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UVa’s VT Injury Report

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:21:40 -0500

Here is UVa’s injury report for the VT game: This report is compiled by the University of Virginia Sports Medicine staff under the direction of Dr. David Diduch. Out Isaac Cain (foot) Raynard Horne (back) Torrey Mack (ankle) Doubtful Darren Childs (ankle) Questionable Jared Green (shoulder) Mikell Simpson (leg) Probable Daniel Childress (ankle) Matt Conrath (ankle) Connor McCartin (shoulder) Jameel Sewell (shoulder) Patrick Slebonick (leg) Key: Probable = Virtual certainty ...

College Coaching Rumors: Al Groh Fired, Chris Peterson Hired

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:25:00 -0500

With the end of the college football season just around the corner, it means it is time for the coaching carousel to begin. Most people know and understand that Al Groh will be released from his contract at the end of the 2009 football season. The UVA head coach has completely underachieved.

However, a new wrinkle enters the equation today as Mac McDonald, former UVA play-by-play man, announced on his radio show that the Virginia Cavaliers have agreed to a deal with Chris Peterson. Yes, the Chris Peterson head coach of the Boise State Broncos. While none of this can be confirmed, it is extremely interesting and if it proves to be true, hiring Peterson could be the move that the Virginia Cavaliers need to put their football program back on track.

Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal to sit out at least one more game with shoulder injury

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:40:21 -0500

Cavaliers coach Mike Brown has decided to leave Shaquille O'Neal (shoulder injury) on the inactive list tonight when the Cavs play the Pistons.

Game Notes: Virginia @ Stanford

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:05:12 -0500

Virginia at Stanford Date 11/24/2009 7:00:00 PMLive StatsCheck At Gametime.TV CBS College Sports Team Stats

In a way, Virginia can thank Stanford for Tony Bennett’s decision to leave Washington State and come to Charlottesville.

Just after accepting the job, Bennett said that a big reason he decided to uproot was because of Virginia’s potential to be an East Coast version of Stanford. That is to say, a university with both strong academics and basketball.

“I saw what Mike Montgomery did at Stanford,” said Bennett, referring to the former Cardinal coach at his introductory press conference in April, “and I think the kind of student-athletes you can get in here are going to be the fun kind to coach. So, that was kind of the decision.”

Tonight, Virginia (3-1) takes on Stanford in the first of two games being played in Cancun, Mexico at the Cancun Challenge. Kentucky and Cleveland State meet in the other game in the bracket. The winners and losers will play each other on Wednesday.

Read the rest of the preview at DailyProgress.com

VirginiaNameGPMinsPtsAstsRbdsStlsBlksTOsFG%3P%FT%Off Eff Sylven Landesberg 4 30.0 15.3 2.5 4.8 0.5 0.5 2.0 46.7 25.0 90.0 89.6 Mike Scott 4 26.8 13.3 1.3 9.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 60.5 0.0 70.0 93.6 Mustapha Farrakhan 4 28.5 10.3 3.0 2.3 0.8 0.0 1.8 38.7 35.7 92.3 104.5 Sammy Zeglinski 4 27.3 10.3 2.3 3.3 1.0 0.3 2.0 53.8 56.3 50.0 94.2 Jeff Jones 4 21.0 7.5 0.3 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.8 38.5 20.0 77.8 75.7 Calvin Baker 3 17.0 5.7 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 35.7 25.0 100.0 116.4 Jerome Meyinsse 4 22.8 3.8 0.5 3.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 44.4 0.0 58.3 109.2 Assane Sene 1 13.0 8.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 50.0 102.1 Tristan Spurlock 4 5.3 1.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 33.3 33.3 50.0 48.2 Jontel Evans 4 11.3 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 2.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 55.5 Will Sherrill 3 10.3 2.3 0.3 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 40.0 100.0 100.0 86.9 Solomon Tat 3 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 78.6 Thomas Kody 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Doug Browman 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tom Jonke 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Jamil Tucker00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

W. Volleyball. Clemson Volleyball Defeats Virginia, 3-1, on Saturday

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:48:33 -0500

The Clemson volleyball team moved closer to their goal of an NCAA bid on Saturday, taking down the Virginia Cavaliers, 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-15) for their eighth win in the last nine matches. Lia Proctor had her sixth 20-kill match of the season, and had her 14th double-double, tallying 16 digs.

