UVA basketball players interviewed in Morgan Harrington case

According to the Charlottesville Newsplex, UVA has confirmed that members of the UVA men’s basketball team were interviewed by state police regarding the Morgan Harrington case.

According to a statement by UVA spokesperson Carol Wood, players were approached after practice by a female matching Harrington’s description on Saturday, October 17, the night Harrington disappeared.

"As police worked to establish a time line of October 17 in hopes of locating Ms. Harrington, they interviewed a number of witnesses, including some members of the men’s basketball team," reads the statement.

“They cooperated fully with law enforcement investigators and, like other witnesses interviewed by the police, they provided information that is important to police efforts to establish Ms. Harrington’s movements."