Virginia Makes First Contact With Class of 2025 Recruiting Targets

Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers reached out to several potential recruits in the class of 2025 at the start of the unlimited contact period

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NCAA recruiting rules allow college basketball coaches to make direct contact with potential recruits starting the summer after their sophomore year. For the 2025 recruiting class, coaches could begin making unrestricted calls and texts to recruiting targets starting at midnight on June 15th. 

Tony Bennett and the Virginia Cavaliers have already reached out to several potential targets in the class of 2025 since the unlimited contact period began on Thursday. Here's a list of 2025 recruits who have reportedly been contacted by UVA so far:

Koa Peat
Position: power forward
Height: 6'8"
School: Perry High School (Gilbert, AZ)

Jacob Wilkins
Position: small forward
Height: 6'7"
School: Parkview High School (Lilburn, GA)

Christian Gurdak
Position: center
Height: 6'8"
School: Paul VI Catholic High School (Fairfax, VA)

Charlie O'Sullivan
Position: small forward
Height: 6'10"
School: The Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, CT)

Acaden Lewis
Position: combo guard
Height: 6'3"
School: Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.)

Riley Jacobs
Position: small forward
Height: 6'7"
School: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Alexandria, VA)

Nikolas Khamenia
Position: small forward
Height: 6'7"
School: Harvard Westlake (Studio City, CA)

Jalen Rougier-Roane
Position: shooting guard
Height: 6'5"
School: Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.)

Nate Ament
Position: small forward
Height: 6'7"
School: Colgan High School (Manassas, VA)

Jayden Fort
Position: power forward
Height: 6'8"
School: Jackson-Reed High School (Washington, D.C.)

Adrien Stevens
Position: combo guard
Height: 6'4"
School: Bullis School (Potomac, MD)

Akbar Waheed
Position: combo guard
Height: 6'6"
School: Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda, MD)

Zymicah Wilkins
Position: power forward
Height: 6'8"
School: Christ School (Arden, NC)

Tyler Jackson
Position: point guard
Height: 6'2"
School: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)

Bryce Slay
Position: combo guard
Height: 6'5"
School: United Faith Christian Academy (Charlotte, NC)

Danny Carbuccia
Position: point guard
Height: 6'0"
School: Archbishop Stepinac High School (White Plains, NY)

Darius Adams
Position: combo guard
Height: 6'3"
School: Manasquan (Manasquan, NJ)

Silas Barksdale
Position: power forward
Height: 6'9"
School: Woodside High School (Newport News, VA)

Landon Vanderwarker
Position: small forward
Height: 6'7"
School: Northside Christian School (Westerville, OH)

Derek Dixon
Position: combo guard
Height: 6'4"
School: Gonzaga High School (Washington, D.C.)

Recruiting reports courtesy of Joe Tipton, Houston Wilson, Recruits Zone, Nick Jones, Travis Branham, Travis Graf, Tom Keller, Dino Siervo, Griffin Greenberg, Trent Markwith, and Jake Weingarten. 

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