UVa-Clemson Injury Report

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:56:04 -0500

Here is the injury report for the Cavaliers’ game at Clemson on Saturday: Out Raynard Horne (back) Torey Mack (ankle) Tim Smith (back) Marc Verica (head) Questionable Vic Hall (hip) Probable Kris Burd (shoulder) Darren Childs (neck) Matt Conrath (ankle) Colter Phillips (leg) Jameel Sewell (shoulder) All remaining players on the Virginia roster are available to participate. Please note the status of an injured student-athlete’s ability to [...]

Al Groh Fired- Who Replaces Him?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:00 -0500

The 2009 football season has been a disaster for the Virginia Cavaliers. For that matter the majority of the Al Groh era in Charlottesville has been a train wreck. As a result it is unlikely that Al Groh will retain his job during the off season. That's right, Al Groh will be fired.

Now assuming that Groh is fired, Virginia needs a plan to rebuild. The obvious question then becomes, who will replace Al Groh? Let's take a look at the short list of obvious candidates

Mike London: London may be the most obvious choice to replace Al Groh. Judging from all indications he may also be the leading candidate to get the head coaching job going into the off season. Mike London spent six season at UVA where he became the defensive coordinator and molded five NFL draft picks. He's a proven winner after taking Richmond to a FCB Championship in his first season as head coach. London is generally an unknown. He also has not be tested on his recruiting capabilities.

Brian Kelly: The Cincinnati Bearcats head coach is an obvious choice. However, he may have coached his way right out of this competition. Kelly's services will be in high demand this offseason, and UVA may shy away from the bidding competition. The guy is a winner. He built a program out of UC when no one thought it was possible. He knows how to recruit and everyone loves him. He's too good and too qualified to be UVA's head coach. UVA cannot compete with the likes of Notre Dame. They will get outbid for Brian Kelly's services.

Ron Prince: He is back for his second tour of duty on the UVA coaching staff. While out at Kansas State Prince developed Josh Freeman and he kept that program afloat. Ron Prince is a good recruiter and a pretty good head coach. He was fired prematurely at Kansas State. Judging from his development of Josh Freeman and the one time success of the Virginia offense, Prince can

Jim Grobe: This name may be the most surprising of all of them. Jim Grobe built the Wake Forest football program from scratch. At it's peak, Wake Forest reach a BCS game, which is a feat that no one ever thought would be possible. Grobe's success at Wake Forest is also the reason he would not leave Winston Salem. Jim Grobe can go .500 for the next 8 years and he will still be welcomed in with open arms on the Wake Forest campus. For that reason he has no desire to leave Winston Salem.

Danny Rocco: You probably don't know who Danny Rocco is, but you should. He is the head coach of the Liberty Flames in Lynchburg Virginia. In three years Rocco has taken a 1-10 program and turned them into a contender in the Bowl Sub Division. He is a brash young coach who runs a dynamic offense and he is not afraid to mix things up. He has some past experience on the UVA staff. There is no doubt that Danny Rocco is on his way up the coaching ladder, but making this jump right away may be too much too soon.

The UVA football program will be at a crossroads this off season. There is no way Al Groh retains his job after this season. If UVA wants to put their program back on track they will need to hire a great head coach.

Shaq doubtful vs. Warriors with shoulder injury

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:35:14 -0500

Shaquille O'Neal's mysterious shoulder injury is expected to keep him out of Cleveland's game Tuesday against Golden State. O'Neal, who's still receiving treatment, did not practice Monday and is considered doubtful for the game. Cavaliers coach Mike Brown would not say which shoulder was injured. "We're not defining it anymore than just a shoulder strain," team spokesman Tad Carper said. O'Neal was scratched minutes before Saturday's 107-103...

