UVa., VCU, Norfolk State make NCAA field
Virginia will play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. The ‘Hoos (22-9) earned the #10 seed in the West Regional and will square off with the #7 seed Florida (23-10) in a second-round game in Omaha, Neb., on Friday.
The winner of that game gets the winner of the matchup between #2 seed Missouri (30-4) and #15 seed Norfolk State (25-9).
UVa. and Florida had two common opponents in the 2011-2012 regular season – Florida State and LSU. Florida beat Florida State 82-64 at home on Dec. 22 and beat LSU 76-64 at home on Jan. 21. Virginia beat LSU on the road 57-52 on Jan. 2 and lost twice to FSU – 58-55 on the road on Feb. 4 and 63-60 at home on March 1. Read more
UVa. falls to N.C. State, now awaits NCAA fate
Sophomore forward C.J. Leslie scored 19 points and had a game-high 14 rebounds to lead NC State to a 67-64 victory over Virginia in a quarterfinal game in the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon (March 9) at Philips Arena.
Leslie made nine of 11 field goal attempts in the game.
Sophomore guard Lorenzo Brown had 15 points and a game-high eight assists for the Wolfpack and junior forward Richard Howell added 10 points. Read more
Virginia Basketball: Brogdon to miss remainder of season
Freshman guard Malcolm Brogdon (Norcross, Ga.) of the Virginia men’s basketball team will miss the remainder of the 2011-12 season because of a foot injury, Virginia head coach Tony Bennett announced on Tuesday (March 6).
Brogdon has a broken bone in his left foot and will undergo surgery on Wednesday (March 7). His rehabilitation period is uncertain. Read more
Scott voted first-team All-ACC
Virginia senior forward Mike Scott (Chesapeake, Va.) is a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection for the 2011-12 season and UVa junior guard Jontel Evans (Hampton, Va.) is a member of the ACC’s All-Defensive Team.
Members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) selected the teams that were announced on Monday (March 5).
Scott, who finished second in the balloting, is the first Virginia player to earn first-team All-ACC honors since Sean Singletary in 2008. Read more
Team-rules violation ends Sene’s season
Senior center Assane Sene (Saint-Louis, Senegal) of the Virginia men’s basketball team will not play for the Cavaliers again this season, UVa head coach Tony Bennett announced on Monday (March 5).
“Assane remains a member of our team, but even if he is physically able he will not play in games again this season because of a violation of team rules,” Bennett said. “As I have said previously, we have expectations for the players in our program. Read more
Chris Graham: My All-ACC Teams
All-ACC First Team
Mike Scott, Virginia
Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
John Henson, North Carolina
Terrell Stoglin, Maryland
Second Team
Erick Green, Virginia Tech
Austin Rivers, Duke
Michael Snaer, Florida State
Lorenzo Brown, NC State
C.j. Leslie, NC State
Third Team
Durand Scott, Miami
Bernard James, Florida State
Seth Curry, Duke
Mason Plumlee, Duke
Kendall Marshall, North Carolina
All-Defensive Team
John Henson, North Carolina
Bernard James, Florida State
C.J. Leslie, NC State
Mason Plumlee, Duke
Jontel Evans, Virginia
All-Freshman Team
Austin Rivers, Duke
Lonnie Jackson, Boston College
Alex Len, Maryland
Ryan Anderson, Boston College
Dorian Finney-Smith, Virginia Tech
Player of the Year: Mike Scott, Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year: john Henson, North Carolina
Rookie of the Year: Austin Rivers, Duke
Coach of the Year: Leonard Hamilton, Florida State
UVa. gets key road win to keep NCAA hopes alive
Mike Scott really wants to play in an NCAA Tournament.
The senior scored a career-high 35 points, including seven in overtime, to lead Virginia to a tough 75-72 win at Maryland in the regular-season finale for both teams.
The win improves UVa. to 22-8 overall and 9-7 in the ACC and clinches the fourth seed for the Cavs in next week’s ACC Tournament. The victory also solidifies Virginia’s NCAA Tournament resume, which had been on shaky footing following back-to-back home losses to North Carolina and Florida State. Read more
