Kihei Clark has officially announced that he will be returning for a fifth year with the Virginia Cavaliers for the 2022-2023 college basketball season. With four years under his belt, Clark will be utilizing the NCAA’s blanket extra year of eligibility for players who played in the COVID-19 shortened 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons.
Clark’s return will no doubt be controversial in the UVA basketball world. He’s undoubtedly a Virginia great who was instrumental in the NCAA Championship run in 2019. But while he’s continued to be a huge contributor the past three seasons, his sometimes inconsistent play can earn him harsh criticism at times.