With the 2019-20 NBA season coming to a close and all three players’ teams eliminated from contention, it’s a good time to review how Virginia’s "Big 3" fared in their rookie seasons.
After considering declaring for the NBA draft, senior forward Jay Huff will return to Virginia for a final season with the Cavaliers.
Every year of the Bennett era has had its highlights, but it is undeniable that the 2013-14 and 2018-19 seasons and teams were particularly memorable.
As he prepares for the NBA, let’s take a look at exactly how Diakite reached this point.
Jay Huff finds time to improve his game during quarantine as he looks forward to his senior season.
With the 2019-20 season brought to an unfortunate early close, the Virginia men’s basketball team will have to look ahead to next season to defend its national title.
The 6-foot-8 guard chose Virginia over offers from Villanova, Pittsburgh and Houston, among other schools.
The victory was a program-defining moment for the Virginia community and elicited intense reactions, emotions and memories.
When you’re sitting at John Paul Jones Arena watching the men’s basketball team play, a lot more is going into your experience as a fan than you might imagine.
Virginia advanced to its first Final Four since 1984 then made program history when it beat Texas Tech in overtime to win the national title. The Cavaliers did so in miraculous fashion, down by at least three points in the final 20 seconds of their last three games.
The 2019-20 men’s basketball season was the most unpredictable, chaotic and, ultimately, shortest season that the sport has ever seen.
The NCAA’s decision leaves Virginia fans with one of the biggest "what-ifs" in program history — could the Cavaliers have defied the odds and won the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year?
The announcement comes following several decisions made by the NCAA and other sports organizations in an attempt to slow the outbreak.
A strong showing by Virginia could convince the NCAA Tournament committee to grant the Cavaliers a top-four seed, while a run by a middle-of-the-road team like NC State could push it off the bubble and into the Big Dance.
Senior forward Mamadi Diakite and sophomore guard Kihei Clark both received All-ACC honors for the 2019-20 season, the league office announced Monday.
Notably, this game marked Senior Day for the Cavaliers, as forward Mamadi Diakite and guard Braxton Key were honored before tipoff.
Jay Huff and Mamadi Diakite led the way for Virginia, combining for 31 points to secure the Cavaliers' tenth win in the last 11 games.
The Cavaliers flexed their defensive muscles all night, holding Duke’s offense to its lowest scoring total of the season.
Following the Blue Devils’ upset loss to bottom-dweller Wake Forest Tuesday night, the surging Cavaliers will have a chance to contend for second place in the ACC in a season that looked bleak for the defending national champions just a month ago.
The Cavaliers secured a huge win against their in-state rival heading into a heavyweight bout against No. 7 Duke Saturday.
