For Ugo Onyenso and the Cavaliers, the run to the ACC title game and tight-game with the top-ranked Blue Devils is proof the team can make some noise during March Madness.
Unlike the regular-season meeting, UVA kept close to Duke all game long Saturday night.
UVA finished the first half in dominant fashion on its way to a 84-62 win over the Hurricanes, earning a spot in the ACC championship game for the first time since 2023.
Lieutenant Colonel Brandon A. Shah, a Staunton native and decorated military veteran who directed ODU’s ROTC program, was killed when a gunman opened fire on a classroom Friday. Shah was killed and two other people were wounded.
Brown, the ACC’s Defensive Player and Sixth Man of the Year, forced a pair of key turnovers that turned into fast-break baskets for the Blue Devils in Thursday’s win.
Cavaliers will play in the semifinals Friday at 7 p.m.
Wednesday afternoon, 12 children who battled critical illness got the chance to spend time with the UVA baseball team, part of an event put on by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia and Cav Futures.
A preliminary draft of the resolution was posted on social media Wednesday, but Mayor Harrison Cluff said it is still very much a work in progress.
Virginia has allowed just 66.1 points per game in its last 11 outings as it opens play in the ACC tournament.
Federal law requires internet service providers to report possible child pornography cases to a national agency, which refers cases to a nationwide network of task forces.