Mir McLean left the game with 4:18 remaining in the third quarter after going down on the court with an injury.

Tony Bennett should have known he wasn’t going to become part of Virginia basketball history without some kind of celebration with his team.

Tony Bennett ascended to the top of the Virginia men’s basketball wins list Saturday, as he notched his 327th victory as Cavaliers coach, defeating Syracuse 73-66 in front of the home fans at John Paul Jones Arena.

The No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers assumed a 22-point lead at 57-35 over Syracuse when Virginia guard Isaac McKneely scored on a 3-pointer from Reece Beekman with 11:41 remaining in Saturday evening’s 73-66 win over the Orange.

The 11th-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team hosts Syracuse at 5 p.m. Saturday in what could be a very memorable day at John Paul Jones Arena.

The Virginia women’s basketball team suffered a 74-66 loss at No. 9 Virginia Tech on Thursday in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash game in Blacksburg.

Up is down, down is up, cats and dogs are sleeping together. Such is the state of affairs in ACC basketball. Hootie and Chris Graham talk about what Virginia needs to do to right the ship.

The Virginia women’s basketball team travels to play at No. 9 Virginia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash game.

As near-perfect as Virginia’s defense played in Atlanta last Saturday, the Cavaliers couldn’t duplicate the performance in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night and paid the price.

Dante Harris will enroll at UVA in the spring semester and have three years of eligibility beginning with the 2023-24 season.

For Jeff Capel’s team (11-4), it was their fifth-straight win (and 10th of their last 11) and first 4-0 ACC start since the 2013-14 season, as they moved into a tie with Miami atop the conference standings.

Virginia has its work cut out for itself Tuesday night, as the Cavaliers venture into the Petersen Events Center at 9 p.m. to take on a sizzling Pittsburgh squad.

Virginia found itself in a dogfight 18-plus minutes into Saturday’s New Year’s Eve clash at Georgia Tech, but then took control with a 25-0 run that spanned halves en route to an easy 74-56 win to close the calendar year.

Georgia Tech basketball coach Josh Pastner was so upset with how his team entered its holiday break 10 days ago that he slept in his car in the Tech parking lot after the Yellow Jackets were worn out by visiting Clemson, 79-66, on Dec. 21.

Virginia will be gunning for its 10th-straight victory over Georgia Tech Saturday, as the Cavaliers close out the calendar year in Atlanta against the Yellow Jackets (Noon, ACC Network).

The Virginia women’s basketball team used a big third-quarter run to build a lead that it held onto in the final minute against Georgia Tech Thursday, as the Cavaliers outlasted the Yellow Jackets, 69-63.

Virginia finished its nonconference schedule with an 8-1 mark after the 66-46 win over Albany on Wednesday. Hootie and Chris Graham break down the win and look ahead to the beginning of the heart of the ACC schedule this weekend.

The Virginia women’s basketball team hosts Georgia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena.

Virginia guard Armaan Franklin has a deft touch and when he perfects that in any game, it serves as another part of the Cavaliers’ offense that causes matchup problems for opponents.

After recovering from a sloppy start, Virginia polished off its nonconference schedule in style Wednesday night, as the 13th-ranked Cavaliers took care of UAlbany, 66-46, in the final tuneup before ACC competition heats back up this weekend.