In the locker room with UVA basketball players De’Andre Hunter, Ty Jerome, Mamadi Diakite, Kihei Clark and Braxton Key following the win over Oklahoma that sends the ‘Hoos to the Sweet Sixteen.
#TeamAFP is courtside at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C., for today’s matchup in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament between East Region #1 seed Duke (30-5) and #9 seed Central Florida (24-8). The game will tip at 5:15 p.m.
Virginia basketball replayed its last 12 months in about two hours Friday afternoon here in Columbia. The first hour, the ‘Hoos were getting dominated, again, by a 16 seed. The second hour, redemption.
UVA basketball coach Tony Bennett and ‘Hoos players Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome talk with reporters on the eve of Virginia’s second-round NCAA Tournament game with Oklahoma.
The time has come. The NCAA Tournament starts Thursday, and 1-seed Virginia’s path to redemption starts Friday against 16-seed Gardner-Webb in Columbia, South Carolina.
It’s that time of year. The greatest time of year for a sports fan. The NCAA Tournament.The premise is simple: One sentence explaining every pick, from the first game of the tournament — Louisville vs. Minnesota — to the finale three-and-a-half weeks later in Minneapolis. Let the madness begin.
Gardner-Webb is a bit of a mystery coming into the NCAA Tournament. The Runnin’ Bulldogs have only been a Division I team since 2002 and are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance. A member of the Big South, Gardner-Webb plays its home games at Paul Porter Arena, maximum capacity 3,500 people
Virginia knows what March disappointment feels like. The Cavaliers experienced it a few days ago with a 69-59 loss to Florida State in the ACC Tournament semifinals, which sent the regular-season champs home a day earlier than expected.
It’s been the downfall of previous Virginia teams in March. The Cavaliers don’t have a “Plan B.” When things go awry — when opponents are hitting those heavily contested shots and Virginia simply isn’t making enough, even when they’re open — the Cavaliers are doomed.
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