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Red-Hot Oklahoma Up Next For Wahoos
Oklahoma enters Sunday’s matchup with Virginia fresh off its hottest performance of the season, a 95-72 beatdown of No. 8 seed Mississippi in the opening round Friday.
Hunter Finally Puts On His Dancing Shoes
For three long years, De’Andre Hunter has patiently waited to dance. When that wait ended Friday afternoon, Hunter danced his butt off.
Virginia Rallies, Defeats 16 Seed Gardner-Webb, 71-56
When 16-seed Gardner-Webb took a 14-point lead in the first half of Friday’s NCAA Tournament matchup, Virginia fans were likely breaking a sweat, possibly uttering a few profanities here and there, thinking, “Not again.”
Jerome’s Confidence Soaring As ‘Hoos Begin March to Madness
When Mark Jerome put a basketball in his tike’s hands for the first time, he began preaching a never-ending sermon about the most important part of the game.
Tale of the Tape: Virginia vs. Gardner-Webb
Virginia begins the quest for its first NCAA Tournament title Friday against Big South Conference champion Gardner-Webb in Columbia, SC, at approximately 3:10 p.m. on truTV.
Diakite Leads UVA’s ‘X-Factors’ Into Postseason
The difference in this Virginia basketball team and previous Tony Bennett squads has been the storehouse of offensive firepower.
Virginia Gets Top Seed in South, Faces Gardner-Webb
A year removed from NCAA Tournament history, when Virginia became the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16, the Cavaliers will get a shot at redemption on Friday afternoon in Columbia, S.C., when they take on another unheralded No. 16 in Gardner-Webb.
End of the Tournament, But Not the End of the Road
Tony Bennett sat in the very same spot Friday night that he occupied last March when his Virginia team — the top-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament — fell prey to the madness.
Top-seeded Virginia Falls to FSU in ACC Semifinal Round
Virginia’s ACC Tournament came to an end Friday night, as No. 4 seed Florida State out-toughed, out-hustled, and bottom line outplayed the top-seeded Cavaliers, 69-59, in the semifinals at the Spectrum Center.
Tale of the Tape: Virginia vs. Florida State
Two of the conference’s hottest teams square off tonight in the ACC Tournament semifinals at 7 p.m. in Charlotte, as Virginia faces 12th-ranked and fourth-seeded Florida State, a team the Cavaliers knocked off by 13 back in early January in the conference opener.
Salt Assaults Wolfpack in Second Half
When Thursday afternoon’s “Cavalanche” came, it caught upset-minded NC State completely by surprise.
Virginia Moves On to ACC Semifinals With Win Over NC State
No. 1 seed Virginia got a career high from senior big man Jack Salt, a near-record performance from junior sharpshooter Kyle Guy, and cruised to a 76-56 win over No. 8 NC State Thursday in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal round at the Spectrum Center.
Tale of the Tape: No. 1 UVA vs. No. 8 NC State
No. 1 seed Virginia tips off its 2019 ACC Tournament at 12:30 Thursday afternoon with a quarterfinal matchup against eighth-seeded NC State at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
N.C. State Ready for Virginia Challenge
N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts doesn’t expect his team to back down one bit when the Wolfpack faces No. 2 Virginia in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday (12:30 p.m.).
ACC Tournament Recap: Day Two
The second round of the ACC Tournament is underway, and top-seeded Virginia now knows its quarterfinal opponent. Click back here for updates throughout the day, brought to you by Blue Ridge Bank.
Virginia Returns to the Scene of the Crime in Charlotte
I was listening to national sports radio the other day and when the topic of last year’s NCAA Tournament came up, the host said his most memorable moment from the event was Tony Bennett’s heartfelt message after Virginia became the first No. 1 seed in history to lose to a No. 16 seed, UMBC.
ACC Tournament Roundup: Miami, Notre Dame, Pitt Pick Up 1st-Round Wins
If you missed any of Tuesday’s opening-day action in Charlotte, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a recap of the ACC Tournament’s first session, brought to you by our friends at Blue Ridge Bank:
ACC Individual Leaders
Here’s a look at the best of the best in each category of ACC Men’s Basketball.
ACC Tournament Team Capsules
Here’s everything you need to know about all 15 Atlantic Coast Conference teams.
One Down, Two to Go, for Virginia’s Big Three
When Kyle Guy ascended the ladder to cut down the net after Virginia had clinched its fourth regular season ACC title in six years, there were a lot of thoughts rolling through his mind.
