CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The player who led Virginia to its first ACC basketball championship and the coach who guided the Cavaliers to their first national title in the sport will be enshrined in the next class of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Wally Walker starred for Virginia, winning ACC Tournament MVP honors in 1976 and leading the program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance.

Walker’s scoring average of 22.1 points during the 1975-76 season ranks as the sixth best in UVA history and his 1,849 career points rank seventh on the all-time Cavalier list.

Bennett was a three-time National Coach of the Year and went 433-169 overall in 18 seasons, including a 69-33 mark and a pair of NCAA tournament appearances at Washington State from 2007-09. In 2019, he led the Cavaliers to the national championship.

Terry Driscoll, Grant Hill, Roland Lazenby, Kristi Tolliver, Michael Vick and Boo Williams join Bennett and Walker as 2026 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductees.