Basketball


Cavaliers let second-half lead slip away in 58-55 loss to Wake

Virginia let its 15-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter, as Wake Forest came from behind to knock off the Cavaliers, 58-55, in the first round of the ACC Tournament.


Johnson earns All-ACC second-team, All-Freshman honors

Virginia first-year guard Kymora Johnson has been named an All-ACC Second Team and ACC All-Freshman selection.


Bennett hopes NCAA committee will look at the big picture

Tony Bennett gave his Cavaliers two days off Sunday and Monday so that they’ll have fresh legs on Saturday when Georgia Tech comes to town.


UVA knocks off No. 5 Hokies on Senior Day, 80-75

In front of 11,975 fans at John Paul Jones Arena, Virginia took down No. 5 Virginia Tech by a final score of 80-75 in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash Sunday night.


Virginia’s lack of firepower, mismatches in paint, lead to implosion at Duke

With obvious mismatch advantages in the paint, the Blue Devils dominated Virginia from wire-to-wire, leaving UVA on the brink of elimination from the upcoming NCAA Tournament.


Cavaliers blown out at Cameron against No. 10 Duke, 73-48

Cameron Indoor Stadium has never been an easy place to play — much less win — for visiting opponents, and Virginia found out the hard way in a 73-48 loss to 10th-ranked Duke on Saturday.


UVA closes out regular season against fifth-ranked Hokies at JPJ

Virginia closes out its regular-season campaign when the Cavaliers host No. 5 Virginia Tech at John Paul Jones Arena in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash.


Bennett: ‘What an opportunity,’ in tonight’s game at Duke

Tony Bennett knows the challenge ahead of his Virginia team tonight when they play at Cameron Indoor Stadium against the nation’s 10th-ranked team.


Virginia will face SMU, Cal and Stanford on road next season

Virginia’s men’s basketball team will face all three new ACC members next season, Cal, Stanford and SMU, according to a schedule released by the conference on Thursday.


Beekman fuels Virginia’s pressure-packed win at BC

Boosted by an overpowering performance by point guard Reece Beekman and its long-range bombers rediscovering their shooting touch, Virginia grinded out its 21st win of the season.


Cavaliers use late surge to escape BC with 72-68 win

Thanks to a late surge, the Cavaliers walked out of Conte Forum with a hard-fought, 72-68 win to stay in third place in the ACC standings with two games remaining.


Wahoos at BC tonight in a ‘must-win’ situation

This is a classic “trap game” for the Cavaliers like it is most years at BC. This time it’s different, though, because the stakes are high for UVA.


Godspeed to Jeff Jones, who’s stepping away after 41 years

It was bittersweet when news broke this week that after 41 years in the coaching profession, 32 as a head coach, Jones, now age 63, was retiring.


Johnson named ACC’s Rookie of the Week for second time this season

Virginia guard Kymora Johnson has been named ACC Rookie of the Week for games played Feb. 19-25, the conference office announced Monday.


UVA storms back for 73-68 upset at No. 20 Louisville

For the second straight game, Virginia used a huge fourth quarter to will its way to victory, this one 73-68 over No. 20 Louisville at KFC Yum! Center Sunday afternoon.


Where has Virginia’s offense gone? Carolina uglies it up, breaks JPJ curse

This Carolina team figured it out and walked out of John Paul Jones Arena with a 54-44 win on Saturday, ending the longest road losing streak to an opponent in Tar Heel history.


Poor shooting continues to plague Hoos in 54-44 loss to UNC

On a day when just about everything else was going Virginia’s way, the Cavaliers simply couldn’t put the ball in the basket for long stretches during a 54-44 home loss to No. 10 North Carolina on Saturday.


JPJ has been a hellish venue for Tar Heels since 2012

Carolina will try to snap that losing streak today when the 10th-ranked Tar Heels take on Virginia in a huge, 4-p.m. clash, nationally televised by ESPN.


UNC’s Bacot says it’s a sense of urgency to beat Virginia

Armando Bacot is a 6-foot-11 center from Richmond who has experienced success and failure against the Cavaliers.


Hoos finish strong to close out Hurricanes, 77-60

Virginia scored the final 14 points of the game and four Cavaliers finished in double figures in its 77-60 victory over Miami on Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena.