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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Witherspoon says it’s a “Stalemate”
I just got off the phone with Wesley Witherspoon, the 4-star recruit small forward out of Georgia who the Virginia men’s basketball team is recruiting heavily.
Witherspoon told me that he still hasn’t made a decision yet. He’s considering Memphis, UVa, Colorado and Texas.
He said he was about to sit down with his mother and talk about all of his choices one final time.
Right now, he called things a “stalemate.”
He said he will announce his pick, as planned, at a 3:30 p.m. press conference tomorrow (Thursday).
One source close to the situation has told me that Witherspoon and Memphis-signee Tyreke Evans aren’t too fond of each other. Apparently, they didn’t get along very well at a recent all-star game (The Jordan Classic).
I guess we’ll see pretty soon how much truth there is to that.
Virginia also remains in the mix for point guard Paul McCoy. He has narrowed his choices to UVa and Kentucky and could make his decision at any time.
Of course, Virginia presently doesn’t have any scholarships to offer Witherspoon or McCoy. That could make the next few weeks interesting as we wait to see which UVa player(s) will no longer have access to Gus burgers next year.
[THIS BLOG ENTRY WAS EDITED BY BARNEY BREEN-PORTNOY]
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Mac McDonald Out
After serving 12 straight seasons as the play-by-play voice for University of Virginia sports, Mac McDonald has been let go, several sources confirmed to the Daily Progress late Tuesday evening.
McDonald could not be reached for comment.
McDonald has been with Virginia since 1996. He previously served as the voice of the Cavs from 1980-85.
No word on why McDonald was let go or who his replacement might be.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Virginia to play Richmond in CBI
Remember when everyone would get all frustrated about having to wait until 11 or 12 at night to find out the NIT pairings?
Well, the inaugural CBI took until a little after 2 in the morning!
Believe it or not, Virginia is a No. 1 seed. The Cavs will host Richmond on Tuesday night, then host the ODU-Rider winner on Monday, March 24.
Here’s the tournament link.
I’m going to sleep.
CBI link
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