UVa Injury Report For BC Game

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:52:25 -0500

Here are the injury reports for the UVa-Boston College game this Saturday … Virginia Out Raynard Horne (back) Quintin Hunter (ankle) Questionable Darren Childs (neck) Jameel Sewell (shoulder) Marc Verica (head) Probable Javaris Brown (ankle) Aaron Clark (knee) Matt Conrath (ankle) Colter Phillips (leg) All remaining players on the Virginia roster are available to participate. Please note the status of an injured student-athlete’s ability to participate can increase or [...

As Promised, Williams Puts on a Show

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:15:00 -0500

by Chris TomassonFiled under: CavaliersORLANDO -- Mike Brown made like an emcee for a lounge act. With his pregame interview Wednesday night running out of steam, the Cleveland coach suddenly saw his point guard, Mo Williams, walk by. Brown yelled for Williams to come over and say a few words to the assembled media. Williams rolled out some early material about how his alma mater, Alabama, was going to continue to do some damage on the gridiron. Then he got to the good stuff. "You all re...

Cavaliers senior forward Tucker takes indefinite leave

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:35:00 -0500

Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett says senior forward Jamil Tucker is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team.

Virginia's Tucker takes indefinite leave

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:22:00 -0500

Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett says senior forward Jamil Tucker is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team. Bennett said in a news release Wednesday that Tucker needs time off to deal with some issues. The first-year Cavaliers coach declined to provide more specifics during a conference call. The 6-foot-9 Tucker, from Gary, Ind., played in all 28 games and started four last year. He averaged 7.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

Virginia's Jamil Tucker to take leave of absence

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:35 -0500

Mike DeCourcy Shorthanded Virginia lost another veteran player Wednesday when the basketball program announced forward Jamil Tucker would take an indefinite leave of absence to deal with personal matters. Tucker is a versatile forward who has shot successfully from 3-point range and averaged 7.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in about 18 minutes per game last season. He will not participate in practices or games during his leave. Virginia already is missing guard Calvin Baker, who had arth...

Virginia: Jamil Tucker Takes Leave Of Absence

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:05 -0500

Tony Bennett announced today that Jamil Tucker" target="_new">Jamil Tucker has taken a leave of absence from the team. Tucker will not practice or play in any games while he is away from the team.

With Tucker's absence and Assane Sene" target="_new">Assane Sene's recent suspension of 3 games, Virginia is left with a very small team. Most likely Mike Scott and Jerome Meyinsee" target="_new">Jerome Meyinsee will start in the post, but the frontcourt depth is minimal after those two. Freshman Tristan Spurlock and junior Will Sherill will likely get an opportunity for minutes as well.

Virginia Cavaliers 2009-2010 Season Preview

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:40:08 -0500

Virginia Season Preview Record Last Season 10 - 18, 4 - 12 ACC Players Lost Tunji Soroye" target="_new">Tunji Soroye, Mamadi Diane" target="_new">Mamadi Diane New Players Jontel Evans, Tristan Spurlock, Thomas Kody Projected Lineup Sammy Zeglinski" target="_new">Sammy Zeglinski, Calvin Baker" target="_new">Calvin Baker, Sylven Landesberg" target="_new">Sylven Landesberg, Mike Scott" target="_new">Mike Scott, Jamil Tucker" target="_new">Jamil Tucker Schedule Highlights 11/30 vs Penn State, 11/24 vs Stanford, 11/25 vs Kentucky (if Stanford win) Virginia Schedule Virginia Scouting Report
Projected Statistics (Returning Players Only) Explanation of Statistic Projections

