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"He knows how to play and move without the ball, and stretch the defense with his three," Ben- nett said. "He's what you call a neck-up player. He's one of those players who really understands." Anderson (No. 35), Tobey (No. 76) and Nolte (No. 91) are all Rivals.com top-100 recruits. The first-years who will have the biggest uphill climb will be Teven Jones and Taylor Barnette, who are battling each other for possible minutes at backup point guard. The 6-0 Jones is considered the better defensive player, while the 6-3 Barnette is considered more polished offensively. Barnette — a left-hander from Lexington, Ky., who originally committed to Central Florida — was a late addition to the 2012 recruiting class. His sister, Sarah Beth, is a member of the UVa 2012-13 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 23 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Nov. 9 Delaware or Penn* (ESPN3) Seattle (ESPN3) at George Mason Fairfield* (ESPN3) NIT Season Tip-Off^ NIT Season Tip-Off^ NIT Season Tip-Off! (ESPN2/ESPNU) NIT Season Tip-Off! (ESPN) at Wisconsin# (ESPN2) Green Bay (RSN) Tennessee (ESPN3) Dec. 19 Morgan State (ESPN3) Dec. 22 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Dec. 30 Wofford (RSN) Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Mississippi Valley State (ESPN3) Old Dominion% North Carolina (ESPNU) at Wake Forest (RSN) at Clemson (ACCN) Florida State (ACCN) at Virginia Tech (ACCN) Boston College (RSN) Time (ET) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA 5:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 4 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. women's team. Two returning players who figure to play more prominent roles this season are Atkins and Paul Jesperson, both second-years. As a first-year, Atkins got fans excited with his raw athleticism. The challenge now is to become a consistent rebounder and defender. Jesperson will also be looking to find a modicum of consistency. After the transfers of Harrell and Johnson last year, the Merrill, Wis., native elected to burn his redshirt, but never got into any kind of flow. He went just 7 of 31 (22.6 percent) from three-point range. Jesperson has been challenged by the staff to be more aggressive this season. Channeling the en- ergy he had on his dunk against Duke at Cameron Date Opponent (TV) Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Feb. 28 March 3 March 7 NC State (ESPN2) at Georgia Tech (ESPNU) Clemson (ESPN/ESPN2) at Maryland (ACCN) Virginia Tech (ESPNU) at North Carolina (ACCN) at Miami (ESPNU) Georgia Tech (ACCN) Duke (ESPN/ESPN2) March 10 Maryland (ESPNU) Time (ET) 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. at Boston College (ACCN) at Florida State (ESPN/ESPN2) March 14-17 ACC Tourn.$ (ESPN/ACCN) * NIT Season Tip-Off preliminary rounds; ^ consolation rounds if UVa loses either Nov. 12 or 13; ! semifinals and final if UVa wins both Nov. 12 and 13 (potential semifinal opponents: Alabama-Huntsville, Kansas State, Lamar, North Texas; po- tential semifinal opponents: Bowling Green, Cleveland State, Fordham, IUPUI, Lehigh, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Robert Morris); # Big Ten/ACC Challenge; % Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic; $ at Greensboro, N.C. 12 p.m. 9 p.m. 2 p.m. 9 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA