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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.
Statement from ACC on Jim Boeheim retirement announcement
Statement from ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips on Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim.
Hang another banner at JPJ for the ACC’s team of the decade
From Jayden Gardner’s pre-game tears to all the game-end cheers for walk-on Chase Coleman’s 3-pointer with 30 seconds to go, the afternoon won’t soon be forgotten.
Cavaliers clinch share of ACC regular-season title with 75-60 win over Louisville on Senior Day
Jayden Gardner and Armaan Franklin led the way with 16 points apiece Saturday, as the Cavaliers grabbed an early advantage and never looked back.
Bennett grateful to survive 20-game ACC slate at top of league
The difference between No. 13 Virginia and the once-prominent Louisville Cardinals took center stage once again in Charlottesville, as the Cavaliers topped the Cardinals, 75-60, on Saturday afternoon.
Wahoo Preview: No. 13 Virginia vs. Louisville
No. 13 Virginia (22-6, 14-5 ACC) closes the regular season by hosting Louisville (4-26, 2-17 ACC) Saturday. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN2.
Freshmen Dunn, McKneely difference-makers as Virginia pulls out of nosedive against Clemson
Both McKneely, the Poca Dot with the dead-eye aim, and Dunn, who wanted so badly to play at UVA that he volunteered to walk-on after Bennett ran out of scholarships, didn’t play like freshmen Tuesday night.
