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Tar Heels strike early, hold on for 81-68 win over Hoos
Four Cavaliers scored in double figures, but No. 20 North Carolina held on to defeat Virginia, 81-68, Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena.
Wake had perfect game plan; Bennett still believes this team can turn it around
Outside of Virginia’s basketball program, the sky is falling. Fans have hit the panic button. Some are figuratively jumping off bridges. Some have thrown in the towel.
Virginia drops another one on the road, falling at Wake, 66-47
The road woes continued for Virginia on Saturday at Lawrence Joel Coliseum, as Wake Forest scorched the nets all afternoon en route to a 66-47 victory in Winston-Salem.
Scattershooting: A look at UVA-Wake and golden nuggets
Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes wasn’t quite sure about the difference between bracketologists and proctologists during this week’s coaches teleconference.
Wolfpack rolls to 93-66 win over Cavaliers
Virginia fell behind early and could not recover as seventh-ranked NC State defeated the Cavaliers, 93-66, Thursday night at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh.
Debbie Ryan to be recognized on National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Legendary Virginia women’s basketball head coach Debbie Ryan will be honored at UVA’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration on Sunday, Feb. 18.
Bennett has no timetable on Harris return, but hopes it’s soon
Tony Bennett is hoping that point guard Dante Harris will be back in Virginia’s lineup soon, but doesn’t have a set timetable for when that may happen.
Late push not enough, as UVA falls to Duke, 60-56
Virginia fell behind early and could not gain a lead as the Cavaliers fell to Duke, 60-56, Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.
Virginia’s inexperience continues to show on ACC road with meltdown at NC State
Tony Bennett summed up a lot of the woes of his young Virginia basketball team after yet another lopsided road loss Saturday when the Cavaliers were clobbered, 76-60, at NC State.
Tony Bennett looking for consistency in UVA’s visit to NC State
Tony Bennett’s teams have traditionally been solid on the ACC road, but the Cavaliers find themselves a slight underdog when the travel to NC State on Saturday.
Cavaliers come up short against Yellow Jackets, 63-60
Camryn Taylor and Paris Clark had solid performances, but Virginia came up short at Georgia Tech Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
McKneely shoots way out of slump, still No. 3 nationally
Virginia sophomore sharpshooter Isaac McKneely was in a four-game slump, partially due to how some teams defended him, which likely got into his head.
For UVA, Louisville was just what the doctor ordered
Beleaguered Louisville coach Kenny Payne knew he wasn’t going to see the same Virginia team on Wednesday night that was surprisingly blown out at Notre Dame four days prior.
Hoos bounce back, trounce Cardinals behind team effort, 77-53
Virginia got back in the win column on its home court Wednesday night against Louisville in convincing fashion, 77-53.
Virginia hopes to climb out of its funk against Louisville
Louisville’s players will face in reality everything that Kenny Payne has been preaching to them since day one, when the Cardinals take on Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena on Wednesday night.
Bennett: ‘When the defense goes, it’s not good’
Maybe Tony Bennett saw it coming and tried to warn his team and caution Wahoo Nation that Virginia’s basketball team just isn’t ready for primetime.
UVA falls in ACC opener to No. 3 NC State, 72-61
A lopsided third quarter proved to be the difference in Virginia’s ACC opener, a 72-61 loss to No. 3 NC State at John Paul Jones Arena Sunday night.
UVA falls behind early, gets blown out at Notre Dame, 76-54
The Fighting Irish came into the game as the worst 3-point shooting team in the conference, but shot the lights out at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.
Virginia hopes to continue domination of Notre Dame
Virginia reopens ACC play on Saturday at Notre Dame with the struggling Fighting Irish under new leadership.
Key to moving forward in Bennett’s view is ‘DEE-FENSE’
Having played only two games during a 21-day span, Tony Bennett just wanted to see his team show some semblance of how it had played before the breaks.
