Virginia Senior Francisco Caffaro Enters Transfer Portal

By: Kris Wright |

With college basketball season wrapped up for most teams at this point, the transfer portal watch has picked up steam. According to On3.com, more than 550 players had entered the portal as of 6 p.m. on Thursday. Virginia saw its first name appear when senior center Francisco Caffaro announced his decision to enter his name in the portal.

Caffaro completed 5 years in the Virginia program and was not expected to return, something he had said on postgame radio in recent weeks. He completed his undergraduate degree in May 2022 and has one year of eligibility remaining due to the bonus year provided from the 2020-2021 pandemic season. Caffaro could also explore professional playing opportunities so this keeps multiple options open for his future.

The Argentina native finished his Cavalier career with 239 points, 242 rebounds, 18 blocked shots, and 14 assists in 92 games played. This season, he appeared in 20 contests and averaged 8.2 minutes per game. Caffaro was a member of the 2019 National Championship team while redshirting.

With relaxed rules around transfers within the NCAA, student-athletes no long have to sit out one season the first time they transfer. This has led to frequent transfers in and out of programs, including Virginia. The Cavaliers lost players such as Marco Anthony, Casey Morsell, Justin McKoy, and Carson McCorkle. Anthony transferred a second time after leaving UVA, while McKoy has entered the portal again from North Carolina. The Hoos have added transfers such as Sam Hauser, Trey Murphy III, Braxton Key, Jayden Gardner, Armaan Franklin, and Ben Vander Plas as well.

Schools with multiple names in the transfer portal already this month include Kansas, Colorado, UNC, Davidson, George Mason, Indiana, and more. The situation for all college programs is fluid at this time of year so stay tuned.

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  1. Best wishes on your future endeavors and thanks Mr. Caffaro. To the 2023-2024 UVa squad/ coaching staff… this might be the year to reexamine the playbook and morph into a more aggressive and faster paced style of play on both sides of the ball. The previous/ current model is not working.

    2. The current model has produced more ACC wins than any other ACC team in the last 10 years and a National Championship. There can certainly be other definitions of “working”, but these accomplishments seem to be a pretty good indicator of “working” to me. I suspect that your definition would include deep runs into the NCAA tournament every year and not weighting the National Championship as heavily.

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