CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (13-9, 7-5 ACC) hosts Miami (16-6, 8-3 ACC) in ACC action on Saturday, Feb. 5. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 5 p.m. on ACC Network.
For Openers
• Virginia has a four-game winning streak vs. Miami.
• Virginia is seventh in the ACC at 7-5, while Miami is tied for second at 8-3.
• The Cavaliers have averaged 66.5 points per game and allowed 53.9 points per game in their 13 wins.
• Miami sixth-year redshirt senior Charlie Moore played against Virginia as a freshman at Cal during the 2016-17 season.
• UVA defeated Cal 56-52 and Moore had seven points and four assists in the loss.
Broadcast Information
• The Virginia-Miami game will be televised on ACC Network and streamed online at WatchESPN.com and ESPN App.
• The game will also be broadcast on Virginia Sports Radio Network, VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Sports app.
• Live statistics will be available on VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Sports app.
The Head Coach
• Dean and Markel Families Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tony Bennett has a 308-112 (.733) mark in 13 seasons at UVA and 377-145 (.722) career mark in 16 seasons as a head coach.
• Bennett won his 300th game at Virginia with the 61-43 victory against Lehigh on Nov. 26, 2021.
• The three-time National (2007, 2015 and 2018) and four-time ACC Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019) guided the Cavaliers to their 10th ACC regular-season championship in 2020-21.
• In 2018-19, Bennett led the Cavaliers to their first NCAA national championship, a share of their ninth ACC regular-season title and a school-record 35 wins.
• Bennett has led UVA to 10 consecutive postseason appearances (2012-21) and seven consecutive NCAA tournaments (2014-21).
• UVA is 156-67 (.700) in ACC play (88-23 at home & 68-44 away), 174-34 (.837) at home and 152-45 (.772) in non-conference action (86-9 at JPJ) under Bennett.
• Bennett ranks fifth all-time in winning percentage (.700) among ACC head coaches with 100 or more ACC wins.
Hoo Are These Cavaliers?
• The Cavaliers play defense, take good shots, share and take care of the basketball, rebound, and play more defense.
• UVA is led by its returning backcourt of Kihei Clark (9.8 ppg & 4.1 apg) and Reece Beekman (7.9 ppg, 4.9 apg, 3.5 rpg & 2.2 spg), and the additions of transfers Jayden • Gardner (14.5 ppg & 6.8 rpg) and Armaan Franklin (11.8 ppg).
• The Cavaliers added transfers Gardner (East Carolina) and Franklin (Indiana) to fill the void left by standouts Sam Hauser (16 ppg), Jay Huff (13 ppg) and Trey Murphy III (11.3 ppg).
• Gardner averaged 18.5 points and 8.9 rebounds in 79 career games at East Carolina, while Franklin averaged 11.4 points and shot 42.5 percent from 3-point range in 2020-21.
• Francisco Caffaro (4.5 ppg & 4.2 rpg) and Kadin Shedrick (6.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg & 2.6 bpg) anchor the paint. Shedrick started the first 16 games, while Caffaro has started the last six contests.
• Kody Stattmann (36.8% 3FGs), Taine Murray (38.1% 3FGs), Igor Miliĉić Jr. (36.4% 3FGs) and Carson McCorkle (33.3% 3FGs) provide perimeter shooting off the bench.
Virginia All-Time vs. Miami
• Virginia is 13-12 all-time vs. Miami in the series that began in 1965-66.
• The Cavaliers are 8-4 against the Hurricanes in Charlottesville, including a 61-52 win at JPJ in 2020-21.
• Twelve of the last 13 meetings between the teams have been decided by 10 points or less.
• UVA has limited Miami to 54 or fewer points in the last five meetings.
• Head coach Tony Bennett is 10-6 all-time against Miami.
Last Time vs. The Hurricanes
• Sam Hauser had 18 points as then-No. 21 Virginia beat Miami 61-52 during Senior Day on March 1, 2021 at JPJ.
• Trey Murphy III added 12 points and Justin McKoy added eight points for UVA (16-6, 12-4 ACC).
• The Cavaliers totaled 20 bench points in the win.
• Virginia outrebounded the Hurricanes 35-32.
• Kameron McGusty led Miami (7-16, 3-15) with 14 points.
Last Time Out
• Kihei Clark scored a season-high 19 points and Jayden Gardner added 17 as Virginia downed Boston College 67-55 in ACC action on Feb. 1 at John Paul Jones Arena.
• Kadin Shedrick added a career-best 13 points and Armaan Franklin chipped in 12 at UVA improved to 13-9, 7-5 ACC.
• Virginia drilled a season-high 26 free throws on 29 attempts.
• The Cavaliers scored 20 points off of 14 BC turnovers.
On The Horizon
• Virginia plays at Duke in an ACC Big Monday contest on Feb. 7. Tipoff at Cameron Indoor Stadium is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN.