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With less than a month to go before Virginia football is back in action for the first time since November, it’s time to preview the schedule for the Cavaliers and what the season could look like.
Chris Dembitz — the manager of the impersonation account of Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett and 1995 College alumnus — lost his two-year-long battle with cancer Tuesday. Known as “Phony Bennett”, his Twitter account, @IfTonyTweeted, grew to over 24,000 followers as Dembitz made jokes regarding both the state of Cavalier basketball and the sport as a whole.
Virginia Athletics and Cav Futures have announced a partnership that recognizes Cav Futures as the official NIL collective of Virginia sports. The deal was negotiated by Virginia’s multimedia rights holder Playfly Sports and the agreement comes through an association with Virginia Sports Properties.
Although the Virginia men’s basketball team concluded the season with back-to-back painful losses – the first to Duke in the ACC Tournament Championship Game and the second to Furman in the first round of the NCAA Tournament – the overall campaign brought more success than expected.
In a highly-anticipated and emotionally charged ACC Tournament final, No.13 Virginia struggled on offense and fell to No. 21 Duke by a score of 59-49 Saturday night in Greensboro, N.C.
Virginia was awarded the fourth seed in the South Region Sunday in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The NCAA March Madness Selection Show revealed the 68 teams that were selected in four regions — South, Midwest, West and East.
After facing off just 10 days ago in Charlottesville, Virginia men’s basketball and Clemson squared off in the semifinals of the 2023 ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday night. The No. 13 Cavaliers (25-6, 15-5 ACC) used a 21-2 run between the two halves to blow past the Tigers (23-10, 14-6 ACC) 76-56 and book their ticket to the ACC Championship game.
Coming off of a two-game slide on the road, Virginia men’s basketball looked relieved and energized Tuesday when they returned to John Paul Jones Arena for a faceoff with Clemson. The No. 13 Cavaliers (22-6, 14-5 ACC) used a hot start to the second half to hold off the Tigers (21-9, 13-6 ACC) by a score of 64-57 and clinch a top-four seed, as well a double-bye in the ACC Tournament.
Virginia men’s basketball traveled down to Chapel Hill, N.C. Saturday night to take on North Carolina in the teams’ second matchup of the season. The Cavaliers (21-6, 13-5 ACC) fell to the Tar Heels (18-11, 10-8 ACC) by a score of 71-63, with Virginia trailing further behind most of the game than the final score suggests.
The No. 7 Cavaliers (20-4, 12-3 ACC) just barely downed the Cardinals (3-23, 1-14 ACC) in a surprisingly narrow 61-58 final Wednesday night in Louisville, Ky. Coming off a hard-fought home win against Duke, Virginia was able to stave off a feisty Louisville team who have shown life as of late, despite just a single win in conference play all season long.
With a 3-2 lead and a spot in the 2021 NCAA regional finals on the line, Virginia baseball had forced South Carolina to two outs left in the top of the seventh inning. As runners stood on first and third base, the Cavaliers needed one more out to get out of the jam after the Gamecocks had already notched a solo home run in the seventh inning to make it a one-run game.
In a highly-anticipated Tuesday night matchup between a pair of ranked teams, Virginia men’s basketball took down NC State at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. The No. 8 Cavaliers (18-4, 10-3 ACC) showed why they deserve to remain a top 10 team in the country with a convincing victory over the No. 22 Wolfpack (19-6, 9-5 ACC).
Playing their second game in three days, Virginia men’s basketball came up clutch on the road against Syracuse, winning 67-62 Monday night. The No.6 Cavaliers (17-3, 9-2 ACC) used tough defense down the stretch to defeat the Orange (13-10, 6-6 ACC) who were determined to spring an upset at home.
Virginia and Virginia Tech squared off in the Commonwealth Clash in Charlottesville Wednesday night. The Cavaliers (14-3, 6-2 ACC) took down the Hokies (11-7, 1-6 ACC) by a score of 78-68 with students back in full support on the first day of classes for the spring semester.
Virginia men’s basketball faced off against Georgia Tech in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve for its last game of 2022. After resting due to injury against Albany, junior guard Reece Beekman returned to the lineup to help the Cavaliers.
No. 13 Virginia faced off against Albany back at home Wednesday night, eager to get a win after falling to No. 3 Houston and No. 14 Miami in its previous two games.
No. 3 Virginia hosted James Madison Tuesday night in Charlottesville in what wound up being a very tight game. However, the Cavaliers (8-0, 1-0 ACC) were able to remain unbeaten as they took down the Dukes (7-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) 55-50.
In its first true road game of the season, Virginia men’s basketball fought back from down 11 points at halftime to win a thriller at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Tuesday night. The Cavaliers (6-0, 0-0 ACC) again passed a key early-season test against a powerful Wolverine (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) team in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
After returning to the top-five of the AP Poll for the first time since being ranked No. 4 in the 2020 Preseason AP Poll, Virginia men’s basketball showed why it belongs among the nation’s elite Friday night in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers (5-0, 0-0 ACC) took down the Hawks (2-4, 0-0 MEAC) with relative ease, winning by a score of 72-45 back at home after capturing the Continental Tire Main Event Championship last weekend in Las Vegas, Nev.
After both beating top-10 teams Friday night, No. 16 Virginia and No. 19 Illinois squared off Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas, Nev. with the Cavaliers (4-0, 0-0 ACC) emerging victorious 70-61 thanks to a late-game surge. The win for Virginia caps off an emotional week for the team and the University after three football players — junior wide receiver Lavel Davis Jr., junior linebacker D’Sean Perry and junior wide receiver Devin Chandler — were fatally shot the night of Nov. 13.
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