TONY BENNETT TO VIRGINIA Washington State’s Tony Bennett is the next head basketball coach of the University of Virginia Cavaliers. He will make $1.7 million a year and start with a five-year contract. (Link) Bennett is a 39 year-old former Charlotte Hornet who compiled a 68-30 record in three seasons at Washington State, […]
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The Coaching Carousel (6:50pm Friday Update)
Friday Update: Billy Gillispie is officially out at UK. Press conference was at 4:30 Fox Florida is reporting that Billy Donovan is going to Kentucky, but Donovan has issued a statement that he is happy at Florida. Fox Florida is out on quite a ledge! They better be sure that they have their story right. […]
Virginia fires Leitao as coach
Fox Sports is reporting that Virginia has fired Men’s Head Basketball coach, Dave Leito after four years on the job. Link to Fox article. Of course, Leitao officially ‘resigns’ so that he can receive his more money for going away nicely ($2.1 million). Leitao made the NCAA tournament once in four seasons at Virginia. This […]
Pack Grinds Out Fifth ACC Win, Terps Claw Back to Bubble
For all the crap he has (rightly) taken, Courtney Fells really sacked up for the Pack today. He played excellent defense on Landesberg, and was the only State player not to panic in the last minute of the game. After Horner repeated his horrific clutch free throw shooting against teams from the Old Dominion, UVA […]
Fishin’ for Wahoo: UVA Game Discussion & Who To Pull For
UVA (9-15) 29 38 67 NCSU (15-10) 33 39 72 Today’s game against the University of Virginia is a “must win”, something many of our readers pointed out yesterday. With the ACC standings completely jumbled except for UNC on top and Georgia Tech at the bottom, it makes it difficult to figure out who NC […]
“What’s a Wahoo? A Fish?” — UVA Pre-Game Discussion
Tomorrow at 1pm in the RBC Center, it’s the Game of the Week Year once again for NC State as they face off against the suddenly-hot Virginia Cavaliers. State’s fate in any potential post-season scenario hinges on winning this game. Virginia beat Clemson 85-81 in OT at home last weekend, and then Virginia Tech 75-61 […]
Amid woes, comparing behaviors that feed NC State’s failures become more clear
Here’s an article that you just can’t ignore – Amid woes, U.Va. AD needs to act Before we get going here… please allow me to remind you that the University of Virginia has one of the best overall Athletics programs in the entire country. It isn’t like they struggle as a department nor as a […]
“Quest for Last” Almost Complete
With Virginia’s 76-74 win over Georgia Tech last night, NC State is just one small step away from claiming the cellar in the ACC, along with the #12 seed in the ACCT. As long as the Wolfpack loses as expected at Wake Forest on Saturday (or Virginia and Boston College each wins 1 of its […]
More Info On Lack Of UVA’s Gator Bowl Ticket Sales
Even though this article is 10 days old, we thought everyone might want to read it. We also want to save it for future years when iit is bowl selection time. Before we explain why we’ve come to that point, let’s rewind to 2002. I remember all the whining and complaining by Virginia fans that […]
Post UVa Random Basketball Thoughts
We shared some thoughts in an updated game entry below, but I wanted to chime in with some more specific comments. Reactive vs System? After watching Sidney coach I have been very impressed with both his preparation and in game adjustments. During the games, he has made good use of his timeouts, changed defenses effectively […]
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