#GoACC Basketball Power Rankings: Week 13
Continuing the tradition of my fallen comrade Fritz Metzinger, the #GoACC Power Rankings will rank our beloved conference’s teams last to first, with a dash of snark.
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Continuing the tradition of my fallen comrade Fritz Metzinger, the #GoACC Power Rankings will rank our beloved conference’s teams last to first, with a dash of snark.
In the opening 15 minutes of its first ACC matchup with Notre Dame, the Virginia men’s basketball team led by as many as 20 points. The Cavaliers withstood a 12-2 Irish run to end the half, blowing past the conference newcomers, 68-53.
1. The rivalry is alive and well.
One of the biggest questions lingering throughout the Virginia men’s basketball team’s offseason was who would fill the void at point guard left by now-graduated Jontel “Bub” Evans.
North Carolina kept the game close for the opening 15 minutes, but the Virginia men’s basketball team ended the first half on a 12-2 run and never looked back. The Cavaliers dominated the second half en route to a 76-61 win and are off to their best ACC start since the 1994-95 season.
When you consider eight players were ejected in the opening two seconds of Saturday’s Flames-Canucks game, a pair of ejections for Virginia’s men’s basketball team doesn’t sound too bad in comparison.
As the old adage goes, you learn more from failure than success. Personally, I would prefer winning every time, and I would bet the Virginia men’s basketball team feels the same way.
The ACC proved to be just as top-heavy in football as pundits predicted — the conference went 5-6 overall in bowls, but captured a pair of BCS wins, including the National Championship. Miami, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Boston College all fell flat against competition hailing from major programs after posting relatively good seasons, with three of the four schools falling by more than 20 points.
If the Virginia men’s basketball team’s New Year’s resolution was to go undefeated in 2014, then they have kept theirs much longer than I have kept my own resolutions.
The Virginia men’s basketball team won its third consecutive conference game by double figures Saturday, handily dispatching NC State in Raleigh, 76-45. The Cavaliers are 3-0 in the ACC for the first time in four seasons and are one of just three remaining undefeated teams in the conference, along with No. 2 Syracuse and Pittsburgh.
The Virginia men’s basketball won its sixth consecutive ACC season opener Saturday against Florida State, defeating the Seminoles 62-50 in Tallahassee and rebounding from its second-most lopsided defeat ever under coach Tony Bennett. The Cavaliers ended a 17-game losing streak in the state of Florida, notching their first victory in the state since a 69-66 win against the Seminoles Feb. 17, 2001.
When Tennessee senior guard Antonio Barton hit a half-court 3-pointer as time expired in the first half, it epitomized the Virginia men’s basketball team’s night. The Volunteers shot the lights out Monday in Knoxville, trouncing the Cavaliers 87-52 and dealing the team its worst defeat since falling to No. 11 Washington 106-63 Nov. 22, 2010.
For the second time in as many games, sophomore guard Justin Anderson led the Virginia men’s basketball team to victory, recording a game-high 14 points and eight rebounds against Norfolk State. The Cavaliers never trailed in their 66-56 win against the Spartans, and enter their short holiday break on a two-game winning streak.
The Virginia men’s basketball team snapped a two-game skid Saturday afternoon, overcoming a sluggish first half at John Paul Jones Arena to defeat Northern Iowa, 57-43.
Two years ago, I remember making the trip back to Charlottesville for the Virginia Tech-Virginia game. Still a wide-eyed first-year, I was unaware of how spoiled I was as a Cavalier fan during the 2011 season. With a trip to the ACC Championship on the line, Virginia was humiliated 38-0 at Scott Stadium.
It took just six seconds for Miami to take an early lead on the Virginia football team Saturday in Coral Gables, Fla. Hurricane sophomore cornerback Tracy Howard snagged the first of three interceptions thrown by sophomore quarterback David Watford and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown and Virginia would eventually fall 45-26, suffering its eighth consecutive defeat.
The Virginia men’s basketball team cruised to a 67-42 victory against Navy Tuesday night. All 15 active players saw playing time and four scored in double figures. Virginia fans should be pleased with the team’s performance. Or should they?
When I reflect on the greatest games I’ve attended during my time at the University, a select few immediately stand out.
After a 73-68 win against then-No. 3 Duke in front of a raucous crowd at John Paul Jones Arena, it appeared that the Virginia men’s basketball team could make an ACC and even NCAA Tournament run behind the hot hand of then-junior guard Joe Harris and the steady post presence of then-junior forward Akil Mitchell.
This is the way the season ends, not with a bang but a whimper.