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Virginia Basketball Offers Charlottesville Star Point Guard Chance Mallory
Virginia has zeroed in on an early recruiting target in the class of 2025 and he plays just down the road in Charlottesville. St. Anne's-Belfield star point guard Chance Mallory announced on social media on Tuesday night that he has received an offer from UVA, making him just the second player in the 2025 recruiting class (rising juniors) who has been offered by Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers.
Most of the major recruiting sites haven't assigned Mallory a rating yet, but Rivals has Mallory as a four-star prospect and the No. 74 overall recruit in the country in the class of 2025. It's still early in the process for 2025 recruits, but Mallory already boasts offers from Maryland, Iowa, Butler, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, VCU, Liberty, UCF and now Virginia.
Although he stands at just 5'9", Mallory has become one of the fastest-rising recruits in the country and the attention he has received reached a fever pitch this past weekend at the DMV Live event at DeMatha Catholic where he put on a show, recording a near triple-double with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists. On3 recruiting expert Jamie Shaw dubbed Mallory the "On3 MVP" of DMV Live and had this to say about his game:
"Mallory is a compact guard. He plays composed but with some flair. The crafty handle pops quickly as he seemingly has the ball on a string off the bounce. He showed good vision in the halfcourt, threading the needle multiple times and finding teammates... Mallory finished 9-for-18 from the field and 4-for-8 from three. He showcased a pull-up jumper from multiple levels, a nice floater in the paint, and the ability to elevate off two dribbles in the mid-range."
Mallory averaged 17.5 points, 5.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.2 steals in his sophomore season at St. Anne's-Belfield.
Chance Mallory is just the second recruit in the class of 2025 to be offered by Virginia, joining five-star power forward Bryson Tiller, who collected an offer from the Cavaliers back on May 5th.
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