CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (15-9, 8-5 ACC) hosts Georgia Tech (10-13, 3-9) in ACC action on Saturday, Feb. 12. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 4 p.m. on ESPN2.

For Openers
• UVA is sixth in the ACC at 9-5 and Georgia Tech is 14th at 3-9.
• The Cavaliers have averaged 66.9 points per game and allowed 55.1 points per game in their 15 wins.
• UVA meets Georgia Tech for the first time since its 2021 ACC Tournament semi­final contest vs. the Yellow Jackets was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within UVA’s program.
• Jayden Gardner has a seven-game double figure scoring streak.
• Reece Beekman has a 14-game steal streak.
• UVA can secure its 10th straight season with 10 or more league wins with a victory over Georgia Tech.

Broadcast Information
• The Virginia-Georgia Tech game will be televised on ESPN2 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 310-112 (.735) mark in 13 seasons at UVA and 379-145 (.723) 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 158-67 (.702) in ACC play (89-23 at home & 69-44 away), 175-34 (.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 (.702) 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 & 4.2 apg) and Reece Beekman (7.9 ppg, 5 apg, 3.4 rpg & 2.2 spg), and the additions of transfers Jayden Gardner (14.5 ppg & 6.8 rpg) and Armaan Franklin (12.2 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 (4.8 ppg & 4.3 rpg) and Kadin Shedrick (7 ppg, 5.2 rpg & 2.3 bpg) anchor the paint. Shedrick started the first 16 games, while Caffaro has started the last eight contests.
• Kody Stattmann (38.5% 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. Georgia Tech
• Virginia is 45-40 all-time vs. Georgia Tech, including a 25-11 home record, in the series that dates back to 1947-48.
• The Cavaliers have an eight-game winning streak in the series, including a two-game sweep in 2020-21.
• UVA has an eight-game home winning streak in the series.
• Georgia Tech’s last win in Charlottesville was a 92-82 overtime decision on Jan. 27, 2008.
• Virginia is 16-2 in its last 18 games against Georgia Tech, including a 15-2 mark under head coach Tony Bennett.

Last Time vs. Yellow Jackets
• Kihei Clark scored all 14 of his points in the second half to guide then-No. 9 UVA to a 57-49 win at Georgia Tech on Feb. 10, 2021.
• Trey Murphy III led Virginia with 18 points and Jay Huff contributed six points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots.
• Sam Hauser added eight points, 10 rebounds and season-high five assists for the Cavaliers.
• Virginia trailed 26-20 at halftime, but started the second stanza with a 9-0 run.
• Clark drilled 5 of 9 second-half field goals, including 4 of 6 3-pointers, as the Hoos outscored the Yellow Jackets 37-23.

Last Time Out
• Reece Beekman’s 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining lifted Virginia to a 69-68 win at No. 7 Duke on Monday, Feb. 7.
• Jayden Gardner scored 17 points and Kadin Shedrick added a career-high 16 points on 8 of 8 shooting to lead the Cavaliers to their 10th win all-time at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• Armaan Franklin added 11 points, while Kihei Clark had nine assists.|
• UVA scored 52 points in the paint and 20 points off of 15 Duke turnovers.
• Mark Williams led Duke (19-4, 9-3 ACC) with 16 points, while Trevor Keels added 12.

Hoos Among ACC Leaders
• Reece Beekman ranks first in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (3.75) and steals (2.2 spg), second in assists (5.0 apg) and ninth in minutes (34.5 mpg).
• Jayden Gardner ranks seventh in the ACC in field goal percentage (51.7%), eighth in free throw percentage (80%), 13th in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and 16th in scoring (14.5 ppg).
• Kihei Clark ranks third in minutes (35.1). fifth in assists (4.2 apg) and seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.98).
• Kadin Shedrick ranks third in blocked shots (2.3 bpg).

On The Horizon
• Virginia travels to Virginia Tech in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash on Monday, Feb. 14. Tipoff at Cassell Coliseum is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN.