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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.
Six players in double figures as Hoos win at La Salle, 94-73
The Cavaliers had six players score in double figures and shot a season-high 48 percent. UVA’s 94 points scored are also a season best.
Hot shooting sparks 84-62 Cavalier win over Syracuse in ACC opener
Isaac McKneely poured in a career-high 22 points, doing most of his damage from 3-point range, as the Cavaliers shot the lights out in the second half and opened up conference competition with a convincing 84-62 win over visiting Syracuse on Saturday.
UVA aims for 16th straight ACC-opening win, hosts Syracuse
Virginia will attempt to extend its amazing record in ACC openers this afternoon when the Cavaliers host Syracuse.
UVA gets it done in OT in inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge against Mizzou, 87-81
Virginia utilized an 8-2 run in overtime to defeat Missouri, 87-81, at John Paul Jones Arena Thursday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Five things learned from UVA’s win over No. 14 Texas A&M
Five reveals from Wednesday night’s 59-47 Virginia victory over 14th-ranked Texas A&M in the ACC-SEC Challenge.
Bennett’s ‘Pack-Line’ suffocates 14th-ranked Aggies in ACC-SEC showdown
Nothing had prepared the Aggies for Tony Bennett’s “Pack-Line,” as Williams watched the suffocating, python-like defense slowly wrap itself around A&M, squeezing the life out of its prey.
Virginia takes down No. 14 Aggies in ACC/SEC Challenge, 59-47
Andrew Rohde led the Cavaliers in scoring with 13 points, while Reece Beekman, Ryan Dunn and Jacob Groves each dropped in a dozen apiece and Isaac McKneely added 10.
ACC/SEC Challenge Preview: Hoos host No. 14 Aggies in toughest test yet
Virginia is set to host No. 14 Texas A&M tonight in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge (7:15 p.m., ESPN2), as the Cavaliers will be facing their toughest test of the season.
Defending champ LSU gets tough test, but prevails over UVA, 76-73
In a game that saw 14 lead changes and 12 tied scores, No. 7 LSU came up victorious, 76-73, over Virginia at the Cavaliers’ second and final game of the Cayman Islands Classic Saturday night.
Cavaliers erase early deficit, roll past Tulane, 81-59
Virginia erased a 15-point deficit on the way to its 81-59 victory over Tulane in the opening game of the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic Friday in George Town.
Beekman to Bennett: ‘Don’t worry, Coach, I got this,’ in win over WVU
It isn’t often that Tony Bennett can joke about a missed free throw, but Reece Beekman’s miss with a mere 2.3 seconds remaining was exactly what Bennett wanted to see.
Cavaliers get past Mountaineers, 56-54, thanks to late-game heroics
In a tie ballgame with the clock winding down on Wednesday night, Virginia needed its hero to step up and deliver, and senior floor general Reece Beekman answered the call in the clutch.
Virginia might be tempted to turn up tempo against thin WVU
While it goes against the grain of Tony Bennett’s philosophy, the Virginia coach might want to turn up the tempo just a bit when his Cavaliers meet West Virginia in Wednesday night’s consolation match of the Fort Myers Tip-Off.
Physical, experienced Wisconsin has its way with young UVA
Tony Bennett knew coming into Monday night’s battle against Wisconsin that his unbeaten Virginia team was at a disadvantage.
No. 25 Oklahoma staves off Cavalier comeback attempt with 82-67 win
After trailing by as many as 20 points in the third quarter, Virginia trimmed its deficit to as little five points, but it was not enough as No. 25 Oklahoma handed the Cavaliers their first loss of the season, 82-67.
Dunn’s monstrous dunk sparks Virginia, but just tip of his iceberg
Ryan Dunn posted a career-high 15 points and also a career-high four blocked shots to go along with three steals, and made 8 of 9 free throws to lead the 4-0 Cavaliers over the Tigers, 62-33.
