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On Thursday night, in a quarterfinal matchup against North Carolina, the Cavaliers’ offense was ice cold and the defense didn’t live up to its reputation in a 63-43 blowout loss that likely knocked UVA out of consideration for an NCAA bid.
It was a long night for Virginia fans Thursday, as they saw their beloved Cavaliers struggle mightily on the offensive end and North Carolina rolled to a 63-43 win in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals in Brooklyn, in a game that was never really close.
Tony Bennett was asked in his postgame interviews Wednesday night, what has changed with his team since Jan. 8.
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Chris Graham for a discussion of Virginia’s 51-50 win over Louisville in the second round of the 2022 ACC Tournament, a look ahead to tonight’s game with #3 seed UNC, and a little UVA football at the end.
Virginia’s DNA is composed of smothering defense, a natural genetic trait with Tony Bennett’s roots linked to his father’s creation of the “Pack Line” defense. The Bennett’s are disciples of defense-first.
Virginia overcame a sloppy start and hung on late for a hard-fought, 51-50 win over a scrappy Louisville squad Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn.
When Virginia last faced Louisville five days ago, the Cardinals were a team that had lost its spirit according to interim head coach Mike Pegues. The No. 6 seed Cavaliers may face a reinspired Louisville team in tonight’s second round of the ACC Tournament.
It’s been 46 years, but Virginia Basketball fans still hold fond memories of the 1976 ACC Tournament. Tournament MVP Wally Walker joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to reminisce.
A crime was committed Monday by the panel that overlooked Virginia guard Reece Beekman for ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Wake Forest graduate guard Alondes Williams has been chosen as the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and Demon Deacons head coach Steve Forbes is the ACC Coach of the Year.
After last Saturday’s loss to Florida State, Tony Bennett challenged sophomore guard Reece Beekman to be more consistent.
With the victory, the Cavaliers wrapped up the No. 6 seed in next week’s ACC Tournament and made it 13 wins in 15 meetings over Louisville since the Cardinals became a conference member.
Virginia could get a jumpstart for Brooklyn with a win today against a struggling Louisville team that is 12-17 overall, 6-13 ACC.
As we head into the final weekend of the ACC men’s basketball regular season, there’s still some jockeying in play in terms of which schools wind up with which seeds in next week’s ACC Tournament at the Barclays Center.
One of UVA basketball’s favorite sons, Joe Harris, has been shut down for the remainder of the NBA season.
Virginia (17-12, 11-8 ACC) concludes its regular season slate at Louisville (12-17, 6-13 ACC) on Saturday, March 5. Tipoff at KFC Yum! Center is set for noon on ESPN2.
Virginia director of athletics Carla Williams announced Thursday the termination of head women’s basketball coach Tina Thompson’s contract.
The Virginia women’s basketball team (5-22, 2-16 ACC) had its season end with a 61-53 loss against Wake Forest (14-15, 4-14 ACC) in the first round of the 2022 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament.
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Chris Graham to talk about Virginia baseball coach Brian O’Connor trying to get fans to The Dish, and UVA hoops coach Tony Bennett trying to right the ship at Louisville.
When Jayden Gardner didn’t participate in Senior Day ceremonies before Saturday’s loss to visiting Florida State, it sent a signal that the East Carolina transfer would likely be back for another season.