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Virginia recruit Blake Buchanan selected for Nike Hoop Summit team

Chris Graham
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Class of 2023 Virginia basketball recruit Blake Buchanan was named to the Team USA group that will compete at the Nike Hoops Summit in April.

Buchanan, a 6’9” forward, is ranked 65th in the ESPN 100 and is the 75th-ranked recruit in the Class of 2023 per 247Sports.

Buchanan is one of two student-athletes who signed letters of intent with Virginia in the Class of 2023.

The other signee, Elijah Gertrude, a 6’4” combo guard, ranks 56th in 247Sports and 92nd in the ESPN 100.

The two-player class ranks 33rd nationally.

Virginia will add one more player next year, Georgetown transfer Dante Harris, a 5’10” point guard who has already joined the program and is redshirting this semester, and practicing with the team.

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].