Designated for Assignment

Wow. Virginia sent a season-best crowd home happy with a thrilling two-point win over Georgia at John Paul Jones Arena. Enonge Stovall sealed the win with a pair of free throws in the final minute. Lyndra Littles, however, was the star of the game for the Cavaliers, who improved to 12-2 overall. Georgia dropped to 9-5.

Virginia coughed up the ball 14 times and missed 19 shots from the field as it limped into the locker room at halftime. Georgia was not much better, missing 20 shots from the field, but the Bulldogs have the lead.

Virginia has its three best players on the court at the same time - finally. Senior center Aisha Mohammed made her first appearance in almost a month tonight in the first half against Georgia. She is certainly needed.

I stumbled across this story as Santa stormed down my chimney. Sounds like Brian O’Connor, Virginia’s baseball coach, went after a baseball player that has a football mentality. That worked wonders with Brandon Guyer and I know third base coach Kevin MacMullen seeks out hard-nosed players in recruiting.

Virginia coach Al Groh has made a splash that should please the masses. Gregg Brandon, the former head coach at Bowling Green, and Latrell Scott, one of the best recruiters in the state of Virginia, have agreed to join the Cavaliers’ coaching staff. Groh is interviewing defensive line coaches this week and could have a full staff in place by the start of the year, a bonus as signing day creeps closer.