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Podcast: #TeamAFP breaks down the latest in the UVA Basketball coaching search

Chris Graham
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UVA Basketball coach Ron Sanchez. Photo: Mike Ingalls/AFP

The search committee that has been vetting candidates for the open UVA Basketball coaching job is in crunch time.

We know who the top candidates are now, but of course there are so many variables at play.

I had Scott German on with me on today’s podcast to break down the latest of what we know, which is a lot – that the search is revolving around, for now, at least, Marquette coach Shaka Smart and VCU coach Ryan Odom.

Among the issues: we’re still weeks away from being able to get anybody to sign on the bottom line.

In the pod, we examine the factors at play in getting the search to where it is now, and what can happen between now and thereabouts of April 1 that can lead to one or the other of the top candidates getting the job, or there being a need to get to a fallback candidate.


Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].