Name Pts Asts Rbds Stls Blks TOs % Correct Sylven Landesberg 16.4 2.4 5.4 1.5 0.6 2.4 83 Mike Scott 11.7 1.1 6.8 0.8 1.2 1.8 71 Jamil Tucker 10.5 0.8 5.4 0.7 0.6 1.5 84 Jeff Jones 9.7 2.1 3.1 1.0 0.3 1.9 88 Sammy Zeglinski 9.5 3.0 2.7 1.2 0.2 2.2 90 Assane Sene 4.5 0.2 3.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 89 Mustapha Farrakhan 4.3 0.8 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.9 93 Solomon Tat 3.1 0.5 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.5 93 Will Sherrill 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 97 Things to Watch

It was a tough season for the Cavaliers, and it cost Dave Leitao his job. New coach Tony Bennett brings a defensive minded approach to a team that was the worst in the conference and one of the worst in the nation. The faces remain the same for the most part.

The ACC's top freshman, Sylven Landesberg, returns and will be the go to guy for the Cavs on offense. Landesberg averaged 16.6 points per game last season. The point guard position will be handled by a trio of players this season: senior Calvin Baker, sophomore Sammy Zeglinksi, and freshman Jontel Evans.

The frontcourt doesn't do much offensively. The main scoring threat in the frontcourt is junior Mike Scott, who did average 10 points and seven rebounds last season. Jamil Tucker is also a scoring threat, but is a very streaky shooter. One person who could contribute immediately is freshman Tristan Spurlock, who very well could start at small forward from day one.

by Will Ojanen

Fantasy Player to Watch

Sylven Landesberg is one of the few reliable scorers on the team. Virginia did not shoot the ball well as a team, but Landesberg found a way to put points on the board. Landesberg had 12 20-point games last season as a freshman. He got to the foul line a lot, and converted 80% of his free throws.

Last Year's Player Statistics Virginia Name GP Mins Pts Asts Rbds Stls Blks TOs FG% 3P% FT% Sylven Landesberg 28 34.2 16.6 2.8 6.0 1.0 0.1 2.8 43.6 31.4 80.0 Mike Scott 28 27.6 10.3 0.8 7.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 54.4 33.3 74.1 Calvin Baker 28 24.9 8.4 2.8 2.3 1.1 0.2 2.5 39.2 29.6 87.3 Jamil Tucker 28 18.5 7.4 0.7 3.8 0.6 0.5 1.1 44.2 40.3 68.2 Sammy Zeglinski 28 23.9 7.8 3.0 2.4 1.3 0.1 2.5 38.5 31.4 57.1 Jeff Jones 26 19.0 6.5 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 34.5 29.0 84.6 Mamadi Diane 24 17.5 6.0 0.6 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.1 38.6 24.5 72.4 Mustapha Farrakhan 23 10.4 4.3 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.9 34.7 34.1 90.0 Assane Sene 22 17.3 2.5 0.3 4.6 0.0 1.6 0.8 38.5 0.0 28.6 Tunji Soroye 18 10.5 1.8 0.1 2.2 0.3 1.0 0.6 59.1 0.0 58.3 Jerome Meyinsee 17 8.8 1.7 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 40.0 0.0 59.1 Solomon Tat 17 7.0 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.6 26.7 0.0 75.0 Will Sherrill 10 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 50.0 John Brandenburg 8 3.3 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.1 60.0 0.0 100.0 Andy Burns 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Bob McCormick 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 David Noel 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Damin Altizer 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Virginia C Sene suspended for three games

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:33:59 -0500

Sophomore center Assane Sene has been suspended for Virginia's first three games for conduct detrimental to the team. The school did not say Saturday what Sene did to merit the suspension. Sene will miss the Cavaliers' season-opener again Longwood on Nov. 13, and games at South Florida and with Rider. He also will not play in a closed scrimmage with St. John's on Sunday. The 7-foot Senegal native started 16 of the 22 games he played in last season. He averaged 2.5 points ...

