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Ex-Syracuse coach Adrian Autry joins Virginia staff
Former Syracuse head basketball coach Adrian Autry joined Ryan Odom's staff at Virginia on Thursday.,Autry and Odom previously worked together on Seth Greenberg's staff at Virginia Tech from 2008-10.,"We are thrilled to add Adrian Autry to our coaching staff at Virginia," Odom said. "His integrity, ...
Report: Ex-Syracuse coach Adrian Autry joins Virginia staff
Former Syracuse head coach Adrian Autry is joining Ryan Odom's staff at Virginia, CBS Sports reported Thursday.,Autry and Odom previously worked together on Seth Greenberg's staff at Virginia Tech from 2008-10.,Autry, 54, was fired by his alma mater Syracuse on March 11, three years after he replace...
Marta Suarez scores 33 as TCU upends Virginia in Sweet 16
Marta Suarez scored a career-high 33 points, Olivia Miles added 28 points in a near triple-double and third-seeded TCU ended Virginia's magical NCAA Tournament run with a 79-69 victory in the Sweet 16 in Sacramento on Saturday.,Miles had 10 rebounds and eight assists and Suarez had 10 rebounds as th...
Ja’Kobi Gillespie propels No. 6 Tennessee offense in win over No. 3 Virginia
PHILADELPHIA -- Tennessee may be known for its defense, but a balanced and efficient offense has led the Volunteers to their fourth straight Sweet 16.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie put up 21 points and six assists, Bishop Boswell had 13 points and nine assists and the sixth-seeded Volunteers took down third-see...
NCAA tournament roundup: Otega Oweh saves Kentucky with buzzer-beating bank shot
Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beating 35-footer off the glass to force overtime, then the seventh-seeded Wildcats owned the extra session to escape with an 89-84 win over No. 10 Santa Clara in Midwest Region first-round action on Friday afternoon in St. Louis.,Santa Clara forward Allen G...
Jacari White scores 26 as Virginia fights off Wright State
PHILADELPHIA -- Jacari White scored a season-high 26 points and hit the go-ahead floater off the glass as No. 3 seed Virginia survived a tough test from No. 14 Wright State 82-73 in a Midwest Region first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.,White made 6 of 8 3-point attempts, Sam Lewis scor...
Virginia opens vs. Wright State as Ryan Odom's arc comes full circle
PHILADELPHIA -- Eight years ago, Ryan Odom became the first coach to guide a No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament.,On the wrong side of history that night was a stunned Virginia. Now Odom's story has come full circle as the former UMBC coach not only has gotten the Cavaliers back to t...
Duke wins 2nd straight ACC title in thriller over Virginia
CHARLOTTE - Isaiah Evans scored 20 points and No. 1 Duke relied on various sources to beat No. 10 Virginia 74-70 and repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champion in a tense title game Saturday night.,Cayden Boozer, the twin brother of the ACC Player of the Year, matched his career high wi...
No. 10 Virginia vows to stick to process vs. No. 1 Duke in ACC final
CHARLOTTE - No. 10 Virginia would like a different result against No. 1 Duke when the teams meet in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament final Saturday night.,Two weeks after the teams' previous encounter, the Cavaliers won't be looking for an overhaul in how they go about doing things.,"There's...
Virginia in ACC final after shutting down Miami in rout
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ugonna Onyenso racked up 17 points and four blocked shots off the bench and No. 10 Virginia didn't let Miami get untracked in an 84-62 romp in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Friday night.,Thijs De Ridder and Sam Lewis both scored 16 points, Malik Thomas posted...
Miami prepared for 'hard-nosed' battle vs. No. 10 Virginia
CHARLOTTE -- The moments will become a little bigger for 10th-ranked Virginia and Miami when they meet in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Friday night.,Both teams survived in the quarterfinal round, coming up with clutch plays down the stretch in their respective games.,"These gu...
No. 10 Virginia holds off NC State, advances to semifinals
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Malik Thomas provided clutch late-game production to finish with 16 points and Thijs De Ridder scored 15 points as No. 10 Virginia fended off North Carolina State for an 81-74 victory in an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's quarterfinal Thursday afternoon.,Reserve Jacari Whit...
No. 10 Virginia chases 3-game season sweep of NC State
Now might be a good time for North Carolina State to become a bit greedy.,The seventh-ranked Wolfpack snapped out of a funk to capture a victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Wednesday in Charlotte, putting them in a Thursday afternoon quarterfinal against second-seeded and 10th-ran...
No.13 Virginia gets past rival Virginia Tech
Malik Thomas and Ugonna Onyenso each scored 16 points and No. 13 Virginia finished the regular season with a 76-72 victory over rival Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (27-4, 15-3) finished 16-1 at home in their first year under coach Ry...
ACC tournament roundup: Clemson rides strong second half, tops Virginia
Mia Moore scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half and Clemson defeated Virginia 63-50 in the Atlantic Coast Conference women's tournament's second round on Thursday at Duluth, Ga.,The ninth-seeded Tigers (21-10), who made 12 of 19 shots in the second half, advanced to Friday's quarterfinals ma...
Thijs De Ridder leads No. 13 Virginia to win over Wake Forest
Thijs De Ridder scored 16 points and No. 13 Virginia held on for a 75-70 victory over Wake Forest in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (26-4, 14-3 ACC) never trailed and clinched the No. 2 seed and a double bye at next week's ACC tournament in Charl...
After blowout loss, No. 13 Virginia looks to rebound vs. Wake Forest
No. 13 Virginia will try to put aside a lopsided loss at No. 1 Duke and finish the regular season with two more wins in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers still are in solo second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference after Saturday's 77-51 setback against the Blue Devils. Virginia (25-4, 13-3 ACC)...
After blowout loss, No. 11 Virginia looks to rebound vs. Wake Forest
No. 11 Virginia will try to put aside a lopsided loss at No. 1 Duke and finish the regular season with two more wins in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers still are in solo second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference after Saturday's 77-51 setback against the Blue Devils. Virginia (25-4, 13-3 ACC)...
Isaiah Evans, No. 1 Duke overwhelm No. 11 Virginia
Isaiah Evans used a hot start on the way to 19 points and top-ranked Duke's defense contained No. 11 Virginia for much of Saturday afternoon's showdown in a 77-51 victory at Durham, N.C.,The Blue Devils, with two games remaining, secured at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-seas...
No. 11 Virginia dominates NC State in 9th straight win
Thijs De Ridder scored 19 points and No. 11 Virginia completed a season sweep of NC State with a wire-to-wire 90-61 win in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (25-3, 13-2 ACC) won their ninth straight game, their longest streak since the 2018-19 nat...