The Virginia men’s basketball team tips off its season in just a few hours when Longwood visits the John Paul Jones Arena for a 7 p.m. contest. The Sabre sat down on Media Day last month with several players to talk about the Hoos and the upcoming season with new coach Tony Bennett. Check out these Quick Takes with Jerome Meyinsse , Mustapha Farrakhan and Thomas Kody.

Jerome Meyinsse

Jerome Meyinsse hopes to provide leadership as a senior.

Meyinsse, a 6’9″, forward, enters his final season with Virginia. The Baton Rouge native has played a total of 437 minutes in his career, but he could be a bigger factor in his senior season – in fact, The Sabre thinks he could be the ‘X Factor’ this year for the team. Meyinsse is also the President of Virginia’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2009-10 and he represented the school at an NCAA conference this summer.

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