Thijs de Ridder arrived at Virginia in the summer as a guy that was a borderline second-round NBA Draft pick, told to do a year of college basketball to burnish his credentials for the 2026 draft.
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‘Hoos in the NBA: De’Andre Hunter to Sacramento in three-team deal
Latest reminder for me not to buy NBA jerseys: De’Andre Hunter is on the move again, this time to Sacramento, as part of a three-team trade.
Report: Trae Young wants to be traded to the Washington Wizards
Trae Young, the mercurial Atlanta Hawks no-D-playing star, wants to be traded to the Washington Wizards, of all teams, for reasons that aren’t immediately clear.
UVA Basketball alum Anthony Gill provides veteran voice for Washington Wizards
Former UVA Basketball standout Anthony Gill is a rarity among professionals on his level – and it not just because he is on the roster of an NBA team.
NBA rocked by betting scandal: No, it’s not Trump getting revenge on ‘woke’
An NBA head coach, a veteran NBA player and a former player and assistant coach were arrested on Thursday in an FBI sting related to illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by The Mafia.
‘Hoos in the NBA: Seven UVA Basketball alums on Opening Night rosters
Seven UVA Basketball alums are on NBA rosters with the 2025-2026 season set to tip off Tuesday night.
Catching up with: John Wetzel | The first Waynesboro native to play in the NBA
John Wetzel, a basketball star at Wilson Memorial High School in Augusta County in the early 1960s, was drafted out of Virginia Tech by the Los Angeles Lakers in the eighth round as the 75th overall pick in 1966.
UVA Basketball alum Ryan Dunn gets votes for NBA All-Rookie team
A blue-ribbon panel of 100 NBA journos voted for the 2024-2025 All-Rookie teams. Eight of the voters cast their lots with UVA Basketball alum Ryan Dunn.
I fully endorse the Brian Windhorst NBA Finals booking strategy
ESPN windbag Brian Windhorst didn’t pre-book a hotel room in New York City for the NBA Finals, which he was reminded of Friday night walking back from Madison Square Garden.
‘Hoos in the NBA: Why didn’t we see this Ryan Dunn last year at UVA?
Ryan Dunn made seven threes as a sophomore at UVA, and was a first-round pick of the Phoenix Suns almost entirely because he’s going to be a first-team All-NBA guy at some point soon, and for a long time after.