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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 5 Virginia (10-0) hosts William & Mary (4-7) in nonconference men’s basketball action Saturday (Dec. 22). Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
For Openers
• Virginia meets William & Mary for the 80th time in series history.
• The Cavaliers have started 10-0 for the first time since starting 19-0 in 2014-15.
• UVA is 124-35 (.779) in non-conference action under Tony Bennett.
• Bennett is two wins shy of 300 career wins.
• Virginia freshman guard Kihei Clark played 24 minutes against South Carolina, just nine days after successful surgery to repair a broken left wrist on Dec. 10.
• Former UVA team manager Luke Ford (2011-14) is the director of basketball operations for the Tribe.
Broadcast Information
• The Virginia-William & Mary game will be streamed online on ACC Network Extra (WatchESPN.com) and broadcast on the Virginia Sports Radio Network, VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Sports app.
• Live statistics will be located on VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports app.
The Head Coach
• Three-time National and ACC Coach of the Year Tony Bennett has a 229-86 (.727) mark in 10 seasons at Virginia and 298-119 (.715) career mark in 13 seasons overall.
• In 2017-18, Bennett led Virginia to its eighth ACC regular-season title, third ACC Tournament championship, school-record 31 wins, ACC-record 17 league wins and ACC-record 9-0 mark on the road.
• Bennett was named the USBWA Henry Iba National Coach of the Year for the third time to rank second all-time behind legendary John Wooden, who captured the award six times.
UVA Ranked No. 5 in AP Poll
• Virginia is ranked No. 5 in the AP poll, marking its seventh straight week in the top six this season.
• UVA has been ranked in the AP poll for 23 straight weeks and has been ranked in the top 10 in each of the past 18 polls.
• UVA was ranked No. 5 in the preseason polls and has been ranked in the top 10 in the preseason rankings in four of the past five seasons.
• In 2017-18, Virginia became the fourth team in the Top 25 era to earn a No. 1 ranking after being unranked in the preseason.
UVA Against the Commonwealth of Virginia
• UVA is 1-0 against teams from the Commonwealth of Virginia, posting a 57-49 win over VCU.
• The Cavaliers will also play William & Mary & Virginia Tech (twice) this year.
• UVA has a 65-15 record against teams from Virginia since 1999-00.
• UVA has won 18 of its last 21 games against teams from Virginia.
• The Cavaliers went 3-1 vs. the Commonwealth last year.
Last Time Out
• Ty Jerome scored a season-high 25 points and Kyle Guy added 18 to lead No. 5 Virginia to a 69-52 win at South Carolina Dec. 19.
• Mamadi Diakite added 10 points on 5 of 6 shooting as the Cavaliers recorded their 11th consecutive true road win.
• Jerome went 9 of 15 from the field, including 3 of 8 from 3-point range. Guy added five 3-pointers as the duo combined for all eight UVA 3-pointers.
• UVA limited USC to 36.4 percent field goal shooting.
• The Cavaliers had their fifth game with five or fewer turnovers.
All-Time vs. William & Mary
• Virginia holds a 54-26 lead against William & Mary in its oldest rivalry that dates back to UVA’s first season in 1905-06.
• The Cavaliers are 38-9 all-time vs. William & Mary in Charlottesville, including a 67-52 win at John Paul Jones Arena in the last meeting between the teams in 2015-16.
• UVA has an 11-game winning streak against the Tribe in Charlottesville since a 71-65 overtime loss on Jan. 10, 1977.
• The Cavaliers have won 25 of the last 27 games in the series.
Last Time vs. the Tribe
• Former Virginia All-ACC performers Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill tallied 16 points each to lead Virginia to a 67-52 non-conference win over William & Mary on Dec. 5, 2015.
• Darius Thompson added 12 points and a season-high four steals and Isaiah Wilkins chipped in eight points, a career-high four steals and three rebounds.
• UVA’s 15 steals were its most since 16 vs. NC State in 2008.
Hoo Are These Cavaliers?
• Virginia is led by the quartet of Ty Jerome, Kyle Guy, De’Andre Hunter and Jack Salt.
• Jerome leads the team in scoring (14.8), assists (4.3), steals (2.1) and 3-point percentage (42.4%).
• Hunter is second in scoring (14.5) and rebounding (5.1).
• Guy leads the team in 3-pointers (27) and free throw percentage (81.8%) and is third in scoring (13.9).
• Transfer Braxton Key leads the team in rebounding (5.3), while Mamadi Diakite has averaged 6.3 points and 2.7 rebounds.
• Newcomer Kihei Clark has started four games and is second on the team in assists (2.8). Clark broke his left wrist against Morgan State, and has played the past two games with a cast.
• Marco Anthony, Jay Huff, Kody Stattmann and Francesco Badocchi provide depth and Francisco Caffaro is redshirting the 2018-19 season.
• Manager Grant Kersey has appeared in four home games.
All-Time vs. the CAA
• UVA meets its second Colonial Athletic Association opponent (Towson) and is 94-30 all-time vs. current members of the CAA (54-26 vs. William & Mary, 10-0 vs. James Madison, 10-2 vs. Delaware, 6-0 vs. Elon, 6-0 vs. Towson, 4-0 vs. UNCW, 2-0 vs. Drexel, 1-0 vs. Charleston and 1-2 vs. Hofstra).
• The Cavaliers defeated UNCW and current NC State head coach Kevin Keatts in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
• Tony Bennett is 9-1 all-time vs. the CAA as head coach at Virginia (2-0 vs. James Madison, 2-0 vs. William & Mary, 2-0 vs. UNCW, 2-0 vs. Towson, 1-0 vs. Drexel and 0-1 vs. Delaware).
UVA in the National Statistical Rankings
• As of Dec. 20, UVA ranks first nationally in in turnovers per game (8.0), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.89), fewest turnovers (80) and winning percentage (100%), second in scoring defense (51.3 ppg), fourth in turnover margin (6.1), fifth in scoring margin (21.1), sixth in 3-point field goal percentage defense (26%), eighth in fewest fouls (150), 16th in personal fouls per game (15.0), 26th in field goal percentage defense (38.4%) and 29th in free throw percentage (75.7%).
Jerome, Hunter and Guy Among ACC Leaders
• As of Dec. 20, Ty Jerome ranks second in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.3), fifth in steals (2.1), sixth in assists (4.3), eighth in 3-pointers (2.5) and 3-point percentage (42.4%) and 15th in scoring (14.8).
• De’Andre Hunter ranks seventh in field goal percentage (53.5%) and 16th in scoring (14.5).
• Kyle Guy ranks third in 3-pointers (2.7), seventh in minutes (33.6), 10th in 3-point percentage (41.5%) and 25th in scoring (13.9).
On the Horizon
• No. 5 Virginia hosts Marshall on Monday, Dec. 31. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 1 p.m.