Adunk33 wrote:The Redbirds may or may not be getting a transfer from Virginia. A tweet announcing his commitment was shared this morning but removed shortly after. Speculation is that he is preparing to visit and it might look sketchy committing during the dead period right before the visit.
A Mineral, VA. native, Malachi Poindexter (6'2 guard) turned down a D1 offer to play at Manhattan to walk-on at UVA. It appears he'd have three years of eligibility if he utilized the COVID year. He played in 19 games this season, including 13 minutes at Duke where UVA won 69-68, so it would suggest a his minutes were valuable despite not stuffing the stat sheet. He's leaving UVA in hopes for a bigger role on another team.
So far the Birds have Strong, Reeves, Alston Andrews, and Abdou in the portal. The Simpkins twins (guards out of NC) are still committed so far. If Poindexter commits, that leaves just one remaining scholarship as of now. That said, more guys are going to enter for sure because Pedon needs to get some size in the building. Ryan Schmitt and Liam McChesney haven't made their decisions yet and Sy Chatman is coming off an ACL injury so the market for his transfer could be small.
It seems like the only scholarship guys I feel pretty good about sticking around are Howard Fleming and Kendall Lewis. I think the roster will look pretty different in 4-6 weeks.
Sounds like Poindexter is going to commit while on a visit this weekend.
