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Squad eyes win at Georgia Tech

By Charles Holtsford | February 23, 2011

With placement in the ACC Tournament looming large in the minds of basketball fans across the conference, the Virginia men's basketball team travels to Atlanta today to face Georgia Tech in the second game of the year between both teams. The Cavaliers (13-13, 4-8 ACC) won 72-64 in Charlottesville earlier this year in a game that saw senior guard Mustapha Farrakhan post an ACC career-high 23 points and the team drain 10 shots from beyond the arc.

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Cavs complete sweep of Tech

By Ashley Robertson | February 21, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40917" align="alignleft" width="172" caption="Senior guard Mustapha Farrakhan shook off an injury sustained early in the second half to carry the Cavaliers with 10 crucial points down the stretch.

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New faces prep for longtime foe

By Ashley Robertson | February 18, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40842" align="alignleft" width="186" caption="Freshman forward Akil Mitchell has assumed more minutes in place of injured senior forward Will Sherrill.

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Duke stymies upset bid

By Ashley Robertson | February 17, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40748" align="alignleft" width="148" caption="Senior guard Mustapha Farrakhan tallied 11 points on 4-for-14 shooting from the field yesterday evening.

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Freshmen persevere in wake of departure

By Ashley Robertson | February 15, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40518" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="After his senior year of high school, freshman guard KT Harrell was named Alabama Player of the Year.

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Cavs

By Ashley Robertson | February 14, 2011

Twelve minutes into the first half, Virginia looked capable of upsetting Florida State at the Donald L.

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Virginia wins 4-OT thriller

By Allen Kha | February 11, 2011

A game-winning, buzzer-beating lay-up by junior guard Ariana Moorer carried Virginia to an incredible 94-92 win in quadruple overtime last night at N.C.

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Tough defenses face off

By Ashley Robertson | February 10, 2011

[caption id="attachment_40288" align="alignleft" width="229" caption="Freshman guard Joe Harris recorded 18 points in Virginia's overtime loss against Miami.

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Farrakhan, Cavs tame Tigers

By Ashley Robertson | February 4, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39948" align="alignleft" width="139" caption="Senior Mustapha Farrakhan scored 21 points against Clemson Wednesday, including six crucial points in the game's final minute.

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Virginia embraces role as underdog

By Ben Baskin | February 4, 2011

Nobody is giving Virginia wrestling a chance. The Cavaliers (15-5, 2-0 ACC) will travel to Blacksburg this weekend, where the No.

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Cavs aim to stop slide against Tigers

By Ashley Robertson | February 2, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39753" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="After a strong start to the season, coach Tony Bennett and the Virginia basketball team find themselves sorely in need of a victory Wednesday.

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Virginia wastes Sene

By Ashley Robertson | January 31, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39555" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior center Assane Sene recorded his first double-double as a Cavalier with 15 points and 13 rebounds against Wake Forest, but his second straight productive game failed to fuel a Virginia victory against the Demon Deacons.

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Poor shooting downs Cavs

By Ashley Robertson | January 28, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39519" align="alignleft" width="178" caption="Coach Tony Bennett was frustrated with his team's defensive performance.

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Step right up

By Nick Eilerson | January 28, 2011

With less than 10 minutes to play in last night's game, Virginia was exceeding expectations. The Cavaliers were holding Jordan Williams - Maryland's do-it-all forward and the ACC's fifth leading scorer - to a measly two points.

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Terps, Williams travel to JPJ

By Jeremy Klitzman | January 27, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39427" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior center Assane Sene will have the task of containing Maryland's sophomore forward Jordan Williams, who is averaging 17.6 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, along with 13 double-doubles.

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NCAA grants Scott fifth year because of medical hardship

By Nick Eilerson | January 26, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39329" align="alignleft" width="152" caption="Senior forward Mike Scott was 15.9 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per game in 10 games this season.

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Hot shooting propels Cavs

By Stacy Kruczkowski | January 24, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39200" align="alignleft" width="212" caption="Freshman guard Joe Harris totaled 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds in Saturday's win.

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Team looks to reverse course

By Ashley Robertson | January 21, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39172" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Junior center Assane Sene scored a career-high 11 points against Boston College Wednesday.

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Cavs fall short against Eagles

By Ben Gomez | January 20, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39111" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman guard KT Harrell scored 13 points against Boston College, going 3-for-4 from the three-point line.

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Duke spoils Virginia

By Andrew Seidman | January 19, 2011

[caption id="attachment_39046" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Senior guard Mustapha Farrakhan's hot hand carried Virginia to a 31-25 halftime lead, but he was limited to a single shot attempt after the break.