Jay Huff

Huff redshirted his first year to improve his strength and weight. He gained about 30 pounds (14 kg) by the time his redshirt freshman season began. Huff averaged 3.4 points, and 1.9 rebounds per game per game as a freshman. On April 4, 2018, after his freshman season, it was announced that Huff would miss three to four months after undergoing surgery for a torn labrum. As a sophomore, he averaged 4.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.3 minutes per game on the national champion team. On January 18, 2020, Huff scored 17 points and six blocks in a 63–58 win over Georgia Tech. On February 29, Huff recorded 15 points, 10 blocks and nine rebounds in a 52–50 win over Duke. He joined Ralph Sampson as the only players in program history with at least 10 blocks in a game. As a junior, Huff averaged 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and two blocks per game, all of which were career-highs. Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.

Huff was a four-year varsity basketball player for Voyager Academy in Durham, North Carolina, where he was coached by his father, Mike. On January 21, 2016, as a senior, he became his school's all-time leading scorer. Huff led his team to the Class 1A state title, earning most valuable player honors after recording a triple-double of 14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks in the final. He finished the season averaging 16.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. A four-star recruit, Huff committed to play college basketball for Virginia.

James Matthew "Jay" Huff (born January 1, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).