Kenton Edelin, 60, passed away on Christmas Eve. Edelin, who was a key factor in Virginia’s upset win over Bob Knight’s Indiana team in the NCAA Tournament in 1984, was in hospice care at the time of his death.

The Virginia women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Wednesday, as Duke built a comfortable advantage in the second quarter and never looked back in a 70-56 decision at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The No. 25 Virginia women’s basketball team travels to play at Duke on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.

Virginia had a chance to tie or win it on the game’s final possession, but junior point guard Reece Beekman lost control of the ball on his way to the hoop in the closing seconds, and time ran out on the Cavalier comeback in a 66-64 defeat.

Jim Larrañaga said his Miami team will probably have to play its best game of the early season if the Hurricanes want to beat No. 6 Virginia tonight.

Miami coach Jim Larrañaga didn’t have to think long to answer a question Monday about why Virginia’s basketball program is so good.

Virginia looks to bounce back from its only loss of the season, as the sixth-ranked Cavaliers resume conference play on the road Tuesday at No. 22 Miami (8:30 p.m., ACC Network).

After attending Virginia’s game against Houston on Saturday afternoon, former Georgetown point guard Dante Harris has committed to the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are now 12-0 on the season, including an undefeated 11-0 mark in nonconference play, a feat they achieved Sunday for just the third time in program history (1985-86 and 1991-92).

Isaac McKneely played 25 minutes and scored nine points on Saturday, as he went head-to-head with Houston’s Marcus Sasser, Jamal Shead, and Tramon Mark.

The Virginia women’s basketball team returns from a 10-day break to host Morgan State on Sunday at 2 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena.

The more athletic Cougars, who spent some time as the nation’s No. 1 team until a loss to Alabama a week ago, may not have resembled the Phi Slama Jama teams of Houston lore, but they made life difficult for a UVA team that couldn’t score when it needed to most.

The second-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team saw its eight-game winning streak come to an end Saturday, as No. 5 Houston came into John Paul Jones Arena and gutted out a 69-61 victory in front of a loud, sold-out crowd.

Dropping from the nation’s No. 1 ranking after losing at home to Alabama last weekend, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson hasn’t talked to his fifth-ranked Cougars about the opportunities that lie ahead at No. 2 Virginia on Saturday.

The wait is almost over for Saturday’s highly anticipated top-5 matchup between No. 2 Virginia and No. 5 Houston, as tip off at John Paul Jones Arena is less than 24 hours away.

Virginia associate head coach Jason Williford said this week that guard Reece Beekman will be day-to-day in terms of being healthy enough for Saturday’s big top-five showdown with Houston. Kelvin Sampson isn’t buying it.

ESPN’s Jay Bilas, who will call Saturday’s Virginia-Houston game, talks with Hootie about both teams and what it’s going to win in today’s special podcast

Virginia basketball has made an offer to 6-foot-10 center Patrick Ngongba II of Paul VI in Fairfax.

Ricky Stokes joins Hootie to talk about this Saturday’s UVA-Houston showdown and the historical encounters between UVA and Phi Slama Jama in the 1980s.

Scattershooting around UVA and the ACC, while thinking of the possibility of a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup on Dec. 17 …