CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia ladies’s basketball is getting a serious piece again.
UVA star and Charlottesville native, Kymora Johnson introduced she is returning to the Cavaliers after beforehand getting into the switch portal. She is the second participant to withdraw and are available again to the program following Olivia McGhee, a Louisa, Va. native.
An excellent begin to the Aaron Roussell period.
Johnson’s resolution is available in the wake of Virginia naming Roussell as its new head coach, signaling early buy-in from key items of the roster as the program begins its subsequent chapter.
One of the group’s most dynamic gamers, Johnson was a central determine in Virginia’s backcourt this previous season.
Johnson was an All-ACC guard for the ‘Hoos. The Charlottesville native averaged 19.5 factors per recreation, 4.5 rebounds per recreation recreation and 5.9 assists per recreation this season. Johnson was named an All-America Honorable Mention by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). She averaged 22 factors, 5.7 assists and 6.2 rebounds in 4 NCAA event video games to information Virginia to its first Sweet Sixteen look in 26 years as Virginia grew to become the first group in historical past to achieve the Sweet Sixteen after taking part in in the First Four.
Her return is important for a Virginia group seeking to preserve continuity but in addition having one among the greatest guards in the convention is a fairly nice begin to any teaching tenure. Johnson not solely led the Cavaliers in assists but in addition performed a key position in postseason moments — together with serving to information Virginia to an NCAA Tournament win, the program’s first since 2018.
For Virginia and Roussell, it is an early and essential win — maintaining one among its high playmakers in Charlottesville as the program resets beneath new management.
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