NCAA Grants Waiver for Transfer Key

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia guard Braxton Key (Charlotte, N.C.) received a waiver from the NCAA on Monday (Oct. 22) granting him immediate eligibility, head coach Tony Bennett announced.
 
Key has two years of eligibility remaining after playing his first two collegiate seasons at Alabama.
 
The 6-8, 225-pound Key averaged 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 26 games for Alabama in 2017-18. He missed the first 10 games of the season with a knee injury and scored in double figures in eight contests as the Crimson Tide reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
In 2016-17, Key was named to the All-SEC Freshman team after averaging 12 points and 5.7 rebounds in 34 games. He averaged 14 points in SEC play, including a career-high 26 at Georgia.
 
Key is a 2016 graduate of Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.). He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the DICK’s Nationals Tournament, leading Oak Hill to the national championship and 45-1 overall record. Key attended Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, Tenn.) from 2012-15.
 
Virginia opens the 2018-19 season against Towson on Tuesday, Nov. 6.