It should have been a Senior Night to remember. Senior forward Mike Scott posted 28 points, 10 rebounds and gave his team a 58-47 lead with 4 minutes 58 seconds remaining, but the Virginia men's basketball team couldn't reward the senior's effort with a win during his last home game.
The prosecution and defense in the murder trial of former University student George Huguely rested their cases Saturday and presented closing arguments.
The prosecution and defense in the murder trial of former University student George Huguely rested their cases Saturday and presented closing arguments.
Court proceedings ended early yesterday, as former University student George Huguely's defense attorney Rhonda Quagliana remained ill, and the defendant expressed discomfort at continuing without both his counsel present.
[caption id="attachment_49291" align="alignleft" width="147" caption="Sophomore forward Akil Mitchell posted 10 points and five rebounds in his second start in place of injured senior center Assane Sene.
He has never fully materialized as an offensive threat and his ball-handling is suspect at best, but when senior Assane Sene fractured his right ankle Jan.
For the second time in as many days, Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced that one of his players will leave the Cavalier basketball program.
[caption id="attachment_48327" align="alignleft" width="186" caption="Junior guard Jontel Evans easily surpassed his previous career high of 11 points by posting 17 during Virginia's 69-48 victory against Winthrop.
ACC Commissioner John Swofford addresses a hall filled with reporters, attempting to convince the room that his conference's recent NCAA infractions are an aberration, not a trend. "Any time one of our schools has an NCAA problem, wherever it is, whichever one it is, I'm disappointed and concerned because that's not who we are as a league," he said. Swofford paints a picture of the ACC as a balanced conference - one that may not have produced recent national championships, but still prides itself on sending players to the NFL.
