Oklahoma graduate-transfer forward Jacob Groves knows exactly why Virginia head coach Tony Bennett wanted him in a Cavalier uniform come November — to sink some buckets and help generate points.

The Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2023-24 men’s basketball conference schedules on Tuesday. Virginia will play 20 ACC regular-season games, including 10 contests at John Paul Jones Arena.

The Atlantic Coast Conference released its 2023-24 women’s basketball conference schedule on Tuesday. Virginia will play 18 ACC regular-season games, including nine contests at John Paul Jones Arena.

Nate Ament, a 6-foot-8 forward from Colgan High in Manassas, and Latrell Allmond, a 6-7 forward from John Marshall High in Richmond, were both in Charlottesville over the weekend to check out the Cavaliers.

Kon Knueppel has announced a commitment to Duke, picking the Blue Devils over Virginia, Alabama, Wisconsin and Marquette.

Virginia has landed another top-100 basketball commitment — the top-rated power forward on the West Coast — in 6-foot-9, 225-pound Jacob Cofie.

Acaden Lewis, a 6-foot-2 combo guard from Sidwell Friends in D.C., will be dropping by to visit UVA’s coaching staff.

Jacob Wilkins, the four-star son of Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins, will make an official visit to Virginia on Oct. 13, the weekend of the Cavaliers’ Blue-White Scrimmage.

Tony Bennett’s Virginia program has made the cut for two of the elite power forwards in the country in Jacob Cofie of Sammamish, Wash., and David Punch from Texas.

The Virginia women’s basketball team will take on Tulane on Nov. 24 in the opening game of the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic before challenging reigning national champion LSU on Nov. 25.

Something happened during Christian Bliss’ stop in Charlottesville that convinced him that he would play for Tony Bennett.

The Virginia women’s basketball team announced its 2023-24 non-conference schedule Tuesday with eight games to be played at John Paul Jones Arena in addition to a preseason exhibition game.

Virginia 4-star Christian Bliss will be the special guest on The Jerry Ratcliffe Show with Chris Graham on Monday via our podcast network and on this website.

Virginia men’s basketball has signed Christian Bliss, Dean and Markel Families Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tony Bennett announced Wednesday.

Jacob Cofie, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound (age 17) power forward from Sammamish, Wash., said that he will visit UVA on Sept. 8.

When we mentioned in our most recent Scattershooting notes a couple of days ago that Virginia has been looking at D.C. combo guard Acaden Lewis since the beginning of his sophomore year, we didn’t realize that the 4-star would get an offer from the Cavaliers the very next night.

Nate Ament, a 6-foot-7, 4-star small forward from Manassas, is a player that Virginia associate head coach Jason Williford has been on since day one of the June evaluation period.

Virginia basketball has dived into the deep end of the recruiting pool by making an offer to the nation’s top combo guard, Jalen Haralson, a 5-star from Fishers, Ind.

Tony Bennett has enjoyed recruiting success across the border in the Tar Heel state in the past, and is looking southward again in offering small forward Jackson Keith of Durham, N.C.

Former Virginia standout Jayden Gardner has signed on with his first professional team, inking a deal with the Kortrijk Spurs in Belgium.