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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.
Cavaliers get back on track, blast Morgan State, 79-44, in non-conference finale
Virginia took care of business in its final non-conference tuneup of the season Wednesday, cruising to a 79-44 win over visiting Morgan State in front of a packed house of 14,637 at John Paul Jones Arena.
Former UVA player, coach Jeff Jones hospitalized after suffering heart attack in Hawaii
Former Virginia head basketball coach and star guard Jeff Jones, now the head coach at Old Dominion, suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized in Honolulu on Wednesday night.
UVA scorches nets in 82-56 drubbing of Fordham in non-conference finale
Kymora Johnson led all scorers with a season-high 26 points, which tied for the most by a Cavalier in single game this season.
Storybook game for Memphis was nightmare for Bennett
Memphis handcuffed the visiting Cavaliers as soon as they got off the bus at FedEx Forum and led wire-to-wire in a 77-54 rout.
Memphis gives Hoos ‘reality check’ in 77-54 blowout
Virginia ran into a buzz saw at FedEx Forum on Tuesday night, as Memphis provided what UVA coach Tony Bennett referred to as a “reality check” in a 77-54 beatdown.
Memphis’ plan is to run Virginia into the ground
Penny Hardaway is trying to make hay while the sun is shining on his Memphis basketball program, and that sun could set after tonight’s Virginia visit to FedExForum.
Beekman goes Beast Mode, delivers knockout punch for Wahoos
The Cavaliers allowed Reece Beekman to go Beast Mode, and the senior point guard delivered with a game-winning drive to the basket with five seconds remaining in a 56-54 UVA win.
Hoos fight back, hang on for 56-54 win over Northeastern
The 22nd-ranked Cavaliers fought back from a pair of double-digit deficits and hung on for a 56-54 win over the Huskies, as Reece Beekman guided the team to victory in the closing moments.
Wofford’s last-second shot upends Cavaliers, 71-70
Wofford’s Rachael Rose threw up a floater with one second remaining, which banked off the glass and in, as the Terriers toppled Virginia, 71-70, at John Paul Jones Arena.
Update on former Wahoos Shedrick, Traudt & Caffaro
Shedrick landed at Texas, Traudt with home-state Creighton, and Caffaro is playing for Santa Clara.
Red-Hot McKneely is (barely) No. 2 in nation in 3-point shooting
If you were impressed with Isaac McKneely as a freshman last season, he was only beginning to scratch the surface of his shooting ability.
McKneely stays hot in leading UVA rout over NC Central
When Isaac McKneely came out firing Tuesday night, North Carolina Central coach LeVelle Moton knew his team was in trouble.
McKneely terrorizing Virginia’s opponents with his 3’s
Isaac McKneely has been Virginia’s greatest import from across the state border with West Virginia since Jimmy Miller more than 40 years ago.
