By Jerry Ratcliffe One of the most intriguing stories for Virginia basketball fans last season was the rise of transfer center Ugonna Onyenso. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe It will be interesting to see how aggressive Ryan Odom might be in nonconference scheduling in his second year as Virginia’s basketball coach. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Virginia continued to build its roster for next season through the transfer portal on Wednesday when the Cavaliers gained a commitment from an experienced forward. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Virginia is in the mix for a pair of top 50 high school prospects from the recruiting classes of 2027 and 2028, both 4-stars and each capable of lighting up scoreboards. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Ryan Odom made a concerted effort to retain as much of his 2025-26 Virginia basketball roster as possible and gets an ‘A’ grade on doing so. The Cavaliers, a 30-win team last season, retained every player it possibly could from its previous roster. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo […]

Virginia women’s basketball head coach Aaron Roussell announced Monday that Janaé Walker will join the program for the 2026-27 season.

Virginia’s Ryan Odom has found immediate help at the center position in 7-foot-1 Favour Ibe, who committed to the Cavaliers on Saturday.

By Jerry Ratcliffe Virginia is searching for another center to provide depth behind returning big man Johann Grunloh and the Cavaliers have a 4-star prospect from the recruiting class of 2026 visiting today. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Scott Ratcliffe The Virginia men’s basketball program announced Tuesday morning that Arkansas State transfer wing Christian Harmon has committed to the Cavaliers. Meanwhile, former Baylor 7-footer — and 2023 NBA Draft selection — James Nnaji is reportedly currently in Charlottesville for a visit. Harmon joins UC Irvine transfer guard Jurian Dixon as part of the two-man UVA transfer class thus far. The 6-foot-6, 209-pounder, originally from Rochester, N.Y., played in all 32 contests for the Red Wolves as a junior in 2025-26, starting in 28 of them. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage […]

By Jerry Ratcliffe Seven-footer Ugonna Onyenso carved out a name for himself in Virginia basketball this past season when he produced the second-highest number of blocked shots in a single season, finishing only behind legendary Ralph Sampson. Ugo, as his coaches and teammates called him, averaged 2.9 blocks per game and finished second in the nation in blocked shots, leading the Cavaliers, who finished as the top shot-swatting team in the nation (6.2 per outing). To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be […]

Virginia women’s basketball head coach Aaron Roussell announced Friday the addition of Kia Damon-Olson to his staff as an assistant coach.

By Jerry Ratcliffe Virginia has emerged as one of the top destinations for one of the top prospects in the country from the recruiting class of 2027. The Cavaliers haven’t been shy when it comes to pursuing some of the big dogs of high school basketball. Ryan Odom and his staff have made offers to two of the top rising point guards in the nation. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of […]

By Jerry Ratcliffe One of the nation’s top point guards in the recruiting class of 2028 has an offer from Ryan Odom’s Virginia program. A composite 5-star by the major national recruiting services, this 16-year-old is already turning heads on a national stage and his offer list is about to explode. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best […]

Virginia women’s basketball head coach Aaron Roussell announced that Lyla Coogen and Emilie Brzonova will join the program for 2026-27.

By Jerry Ratcliffe Tony Bennett and Wally Walker, both Virginia basketball legends, both received a mysterious call by another Wahoo legend, Barry Parkhill, several months ago. Parkhill asked each to meet him at the Boar’s Head Inn at a designated time. Walker asked what was the meeting about and Parkhill said, ‘Can’t tell ya.’ To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. […]

UVA secures its first transfer portal commitment under Ryan Odom, adding a first-team All-Big West guard and proven 3-point shooter to boost the Cavaliers’ 2026-27 roster.

Another Virginia transfer target has landed elsewhere after former Loyola Marymount forward Jalen Shelley committed to Texas A&M.

Virginia women’s basketball head coach Aaron Roussell announced Sunday that Caterina Piatti will join the program for the 2026-27 season.

UVA basketball hosts transfer forward Jalen Shelley on a key visit, as the former Loyola Marymount standout and All-WCC honoree weighs options with Texas A&M and Vanderbilt also in the mix.