Diakite Wows With New Hair, Improved Play
Mamadi Diakite has a new look, but that’s not what has opponents so worried when they face the 6-foot-9 Virginia leaper.
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We’re excited to announce Blue Ridge Bank as the Proud Sponsor of Baseline-to-Baseline Coverage of The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament from JerryRatcliffe.com.
Josh Pastner High on Virginia
Josh Pastner believes if Virginia continues to play the way it did in a dominating, 81-51 rout of his Georgia Tech team on Wednesday night, that the Cavaliers can win the national championship.
#2 Virginia Dispatches Georgia Tech, 81-51
No. 2 Virginia officially wrapped up a double bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament with a convincing 81-51 victory over Georgia Tech Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
Tale of the Tape: Virginia vs. Georgia Tech
With two weeks left in the regular season, No. 2 Virginia will play three of its final four games at John Paul Jones Arena.
Miss either of the last two Jerry Ratcliffe Shows?
If you missed either of the last two Jerry Ratcliffe Shows, we’ve got you covered. On Feb. 23, Hooty chatted with former Wake Forest Head Coach and long time UVA assistant Dave Odom, as well as UVA Head Baseball Coach Brian O’Connor. Then back on Feb. 16, the show featured encore presentations of interviews with UVA all-time greats Ralph Sampson and Tiki Barber.
Season-High 14 Hits Helps ‘Hoos Complete Sweep of Villanova
The Virginia baseball team won its fourth straight game and completed the series sweep Sunday against Villanova with a 10-2 victory at Disharoon Park.
Olympic Sports Roundup: Women’s Squash Finishes Third in Kurtz Cup
It was another jampacked weekend for a number of University of Virginia athletic programs. As we head into the final week of February, check out how all the Cavalier Olympic sports teams fared, and what’s coming up this week.
Virginia Women Fight Tough to Top Georgia Tech 53-45
After an aggressive fight from both sides, the Virginia women’s basketball team claimed victory against Georgia Tech Sunday afternoon with a final score of 53-45.
ACC Basketball Power Poll: Feb. 25
Jerry Ratcliffe and Scott Ratcliffe from JerryRatcliffe.com and Chris Graham, Scott German and Zach Pereles from Augusta Free Press vote in this week’s ACC Basketball Power Poll. Does Duke retain the top spot after a tumultuous week in ACC play?
Hunter Takes Out Frustrations On Louisville In Second Half
De’Andre Hunter was so mad that he resembled one of those old-fashioned cartoon characters, the ones with steam blowing out of both ears and blowing their top.
Strong Second Half Lifts ‘Hoos Past Cardinals
After trailing by as many as 12 points in the first half, No. 3 Virginia stormed back in the second and walked out of Louisville with a 64-52 win Saturday behind a career day from De’Andre Hunter.
Tale of the Tape: Virginia vs. Louisville
Third-ranked Virginia visits the KFC Yum! Center at Noon to take on No. 18 Louisville, a team the Cavaliers will see twice in a matter of two weeks. UVA will host the Cardinals in the regular-season finale on Mar. 9.
UVA Visits Cards For First Time Since 0.9 Miracle
The last time Virginia’s basketball team visited this river city last March, it pulled off a miracle that sent shockwaves throughout the sporting world.
Cavaliers Upended by No. 4 Louisville
The Virginia women’s basketball team suffered a 71-49 loss to No. 4 Louisville on Thursday at John Paul Jones Arena.
Virginia Baseball Recovers From Tough Weekend, Wins Home Opener
Brian O’Connor didn’t sleep during the overnight red-eye flight back from Arizona late Sunday.
Braxton Key Keys Virginia Road Win
The weight on Braxton Key’s ample shoulders was heavy heading down the home stretch of Monday night’s game at rival Virginia Tech.
#3 Virginia Defeats #20 Virginia Tech, 64-58
Kyle Guy scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, Ty Jerome added 16 points and Braxton Key sank a pair of dagger 3-pointers as No. 3 Virginia pulled the regular-season sweep of 20th-ranked Virginia Tech, 64-58.
ACC Power Poll: Feb. 18
Scott Ratcliffe from JerryRatcliffe.com and Chris Graham and Scott German from Augusta Free Press vote in this week’s ACC Basketball Power Poll.
Tale of the Tape: #3 Virginia vs. #20 Virginia Tech
For the second week in a row, Tony Bennett and the 3rd-ranked Virginia men’s basketball team will face a quick Saturday-Monday turnaround when the Cavaliers look for a season sweep of No. 20 Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. on ESPN.