California picked up its first conference win as a member of the ACC, 75-61, in Berkeley, as Virginia simply couldn’t get things together in the second half.

While UVA’s coaching staff has planned appropriately for the time difference, the Cavaliers’ collective body clocks may have a difficult time adjusting.

Finally, on Monday, Ron Sanchez added a little more clarity to the situation, but still left a cloud of confusion on Christian Bliss’ intentions.

Pat Kelsey broke the curse with little resistance from Virginia in a 20-point blowout at John Paul Jones Arena.

Louisville put an end to its nine-game losing streak in Charlottesville on Saturday, cruising to a 70-50 win, its first at UVA in nearly 35 years.

The Cardinals, under new coach Pat Kelsey, will attempt to break one of the longest streaks in the ACC, having never beaten Virginia on the road since joining the conference.

A second-half explosion in which the Cavaliers shot 50-percent from beyond the arc saw Virginia cruise to a 69-46 win over Wake Forest on Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena.

Give Ron Sanchez credit for his dedication to the task at hand, a rather huge New Year’s Eve battle with visiting NC State on Tuesday afternoon.

In the first ACC home game of the season, Virginia survived a New Year’s Eve matinee against NC State on Tuesday, rallying from a double-digit deficit and hanging on for a 70-67 victory.

The last time Virginia faced NC State on a basketball court, things couldn’t have worked out any better for the Wolfpack.

Virginia got all it could handle from a pesky American ballclub on Sunday, but held on for a 63-58 victory to close out the non-conference schedule.

Penny Hardaway decided to slap a fullcourt press on Virginia for the second half in order to speed up the slowest-paced team in major college basketball.

Virginia had No. 21 Memphis on the ropes midway through Wednesday’s tilt at John Paul Jones Arena, but the Tigers clawed back and held on late for a 64-62 victory.

The Tigers drubbed Virginia last season in Memphis and bring one of the nation’s most lethal shooting teams to Charlottesville.

It took a while to get things going, but Virginia made up for it in the second half of its 59-41 win Thursday over Bethune-Cookman at John Paul Jones Arena.