Virginia Cavaliers NCAA Basketball News

Whenever there is a coaching change, transfers almost surely follow. They rarely come, though, four months after the hiring was made... by Ben Gibson 30 reads Opinion July 10, 2009 Whenever there is a coaching change, transfers almost surely follow.

's basketball team is to indeed contend for a Big East basketball title this winter, first the Mountaineers need to get their ship in order.

Jesse Morgan really didn't have to be here. Having graduated from Olney High, Morgan will play prep-school basketball next season at South Kent School .

MORGANTOWN, W.Va., June 15 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: West Virginia women's basketball coach Mike Carey has announced the hiring of Donchez Graham as an assistant coach.

Virginia picked up its 9th verbal commitment of the class of 2010 on Friday night when outside linebacker Chris Brathwaite made his pledge to coach Al Groh's program.

The University of Virginia may have had a down year in its major revenue sports, the season was far from lost.

The new Virginia basketball coach sits in arguably the best conference in the country, works at one of the top schools in the nation and is far, far closer to a cluster of talent than he ever was when he won at remote Washington State .

By Patrick Stevens Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Article Comments 1996 After losing three starters and a top inside sub from an Elite Eight team, Virginia endures its first sub-.500 season since 1987-88. 1997 Courtney Alexander averages 14.8 points as the Cavaliers beat North Carolina and Maryland at home and reach the NCAA tournament.

NORFOLK, Va., June 24 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news release: Old Dominion University athletic director James Jarrett announced today that he will retire in June 2010.

Bill Courtney, Virginia Tech's newest men's basketball assistant coach, spent yesterday morning working one of the Hokies' youth camps.

Considering Elijah Macon just completed his freshman season of high school basketball , there remains plenty of time to get himself ready for his freshman season in college.

Travis McKie of Richmond , Va., was one of the top players at the Top 100 camp in Charlottesville, Va.

November signees Tristan Spurlock, a 6-7 small forward out of Woodbridge, Va., and Jontel Evans, a 5-11 guard from Hampton , Va., both confirmed they will honor the letters-of-intent signed when Dave Leitao was the coach.

G Sylvan Landesberg told the school newspaper, the Sabre, that it "never crossed his mind" to place his name in the NBA draft despite his initial success.

Institute issued the following news release: Virginia Military Institute head basketball coach Duggar Baucom was recently named the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2009 District 3 Coach of the Year.

"The Giles County Historical Museum plans to expand the current Civil War exhibit in conjunction with the restoration of the local Civil War monument on the Giles County Courthouse lawn." "Former NCAA golf champion Susan Slaughter, a Floyd native, will return to the U.S. Open following an eight-year absence after matching par with a 72 in a ...

I can't remember the last time I had spoken to Roanoke Catholic boys' basketball coach Joe Gaither before I called him today.

After years of trying, the coaches association finally got the approval in 2005 to seed teams for the boys and girls state tournaments.

One of the perks in Frank Beamer's coaching contract at Virginia Tech is a $40,000 allowance to take his football staff on an all-expenses-paid trip after the season.

Darryl "Truck" Bryant was honored Sunday night at the West Virginia basketball team's awards banquet for taking the most charges during the season.