“I can’t wait to be part of it. How the coaches are. How the players are. It’s exciting to know I’m going to be part of that.” – Recruit Jarred Reuter, referring to the University of Virginia men’s basketball program.

The 6’8”, 245-pound power forward prospect, who arrives on Grounds for good on June 15, just completed his senior season at Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.). Reuter’s career ended on a high note with Brewster (34-1) capturing a second consecutive National Prep School Championship with an 87-53 win over Florida’s IMG Academy two days ago (click here to watch a full replay of this game).

“It was a good year. It was really successful because we won a lot of games,” said Reuter, who arrived at Brewster Academy in 2013, his junior year. “Individually, it was tough being out for a while. It was just a great year as a team. We all sacrificed to be as good a team as we could be. It was a great year.”

A thumb injury sidelined Reuter from mid-November through mid-January. He has missed significant time due to injury before, playing very little as a freshman at St. Mark’s because of a foot injury. Thankfully, the thumb injury did not sideline Reuter for the entire season, as he was able to return on January 16 and play the rest of the way.

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