Basketball


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.


Where does Virginia stand in the NET, bracketology?

So where does Virginia stand in terms of computer rankings and bracketology following Monday night’s blowout loss at Virginia Tech?


Cold-as-ice Virginia clobbered by Hokies at the Cassell

Virginia Tech punched visiting rival Virginia squarely in the mouth from the very beginning of the game, and the Cavaliers’ response was soft.


Hokies take rematch, blasting Cavaliers, 75-41

Round Two of the Commonwealth Clash was expected to be a tight, hard-fought contest between in-state rivals Virginia and Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum on ESPN’s Big Monday.


UVA hopes to break Cassell curse tonight; Hokies favored

Virginia hopes to change its luck in Blacksburg tonight when the Cavaliers take on Virginia Tech on ESPN’s Big Monday showcase at 7 p.m.


No. 19 Syracuse too much for UVA, 85-79, as team honors Ryan

No. 19 Syracuse outscored Virginia by 14 points in the first quarter en route to the Orange’s 85-79 victory at John Paul Jones Arena Sunday afternoon.


Wake’s trip to Virginia was as painful as a trip to the dentist

UVA’s defense stuck like glue and threw a suffocating blanket over Wake’s shooters, who entered the game as one of the ACC’s most potent offenses.


UVA escapes with 49-47 win over Wake Forest

Despite a horrible afternoon from the free-throw line, Virginia survived with a hard-fought, 49-47 victory against Wake Forest on Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena.