Hunter, Jerome Headed To The NBA
Junior point guard Ty Jerome and redshirt sophomore De’Andre Hunter, best friends throughout their UVA career, said they will sign with an agent.
Junior point guard Ty Jerome and redshirt sophomore De’Andre Hunter, best friends throughout their UVA career, said they will sign with an agent.
The same day Virginia stars Ty Jerome and De’Andre Hunter declared for the upcoming NBA Draft, the Cavaliers picked up a commitment for next season in Justin McKoy.
As expected, Virginia junior point guard Ty Jerome announced today that he will forgo his final season of eligibility with the Cavaliers and enter his name into the NBA draft. Jerome also said he will sign with an agent.
Listen as Jerry catches up with Final Four Most Outstanding Player Kyle Guy, and UVA Coaching Legend Terry Holland.
With thousands of Wahoos flooding Charlottesville on Saturday afternoon, the city officially became “Title Town,” as its favorite sons from the Virginia basketball team paraded into an excited Scott Stadium with the national championship trophy in tow.
The Virginia men’s basketball program’s storybook season culminated in Charlottesville, in a memorable, orange-and-blue-clad National Championship celebration on a beautiful Spring afternoon Saturday at Scott Stadium.
One of the greatest coaches in ACC basketball history and the “Most Outstanding Player” of the 2019 Final Four will grace Saturday’s edition of “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” on ESPN-Charlottesville (102.9 FM and AM 450).
Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, by Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham, is now available at a special pre-sale price of $20.
Final Four “Most Outstanding Player” Kyle Guy will make an appearance on “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” on ESPN-Charlottesville (102.9 FM, 1450 AM) Saturday from 9 -10 a.m.
Lots of notable Virginia alums were at U.S. Bank Stadium to be part of Cavalier basketball history on Monday night when the program captured its first NCAA Final Four championship.
Any more questions, America? After falling to the depths of college basketball during the madness of last March, becoming the first No. 1 seed in history to lose to a No. 16 seed, and suffering the scorn of the American sporting public, Virginia rose from purgatory to paradise Monday night.
It was a moment that Virginia fans, players and coaches have dreamed of, and it was magical. In the end, the confetti rained orange and blue as chants of “U-V-A” and “Wahoowa” were heard from every direction.
Here’s a collection of coach and player quotes from both Virginia and Texas Tech ahead of Monday night’s National Championship game.
When Virginia’s basketball team arrived in Minneapolis a few days ago, each person was presented a boat paddle emblazoned with the message: “The Road Ends Here.”
Kyle Guy scored six points in eight seconds Saturday night, including three pressure-packed free throws with sixth-tenths of a second remaining to defeat Auburn and propel Virginia into Monday night’s championship game against Texas Tech.
It all comes down to 40 more minutes of basketball on Monday night, as Virginia shoots for the program’s first NCAA championship at 9:20 p.m. ET against West Region champion Texas Tech at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Listen as two UVA Historians, Jerry Ratcliffe and Myron Ripley, discuss the Final Four run and a look back to 1984. Plus conversations with Joe Harris and De’Andre Hunter.
So how does it feel to be playing for a National Championship? Virginia held off Auburn by a point Saturday, 63-62, to advance to the program’s first-ever NCAA title game. The Cavaliers appeared to be excited in the postgame locker room, but remained focused on the upcoming task at hand.
When Kyle Guy was fouled with sixth-tenths of a second remaining in Saturday night’s national semifinal, the junior guard headed to the sidelines with his Virginia teammates while game officials reviewed how much time officially remained on the clock.
Yes, Virginia. There is a national championship game Monday night, and thanks to three Kyle Guy free throws with just six-tenths of a second on the clock, the Cavaliers will be one of the participants.