The Virginia Men’s Basketball program landed its 3rd commitment for the 2005 recruiting class today. Mamadi Diane , a 6-5, 175-pound shooting guard out of DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD), chose UVa over official offers from Georgetown, Miami (Fl) and West Virginia.

Diane verbally committed today on his way home from an official visit to UVa. He made an unofficial visit to Charlottesville less than a month ago.

“After spending the day with the players and hearing the positive things they were saying about the program, I decided Virginia was the place for me,” Diane said. “On my way home, I called Coach [Gillen] and told him I wanted to come to Virginia.”

Diane was hosted by sophomore point guard T.J. Bannister, who, Diane says, made the decision a lot easier to make.

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