Virginia beats Georgetown
Apr 30th
I know I’m late in posting on this one but, well, I had to recover first. It was a matchup for the ages…at least for me. My two schools went to battle, and the University of Virginia (CLAS ‘96) defeated Georgetown University (Law ‘99).
With world colliding like this, I expected the worst: human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together … mass hysteria! Nope, all that happened was the expected — a UVa win.
Chanticleers?
Apr 29th
Nice win for the Virginia baseball team yesterday over Coastal Carolina. Ordinarily, a victory over Coastal Carolina in any sport wouldn’t be considered much to write about, but the baseball Chanticleers are pretty darn good:
Coastal Carolina’s baseball team is not accustomed to losing. Then again, not every day do the Chanticleers face an opponent ranked No. 1 nationally by Baseball America.
This week that team is UVa, and the Wahoos (35-9) showed why Tuesday night. Thanks to Phil Gosselin’s second-inning grand slam, Virginia never trailed in a 6-3 win over 10th-ranked Coastal before 2,260 fans at Davenport.
Brian O’Connor’s 300th victory as the Cavaliers’ coach ended the Chanticleers’ 17-game winning streak. Coastal (36-6) hadn’t lost since March 28.
“We definitely were jacked up to go against those guys,” said UVa catcher John Hicks, who went 2 for 4 and threw out two baserunners.
“They’re a very good ball club, and you could definitely tell in the clubhouse before the game that we were ready to go, we were excited for it.”
The team is looking really good right now; I’m anxious for the postseason to get here. I’m also excited to see the development of Branden Kline, who got the start against CCU and looked great. He’s just going to be a stud next year, that’s all.
More reactions from STL and Lambeth Field. One final note: every time I hear Chanticleers, that name reminds me of something that irritates me:
(Premature) Pre-Season Predictions
Apr 27th
Three straight hoops posts at the end of April; that’s extreme, even for me. But I thought I’d pass along the ACC Sports Journal’s pre-pre-preseason ACC predictions. With only five scholarship players returning and six incoming first-years, Virginia is picked about where you’d expect.
Hoos in the NBA
Apr 27th
While watching the Dallas-San Antonio NBA playoff series, I keep having the same thought, and it came back to me while writing the post below about Sylven Landesberg.
We need more former Virginia players in the NBA.
Roger Mason, Jr., is really the only former Hoo in the NBA right now, though Mason’s Spurs are playing against a team coached by Rick Carlisle. Marc Iavaroni is still kicking around as an assistant coach. I am convinced that Sean Singletary will have a good NBA career…eventually.
Anyone else I’m missing? That’s a pretty thin roster of Hoos who are kicking around the league, only one of whom is a current player. If Singletary and Landesberg make NBA rosters next year, that’ll be three, and that’s a start. After seeing how much Tony Bennett’s NBA career seems to have helped him in recruiting, I can’t help but think having former Virginia basketball players playing in the world’s best basketball league would help in the recruiting process, as well.
Unfortunately, no one on the current roster appears to be a likely bet to make a future NBA roster. I have high hopes for the incoming recruits, but it’s too soon to tell.
At least our list of NBA players is more accomplished than this one.
Q & A time
Apr 26th
Sylven Landesberg has been answering questions here. I know a lot of UVa fans are down on Sylven after the way his UVa career ended, but there’s a lot of interesting stuff in here. Including this:
What would you tell high school basketball players if they asked you if UVa was a good place to play basketball?
i would tell them its a great school nd great experience
and this…
besides your teammates, what will you miss most about UVA?
hmmm… gus burgers lol
One more:
Should i be mad at Coach Bennett for you leaving?
no not at all coach is a great guy
Sylven made a dumb mistake by skipping that class, and Coach Bennett had little choice in his response…but we need to remember that Landesberg is still a kid. He planned on going pro after the season anyway, and I hope he has a ton of success. I hope Hoos will give him the benefit of the doubt.
27-4
Apr 23rd
How about the Hoos? After winning game one of tonight’s doubleheader 5-1 behind Danny Hultzen, UVa won the nightcap over Maryland, 27-4. 27-4!
The only way that could be sweeter is if Gary Williams were Maryland’s baseball coach too.
Terp series preview
Apr 23rd
STL has previewed this weekend’s baseball series against Maryland. Good opportunity for the Hoos to gain some ground in the ACC.
Hoo will get picked in the NFL Draft?
Apr 23rd
As UVa fans, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing our guys picked early in the NFL Draft, despite less-than-stellar results for the team. Not seeing a Hoo picked in the first round last night was a bit of a shock to the system. Check out recent first and second round selections from Virginia:
| Year | Name | Round | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Eugene Monroe | 1 | 8 |
| Clint Sintim | 2 | 45 | |
| 2008 | Chris Long | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | Branden Albert | 1 | 15 |
| 2006 | D'Brickashaw Ferguson | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | Heath Miller | 1 | 30 |
The Draft continues tonight, and cornerback Chris Cook appears to be a good bet to be selected in the second round. Rashawn Jackson and Nate Collins are likely mid-to-late round picks, as well. Others, including Vic Hall and Jameel Sewell, are unlikely to be drafted but stand a decent chance of catching on as a free agent with a team. (On that note, the Redskins recently signed former UVa quarterback Marques Hagans, and we’re hoping Biscuit will be able to stick this time.)
It’ll be interesting to see where Cook, in particular, is selected. I was kinda hoping he’d sneak into the first round last night, but you have to believe he’ll be picked fairly early tonight. My fingers are crossed.
