When the shots aren't falling, sometimes all you can do is go after the rebound and try again. That was Virginia's mentality on Wednesday night as the Cavaliers attempted an astonishing 76 field goals, but made only 29 of them. But by winning the rebounding battle 60-22 and scoring 26 second-chance points, Virginia (7-2) pulled away in the second half for its third-consecutive victory, beating Rider (2-6) 78-51 on Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.  To say that Virginia's offense was ice-cold to start the game would be something of an understatement. Rider came out in a compac ..read more

A little over two years after his shocking resignation from his post as Virginia's head football coach, Bronco Mendenhall is making his return to the college football world. Mendenhall was hired as the next head coach of the New Mexico football program, New Mexico Director of Athletics Eddie Nuñez announced on Wednesday. This will be Mendenhall's second stint in Albuquerque, as he served as the defensive coordinator and associate head coach at New Mexico from 1998-2002.  “After 25 years, Holly and I are excited to be returning to Albuquerque where we have many fond memories,” Mendenh ..read more

Virginia cruised to its fourth-consecutive win, crushing North Carolina Central 77-47 on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. Val has the Plus/Minus to break down UVA's easy win.  Plus A win is a win is a win. Isaac McKneely came out on fire, hitting the first four treys he attempted. Averaging a little under 12 points/game, McKneely had 12 points in the game’s first four minutes. NC Central was never in this game. Plus After going 6/8 from deep against Syracuse, McKneely followed that up by going… 6/8 from beyond the arc. He tied the career high he set against Syracuse with 22 points ..read more

Any concerns over the possibility that the Cavaliers might have a hangover game against a lesser opponent after delivering a pair of statement wins over major conference competition last week were laid to rest rather quickly. Isaac McKneely repeated his performance from Saturday's win over Syracuse, matching his career-highs with six threes and 22 points to lead Virginia (8-1) to a thorough 77-47 demolition of NC Central (4-6) on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.  Isaac McKneely proved to be the definition of "picking up where he left off" to start the game. After knocking down six ..read more

Virginia (7-1) faces North Carolina Central (4-5) on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. Follow along with score updates, play-by-play, and live analysis for the game in the thread below.  View the original article to see embedded media. Subscribe to the Cavaliers Now Newsletter to receive UVA sports news in your inbox first thing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. To stay up to date on all Virginia Cavaliers sports news, follow CavaliersNow on social media: Facebook: @CavaliersNowTwitter: @CavaliersNowFN See more Virginia men's basketball news and content: Virginia Men's Basketball on ..read more

After picking up a couple of statement wins against Texas A&M and Syracuse last week, Virginia looks to sustain that momentum into the exam break as the Cavaliers host the North Carolina Central Eagles for the second season in a row.  Read on for a full preview of Virginia vs. NC Central, including game details and notes, an opponent scouting report, what to watch for, and a prediction for Tuesday's matchup.  Game Details Who: Virginia Cavaliers (7-1) vs. North Carolina Central Eagles (4-5) When: Tuesday, December 5th at 7pm ET Where: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Vir ..read more

The NCAA college football transfer portal is officially open as of Monday, December 4th and will remain open through Tuesday, January 2nd. CavaliersNow is keeping track of all of the transfer portal activity as it related to the Virginia football program, including UVA football players entering the transfer portal as well as Virginia's effort to acquire transfers from other schools. All of the latest updates will be posted on this page.  See the latest Virginia football transfer portal news and updates below. Most recent updates are at the top. Refresh the page for updates.  Monday ..read more

The college football transfer portal window opens on Monday and will be open for 30 days through January 2nd. As will be the case for most Power Five football programs, Virginia is expected to have some significant transfer portal activity, both in terms of departures and acquisitions.  Two UVA football players have already officially entered the transfer portal as graduate transfers. Junior offensive guard Jestus Johnson III entered the portal earlier this week and senior wide receiver Demick Starling officially entered the portal earlier in November, an unsurprising outcome after Tony E ..read more

Virginia women's basketball improved to 6-2 on the season with a 94-73 victory at La Salle on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. Val has the Plus/Minus to break down what we saw from the Cavaliers in their first true road game of the season.  Plus A win is a win is a win. Kymora Johnson led a balanced attack as she was perfect from the floor: 6/6 from the field, 1/1 from deep, and 2/2 from the charity stripe. There are 13 active players on the team, and all saw game action. Six scored in double figures, 12 of them scored, 10 grabbed a rebound, and nine recorded at least one assist. Everybo ..read more

Virginia women's basketball (6-2) played its first true road game of the season and passed that test with flying colors, gradually overwhelming and overpowering La Salle (3-4) 94-73 on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia.  La Salle struck first on a three-pointer from Molly Masciantonio, but Virginia responded by scoring the next six points and going on a 17-2 run that included eight points from Paris Clark. The Explorers fought back, knocking down three triples in the opening period, but a pair of free throws from Taylor Lauterbach gave Virginia a 25-16 lead at the end of the first quarter ..read more