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No. 9 Florida hoops team embraces its lofty ranking. Face Arizona State with chance to start 10-0
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida guard Alijah Martin knows a thing or two about being highly ranked. Martin and his former team, Florida Atlantic, climbed to No. 7 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll last December. It came eight months after the program’s...
Young Cavaliers finding mixed results early under interim coach following Bennett's departure
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — After a fifth consecutive March came and went without Virginia winning a game in the NCAA Tournament, something had to change. Instead, everything did. “It’s unprecedented for us to be here,” interim coach Ron Sanchez said during his...
Lanier's 26 points lead No. 11 Tennessee past Virginia 64-42 at the Baha Mar Championship
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 26 points and Igor Milicic Jr. had 14 points and eight rebounds against his former team as No. 11 Tennessee pulled away from Virginia in the second half for a 64-42 win at the Baha Mar Championship on Thursday night. The Volunteers found...
Isaac McKneely makes all 6 of his 3-point attempts to help Virginia beat Villanova 70-60
BALTIMORE (AP) — Isaac McKneely scored 23 points and made all six of his 3-point attempts to help Virginia beat Villanova 70-60 on Friday night as part of the Hall of Fame Series. Virginia is 3-0 under interim coach Ron Sanchez after three-time national coach of the year Tony...
McKneely gives Virginia a fast start, Cavaliers roll to a 62-45 victory over Coppin State
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Isaac McKneely hit three straight 3-pointers in the closing minutes of the first half to push Virginia to a double-digit halftime lead and the Cavaliers cruised to a 62-45 win over Coppin State on Monday night. Virginia is now 2-0 to start the season...
Virginia outlasts Campbell to give interim head coach Ron Sanchez a victory in his debut
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Freshman Jacob Cofie had 16 points, Elijah Saunders scored nine of his 11 points in the second half and Virginia outlasted Campbell 65-56 on Wednesday night to begin the Ron Sanchez era. Sanchez was named interim head coach on Oct. 18 after three-time...
Virginia sets sights on a season just days after Bennett's abrupt retirement, Sanchez in his place
Virginia (23-11 overall, 13-7 ACC) Virginia was headed for major changes even before Tony Bennett’s retirement. Before stepping down weeks before his 16th season, Bennett had rebuilt the roster with four scholarship transfers and redesigned the offense, installing a more up-tempo...
Tony Bennett cites NIL and transfer portal era as reason he's suddenly retiring at Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Describing himself as “a square peg in a round hole,” a tearful Tony Bennett said Friday he suddenly retired from coaching at Virginia because he wasn’t suited to navigate the current landscape of college basketball. Bennett — dressed in his...
