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.

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 director of athletics Carla Williams announced Thursday the termination of head women’s basketball coach Tina Thompson’s contract.

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.

ESPN’s BPI predictions rated Virginia with a 35-percent chance of making the NCAAs before the game and 17-percent with the loss.

Virginia guard Armaan Franklin sank what appeared to be the game-winning jumper with one second left Saturday, but Florida State spoiled the Cavaliers’ Senior Day with a buzzer-beating Matthew Cleveland 3-pointer to win, 64-63.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that Virginia fans would like to nominate Mike Krzyzewski as chairman of the NCAA tournament’s selection committee.

Ann Holland, the wife of longtime Virginia Basketball coach Terry Holland, joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to talk about the Hollands’ on-court meeting with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski before Wednesday’s game between the Cavaliers and Blue Devils.