2009-10 Virginia Cavaliers Basketball Schedule

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:17:01 -0500

2009 Virginia Cavaliers Basketball Schedule Fri, Nov 13 Longwood Charlottesville, Va. 7 p.m. Mon, Nov 16 USF at Tampa, Fla. 7:30 p.m. Cancun Challenge Thu, Nov 19 Rider Charlottesville, Va. 7 p.m. Sat, Nov 21 Oral Roberts Charlottesville, Va. 2 p.m. Tue, Nov 24 Stanford at Cancun, Mexico 7 p.m. CBS College Sports Wed, Nov 25 Kentucky/Cleveland State at Cancun, Mexico [...]Post from: College Hoops Video2009-10 Virginia Cavaliers Basketball Schedule Related posts:2009-10 Virginia Tech Hokies Ba...

Top Reasons Virginia Must Fire Al Groh

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:07:12 -0500

The Virginia Cavaliers are an absolute train wreck. There is no other way to put it, and anyone who saw their 31-3 lost to Duke would be forced to agree. Virginia is last in about every statistical category in the ACC, and with games left against Maryland, ECU, Clemson, Wake, and Va Tech the Hoos are guaranteed to go bellow 500. There's a distinct chance that they will not win three games. Now with a team in such turmoil one has to ask where is the blame to be placed? And the blame has to be place on head coach Al Groh. He has done nothing with this program since the day he took over, and bellow are the top reasons that Mr. Groh should be relieved of his duties as head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers. ? His 1.6 million dollar annual salary. This salary places Groh within the top 15 of highest paid coaches in the NCAA. Not bad if he has the same coaching records those men on that list. However, outside of Tommy Bowden of Clemson, no one has underachieved while making more money than Al Groh. If you do this math, Groh will pull in about 470k per win this year, and that's hoping he can get to 3 wins. ? He claims the 2008 season is a rebuilding year. Al Groh has been at UVA since the 2001 season that means he has declared three rebuilding seasons in his tenure at UVA, 2001, 2006, and 2008. Seriously, every two years is a rebuilding class? A solid program should have to rearrange parts not build the entire program from scratch every time a player graduates. ? 32 players drafted or signed free agent contracts to the NFL. That's a lot of a talent for a team that has never finished better than losing the Gator Bowl. However, 32 NFL caliber players and yet 9-3 is the best Groh could do. That tells me it is not the players fault but the coaches who are not able to implement a solid game plan. ? The inability to pull the top recruits within the state. Every year, Virginia Tech beats UVA in the recruiting battle. Tech manages to go out and sign the top quarterbacks and receivers in the state of Virginia. Groh settles for what is left. This is largely due to Groh's inability to motivate kids, and his poor people skills. The glum and quiet routine works for Bill Belichick because he does not have to sit in a player's living room and explain to his mama how he will take care of her son. Al Groh has to do exactly that, and his northern attitude sucks, and detours many of the traditional southern families he must visit while recruiting. ? Disciplinary and academic problems. The UVA program has lost 10 players since the conclusion of the 2007. That includes two, yes two, starting quarterbacks. The reasons for dismissal include not being academically eligible, UVA is an elite institution and players must go to class (the kids at Vandy do it). The also include arrest on DUI and drug charges (starting QB Peter Lalich). And getting arrested at a gay bar for stealing beer (explain that one to your parents). All of these incidents are completely unacceptable and embarrassing to a very proud school with proud traditions. It is obvious that Al Groh has no control over his players. ? His record against rival schools. For not being a powerhouse football team, UVA has plenty of rivals, four to be exact; Virginia Tech, Florida State, North Carolina and Maryland. Al Groh is a combined 10-16 against his rival schools. Included in that is a 1-5 record against FSU, 1-6 against Va. Tech, 3-3 against Maryland and 5-2 against UNC. Unacceptable. The bottom line is Al Groh has sucked the life out of the University of Virginia football program. And as long as he is head coach, the program will continue to flounder and transform into the laughing stock of not only the ACC but of all college football. Groh must go.