Spurred on by strong first half and 24 points from Kymora Johnson, Virginia cruised to an 86-36 victory over Morgan State.

The Cavaliers overcame a sluggish first-half performance offensively, turned up the intensity defensively to glide in the season opener.

Everybody in Madison County and surrounding Central Virginia, especially Charlottesville, knew Jimmy and his Graves Mountain Lodge.

Kymora Johnson was named to the Naismith Player of the Year Watch List, and Sa’Myah Smith was named to the Katrina McClain Award Watch List.

Jimmy Graves, who hosted Virginia basketball camps for years and was a great friend of UVA athletics, passed away earlier this week.

Jeff Jones, former head basketball coach at Virginia, has been named chair of the 2026 National Invitation Tournament committee.

Malik Thomas led the Cavaliers in scoring with 16 points in pacing UVA to a 75-72 win over visiting Villanova.

Ryan Odom got exactly what he wanted out of Virginia’s trip to Vanderbilt in the first of two preseason exhibition games for the Cavaliers.

Malcolm Brogdon announced that he was retiring after joining the Knicks in the offseason in what would have been his 10th year in the NBA.

Virginia was selected to finish fifth in the conference, as the ACC Preseason poll was revealed Tuesday.

Virginia junior guard Kymora Johnson has been named a Preseason All-ACC selection following a vote by the league’s head coaches and Blue-Ribbon Panel.

Three ACC teams were voted into the Associated Press preseason men’s Top 25 basketball poll on Monday, but Virginia wasn’t one of them.

Johann Grunloh, at 7-foot, 238 pounds, is one of several physical big men among Ryan Odom’s recruiting haul.

Virginia is only five days from getting its first early test at Vanderbilt, the first of two preseason exhibition games, as Ryan Odom hopes to learn a lot about his team.

The Cavaliers will play 18 home games, including nine ACC contests and one exhibition, 10 road games and four neutral-site contests this season.

The Virginia women’s basketball program announced the remaining tipoff times and TV designations for the 2025-26 season.

Latrell Allmond will choose between five schools: Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana, Maryland and Oklahoma State.

The 28-year-old will sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Indianapolis Pacers, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Virginia is in the hunt for the nation’s No. 1 center and an in-state prospect who is considered among the top 30 recruits in the class of 2026.

While Ryan Odom is the first person to extol the joy of scoring lots of points, don’t overlook his appreciation of defense.