For the second night in a row, third-seeded Virginia could smell victory in the closing seconds of regulation, but was once again snakebitten at the buzzer.

When Tony Bennett decided to ride with Jordan Minor down the home stretch of Thursday night’s ACC Tournament quarterfinal battle with Boston College, Minor’s mission was as simple as cornbread.

It required an extra session in Thursday’s ACC Tournament-quarterfinal nightcap, but No. 3 seed Virginia squeaked out a hard-fought win against No. 11 seed Boston College, 66-60.

A loss to Boston College would most likely knock UVA out of the field and into the NIT. A win should keep the Cavaliers safe for one of the 68 team bids.

If Isaac McKneely had a wish going into tonight’s ACC Tournament — other than winning — it would probably be that game officials would keep a closer eye on players defending him.

Virginia is unbeatable when it is hot from the 3-point line, but Tony Bennett is more concerned about the Cavaliers’ defense as they head into the postseason.

Virginia’s Reece Beekman was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, All-ACC Second Team and All-Defensive, the league announced Monday.

Sticking around college basketball for another year was one of the best decisions of Reece Beekman’s life, one that Tony Bennett believes should be heralded more on the national scene.

Virginia closed out the 2023-24 regular season in style Saturday with a convincing, 72-57 win on Senior Night over visiting Georgia Tech.

Heading into Saturday night’s final regular-season game, bracketologists forecast Virginia as the last team to put on its dancing shoes.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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’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.

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.