Cavalier to Transfer to UMass: Virginia announced that junior guard Gary Forbes is leaving the Cavalier basketball program after failing to meet academic requirements. Forbes will instead transfer to the UMass program. Forbes, a 6-6 native of Brooklyn, played in all 60 Cavalier games during his first two seasons, averaging 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest. Forbes joins other high-profile transfers Luke Bonner (West Virginia) and Etienne Brower (Boston University) and former Syracuse recruit Tiki Mayben in what’s shaping up to be quite a team for new head coach Travis Ford’s 2006-07 campaign. [9/10/05]