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4-Star PG Johnson to announce choice at 3:30 on Friday
What school will win the London Johnson sweepstakes on Friday afternoon – Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Clemson, Southern Cal or Georgia?
Notre Dame’s Brunelle enters transfer portal
It isn’t known if Virginia and new coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton has reached out to Brunelle, who starred for William Monroe, less than 20 minutes away from UVA’s campus.
UVA target, 5-star PG Johnson to announce college choice Friday
One of the nation’s top point guard prospects, London Johnson of Norcross, Ga., will announce his college choice this Friday.
Legendary Ralph Sampson’s restaurant opens in Charlottesville
If you’ve always wanted to meet Ralph Sampson, Virginia’s three-time national basketball player of the year, your opportunity has arrived, wrapped in an invitation to his new restaurant in Charlottesville.
Coach Mox: “There’s no reason why we can’t win here”
When Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was growing up in Northern Virginia, playing for Fred Priester at Oakton High School, women’s basketball at the University of Virginia was impossible to ignore.
Bennett to team: Commit, work hard, or we don’t want you here
Moments after a stinging, one-point home loss to St. Bonaventure in the NIT quarterfinals Tuesday night, Virginia coach Tony Bennett turned his attention to the future.
Podcast: A look back at the 2021-2022 Virginia basketball season
Tony Bennett had a lot to say after Virginia’s season ended with a 52-51 loss to St. Bonaventure on Tuesday night. Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham break it all down, with an eye toward 2022-2023.
Virginia comes up short in closing seconds, falling 52-51 to Bonnies
Virginia’s season came to an end in the NIT quarterfinals Tuesday, as visiting St. Bonaventure got a pair of Kyle Lofton free throws to take the lead in the closing seconds and escape with a 52-51 win.
St. Bonaventure comes to Charlottesville with a chip on its shoulder
St. Bonaventure will be a very angry bunch of Bonnies when they arrive at John Paul Jones Arena tonight for an NIT quarterfinals battle with Virginia.
Debbie Ryan, Dawn Staley give their blessings to UVA’s new women’s coach
Virginia’s new women’s basketball coach has gained the approval of the woman who built the program into a national power.
Podcast: Virginia-St. Bonaventure, Williams hires Coach Mox
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” previews the Virginia-St. Bonaventure matchup in the NIT quarterfinals, and breaks down the hire of new women’s basketball coach Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton.
NIT Quarterfinal Preview: Virginia vs. St. Bonaventure
Virginia (21-13) will host St. Bonaventure (22-9) in an NIT quarterfinal contest on Tuesday. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton named head women’s basketball coach
Virginia athletics director Carla Williams announced Monday Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton as head coach of the Cavaliers’ women’s basketball program.
All Franklin needed was a little nudge toward 3-point greatness in NIT win
Being shut out was not what UVA’s coaches had counted on after Armaan Franklin had made two big 3’s in a win earlier in the week over Mississippi State in the opening round of the NIT.
Virginia will host St. Bonaventure in NIT quarterfinals Tuesday night
Virginia (21-13) will host St. Bonaventure (22-9) in an NIT quarterfinal contest on Tuesday, March 22. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Franklin’s late flurry lifts Virginia to 71-69 win in OT over North Texas in NIT second round
After struggling offensively for the first 30 minutes of Virginia’s second-round matchup with North Texas Sunday, Armaan Franklin caught fire down the stretch.
Nation’s two slowest teams, Virginia and North Texas, battle tonight in NIT
No one has documented college basketball pace of play prior to when Ken Pomeroy began his analytical rankings 20 years ago, but for the first time over those two decades America’s two slowest teams, Virginia and North Texas, will meet tonight in the second round of the NIT.
Virginia recruit McKneely leads Poca Dots to WV state basketball title
Isaac McKneely scored 22 points to help lead No. 1 seeded Poca to a 65-48 win over Bluefield to claim the 2022 West Virginia Class AA state basketball championship on Saturday.
NIT Second Round Preview: Virginia at North Texas
Virginia (20-13) travels to No. 2 seed North Texas (25-6) for a second round NIT contest on Sunday. Tipoff at Super Pit is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
Podcast: NIT Preview, men’s lax, women’s swimming, baseball rolling along
The weekend episode of the “Jerry Ratcliffe Show” goes in-depth on UVA’s NIT at North Texas, the big Virginia-Maryland men’s lacrosse matchup, the baseball weekend series with Boston College, and the women’s swimming team’s quest for another national championship.
