No. 12 men's basketball makes statement against No. 6 Louisville
By Mariel Messier | December 29, 2016The No. 12 Virginia men’s basketball team kicked off its ACC schedule with a 61-53 win at the KFC Yum! Center against No. 6 Louisville.
The No. 12 Virginia men’s basketball team kicked off its ACC schedule with a 61-53 win at the KFC Yum! Center against No. 6 Louisville.
Four Cavaliers scored in double figures to lead Virginia to a 79-39 victory over Robert Morris.
Former basketball star Malcolm Brogdon — currently a rookie for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks — will be honored in a pregame jersey retirement ceremony to commemorate his career as a Cavalier.
Coach Bob Huggins’ veteran then-No. 25 West Virginia team out-toughed the then-No. 6 Virginia men’s basketball team (7-1) Saturday in a rare loss, 66-57, at John Paul Jones Arena.
Fall 2016 has seen a number of highs and lows for Virginia sports.
Cavalier fans are admittedly pretty spoiled when it comes to college hoops. Underclassmen have never experienced a loss at home.
Senior point guard London Perrantes glared at the television mounted in the top corner of the John Paul Jones Arena pressroom as it aired the highlights from the No. 6 Virginia basketball team’s 66-57 loss to No. 25 West Virginia (6-1).
Saturday, the Virginia men’s basketball team hosts West Virginia in what will be a matchup of two of the best defensive teams in the NCAA.
I wish I had heard coach Tony Bennett’s speech at half. He is as calm as they come in the profession, but he showed some fire Wednesday after his Virginia team entered the break trailing Ohio State, 36-24.
The crowd in John Paul Jones Arena was roaring late into the night Wednesday as No. 6 Virginia overcame a slow first half, in which they trailed by as many as 16 points, to beat Ohio State, 63-61.
Wednesday night, No. 6 Virginia will face Ohio State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge for the second year in a row.
Announcers for future Virginia men’s basketball games may want to learn how to pronounce redshirt freshman forward Mamadi Diakite’s name.
The Virginia men’s basketball team withstood a 9-0 run from Providence at the start of the second half Saturday to win the Emerald Coast Classic final, 63-52.
Tuesday, the Virginia men’s basketball team looks to continue its strong start to the season when it hosts Grambling State at John Paul Jones Arena.
Junior guard Marial Shayok is playing with more bounce in his step and self-confidence through three games this season than ever before, thanks to lifestyle changes he underwent in the offseason.
The No. 8 Virginia basketball team slowed down Yale’s red-hot offense in a Sunday afternoon matinee to win 62-38.
Junior forward Austin Nichols has been dismissed from the Virginia men’s basketball team, coach Tony Bennett announced in a press release Friday evening.
Sunday afternoon, the Virginia men’s basketball team will have the chance to extend its win streak at John Paul Jones Arena to 22 games, which would be its longest win streak in the building.
They didn’t execute on offense with the same efficiency and care for 40 minutes that have defined coach Tony Bennett’s program the past two seasons, turning the ball over 10 times, but No. 8 Virginia got it done defensively Tuesday night in its home-opening 72-32 win over St. Francis Brooklyn.
No. 8 Virginia basketball dominated UNC-Greensboro 76-51 Friday night in their first contest of the season.