The Cavaliers rank No. 45 in the NET rankings and are currently trying to play their way onto the NCAA Tournament’s bubble.

As if Tony Bennett’s challenge of rebuilding his basketball team wasn’t enough, the ACC threw a curve into the Cavaliers’ conference scheduling this season.

Virginia reeled off its fifth win in a row and extended the nation’s longest active home winning streak to 22 games while continuing Notre Dame’s frustration in Charlottesville.

This is not the same Virginia basketball team that flat-lined upon its arrival to South Bend back on Dec. 30, a group of Cavaliers that were totally out of sync on both ends of the floor in a deflating 76-54 loss.

One week after toppling No. 15 Florida State, Virginia picked up its second ranked win of the week after defeating No. 20 North Carolina, 81-66, at John Paul Jones Arena Sunday afternoon.

Virginia essentially owns Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center. It has been so finger-licking good to the Cavaliers over the years, UVA should use it as a neutral court for some of its big nonconference games.

Second-year forward Ryan Dunn had a monster day with numerous highlight-reel jams, recording his second double-double in as many games in the process with a career-high 19 points (8 for 10 from the field) and a game-high 11 rebounds.

A week ago, Virginia proved it could win on the road, pulling itself out of an 0-for-4 road slump by beating Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Now it’s time to do it again.

After seemingly losing interest in the second half, Virginia rediscovered its defensive intensity in overtime Wednesday night to knock off visiting NC State.

With all the other issues that have held Virginia’s basketball team back this season, there is one facet of the Cavaliers that may have been overlooked: the 3-point shot.

What a difference having two players step up and give UVA what it needed: experience, physicality, mental toughness.

Virginia senior guard Reece Beekman has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.

Virginia guard and Charlottesville native Kymora Johnson has been named ACC Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

First-year guard Kymora Johnson tallied 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting, pulled down 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists to lead Virginia to a 91-87 triumph over No. 15 Florida State.

Virginia finally got the road monkey off its back, erasing a double-digit lead in the first half and then taking control to begin the second, en route to a 75-66 win over Georgia Tech.

Within the friendly confines of John Paul Jones Arena, Virginia’s basketball team is invincible. On the road, not so much.

Virginia trailed by as many as 20 points in the third quarter and trimmed its deficit to as little as six in the fourth, but ultimately it was too much to overcome as No. 19 Notre Dame held on to win, 86-76, Thursday.

Dante Harris made his way into the press room at John Paul Jones Arena late Wednesday night after helping Virginia extend the nation’s longest active home winning streak to 20 games.

There must have been some morose moments for Jordan Minor during the first couple of months of Virginia’s basketball season.

When the dust settled, the Cavaliers got back in the win column, handing Virginia Tech a 65-57 loss in the first installment of this season’s Commonwealth Clash.