Four-star SF Cam Ward talked to @HoustonWilson about his official visit to UVa, why he thinks he’d be such a great fit with the Hoos, and the latest on his recruitment.

On Episode 578 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“Event Heavy”), we revisit UVa’s win at Wake, work through our Categories in the recap, and then turn our attention to Saturday night’s game against the Terps.

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When the USA team was announced, I expressed my opinion that a mistake had been made by not selecting Caitlin Clark for the team. I admitted that there were always going to be controversies about such selections whether it is choosing players for the MLB All-Star game, the 68 teams to participate in in the NCAA basketball tournament, or the basketball players selected for the Olympic teams. I believed at the time that Caitlin Clark should have been selected for the team. The reasons given by the talking media and WNBA heads for omitting her were frequently strained while the reasons on this board were considerably more lucid.
I conceded that statistically her stats were not approaching what she had posted at Iowa, and the Indiana Fever was not playing well. As it turned out, not playing in the Olympics might have been the best thing that could have happened for her and for her team. The break in the schedule gave her an opportunity to have a break from basketball for the first time in over a year and a chance for the team to get use to each other. Since that break, the Fever has been one of the better teams in the WNBA.
In addition, her stats have continued to improve to the extent that she should be Rookie of the Year. She is already putting her name in the record book. She has established the record for the most assists in a game with 19, and she is second with the most assists in one quarter with 7. She is third on the career list for total triple doubles with 2. She is filling up the rookie record book, With several games to be played, she has the second most points ever with 692, first on most made 3 pointers in a season with 111, first with total assists with 306, first with pointers and assists double doubles with 12, and first with average assists per game at 8.5.
Lastly, she has attracted record numbers of fans to come to her games, to watch her televised games, and to purchase #22 jerseys, basketballs, and shoes.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia and Maryland will renew their historic men’s college basketball rivalry in 2025-26 as part of a four-year agreement, the schools announced Wednesday (Sept. 11).

The Cavaliers will host the Terrapins in 2025-26 and 2027-28 in Charlottesville, and travel to College Park in 2026-27 and 2028-29.

“We are excited to announce a four-year series with Maryland,” Virginia Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach Tony Bennett said. “I greatly respect Coach (Kevin) Willard and what he’s doing there. We’ve played some exciting games against Maryland in the past, and we’re looking forward to a highly competitive series.”

“Maryland and Virginia have a long basketball history and we’re excited to bring this series back to life,” Willard said. “Looking ahead, I think it means a lot to our fanbase to have our historic rivalries rekindled between Georgetown and now Virginia which has been outstanding under Coach Bennett.”

In 2025-26, Virginia and Maryland will meet for the first time since Nov. 28, 2018, when the Cavaliers posted a 76-71 road win in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge contest. Maryland owns a 107-76 advantage in the series that dates to 1913, but the Cavaliers have won eight of the last nine meetings. Bennett is 8-4 against the Terrapins at UVA. Maryland joined the Big Ten Conference in July of 2014 after competing in the ACC for 62 years.

Season tickets for the 2024-25 are sold out. Fans interested in becoming season-ticket holders can join the waitlist here. Single-game ticket information for 2024-25 will be announced in late September on uvatix.com.

The 3-2-1: Ahead of Saturday night’s old-school rivalry game against UMd, @justin ferber looks back at yesterday's press conference and pulls out a few takeaways as UVa gets ready to face the Terps.