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year actually. I wasn't guaranteed a fifth year because, like Coach [Bronco] Menden- hall says, everything is earned not given. I had to earn my fifth year and I had a tough time making my tempo runs coming off of injury and switching positions made it even harder. But my brother was there for me every single step of the way. He came out there to watch me run and that showed me how much he cares about my success. "I wasn't a guy who played a lot early on, at least on defense," Mark added. "So he was always there to encourage me and to remind that I can't give up just like I had told him the same thing." "He was able to bounce back from those tough situations," Devon said of his brother. "He went from not really playing much to the ups and downs this spring. Watching him fight through that adversity, you could see him maturing and growing as a person. That was huge. And it's helped me because he's guided the way for me. And now he's close to his master's and that's a great ex- ample." Devon figures to be a major contributor for the Wahoos this year, as they entered the season ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press top 25 poll. With Malcolm Brogdon now in the NBA, Devon will likely improve on his 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game that he had as a redshirt second-year in 2015-16. Mark, meanwhile, has found a home in UVA's third-down defense. He was credited with nine tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a pair of passes broken up through the first 10 games this season. No matter what happens on the field or on the court, the Hall brothers have already done what they set out to do and they've each thoroughly enjoyed their experience at the university. "It means a lot," Mark said of coming to UVA. "It means so much to our family and it sets the standard in our family for the other grandchildren. We have a lot of little cousins that look up to us, so we set the bar for them and we can be role models for them. It says that we're not going to be a statistic, we're not going to be out in the streets, we're going to be educated and suc- cessful." "It is wild," Devon said. "We have both come such a long, long, long way. To be able to be here, in this spot, for the both of us is humongous. I don't think I would've seen myself here. I'm just glad I'm here and I can say the same thing for my brother because I know he's glad he's where he is and I know our parents are glad as well." ◆ "There will be moments where I'm struggling with something in school or in practice and I reach out to him. We both lean on our teammates in our sports, no question, but we also lean on each other. We see each other as often as we can. Even though we're both crazy busy, we make it work." DEVON ON HIS BOND WITH HIS BROTHER