Ahead of the Virginia Cavaliers 2023-2024 season tipoff this coming Monday, highly touted freshman guard Elijah Gertrude will be going through the process of deciding, alongside the UVA coaching staff, whether he’ll be redshirting his first season in Charlottesville. Gertrude, a highly athletic shooting guard out of New Jersey, is coming off a torn ACL in his senior year of high school. But his status has been improving consistently of late.
“Coach Curtis, the doctors, have done a wonderful job, so the recovery has been pretty smooth,” said Gertrude at Monday’s media availability. “[I’m] just getting back up to speed, working it out.