Baron, a 6-3 shooting guard, was a prized recruit who scored 19 points in his collegiate debut in November, a win over William and Mary in which Baron went 5-for-6 from three-point range. He scored 14 his next game out in a win over USC-Upstate, and then proceeded to play his way onto the bench before announcing on Feb. 3 that he was transferring to Rhode Island, where his father, Jim, is the head coach. Continue reading “What's going on in Charlottesville?” »
Mike Scott: The comeback kid
The conventional wisdom that had been forming on Virginia senior Mike Scott: If he ends up needing to miss the rest of the 2010-2011 season due to the lingering ankle injury that had sidelined him since September, he won’t be coming back.
My individual wisdom on this: He’s probably not an NBA talent, but he’s definitely got a career overseas. Scott is a little light at his 6-8 to bang in the post with the NBA’s elite, but his athleticism around the basket and range on his jumper would suit him well to the game in Europe. Continue reading “Mike Scott: The comeback kid” »
Mike Scott: The comeback kid
The conventional wisdom that had been forming on Virginia senior Mike Scott: If he ends up needing to miss the rest of the 2010-2011 season due to the lingering ankle injury that had sidelined him since September, he won’t be coming back.
My individual wisdom on this: He’s probably not an NBA talent, but he’s definitely got a career overseas. Scott is a little light at his 6-8 to bang in the post with the NBA’s elite, but his athleticism around the basket and range on his jumper would suit him well to the game in Europe.
Another year of college isn’t going to do him much good as far as that goes, my line of thinking went. It’s not like he’s going to suddenly bulk up to 250, 260, keep his athleticism, and play his way into the NBA draft – any more than a year overseas could show NBA scouts what he could do against pros, and at least he’d be getting paid.
So the news that Scott plans to come back for a fifth year pending a medical redshirt that UVa. expects he will get from the NCAA took me by surprise. And after talking briefly with Scott on Tuesday about the decision, I have to say, Good for him.
“As far as a professional career, I think I had a pretty good season so far, but still definitely more room for improvement,” Scott told me.
Through 10 games of what was to have been his swan song on Grounds, Scott was putting up first-team all-ACC numbers – 15.9 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per game. And he was doing it as the obvious focal point of opposing defenses as Virginia’s only legitimate low-post threat.
Scott’s early run was reminiscent to this long-time Virginia basketball observer of power forwards of the recent past who turned up-and-down careers around in time for stellar senior seasons – think: Junior Burrough, Norm Nolan, Jason Cain.
The difference with those guys: They all had full senior seasons to show how far they had come.
“I don’t think I was really on anyone’s radar for me to just say, I’m done with college, I’m going to get my degree and try to play professional basketball,” Scott told me. “I don’t think I was ready yet. Another year for more improvement with the coaches to get me a little quicker and stronger, I think this will get me ready as far as being able to play professional basketball.”
Column by Chris Graham. More UVa. sports at VaSportsOnline.com.
Bad news for UVa. hoops: Scott to miss remainder of 2010-2011 season
The expected bad news regarding Mike Scott’s injured left ankle was confirmed Monday. The 6-8 senior will miss the remainder of the 2010-2011 season due to the need for a second operation on the ankle.
Scott, who leads Virginia in scoring (15.9 points per game) and rebounding (10.2 rebounds per game), had arthroscopic surgery on Dec. 16 to remove loose pieces of cartilage from the ankle. He returned to play just a week later, scoring 12 points and pulling down eight rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench in UVa.’s 59-53 loss to Seattle.
The ankle gave him problems in practice the following week, and he has not returned to the court since as Virginia has split four games in his absence, including a 62-56 loss to North Carolina on Saturday.
The second surgery will focus on the issues with cartilage and impinging bone spurs in the ankle. Scott will be expected to return to full physical activity in three to four months.
“Obviously we are going to miss having Mike on the court, but the most important consideration is what’s best for him,” Virginia head coach Tony Bennett said. “He will have the operation and focus on taking care of rehabilitating his ankle. In his absence all of our players will need to continue to step up and our young frontcourt players will continue to gain valuable experience.”
It is expected that the paperwork necessary to request a medical hardship enabling Scott to retain a year of eligibility will be filed.
Story by Chris Graham. More UVa. sports at VaSportsOnline.com.
Bad news for UVa. hoops: Scott to miss remainder of 2010-2011 season
The expected bad news regarding Mike Scott’s injured left ankle was confirmed Monday. The 6-8 senior will miss the remainder of the 2010-2011 season due to the need for a second operation on the ankle.
Scott, who leads Virginia in scoring (15.9 points per game) and rebounding (10.2 rebounds per game), had arthroscopic surgery on Dec. 16 to remove loose pieces of cartilage from the ankle. He returned to play just a week later, scoring 12 points and pulling down eight rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench in UVa.’s 59-53 loss to Seattle. Continue reading “Bad news for UVa. hoops: Scott to miss remainder of 2010-2011 season” »
Selection Sunday: What it all means
Posted by afp on March 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
OK, so ACC teams don’t get to play the likes of Georgia State in January and February. That said, the Committee has made it clear that it expects power-conference teams to play more challenging nonconference schedules than Seth Greenberg likes to put together.
That much should have been clear to Greenberg a while ago, but, well, here we go again. I think Tech had clearly played its way into the field this year (as I had thought last year), but the message has been sent. Continue reading “Selection Sunday: What it all means” »
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