About an hour until the tip in DC between the Eagles and Hoos. Ferber is on site and will have updates in a bit.

As always, have at it folks...

we have all griped this year about the minutes for various players, the offensive system, the substitution patterns, etc but we finished in the top 4 again this year with an overall roster that is probably close to the bottom 4 in talent. Rather remarkable in my view

Ugh. This is the scenario I was dreading. No upside to playing BC. A loss to Clemson would not have hurt us now we have to play a white hot BC team that has talent and is shooting it well. Hopefully the third game in three days will take something out of their legs.

I hope that he stayed up to watch the OT.

Preview: UVa enters the postseason fray tonight when the Hoos face Boston College in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals (9:30 p.m., ESPN). @justin ferber breaks down the rematch against the Eagles and what’s at stake for the Hoos in DC.

The W&M pitcher is in total control of this game. Our batters don’t have a clue what’s coming!

On Episode 553 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“Follow the Recipe”), we talk about the win over GT to close the regular season, how UVa’s ACC Tournament draw looks heading in, and how we fared with our preseason prop bets.

Site: https://virginia.rivals.com/news/cavscorner-podcast-episode-553

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Greetings from John Paul Jones Arena for one last time this season as UVa gets set to host Georgia Tech on Senior Night.

I'll have notes and updates for you soon. As always, have at it folks...

UVa's senior guard has now won the award in back-to-back years, and was named Second-Team All-ACC. Ryan Dunn made the all defensive team, and was honorable mention All-ACC. Full release below:

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia’s Reece Beekman was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, All-ACC Second Team and All-Defensive, the league announced Monday (March 11). In addition, Ryan Dunn was named to the All-ACC Honorable Mention and All-Defensive.

Beekman anchored the nation’s third-ranked defense, finishing second in the ACC in with 2.1 steals per game and guarding the opponents’ top perimeter player each game. Beekman became UVA’s all-time steals leader, passing Othell Wilson with three steals at Duke on March 2. Beekman becomes the third ACC player and first since North Carolina’s John Henson (2011-12) to earn back-to-back ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors.

Beekman earns his first All-ACC second-team honor after leading the ACC in assists (6.0 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (2.91), ranking 11th in field goal percentage (46.1%) and 15th in scoring (14.3 ppg). Beekman has tallied five 20-point efforts, including a career-high 21 points against Georgia Tech, Florida State, Notre Dame and Northeastern.

Dunn was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team after leading the league in blocks at 2.4 per game. Dunn registered three or more blocked shots in 11 games and five or more in six games. Dunn averaged 8.2 points, reaching double figures in 10 contests. He also ranks 11th in the ACC in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and 14th in steals (1.3 spg).

ACC Player of the Year RJ Davis (North Carolina) was joined on the All-ACC first team by PJ Hall (Clemson), Kyle Filipowski (Duke), Hunter Sallis (Wake Forest) and Blake Hinson (Pitt).

Joining Beekman on the second team were Armando Bacot (North Carolina), Judah Mintz (Syracuse), Norchad Omier (Miami) and Quienten Post (Boston College).

DJ Horne (NC State), Harrison Ingram (North Carolina), Jeremy Roach (Duke), Markus Burton (Notre Dame) and Sean Pedulla (Virginia Tech) were named to the All-ACC third team.

Maliq Brown (Syracuse) joined Beekman, Dunn, Bacot and Post on the ACC All-Defensive team.

No. 3 seed Virginia (22-9) will play No. 5 seed Clemson (21-10), No. 11 seed Boston College (17-14) or No. 14 seed Miami (15-16) in the quarterfinals of the 2024 ACC Tournament on Thursday, March 14. Tipoff at Capital One Arena is set for 9:30 p.m.

2023-24 ACC Award Winners
Player of the Year – RJ Davis, North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year – Reece Beekman, Virginia
Rookie of the Year – Markus Burton, Notre Dame
Sixth Man of the Year – Ishmael Leggett, Pitt
Most Improved Player – Ian Schieffelin, Clemson
Coach of the Year – Hubert Davis, North Carolina

2023-24 All-ACC Team
First Team
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 373
PJ Hall, Clemson, 363
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 346
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 292
Blake Hinson, Pitt, 280

Second Team
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 271
Reece Beekman, Virginia, 263
Judah Mintz, Syracuse, 219
Norchad Omier, Miami, 172
Quinten Post, Boston College, 135

Third Team
DJ Horne, NC State, 109
Harrison Ingram, North Carolina, 91
Jeremy Roach, Duke, 85
Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 69
Sean Pedulla, Virginia Tech, 62

Honorable Mention
Joseph Girard III, Clemson, 54
Jamir Watkins, Florida State, 47
Jared McCain, Duke, 29
Ian Schieffelin, Clemson, 24
Miles Kelly, Georgia Tech, 16
Carlton Carrington, Pitt, 12
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Louisville, 10
Ryan Dunn, Virginia, 10

Note: All-ACC Team points are determined on a 5-3-1 system (five points for first team, three points for second team, one point for third team).

