Now it's time for the hard part. The Virginia men's basketball team surprised most people with its 20-9 record and fourth place finish in the ACC last season.
But that won't happen this year. Virginia may possesses the talent worthy of a spot alongside Duke and Maryland as conference elites, but before everyone piles onto the Cavalier bandwagon, a few questions beg to be asked:
How will the players respond to higher expectations?
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Kevin Cassese is getting busy working on his program’s resources
By Michael Liebermann | 3 hours agoCassese fielded multiple questions about fundraising and athletic department support and alumni relationships — those are the things that zipped to the top of his checklist almost the moment he accepted the coaching post.
Cavaliers struggle to find rhythm, fail to make match play at NCAA Championships
By Stephen O'Dea | 9 hours agoThe weekend did provide one silver lining. The Cavalier faithful will not have to wait long to see James — the Connecticut wunderkind who signed on with Virginia four years ago and thus changed the trajectory of the Cavalier program — play again.
In do-or-die rematch against Jacksonville State, Virginia perishes 7-6
By Drew Dillman | 6 days ago“[Next season] we can be more surgical in our approach to really filling needs around the good young players that are here and the good young players that are coming in,” Pollard said. “[We can] really be in a position when we hit the ground running in the fall, to have so much more continuity in terms of player development.”
