Virginia forward Braxton Key has been granted an NCAA waiver and is eligible to play immediately for the Cavaliers this season, the school announced.
Key transferred from Alabama in May and will have two seasons left to play in Charlottesville.
Key, a 6-foot-8 forward, will likely slot into Tony Bennett's starting lineup early in the season. Virginia returns Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome in the backcourt and De'Andre Hunter on the wing. With Key, another versatile weapon, Bennett now has four proven options in his rotation.
Key averaged 7.