UVA falls in ACC opener to No. 3 NC State, 72-61
A lopsided third quarter proved to be the difference in Virginia’s ACC opener, a 72-61 loss to No. 3 NC State at John Paul Jones Arena Sunday night.
A lopsided third quarter proved to be the difference in Virginia’s ACC opener, a 72-61 loss to No. 3 NC State at John Paul Jones Arena Sunday night.
Perhaps the second time will prove to be the charm for Gavin Frakes, as the former New Mexico State quarterback visits UVA this coming Thursday.
The Fighting Irish came into the game as the worst 3-point shooting team in the conference, but shot the lights out at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.
Virginia reopens ACC play on Saturday at Notre Dame with the struggling Fighting Irish under new leadership.
Having played only two games during a 21-day span, Tony Bennett just wanted to see his team show some semblance of how it had played before the breaks.
Virginia took care of business in its final non-conference tuneup of the season Wednesday, cruising to a 79-44 win over visiting Morgan State in front of a packed house of 14,637 at John Paul Jones Arena.
Scattershooting around the ACC, while snacking on Frank Smith’s patented cheese and sausage muffins.
Trell Harris, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound sophomore wideout from Kent State, announced his commitment to UVA on social media.
As reported on this site three days ago, former North Carolina receiver Andre Greene Jr. announced today that he had officially committed to Virginia.
Former Virginia head basketball coach and star guard Jeff Jones, now the head coach at Old Dominion, suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized in Honolulu on Wednesday night.
Kymora Johnson led all scorers with a season-high 26 points, which tied for the most by a Cavalier in single game this season.
Tony Elliott is encouraged about the direction his program is going with the addition of 18 players — and more coming — on National Signing Day.
Brian Stevens, who started off the season at guard but then moved to center for the remainder of the campaign, announced he was returning to UVA for his final year of eligibility.
Center back Aidan O’Connor (New York Red Bulls) and forward Stephen Annor (Houston Dynamo) were each selected in the first round. Leo Afonso, Virginia’s three-time captain, was selected in the second round by Inter Miami.
Memphis handcuffed the visiting Cavaliers as soon as they got off the bus at FedEx Forum and led wire-to-wire in a 77-54 rout.
Virginia ran into a buzz saw at FedEx Forum on Tuesday night, as Memphis provided what UVA coach Tony Bennett referred to as a “reality check” in a 77-54 beatdown.
While there hasn’t been an official announcement as of late Tuesday night, it appears that Virginia has landed a commitment from former North Carolina wide receiver Andre Greene Jr.
The Virginia football program made some noise in the recruiting world on Tuesday when the Cavaliers gained a commitment from Kameron Courtney.
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.
After announcing his decommitment from Indiana during his official visit to Virginia over the weekend, Freedom HS star athlete Kameron Courtney is expected to flip his commitment to UVA.