One Down, Two to Go, for Virginia’s Big Three
When Kyle Guy ascended the ladder to cut down the net after Virginia had clinched its fourth regular season ACC title in six years, there were a lot of thoughts rolling through his mind.
When Kyle Guy ascended the ladder to cut down the net after Virginia had clinched its fourth regular season ACC title in six years, there were a lot of thoughts rolling through his mind.
This one was for Jack. With an ACC regular-season title on the line, No. 2 Virginia erased a second-half deficit and held off Louisville, 73-68, in the conference finale Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena.
John Markon photos from #2 Virginia’s 73-68 win over Louisville.
Listen as Jerry talks to former UVA standout and current NBA three point champion Joe Harris, current Wahoo De’Andre Hunter, and Head of UVA Sports Medicine Dr. David Diduch.
It all comes down to Saturday for second-ranked Virginia, as the team guns for its fourth ACC regular-season title in the last six years when the Cavaliers host Louisville at 4 p.m.
If basketball arenas could cry, John Paul Jones would shed a tear this afternoon for Jack Salt.
NBA 3-Point Shooting Contest champion Joe Harris will appear on “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” on Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. on ESPN-Charlottesville (102.9 FM and 1450 AM).
The 12th-seeded Virginia women’s basketball team had its season come to an end on Thursday with a 67-57 loss to No. 18 Syracuse in the second round of the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Kyle Guy doesn’t get caught up in all the numbers, although it would be understandable if he did.
Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter, one of the five finalists for the 2019 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, will be a guest on “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” on ESPN-Charlottesville (102.9 FM) on Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m.
The Virginia women’s basketball team advanced to the second round of the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament after picking up a 77-61 victory over Boston College on Wednesday at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Jim Boeheim has been coaching at Syracuse for the past 50 years, and on Monday night the Hall of Famer saw something he’d never witnessed before.
They may be calling for snow over the next two days in chilly Upstate New York, but one thing we can confirm is that it was raining 3’s at the Carrier Dome Monday night thanks to Kyle Guy, De’Andre Hunter and Ty Jerome.
No. 2 Virginia has a chance to wrap up another ACC regular-season title by winning its final two games, beginning with a trip to Syracuse Monday at 7 p.m. (ESPN).
Jerry Ratcliffe and Scott Ratcliffe from JerryRatcliffe.com and Chris Graham and Scott German from Augusta Free Press vote in this week’s ACC Basketball Power Poll. Who do the guys put at the top this week?
The basketball road has to be a very weary one for Jeff Capel.
No. 2 Virginia pushed its home record to 14-1 on the season with an easy 73-49 walloping of Pittsburgh Saturday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.
Photos by John Markon from Virginia’s 73-49 win over Pitt.
Listen as Jerry catches up with best selling author Jonathan Coleman, Jocelyn Willoughby of the Cavalier Women’s Basketball team, and Dr. David Diduch of UVA Orthopedics.
With just a week remaining in the regular season, second-ranked Virginia resumes ACC action Saturday afternoon against last-place Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena.