LOOK: Virginia star guard Kihei Clark announces decision on future with team
Kihei Clark, star guard of the Virginia menโs basketball team, has announced that heโs returning to play one more season for the Cavaliers. On Monday, the team announced that their All-ACC point guard will return and play a fifth season at the school under head coach Tony Bennett.
Over his career with the Cavaliers, Clark has been critical to their success on the court. In his freshman season, he contributed to their 2019 national championship, playing in all 38 games that year.
While Clark and Virginia are familiar with the highs of college basketball, last season was a low in terms of the programโs recent success. Clark averaged just 10 points per game, shooting under 40 percent from the field at 38.7 percent. The Cavaliers finished last season with a 19-13 overall record and went 12-8 in conference play. That performance resulted in Virginia missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in nine years.
With Clark returning for his fifth and likely final season, his presence and leadership gives the Cavaliers another shot at an NCAA tournament run and possible championship.
Virginia on former Mountaineers guardโs shortlist
Sean McNeilย โ a former guard atย West Virginiaย who recently entered his name into theย NCAA Transfer Portalย โ has reportedly scheduled visits to his top schools,ย according to CBS Sportsโ Jon Rothstein.
Per Rothstein, McNeil โ a Union, Kentucky native โ has scheduled visits toย Virginiaย on Monday and Tuesday,ย Cincinnatiย on Thursday andย Indianaย andย Ohio Stateย this weekend. McNeil is also planning to take a trip toย Louisville,ย with that date currently to be determined.
McNeilย recently released a list of his top six schools, which included Ohio State, Virginia, Louisville, Cincinnati, Indiana andย Texas Tech.
McNeil started the last two years for West Virginia and put up some good minutes for Bob Huggins โ averaging 12.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in 33.6 minutes per game for the Mountaineers this past season. He also shot 41.4% from the floor, including 36.8% from three-point territory.
McNeil entered the transfer portal on March 28.