Virginia Cavaliers Rumors & News
Roller coaster ride continues for Virginia - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — The up and down Cavaliers kick off the ACC tourney today minus two key players.GREENSBORO, N.C. -- In Tony Bennett's first season as Virginia men's basketball coach, the Cavaliers got what they always wanted: a team on a par with North Carolina's. Unfortunately for both teams, UVa and UNC finished in a tie for ninth place in the ACC regular-season standings.
19 hours agoUVa has random class checks - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Tony Bennett, who suspended Sylven Landesberg, says the system has loopholes.The suspension of Virginia scoring leader Sylven Landesberg has resurrected an ongoing debate about the need for schools or coaching staffs to monitor the academic activity of their student-athletes.
March 9, 2010Cavs lose game, Landesberg - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Virginia loses its regular-season finale, but the bigger news involves its best player.CHARLOTTESVILLE -- On any other day, Tony Bennett's first career technical foul might have qualified as a shocker. The bigger bombshell came 45 minutes before tipoff, when Virginia announced that Bennett had suspended leading scorer Sylven Landesberg for academic negligence.
March 7, 2010Very few surprises on UVa roster - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Starting center Jack Shields is not returning along with two linemen who didn't play in 2009.CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Given the lackluster showing that preceded Virginia's coaching change, nobody could have blamed new man Mike London for commissioning a spring housecleaning. Maybe London is waiting for the spring thaw, but there were relatively few surprises on a revised 91-player football roster released by the Cavaliers on Friday. The Cavaliers begin spring practice on March 15, concluding with the spring game on April 10.
March 6, 2010UVa's Wright not enough - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Senior Monica Wright scores 32 points and 22 of the Cavaliers' final 25 in the loss.GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Virginia could not do without Monica Wright, and as good as she is, Wright couldn't do it alone. Wright scored 32 points, including 22 of Virginia's final 25, but the No. 24 Cavaliers lost 66-59 to North Carolina State on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum.
March 6, 2010UVa's class of '06 defines mediocrity - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Dave Leitao was fired as Virginia men's basketball coach without seeing his first recruiting class reach its senior year, much less its Senior Day. Yet, even if Leitao had returned to UVa for a fifth season, Senior Day ceremonies would have been underwhelming.
March 5, 2010Cavs' skid matches longest in 48 years - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Another miserable start sends Virginia to its eighth straight loss. UVa has lost six games in a row by double digits.CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- The return of leading scorer Sylven Landesberg had little effect on a Virginia men's basketball team that has now matched its longest losing streak since 1962. The Cavaliers fell behind early Wednesday night and never recovered in a 68-55 loss to a Boston College team that had lost 10 of its previous 15 games.
March 3, 2010Wright gains recognition, admiration - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Add ACC defensive player of the year to Virginia senior Monica Wright's growing list of honors.The crowd at John Paul Jones Arena stood and cheered. Coach Debbie Ryan made a speech. Monica Wright took the microphone and thanked the Virginia fans, her teammates and coaches. Afterward, though, Wright was wondering about that No. 22 jersey they'd retired in her honor.
March 3, 2010Landesberg out; UVa routed - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — UVa's leading scorer, Sylven Landesberg, is unable to play because of a deep thigh bruise.CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Until Sunday night, there was no injury or other hardship to which Virginia's string of double-digit losses could be traced. At least the Cavaliers had an excuse Sunday night, not that an able-bodied Sylven Landesberg would have lifted UVa past fifth-ranked Duke.
February 28, 2010
- Stats are in for Hurricanes’ Thursday night scrimmage 'Canes Watch | Palm Beach Post Some Scrimmage Stats Rushing Storm Johnson 10 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD Lamar Miller ...
- FSU wants to better last year's finish Tampa Tribune TALLAHASSEE Florida State heads into its Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal test Friday with five wins in its last six games and designs on returning to the title game a second consecutive season.
- Scrimmage highlights; RBs Storm, Miller continue to shine Eye on the U | Miami Herald GREENSBORO, N.C. -- I wasn't at Thursday night's open scrimmage at Lockhart Stadium. But here are some of the highlights and stats provided by UM's sports information staff... > STARS OF THE SCRIMMAGE... The big stars turned out to be...
- More on Georgia Tech Tracking the Terps | Baltimore Sun Terps will play Georgia Tech on Friday in ACC tournament quarterfinals. Remember that the Terps needed a Cliff Tucker buzzer-beater to beat Georgia Tech, 76-74, on Feb. 20. The Yellow Jackets have an imposing front court led by freshman Derrick Favors and junior Gani Lawal. Favors had 21 points and 18 rebounds against the Terps. Against North Carolina tonight,. Favors had 18 points and Lawal had a key basket in the final moments. “When we get back to the hotel we’ll start thinking and talking about Maryland,” Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt just said. "I have a lot of respect for (Maryland coac...
- Terps to face Ga. Tech Tracking the Terps | Baltimore Sun Maryland (23-7), which had a first-round bye, will play Georgia Tech (20-11) in the ACC tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. The seventh-seeded Yellow Jackets, who are on the bubble for an NCAA tournament bid, came back from a 13-point, first-half deficit Thursday night to beat North Carolina, 62-58. The Yellow Jackets have an imposing front court, as you all know.
- Running backs star, QBs struggle in UM scrimmage South Florida Sun-Sentinel Running backs and defensive linemen stole the spotlight in the University of Miami's scrimmage Thursday night at Lockhart Stadium.