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Saint Mary's Transfer Forward Joshua Jefferson Schedules Visit to Virginia

Matt Newton

Joshua Jefferson handles the ball during the Saint Mary's men's basketball game against Utah.
Joshua Jefferson handles the ball during the Saint Mary's men's basketball game against Utah. / Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

Virginia is set to host its first transfer portal visitor of the offseason. Saint Mary's transfer forward Joshua Jefferson has scheduled a series of official visits, beginning with a visit to UVA this upcoming weekend April 12-14, per a report from Jon Rothstein. Jefferson will then visit Iowa State and VCU on the next two weekends of April.

A 6'8", 220-pound forward from Las Vegas, Jefferson started all 26 games for the Gaels this season, averaging 10.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 26.7% from three on 2.3 attempts per contest and shot 46.9% from the floor. Jefferson posted four double-doubles this season, including a 16-point, 11-rebound effort in a victory over Gonzaga.

Unfortunately for Jefferson and the Gaels, he underwent knee surgery in February and missed the rest of the season.

Jefferson, who still earned an All-WCC honorable mention despite missing the last several games with the injury, entered the transfer portal at the end of the season and has two years of eligibility remaining.

Jefferson will be the first transfer portal visitor of the offseason for the Cavaliers, who currently have two scholarship spots available.

Related: Virginia's Updated Scholarship Picture With Leon Bond III Transferring Out

See a running list of all the players who been reportedly contacted by Virginia in the transfer portal here: Virginia Basketball Transfer Portal Contact Live Tracker

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MATT NEWTON

Managing Editor and Publisher, CavaliersNow Email: mattnewton@virginia.eduTwitter: @mattynewtssWebsite | LinkedIn | Instagram Matt Newton is the managing editor and publisher at CavaliersNow. He has been covering UVA athletics since 2019 and has been the managing editor at CavaliersNow since launching the site in August 2021. Matt covers all things UVA sports, including Virginia basketball and football news and recruiting, former Wahoos in the pros, and coverage of all 23 of the NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. A native of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Matt grew up a huge Philadelphia sports fan, but has also been a UVA sports fanatic his entire life thanks to his parents, who are alums of the University of Virginia. Matt followed in his parents' footsteps and attended UVA from 2017-2021, graduating with a degree in Media Studies and a minor in Economics in May of 2021. 

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