Fresh off being selected to the All WCAC First Team, class of 2025 combo guard Omari Witherspoon of DC’s St. John’s College visited UVa on Saturday. He talked to @HoustonWilson about the experience, connecting with Tony Bennett, and much more.

Looking to score tix for UVA's 9:30 game Thursday, but that's the only game I can get to during the tourney - I'm travelling to DC from Phoenix on business, leaving Friday. I've never bought tix on secondary market and would appreciate any advice on what sites (StubHub, etc.) would be best bet and whether to wait until Thursday after other teams drop out to start shopping? As I recall, VAF was offering only a whole-tourney package of tix, not individual games or sessions. Can you but individual game/session tix on secondary market? TIA for any advice.

Four-star guard BJ Davis-Ray talked to @HoustonWilson about where things stand in his recruitment and the way he sees himself potentially fitting in with UVa.

My fears about our pitching once we got into ACC play appear to be legit. Gave up 16 on Miami to lose opening ACC series and will try to avoid the sweep tomorrow.

It’s not official yet, but it sounds like UVa LB coach Clint Sintim is off to Illinois to accept a similar role. It’s obviously an off-schedule departure, so we’ll see how Coach Elliott decides to fill the spot just before spring ball.

Virginia wins the shootout by scoring 3 runs in the 9th with the scored tied 11 - 11. As was the case in the first two games, Virginia jumped out to a 4 - 0 lead in the 2nd inning.
after Miami scored twice in the 4th, the Cavs tallied 2 more in the 5th. Miami scored 4 times in the bottom of the 5 to even the score at 6. Virginia scored 4 more i the 6th, and Miami scored 2 runs for a 10 - 8 for the Cavs. Miami added 3 runs in the 7th to take a 11 - 10 lead. Virginia tallied 1 run in the 8th and 3 runs in the 9th for the win.
Woolfolk started on the mound for Virginia and went 4.1 innings and was charged with Miami's first 6 runs. Tonas closed out the 5th inning. Jaxel pitched .1 innings and gave up 2 hits, 1 walk, and 2 runs. Barker closed out the 6th without allowing any more runs, but got into trouble in the 7th inning and allowed 3 runs on 2 hits and 1 walk. Augustin came in and got the final 2 outs in the 7th inning and 3 outs in the 8th without allowing any more runs. He was credited with the win. O'Connor pitched the 9th and gave up 2 hits and a walk before retiring the final batter with the bases loaded.
Saucke led the offense with 4 hits, including 2 home runs and 3 RBI. O'Ferrrall and Anderson each had 3 hits, and Ford and Hanson had 2 hits as part of the 17 hits recorded by the team..

Tentative position sitting on the bubble. Indiana State down big to Drake who could be a bubble bid stealer

Any info on whether we are involved in his recruiting?

2025 guard Omari Witherspoon from St. John’s College High School in DC is on an unofficial visit to UVA today

Being consistently good is hard. Being consistently great is even harder. Good perspective on what Bennett has accomplished.
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Mckay started on the mound for Virginia and pitched the first 5.1 innings. He gave up just 2 hits and 3 runs, all of which were unearned, but the Hoos still had a 4-3 lead after 6 innings. Virginia added another run in the 7th before Miami scored 3 more (1 unearned) in the bottom of the inning. Virginia had hits in all but two innings but left too many base runners stranded. This was compounded by two fielding errors, less that stellar relief pitching, and having to listen to two Miami announcers.

Towson scored the first two goals and the last 5 goals, but in between Virginia was on top 19 to 8. The Virginia offense was led by Cormier (7 goals and 1 assist), Shellenberger (2 goals and 7 assists), and Millon (3 goals).

After looking back at the previous 10 years for UVa hoops, in Part II of his Deep Dive @justin ferber looks ahead to what the next decade might look like for the Wahoos.

Preview: It’s another must-win situation for UVa this weekend. @justin ferber gets you set for tomorrow night's regular-season finale as the Hoos host the Jackets at JPJ (8 p.m., ACC Network).

On Episode 552 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“Five-Minute Transgression”), we talk about the Duke loss and how we feel about what’s ahead for UVa this weekend and in the postseason.

Site: https://virginia.rivals.com/news/cavscorner-podcast-episode-552

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