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Hundreds of college basketball players from around the country are currently sitting in the transfer portal looking to find a new home. The Virginia men's basketball coaching staff is keeping tabs on all of these players and have reached out to several potential targets as the Cavaliers look to address some significant holes on their roster. 

With the graduations of Kihei Clark, Jayden Gardner, and Ben Vander Plas, the departures of Francisco Caffaro, Isaac Traudt, and Kadin Shedrick into the transfer portal, and Reece Beekman and Armaan Franklin declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft, Virginia is currently only set to fill seven of its 13 scholarship spots for the 2023-2024 season. With six open scholarships, UVA looks to the transfer portal to fill four of five of those spots. 

See below for a running list of transfers who have been contacted by Virginia according to various sources. Note: this list does not include transfers who were contacted by Virginia, but who have since announced their commitments to other schools. 

Last Updated April 25th

Update: Merrimack transfer Jordan Minor has announced his commitment to Virginia.

Update: St. Thomas transfer Andrew Rohde has announced his commitment to Virginia

Update: Oklahoma transfer Jacob Groves has announced his commitment to Virginia.

Elijah Hutchins-Everett

Previous School: Austin Peay
Position: center
Size: 6'11", 255 pounds
Eligibility: sophomore, two years remaining
2022-2023 stats: 31 games, 25 starts, 25.6 mpg, 11.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 48.0% FG

DeMarr Langford Jr.

Previous School: Boston College
Position: guard
Size: 6'5", 220 pounds
Eligibility: junior, two years remaining
2022-2023 stats: 23 games, 15 starts, 28.3 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 44.2% FG

Players who were contacted by Virginia, but who have since committed to other schools:

Payton Sparks: 6'9" sophomore center from Ball State - Indiana
John Tonje: 6'5" senior guard from Colorado State - Missouri
Ta'Lon Cooper: 6'4" senior guard from Minnesota - South Carolina
Josh Oduro : 6'9" senior forward from George Mason - Providence
Micah Handlogten: 7'1" freshman center from Marshall - Florida
Jayden Epps: 6'2" freshman guard from Illinois - Georgetown
Jackson Paveletzke: 6'3" freshman guard from Wofford - Iowa State
Johnny O'Neil: 6'9" junior forward from American - Santa Clara
Jae'Lyn Withers: 6'8" junior forward from Louisville - North Carolina
Robert Jennings: 6'7" freshman forward from Texas Tech - staying at Texas Tech
AJ Storr: 6'6" freshman guard from St. John's - Wisconsin
Jonathan Beagle: 6'10" freshman center from Albany - staying at Albany
Tyrese Samuel: 6'10" senior forward from Seton Hall - Florida
RJ Melendez: 6'7" sophomore guard from Illinois - Georgia
Greg Dolan: 6'3" senior guard from Cornell - Loyola Chicago
Chris Ledlum: 6'6" senior forward from Harvard - Tennessee
Ryan Conwell: 6'4" freshman guard from South Florida - Indiana State
Abou Ousmane: 6'10" junior forward from North Texas - Xavier
Mustapha Amzil: 6'9" junior forward from Dayton - New Mexico
Will Shaver: 6'10" freshman forward from North Carolina - Belmont
Chance McMillian: 6'3" junior guard from Grand Canyon - Texas Tech
Robbie Beran: 6'9" senior forward from Northwestern - Virginia Tech

Keep track of all of Virginia's movement in the transfer portal here: Virginia Basketball Transfer Portal Updates


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