{"id":14623,"date":"2010-07-26T23:41:37","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T03:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=14623"},"modified":"2010-07-26T23:41:37","modified_gmt":"2010-07-27T03:41:37","slug":"knight-moves-from-uva-to-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/knight-moves-from-uva-to-ucf\/","title":{"rendered":"Knight Moves: From UVA to UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A native of Woodbridge, Va., Spurlock was a top-100 recruit as a senior at Word of Life Christian Academy. Spurlock was slotted at No. 80 on the ESPNU 100 top prospects list, and Rivals.com ranked him as the 16th-best small forward in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTristan is a really talented player and we are excited about his addition to our team,\u201d Jones said. \u201cHe brings great versatility and length. I think he will really fit in with our up-tempo style of play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a freshman at Virginia, he appeared in 13 games, including six in Atlantic Coast Conference play, and averaged 2.4 points in 4.6 minutes per contest.<\/p>\n<p>After averaging 23.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 blocked shots as a senior in high school in 2008-09, he was named Mr. Basketball in Virginia by the Roanoke Times. An all-state selection, Spurlock participated in the prestigious Capital Classic after his senior year and totaled 15 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals in the all-star game.<\/p>\n<p>Spurlock is the fourth Division I transfer to join the Knights since Jones was hired as the head coach in late March. 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