Basketball


Sanchez picking up support to keep his job

Noting that UVA has always considered itself a program that develops players, that’s exactly what interim coach Ron Sanchez and his staff have done this season.


WBB: Hokies earn season split with 87-62 win over Cavaliers

Virginia will split the season series with Virginia Tech after the Cavaliers fell to the Hokies by a score of 87-62 on Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.


Photo Gallery: Women’s Basketball vs. Virginia Tech by Nikolozi Khutsishvili

Photos from Sunday’s Virginia-Virginia Tech game at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Nikolozi Khutsishvili.


Rohde, Dai Dai continue to give Wahoos a major boost

Fresh from a 75-61 win over Georgia Tech on “Tony Bennett Day,” Andrew Rohde and Dai Dai Ames strolled into the JPJ Arena press room as designated stars of the game.


MBB: UVA handles Georgia Tech, 75-61, on Tony Bennett Day

On a day that will forever be linked to their former leader, the Virginia men’s basketball team put together another strong performance in a 75-61 victory over visiting Georgia Tech.


Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Tech by Nikolozi Khutsishvili

Photos from Saturday’s Virginia-Georgia Tech game at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Nikolozi Khutsishvili.


Jackets hope to end losing streak at JPJ on ‘Tony Bennett Day’

Maybe Tony Bennett will be a good luck charm for Virginia’s basketball team tonight when the Cavaliers host Georgia Tech.


Hunter and Jerome reunited in Cleveland

Two key members of Virginia’s 2019 National Championship team have been reunited with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ acquisition of De’Andre Hunter in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks.


WBB: Hoos dropped by No. 22 Seminoles, 101-68

The Virginia women’s basketball team was defeated by a score of 101-68 at the hands of No. 22 Florida State on Thursday night.


Iowa State’s Otzelberger rises on UVA’s search list

T.J. Otzelberger, who has rebuilt the Iowa State Cyclones the past few seasons, is considered a coaching star on the rise and appears to be a perfect fit for Virginia.


On one day of practice, Wahoos light up Pitt in shocker

The Cavaliers, coming off a heartbreaking, one-point loss to rival Virginia Tech two days before, had to hit the road to Pitt where the host Panthers were licking their chops.


MBB: Cavaliers bounce back with 73-57 road win against Panthers

Dai Dai Ames set a new career high in scoring to lead Virginia to an inspired, convincing, 73-57 road win at Pittsburgh on Big Monday.


How to Watch Virginia at Pitt tonight

UVA has won 15 of the last 18 meetings and 8 of the last 10 vs. Pitt, but the Panthers have won the last two meetings.


Ralph Sampson’s No. 1 choice for UVA’s next coach is …

Virginia legend Ralph Sampson said that if the Cavaliers make a coaching change at the end of this season, he has a clear-cut No. 1 at the top of his wish list.


WBB: UVA storms back late, hangs on for 70-67 victory at Syracuse

Virginia trailed by as many as 14 points in the third quarter, but another career-effort from Latasha Lattimore powered the Cavaliers to their largest comeback win of the season.


30 minutes of poor defense let Hokies off the hook

Mike Young was as giddy as a fat man left behind to guard the pie after watching his Virginia Tech team end a five-year nightmare at John Paul Jones Arena.


MBB: Hoos fight back, but drop 75-74 heartbreaker in first of two meetings with Hokies

Virginia came up short in the first of two meetings in two weeks against its arch rival on Saturday, falling 75-74 in heartbreaking fashion.


Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball vs. Virginia Tech by Jon Golden

Photos from Saturday’s Virginia-Virginia Tech game at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Jon Golden.


Wahoos host Hokies; will Saunders & Rohde play?

Ron Sanchez was fired up after his Virginia team, minus two starters, claimed its first ACC road win earlier this week at Miami.


UVA reserves answer bell, but McKneely rings it

Ron Sanchez relied on that ancient axiom of next man up to rally his team, and it worked.