GOSSAGE: Picking up Cardinal feathers
By Grant Gossage | February 7, 2017Sports editor Grant Gossage had the following takeaways after the No. 12 Virginia basketball team’s emphatic 71-55 win Monday night over No. 4 Louisville.
Sports editor Grant Gossage had the following takeaways after the No. 12 Virginia basketball team’s emphatic 71-55 win Monday night over No. 4 Louisville.
No Virginia team has had more of an up-and-down season than women’s basketball.
Three months after announcing his initial leave of absence Jan. 18, the athletics department announced that Littlepage’s leave of absence would extend indefinitely as he continued to attend to family matters.
No. 12 Virginia kept No. 4 Louisville’s offense at bay in the second half to pick up a 71-55 victory in a Big Monday matchup.
No. 9 Virginia faces No. 6 Louisville Monday at John Paul Jones Arena in a matchup between two top ACC teams.
Syracuse (15-9, 7-4 ACC) went on an impressive 19-2 run to open the second half and stole Saturday’s basketball game from No. 9 Virginia (17-5, 7-3 ACC), 66-62.
No. 9 Virginia dismantled its in-state rival Virginia Tech, 71-48, in a Wednesday night showdown.
After a tough loss Sunday, the No. 9 Virginia men’s basketball team is hoping to bounce back with a win against ACC rival Virginia Tech.
At times, it can be heartbreaking to see Cavaliers lose close games now. However, it may well be worth it when March comes around.
Coach Tony Bennett took a big risk by putting the ball in freshman guard Ty Jerome’s hands at the end of then-No. 1 Villanova game this past weekend.
Despite the devastating loss Sunday against No. 1 Villanova, Virginia is still a national contender with its discipline on defense and efficiency on offense.
The No. 12 Virginia men’s basketball team travels to Philadelphia, Pa. Sunday looking to hand No. 1 Villanova its second-consecutive loss.
The No. 12 Virginia men’s basketball team will travel to South Bend, Ind. Tuesday night as underdogs in a matchup against No. 14 Notre Dame.
At six-foot-three, near a buck seventy soaking wet and donning a man bun with its own Twitter page, freshman guard Kyle Guy is hard to miss.
Senior guard London Perrantes became only the fourth player in Virginia basketball history with 1,000 points and 500 assists Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena.
The No. 16 Virginia basketball team won on the road in a midweek clash with conference foe Boston College.
Behind a season-high 25 points from senior guard London Perrantes, the No. 19 Virginia men’s basketball team overcame a sloppy performance to defeat Clemson, 77-73, at Littlejohn Coliseum.
The Cavaliers outscored the Demon Deacons, 51-33, in the second half after scoring just 28 points in the first to win 79-62 Sunday night.
Virginia’s defense seemed to be out of sync for the majority of the game.
Florida State star sophomore Dwayne Bacon drilled a three pointer with four seconds remaining to lift his No. 20 Seminoles (14-1, 2-0 ACC) over No. 12 Virginia (11-2, 1-1 ACC), 60-58.