Memphis’ plan is to run Virginia into the ground
Penny Hardaway is trying to make hay while the sun is shining on his Memphis basketball program, and that sun could set after tonight’s Virginia visit to FedExForum.
Penny Hardaway is trying to make hay while the sun is shining on his Memphis basketball program, and that sun could set after tonight’s Virginia visit to FedExForum.
The Cavaliers allowed Reece Beekman to go Beast Mode, and the senior point guard delivered with a game-winning drive to the basket with five seconds remaining in a 56-54 UVA win.
The 22nd-ranked Cavaliers fought back from a pair of double-digit deficits and hung on for a 56-54 win over the Huskies, as Reece Beekman guided the team to victory in the closing moments.
Wofford’s Rachael Rose threw up a floater with one second remaining, which banked off the glass and in, as the Terriers toppled Virginia, 71-70, at John Paul Jones Arena.
Shedrick landed at Texas, Traudt with home-state Creighton, and Caffaro is playing for Santa Clara.
If you were impressed with Isaac McKneely as a freshman last season, he was only beginning to scratch the surface of his shooting ability.
When Isaac McKneely came out firing Tuesday night, North Carolina Central coach LeVelle Moton knew his team was in trouble.
Isaac McKneely has been Virginia’s greatest import from across the state border with West Virginia since Jimmy Miller more than 40 years ago.
The Cavaliers had six players score in double figures and shot a season-high 48 percent. UVA’s 94 points scored are also a season best.
Isaac McKneely poured in a career-high 22 points, doing most of his damage from 3-point range, as the Cavaliers shot the lights out in the second half and opened up conference competition with a convincing 84-62 win over visiting Syracuse on Saturday.
Virginia will attempt to extend its amazing record in ACC openers this afternoon when the Cavaliers host Syracuse.
Virginia utilized an 8-2 run in overtime to defeat Missouri, 87-81, at John Paul Jones Arena Thursday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Five reveals from Wednesday night’s 59-47 Virginia victory over 14th-ranked Texas A&M in the ACC-SEC Challenge.
Nothing had prepared the Aggies for Tony Bennett’s “Pack-Line,” as Williams watched the suffocating, python-like defense slowly wrap itself around A&M, squeezing the life out of its prey.
Andrew Rohde led the Cavaliers in scoring with 13 points, while Reece Beekman, Ryan Dunn and Jacob Groves each dropped in a dozen apiece and Isaac McKneely added 10.
Virginia is set to host No. 14 Texas A&M tonight in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge (7:15 p.m., ESPN2), as the Cavaliers will be facing their toughest test of the season.
In a game that saw 14 lead changes and 12 tied scores, No. 7 LSU came up victorious, 76-73, over Virginia at the Cavaliers’ second and final game of the Cayman Islands Classic Saturday night.
Virginia erased a 15-point deficit on the way to its 81-59 victory over Tulane in the opening game of the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic Friday in George Town.
It isn’t often that Tony Bennett can joke about a missed free throw, but Reece Beekman’s miss with a mere 2.3 seconds remaining was exactly what Bennett wanted to see.
In a tie ballgame with the clock winding down on Wednesday night, Virginia needed its hero to step up and deliver, and senior floor general Reece Beekman answered the call in the clutch.