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Beekman picks up USBWA All-District 3 Team honors
Virginia’s Reece Beekman earned All-District 3 accolades from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, announced Tuesday.
Clark earns spot on NABC All-District 2 Team
Virginia’s Kihei Clark earned All-District 2 accolades from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, announced Tuesday.
Vander Plas named CSC Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
Virginia forward Ben Vander Plas was named the men’s basketball Division I CSC Academic All-America®Team Member of the Year, announced Tuesday by College Sports Communicators.
UVA declines invite to WNIT due to ‘limited number of healthy bodies’
Due to injuries and a lack of available players, the Cavaliers have declined an invitation to compete in the 2023 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
No. 4 seed Virginia will face No. 13 Furman on Thursday in Orlando NCAA’s
Virginia has been awarded a No. 4 seed and will face No. 13 seed Furman in the NCAA South Region in a first-round game on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.
Duke’s defense and length too much for Cavaliers in ACC title game
We all saw it coming. For those who have closely observed ACC basketball throughout the season, it was obvious that a very young Duke basketball team got better and better as the season grinded away.
Virginia comes up short in ACC final against Duke, 59-49
Virginia got off to a rough start and could never get over the hump in a 59-49 loss to No. 21 Duke in the ACC Tournament championship game Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Virginia and Duke: it’s going to resemble old-fashioned hoops wars for the ACC title tonight
Tonight’s showdown for the ACC Championship between Virginia and Duke is going to be a war, reminiscent of some of the great battles for the league title.
ACC Championship Preview: No. 13 Virginia vs. No. 21 Duke
Virginia makes its 10th ACC Tournament championship game appearance at 8:30 p.m. tonight, when the 13th-ranked Cavaliers face No. 21 Duke at Greensboro Coliseum.
Cavaliers hold off Clemson, 76-56, for spot in ACC championship game
Virginia scored 14 unanswered points as part of a decisive scoring run that began late in the first half and carried into the second, creating the separation it needed to eliminate Clemson from the ACC Tournament semifinals Friday night at the Greensboro Coliseum, 76-56.
Shedrick makes most of second chance; comes through in clutch against Carolina
For weeks now, Virginia fans have been asking what’s wrong with Kadin Shedrick? Inquiring minds wanted to know.
Wahoo Preview: No. 13 Virginia vs. Clemson
Virginia is two victories away from claiming its fourth ACC Tournament title, with a meeting against Clemson in the semifinals next up tonight in Greensboro.
In one of gutsiest performances in Wahoo history, UVA knocks Carolina out of contention for NCAA bid
Virginia walked into Thursday night’s ACC Tournament quarterfinal matchup against nemesis North Carolina under less-than-perfect conditions, but managed to put together what has to go down as one of the most gallant performances in program history.
Without BVP, Virginia advances to ACC semifinals with 68-59 win over No. 7 seed UNC
UVA announced shortly before Thursday’s game that grad transfer forward Ben Vander Plas fractured his right hand in Wednesday’s practice and would miss the remainder of the season, and with it the rest of his collegiate career.
ACC Tournament Team Capsules, Updated Bracket
The 2023 New York Life ACC Tournament is finally here, and we’ve got you set for this week’s action here at JerryRatcliffe.com.
Intense Bennett got halftime message across at UNC; Gardner relishes another shot at Heels
Should Virginia make any significant postseason run, Tony Bennett will likely point back to halftime of the Cavaliers’ loss at North Carolina as a turning point.
UVA’s newcomers ready for first taste of ACC Tournament
Virginia’s three newcomers — freshmen Isaac McKneely, Ryan Dunn and Ohio grad transfer Ben Vander Plas — are all excited to live out their first ACC Tournament experience this weekend at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Beekman cherishes ACC Defensive Player of the Year award: ‘I worked hard for that’
When Virginia junior guard Reece Beekman was named the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year on Monday, nobody within the Cavaliers’ program was surprised.
UVA signee Johnson named Gatorade POY in Virginia for second-straight season
Gatorade announced Virginia women’s basketball signee Kymora Johnson of St. Anne’s-Belfield School is the 2022-23 Gatorade Virginia Girls Basketball Player of the Year on Wednesday.
Beekman named ACC Defensive POY; Clark, Gardner earn All-ACC recognition
Reece Beekman was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive Team and All-ACC Third Team, Kihei Clark was named All-ACC Third Team and All-Defensive, while Jayden Gardner earned All-ACC honorable mention honors.
