Scattershooting around the ACC in an abbreviated version, with a game coming up this evening between Virginia and Boston College …

His teammates have watched as Casey Morsell’s shots have caromed off the rim most of the season. Wahoo Nation holds its collective breath every time the talented freshman launches another, almost trying to will the shot into the basket.

Diakite is the team’s leading scorer, the second-leading 3-point shooter, the second-leading rebounder and shot-blocker. On a team that has played so many close games, where would the Cavaliers be without him?

Virginia redshirt senior Mamadi Diakite has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is the first such honor of Diakite’s career at UVA.

Perhaps Virginia’s Mamadi Diakite sensed what a difficult time Williams is going through with this team, or maybe he just felt like Saturday night’s game might be the last time the Cavaliers will face the Tar Heels, so there wouldn’t be another chance, but nonetheless, Diakite felt it necessary to go over and speak to the Carolina coach at the end of the game.

It was 1:30 in the morning, hours after Virginia had eked out a key win over Notre Dame on Tuesday night. While workers were still cleaning out John Paul Jones Arena, a lone figure was on the court, shooting.

Virginia junior Tomas Woldetensae pump-faked to get some space and then sank the game-winning 3-pointer with eight-tenths of a second to play to lift the Cavaliers to a 64-62 win at North Carolina Saturday night.

Virginia will be shooting for its first regular-season sweep of longtime conference rival North Carolina in 18 years tonight when the two teams clash at 8 p.m. at the Dean Dome.

Entering its seventh year, the nationwide popularity of “The Basketball Tournament” continues to grow, and University of Virginia fans will now have a dog in the fight.

Tuesday’s “Late Night with Tony Bennett” might have flown under the radar of most college basketball fans, but for Virginia and Notre Dame, it couldn’t have meant more.

As Virginia coach Tony Bennett put it after a hard-fought, grind-it-out, 50-49 overtime win over  Notre Dame Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena, “We’ll take it.”

One of the hottest teams in the ACC comes rolling into John Paul Jones Arena tonight, as Notre Dame looks for its first regular-season victory against Virginia since joining the conference.

When Notre Dame visits Virginia tonight (9 p.m.), something’s gotta give. The Fighting Irish have won four in a row, and the Cavaliers had won four in a row until losing a close decision at Louisville this past Saturday.

After beating Louisville nine straight times over the last five years, Virginia lost its mojo over the Cardinals by an 80-73 count at the KFC Yum! Center.

After erasing a 14-point halftime deficit, Virginia fought back to take a two-point lead with 3:25 to play, but No. 5 Louisville made eight of its 10 free-throw attempts over the final three minutes and held on for an 80-73 win Saturday.

Virginia carries its three-game win streak into the KFC Yum! Center Saturday when the Cavaliers go up against fifth-ranked Louisville (4 p.m., ESPN).

We’ve all been there, working overtime, finishing up a report for the boss, working on our golf swing, trying to perfect that overhead smash shot in tennis, and all the while putting off our significant other.

Virginia kept the recent positive momentum rolling Wednesday night, as senior Braxton Key sank two crucial 3-pointers in the last five minutes to help lift the Cavaliers to a 51-44 win against Clemson.

Photos from John Markon from Virginia’s 51-44 win over Clemson.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while thinking Virginia just might be getting itself together for the final month of the regular season …