Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale offered a blurb on Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, by Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham, which is now available at a special pre-sale discounted price of $20.

Tony Bennett’s leadership was no secret to legions of Virginia basketball fans, particularly over the past year in how he handled the doom of March 2018 and the redemption of March 2019.

Please excuse our lower than usual story count this week while we finish up our book: “Team of Destiny,” an in-depth look at Virginia’s National Championship season. It is a keepsake that every Wahoo will treasure.

Within 10 days of Virginia’s first Final Four championship, four of the Cavaliers’ key players in the NCAA Tournament have declared for the NBA Draft.

The other piece of Virginia’s “big three” starters from the Cavaliers’ national championship team, Kyle Guy, declared for the NBA Draft on Tuesday afternoon, a day after teammates De’Andre Hunter and Ty Jerome also announced that they were forgoing their remaining eligibility and entering the June 20 draft.

Tom Baker’s love affair with Virginia basketball began nearly 50 years ago, when the Hoos upset North Carolina and Tar Heels’ All-American Charley Scott in the 1970 ACC Tournament.

Junior point guard Ty Jerome and redshirt sophomore De’Andre Hunter, best friends throughout their UVA career, said they will sign with an agent.

The same day Virginia stars Ty Jerome and De’Andre Hunter declared for the upcoming NBA Draft, the Cavaliers picked up a commitment for next season in Justin McKoy.

As expected, Virginia junior point guard Ty Jerome announced today that he will forgo his final season of eligibility with the Cavaliers and enter his name into the NBA draft. Jerome also said he will sign with an agent.

Listen as Jerry catches up with Final Four Most Outstanding Player Kyle Guy, and UVA Coaching Legend Terry Holland.

With thousands of Wahoos flooding Charlottesville on Saturday afternoon, the city officially became “Title Town,” as its favorite sons from the Virginia basketball team paraded into an excited Scott Stadium with the national championship trophy in tow.

The Virginia men’s basketball program’s storybook season culminated in Charlottesville, in a memorable, orange-and-blue-clad National Championship celebration on a beautiful Spring afternoon Saturday at Scott Stadium.

Final Four “Most Outstanding Player” Kyle Guy will make an appearance on “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” on ESPN-Charlottesville (102.9 FM, 1450 AM) Saturday from 9 -10 a.m.

Lots of notable Virginia alums were at U.S. Bank Stadium to be part of Cavalier basketball history on Monday night when the program captured its first NCAA Final Four championship.

Any more questions, America? After falling to the depths of college basketball during the madness of last March, becoming the first No. 1 seed in history to lose to a No. 16 seed, and suffering the scorn of the American sporting public, Virginia rose from purgatory to paradise Monday night.

It was a moment that Virginia fans, players and coaches have dreamed of, and it was magical. In the end, the confetti rained orange and blue as chants of “U-V-A” and “Wahoowa” were heard from every direction.

Here’s a collection of coach and player quotes from both Virginia and Texas Tech ahead of Monday night’s National Championship game.

When Virginia’s basketball team arrived in Minneapolis a few days ago, each person was presented a boat paddle emblazoned with the message: “The Road Ends Here.”

Kyle Guy scored six points in eight seconds Saturday night, including three pressure-packed free throws with sixth-tenths of a second remaining to defeat Auburn and propel Virginia into Monday night’s championship game against Texas Tech.

It all comes down to 40 more minutes of basketball on Monday night, as Virginia shoots for the program’s first NCAA championship at 9:20 p.m. ET against West Region champion Texas Tech at U.S. Bank Stadium.