Game Notes: #25 Virginia hosts Radford on Friday night

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

No. 25 Virginia hosts Radford in nonconference action on Friday, Nov. 12. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is slated for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

For Openers

• UVA is 6-0 all-time vs. Radford.
• UVA’s season-opening loss to Navy was just the second to begin a season in the Tony Bennett era at Virginia (13-2).
• UVA is 146-42 (.777) in nonconference action under Bennett.

Broadcast Information

• The Virginia-Radford game will be streamed online on ACC Network Extra via 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 located on VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports app.

The Head Coach

• Dean and Markel Families Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tony Bennett has a 295-104 (.739) mark in 13 seasons at Virginia and 364-137 (.727) career mark in 16 seasons as a head coach.
• The three-time National (2007, 2015 and 2018) and four-time ACC Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019) guided the Cavaliers to their 10th ACC regular-season championship in 2020-21.
• In 2018-19, Bennett led the Cavaliers to their first NCAA national championship, a share of their ninth ACC regular-season title and a school-record 35 wins.
• Bennett has led UVA to 10 consecutive postseason appearances (2012-21) and seven consecutive NCAA tournaments (2014-21).

Hoo Are These Cavaliers?

• We play defense, take good shots, share and take care of the basketball, rebound and play more defense.
• UVA is led by its returning backcourt of Kihei Clark (12 ppg) and Reece Beekman (8 ppg, 6 apg & 5 rpg), and the additions of transfers Jayden Gardner (18 ppg, 10 rpg) and Armaan Franklin (7 ppg).
• Clark has played 94 games at UVA and was an All-ACC honorable mention selection last season, while Beekman had a team-high 30 steals and was second with 75 assists.
• The Cavaliers added transfers Gardner (East Carolina) and Franklin (Indiana) to fill the void left by 2020-21 standouts Sam Hauser (16.0 ppg), Jay Huff (13.0 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 for the Hoosiers in 2020-21.
• Kadin Shedrick and Francisco Caffaro anchor the paint, while Carson McCorkle, Kody Stattmann, Taine Murray and Igor Miliĉić Jr. provide perimeter shooting and depth.

All-Time vs. Radford

• Virginia is 6-0 all-time against Radford in the series that dates back to 1987-88.
• The Cavaliers have won all six of the games at home against the Highlanders, including a 2-0 mark at John Paul Jones Arena.
• UVA has limited the Highlanders to 56 points or fewer in four of the six meetings.
• The Cavaliers are averaging 75.2 points in the series vs. Radford.
• Tony Bennett is 2-0 all-time vs. Radford as a head coach, including a win at Washington State.

Last Time vs. the Highlanders

• Mustapha Farrakhan and Joe Harris each tallied 14 points to lead Virginia to a 54-44 win over Radford at John Paul Jones Arena on Dec. 7, 2010.
• KT Harrel added 13 points (3 of 3 3-pointers) and Mike Scott added 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Cavaliers improved to 6-3 under second-year head coach Tony Bennett.
• UVA outrebounded Radford 35-30 and limited the Highlanders to 38.6 percent from the field.
• The Cavaliers went 8 of 21 from 3-point range and made 20 free throws.

Cavaliers vs. the Commonwealth

• UVA is 72-16 against teams from Virginia since 1999-00.
• UVA has won 25 of its last 29 games against teams from Virginia, including a 36-point win over William & Mary on Dec. 22.
• UVA went 1-1 against the Commonwealth in 2020-21, posting a win vs. William & Mary (76-40) and loss at Virginia Tech (65-51).

On The Horizon

• No. 25 Virginia travels to No. 15 Houston on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Tipoff at Fertitta Center is set for 8 p.m. on ESPN.