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Virginia set to take on Villanova in Madison Square Garden
Virginia, which is projected to be one of the top teams in the nation next season, is set to meet Big East powerhouse Villanova in Madison Square Garden. A date for the game has not been announced.
Scattershooting: Shula, Kihei, UVA quarterbacks, more Louisville trouble
Scattershooting around Wahoo Nation in hopes of a coronavirus-free world in the not-too-distant future …
Hoops Notes: Who’s next at Wake? UVA to play at JMU
Some hoops notes to soothe your basketball hunger …
Beekman died from accidental acute intoxication of two separate drugs
Washington State football player Bryce Beekman suffered an accidental death from acute intoxication of two drugs according to the Whitman County Coroner’s Office in Pullman, Wash.
Justin Anderson’s toughest test yet … the piano
Basketball has always been easy for Justin Anderson. His newest challenge, though … not so much.
Virginia’s newest player, transfer Trey Murphy III, said Bennett, staff and McKoy made Wahoos an easy choice
Trey Murphy III has never been to John Paul Jones Arena, but that didn’t matter to him when he became the newest member of Tony Bennett’s Virginia basketball program on Monday.
Rice transfer wing Murphy announces he will commit to Virginia
Trey Murphy III is a Wahoo. The 6-foot-8 transfer from Rice University announced on his Twitter account Monday afternoon that he is committing to Virginia.
Worst to First: Virginia wins the Natty
After falling to the depths of college basketball during the madness of last March, becoming the first No. 1 seed in history to lose to a No. 16 seed, and suffering the scorn of the American sporting public, Virginia rose from purgatory to paradise Monday night.
One Shining Moment: UVA defeats Texas Tech in OT to win title
In one of the most memorable National Championship games in NCAA Tournament history, the Cavaliers prevailed in overtime, 85-77, to defeat Texas Tech and hoist the program’s first title trophy at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Wahoo Madness: Elite Eight
Okay, Wahoos, it’s that time. We are down to the Elite Eight of the best Virginia basketball players of all time.
Virginia makes the cut for Rice transfer guard Trey Murphy III
Virginia basketball has made another final four, this time as a finalist for the services of Rice transfer Trey Murphy III.
Virginia basketball will play in Charlotte tripleheader come November
According to CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Virginia is scheduled to play in a tripleheader in Charlotte on Nov. 13.
Bennett & staff could clearly see Big Picture at Virginia 11 years ago
I decided late in that first Bennett season to write a piece about the Big Picture, what Bennett and his staff knew and saw that fans and media were missing.
Coronavirus claims the life of Kyle Guy’s grandfather
Last year at this time, Kyle Guy was en route to one of the happiest weekends of his life. On Friday, Guy learned that his grandfather had died from the Coronavirus.
Wahoo Madness: Sweet 16
We’ve reached the Sweet Sixteen of “Wahoo Madness” with a few unexpected developments and some tough matchups before we reach the Elite Eight of the best Virginia basketball players of all time.
11 Years Ago, UVA lured Bennett across the country and changed Wahoo history
Honestly, when I was told UVA had hired Tony Bennett, I had never heard of him. I thought I knew college hoops pretty well, but my knowledge of some of the schools out west wasn’t up to par.
STAB’s Poindexter continues local UVA basketball walk-on tradition
Tony Bennett has had a pipeline of preferred walk-on basketball players from Charlottesville-area schools, and that tradition continued on Saturday when St. Anne’s-Belfield guard Malachi Poindexter announced he would be the next.
Wahoo Madness: Round of 32
The round of 32 is set for “Wahoo Madness,” our All-Time Virginia basketball bracket voted on by you, the Cavalier fans. We’re getting down to the nitty gritty, as we advance to the second round of our 64-man bracket to determine your favorite Cavalier basketball heroes of all time.
Photo Gallery: Mamadi Diakite
Let’s celebrate the University of Virginia career of Mamadi Diakite with this exclusive photo gallery taken by Annie Piland, a fourth-year student at UVA majoring in Biology.
Diakite looking for an NBA future, but loved his UVA past
While he was not “live-tweeting” like some of his former teammates during the recent replays of last year’s national championship, Virginia’s Mamadi Diakite enjoyed looking back.
