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.

If Virginia hopes to extend the nation’s second-longest home winning streak tonight against Virginia Tech, the Cavaliers are going to have to find a defensive answer for the Hokies’ red-hot Sean Pedulla.

Virginia will put the nation’s second-longest home winning streak on the line Wednesday night when the Cavaliers host rival Virginia Tech in the “Commonwealth Clash.”

Former Virginia player and coach Jeff Jones, currently the head coach of Old Dominion’s basketball team, won’t return to the sidelines this season.

Four Cavaliers scored in double figures, but No. 20 North Carolina held on to defeat Virginia, 81-68, Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena. 

Outside of Virginia’s basketball program, the sky is falling. Fans have hit the panic button. Some are figuratively jumping off bridges. Some have thrown in the towel.

The road woes continued for Virginia on Saturday at Lawrence Joel Coliseum, as Wake Forest scorched the nets all afternoon en route to a 66-47 victory in Winston-Salem.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes wasn’t quite sure about the difference between bracketologists and proctologists during this week’s coaches teleconference.

Virginia fell behind early and could not recover as seventh-ranked NC State defeated the Cavaliers, 93-66, Thursday night at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh.

Legendary Virginia women’s basketball head coach Debbie Ryan will be honored at UVA’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration on Sunday, Feb. 18.

Tony Bennett is hoping that point guard Dante Harris will be back in Virginia’s lineup soon, but doesn’t have a set timetable for when that may happen.

Virginia fell behind early and could not gain a lead as the Cavaliers fell to Duke, 60-56, Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.

Tony Bennett summed up a lot of the woes of his young Virginia basketball team after yet another lopsided road loss Saturday when the Cavaliers were clobbered, 76-60, at NC State.

Tony Bennett’s teams have traditionally been solid on the ACC road, but the Cavaliers find themselves a slight underdog when the travel to NC State on Saturday.

Camryn Taylor and Paris Clark had solid performances, but Virginia came up short at Georgia Tech Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. 

Virginia sophomore sharpshooter Isaac McKneely was in a four-game slump, partially due to how some teams defended him, which likely got into his head.

Beleaguered Louisville coach Kenny Payne knew he wasn’t going to see the same Virginia team on Wednesday night that was surprisingly blown out at Notre Dame four days prior.