MBB: Virginia to face Dayton in Charlotte for December neutral-site clash

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia will play Dayton in a neutral-site game on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., announced Wednesday.

Game time, television designation and ticket information will be released in the coming weeks.

Virginia is 3-0 all-time against Dayton in a series that dates back to 1987. The Cavaliers defeated the Flyers 66-59 in the last meeting between the teams in a Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal on Nov. 22, 2018, in Nassau, Bahamas. UVA topped the Flyers 74-67 in the inaugural meeting in Dayton on Feb. 16, 1987. The Cavaliers added a 69-50 win over the Flyers at University Hall on Dec. 9, 1987.

“We are looking forward to another highly-competitive nonconference game against Dayton,” UVA Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ryan Odom said. “Virginia and Dayton have rich basketball traditions, and this will certainly be an exciting game for our fans in the Queen City.”

As previously announced, Virginia will play Villanova in an exhibition contest on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at JPJ. Tickets will be free of charge for season ticket members. All other seats, except for courtside rows one and two, will be general admission seating for $25. Tickets are currently on sale at uvatix.com.

Fans interested in becoming season-ticket members for Virginia men’s basketball can join the waitlist here. Single-game, group and mini-plan ticket information will be available later in the fall at uvatix.com.

The Landing, UVA’s premium group space in JPJ Arena, will be available to reserve for the exhibition contest vs. Villanova on Oct. 24. If interested in reserving one of the spaces or for more information, please contact the ticket sales team at (434) 924-8821.

Group deposits for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season are now LIVE! Fans can place a $100 non-refundable deposit which will be applied towards their group purchase to lock in the chance to select seats before the general public for our most highly-anticipated home games. Submit your deposit here or call the UVA sales team at (434)-924-8821.