Ben Istvan

Sports @cavalierdaily | @PhillyInquirer | UVA ‘25.

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Already 0-2 in the new year, Virginia will be a .500 basketball team if it loses a third straight to Stanford this afternoon.

And a lot of the blame should fall on Tony Bennett.
https://t.co/Uf81hMDS4r

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Best of the best 👏

Coach Pedroso has been named the Dunlop/ITA Coach of the Year, his third time earning national coach of the year honors!

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the lioness does not concern herself with losing home games

Cc: @UVAFootball, @UVAMenSoccer, @UVAWomenSoccer 🤭

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Feb. 28, 2023 was Clemson’s last visit to JPJ. Virginia was ranked No. 13 at the time.

Now, two years and one day later, it is Clemson ranked No. 13. Tip-off at noon EST in John Paul Jones Arena.

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Virginia basketball's season has been a rollercoaster of inconsistency, marked by a contrast between brief moments of success and prolonged periods of struggle.

Writers @michaellieb01, @tbaxsports, @emory_huffman11 and @ben_istvan have the full scoop.
https://t.co/h5cJoL6S0a

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Virginia takes down Virginia Tech 73-70, avoiding a first Hokies sweep since 2010.

Cavaliers’ win also snaps a four-game skid in Blacksburg.

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@Mikeysurf Absolutely. Ford may have the best chance.

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Jake Gelof wanted Harrison Didawick to break his home run record last year. It didn’t happen, but it just might in 2025.

More on Didawick’s pursuit of Virginia’s home run crown and, more importantly, a national championship:
https://t.co/sJ6dzX0RjI

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Virginia has eclipsed 70 points in four consecutive games for the first time since 2022.

Signs of life from the Cavaliers in the back half of the ACC season.

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Ty Jerome and De’Andre Hunter are reunited in Cleveland. And they have a real shot at winning another title together.

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The Atlanta Hawks are trading forward De'Andre Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks and two swaps, sources tell ESPN.

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Three of Virginia Tech’s five wins at JPJ have come by one point. Tonight’s may have been the most heartbreaking one for Virginia.

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The home team has won the last seven meetings between Virginia and Virginia Tech.

The in-state rivals tip off at JPJ in under an hour.

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Notre Dame was 2-24 in its last 26 ACC road games entering tonight’s matchup with Virginia.

The Fighting Irish picked the Cavaliers apart in a 74-59 win at JPJ. It’s their first-ever road victory over Virginia.

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Virginia has never lost to Notre Dame in Charlottesville. 9-0 all-time.

With a streak to protect, the Cavaliers are 1.5-point underdogs against the Fighting Irish tonight.

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Virginia women’s basketball has started 0-for-8 from beyond the arc against Georgia Tech. Yellow Jackets lead 28-8 midway through 2Q.

Cavaliers are shooting under 31 percent from deep on the season. Just can’t win with that kind of three-point efficiency.

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Andrew Rohde turned heads Tuesday with a 16 point, six assist and zero turnover performance against Boston College.

A few days before, I had the chance to speak with him about his progress as a playmaker this season, which you can read about below:
https://t.co/eZCTEn8FOG

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With tonight’s loss to SMU, Virginia has dropped four consecutive games for the first time since 2017.

This is also the first time since 2010 that the Cavaliers have lost four in a row to unranked opponents.

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SMU started the game 2-for-18 from three. They just made three of them in the final 25 seconds to stun Virginia at JPJ.

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Andrew Rohde and Isaac McKneely are a combined 0-for-9 from the field tonight, including 0-for-8 from three.

Virginia trails by just two at halftime thanks to some equally poor three-point shooting from SMU.

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Virginia has now lost 19 games since the start of last season. 17 of those had a double-digit margin, and 10 came by 20+ points.

This program was once known for grinding out games, win or lose. Now, it might be more susceptible to blowout losses than any other Power Four team.