Basketball


WBB: Johnson joins 1,000-point club as UVA blasts Stanford in home finale, 89-69

Kymora Johnson became the 37th member of the 1,000-point club for Virginia, netting a season-high 33 points in an emphatic win to close out UVA’s home slate.


Terrible start dooms Virginia in Chapel Hill

The Cavaliers got off to a horrendous start, falling behind 21-2 before eventually losing 81-66 and dropping to 13-14, 6-10 ACC.


Can Virginia keep its road magic at UNC on Saturday?

With five games remaining in the regular season, Virginia has a difficult, but not impossible stretch coming up beginning Saturday afternoon at the Dean Dome.


WBB: UVA’s comeback falls short in 76-70 loss to California

Virginia rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to regain the lead in the fourth quarter. However, the Cavaliers fell to California by a score of 76-70 on Thursday night.


Forget about Duke and focus on North Carolina

For the Cavaliers, the best thing is to put this one in the rearview and focus on the remaining five games.


MBB: No. 3 Duke cruises past UVA, 80-62, to end win streak

No. 3 Duke used its overall combination of size, talent and defense in a lopsided, 80-62 victory over Virginia Monday night in front of a nationally televised audience at John Paul Jones Arena.


Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball vs. Duke by Jon Golden

Photos from Monday’s Virginia-Duke game at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Jon Golden.


No. 3 Duke brings offensive arsenal to JPJ tonight

Virginia, riding a three-game winning streak, will face its biggest challenge of the season tonight when the Cavaliers host No. 3 Duke.


WBB: Johnson’s triple-double powers Virginia to 80-67 win at Pitt

Kymora Johnson put herself in elite company recording just the third triple-double in Virginia history, joining Dawn Staley as the only Cavaliers to accomplish the feat.


‘They’re playing like UVA now,’ says Tech’s Young of Wahoos

Virginia’s basketball journey rolled through Blacksburg on Saturday, breaking its four-year win drought at Cassell Coliseum and avenging a previous setback at home to its age-old arch rival.


MBB: Hoos hold off Hokies in Blacksburg, 73-70, to even up season series

Virginia hung on in another hard-fought battle against Virginia Tech Saturday, earning a split in the season series with a 73-70 win in Blacksburg.


Virginia hopes to end its curse at Cassell Coliseum

Both Virginia and Virginia Tech will attempt to continue momentum when the two state rivals collide in Blacksburg’s Cassell Coliseum this afternoon.


Tony Bennett’s farewell was a thing of beauty

Hollywood couldn’t have dreamed up a much better script than the ending of “Tony Bennett Day” at John Paul Jones Arena last Saturday night.


Sanchez picking up support to keep his job

Noting that UVA has always considered itself a program that develops players, that’s exactly what interim coach Ron Sanchez and his staff have done this season.


WBB: Hokies earn season split with 87-62 win over Cavaliers

Virginia will split the season series with Virginia Tech after the Cavaliers fell to the Hokies by a score of 87-62 on Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.


Photo Gallery: Women’s Basketball vs. Virginia Tech by Nikolozi Khutsishvili

Photos from Sunday’s Virginia-Virginia Tech game at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Nikolozi Khutsishvili.


Rohde, Dai Dai continue to give Wahoos a major boost

Fresh from a 75-61 win over Georgia Tech on “Tony Bennett Day,” Andrew Rohde and Dai Dai Ames strolled into the JPJ Arena press room as designated stars of the game.


MBB: UVA handles Georgia Tech, 75-61, on Tony Bennett Day

On a day that will forever be linked to their former leader, the Virginia men’s basketball team put together another strong performance in a 75-61 victory over visiting Georgia Tech.


Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Tech by Nikolozi Khutsishvili

Photos from Saturday’s Virginia-Georgia Tech game at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Nikolozi Khutsishvili.


Jackets hope to end losing streak at JPJ on ‘Tony Bennett Day’

Maybe Tony Bennett will be a good luck charm for Virginia’s basketball team tonight when the Cavaliers host Georgia Tech.