Cavaliers return to ACC play against Clemson

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia (7-4, 1-0 ACC) hosts Clemson (8-4, 0-1) in ACC action on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena has been moved to 7 p.m. on ACC Network.

For Openers

• Virginia (7-4, 1-0 ACC) returns to ACC action for its first of two meeting against Clemson (8-4, 0-1).
• UVA has an 11-game winning streak in the series against Clemson.
• UVA ranks fifth nationally in scoring defense (55.2 ppg) and 16th in turnovers per game (10.2).
• UVA has limited its foes to 49.6 points per game, 33.1 percent field goal shooting and 25 percent 3-point shooting in its seven wins.

Broadcast Information

• The Virginia-Clemson game will be televised on ACC Network and streamed online at WatchESPN.com and ESPN App.
• The game will also be broadcast on Virginia Sports Radio Network, VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Sports app.
• Live statistics will be available on VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Sports app.

Hoo Are These Cavaliers?

• UVA is led by its returning backcourt of Kihei Clark (9.8 ppg & 4.2 apg) and Reece Beekman (6.1 ppg, 4.6 apg & 2.1 spg), and the additions of transfers Jayden Gardner (15.3 ppg & 8.3 rpg) and Armaan Franklin (11.4 ppg).
• Clark has played 104 games at UVA and is averaging career-highs in field goal percentage (42.4%), 3-point percentage (40.9%) and free throw percentage (90%).
• The Cavaliers added transfers Gardner (East Carolina) and Franklin (Indiana) to fill the void left by standouts Sam Hauser (16 ppg), Jay Huff (13 ppg) and Trey Murphy III (11.3 ppg).
• Gardner averaged 18.5 points and 8.9 rebounds in 79 career games at East Carolina, while Franklin averaged 11.4 points and shot 42.5 percent from 3-point range in 2020-21.
• Kadin Shedrick (6.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg & 2.6 bpg) and Francisco Caffaro (3.8 rpg) anchor the paint, while Taine Murray (42.7% 3FGs), Igor Miliĉić Jr. (42.1% 3FGs), Carson McCorkle (33.3% 3FGs), Malachi Poindexter and Kody Stattmann provide perimeter depth.

Virginia All-Time vs. Clemson

• Virginia is 79-52 all-time vs. Clemson, including a 45-16 home mark, in a series that dates back to 1935-36.
• UVA defeated the Tigers 85-50 in the lone meeting last season at Littlejohn Coliseum
• UVA has an 11-game winning streak in the series, limiting the Tigers to 50 or fewer points in six of the wins.
• The Cavaliers have an eight-game winning streak against the Tigers in Charlottesville.
• UVA is 13-2 in its last 15 meetings against the Tigers.
• Head coach Tony Bennett is 13-3 all-time vs. Clemson.

On The Horizon

• Virginia travels to Syracuse on Saturday, Jan. 1. Tipoff at Carrier Dome is set for 8 p.m. on ACC Network.