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Podcast: UVA-Miami preview, baseball opener, Zim retires
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Chris Graham so that the guys can talk Virginia-Miami in ACC hoops, the ‘Hoos getting a win in their baseball opener, and the career of former UVA baseball great Ryan Zimmerman, who retired this week from the Washington Nationals.
Game Notes: Road game at Miami next for Virginia
Virginia (16-10, 10-6 ACC) travels to Miami (19-7, 11-4 ACC) in ACC action on Saturday. Tipoff at Watsco Center is set for 5 p.m. on ACC Network.
Women’s Basketball: Virginia downs Duke, 67-54
The Virginia women’s basketball team (4-21, 1-14 ACC) picked up a 67-54 victory against Duke (15-10, 6-9 ACC) on Thursday at John Paul Jones Arena.
Women’s Basketball: Virginia opens final homestand with loss to Miami
The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-21, 0-14 ACC) suffered a 71-55 loss against Miami (14-10, 7-7 ACC) on Tuesday at John Paul Jones Arena.
So, where does Virginia stand in terms of making the NCAA Tournament?
With Virginia’s loss at Virginia Tech on Big Monday, the Cavaliers’ path to the NCAA Tournament narrowed considerably.
Virginia fresh out of playmakers and 3-pointers in loss at Virginia Tech
Seth Greenberg, who has had stops at Virginia and Virginia Tech along his coaching career and is now among the best basketball analysts in the land, made a good point during halftime of Monday night’s clash between the two rivals.
UVA’s win streak halted with 62-53 loss at Virginia Tech
Virginia’s four-game win streak came to an end Monday night in Blacksburg, as Virginia Tech held on for a 62-53 win to split the season series.
Virginia’s Jayden Gardner named ACC Basketball Player of the Week
Virginia senior forward Jayden Gardner has been named the ACC Basketball Player of the Week.
Women’s Basketball: Virginia Falls at Wake Forest, 68-53
The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-20, 0-13 ACC) suffered a 68-53 loss at Wake Forest (13-12, 3-11 ACC) on Sunday (Feb.13) at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Virginia is a blue blood, new blood, Hoo blood
While Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner has been known for a little hyperbole, he was serious in his description of Tony Bennett’s basketball program at Virginia after losing for the ninth straight time to the Cavaliers on Saturday.
Cavaliers battle Hokies in Smithfield Commonwealth Clash
Virginia (16-9, 10-5 ACC) travels to Virginia Tech (15-10, 7-7 ACC) in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash on Monday, Feb 14. Tipoff at Cassell Coliseum is set for 7 p.m.
Kihei goes bombs away on Yellow Jackets and Pastner wishes he’d leave already
Kihei Clark, the Cavaliers’ diminutive senior point guard, was asked about what made him laugh when he was approached by a Georgia Tech assistant coach in the handshake line immediately following the game.
Gardner leads the way as Virginia downs Yellow Jackets, 63-53
Virginia forward Jayden Gardner put on a show Saturday, leading the Cavaliers to a 63-53 win over Georgia Tech at John Paul Jones Arena, the team’s fourth-straight victory.
Scattershooting: UVA’s NCAA chances, forfeits, and JWilly technically speaking
Scattershooting around UVA and the ACC, while wondering what the Cavaliers have to do to make the NCAA tournament …
Podcast: ESPN’s Seth Greenberg talks UVA, ACC hoops
ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to talk UVA hoops, and offers thoughts on what the ‘Hoos need to do down the stretch to earn an invite to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
A day with Al McGuire, and why it’s only important to win at war and surgery
Every basketball fan loved Al McGuire, who really wasn’t an X’s-and-O’s guy, but coached the game by “feel.”
Looking back at beating Duke: Heat of the moment and headaches, plus Kyle Guy
Heat of the battle. That’s how Tony Bennett described the near-skirmish at Cameron Indoor in the second half of Virginia’s 69-68 upset of No. 7 Duke on Monday night.
Women’s Basketball: Virginia falls to Syracuse, 77-70
The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-18, 0-11 ACC) suffered a 77-70 loss against Syracuse (10-12, 3-9 ACC) on Tuesday at John Paul Jones Arena.
How it wasn’t a surprise that Virginia won at Duke
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Chris Graham to discuss Virginia’s 69-68 win at #7 Duke on Big Monday.
Williford drew up winning play and for Beekman it was déjà vu all over again
In the cramped, crusty visitors’ locker room before Virginia’s biggest game of the season, Bennett directed what his players would have to sacrifice to win this game over the No. 7 team in the nation in an arena where the Cavaliers had won only three times in nearly 40 years.
