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2020-21 VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 20 AT DUKE • DURHAM, N.C. (CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM) VIRGINIA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS 295 Massie Road, Room 154 Charlottesville, VA 22904 Men’s Basketball Contact: Erich Bacher O: (434) 982-5530 C: (720) 318-5538 E-mail: [email protected] Web: VirginiaSports.com Twitter: @UVAMensHoops, @ErichJBacher 23 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 2019 NCAA CHAMPIONS • 3 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 11 ALL-AMERICANS • 26 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS GAME INFORMATION [7/8] VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (15-4, 11-2 ACC) Date / Time: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 / 8 p.m. Head Coach: Tony Bennett (Green Bay, 1992) Site: Durham, N.C. / Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) TV: ESPN; Online: WatchESPN.com Virginia: 292-100 (12th season), Career: 361-133 (15th season) Dan Shulman & Jay Bilas AT Westwood One Radio: Ryan Radtke & Dan Dickau DUKE BLUE DEVILS (9-8, 7-6 ACC) Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network Dave Koehn & Jimmy Miller Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (Army, 1969) Satellite Radio: Sirius (135), XM (193), Internet (955) Duke: 1,093-299 (41st season), Career: 1,166-358 (46th season) Live Stats: VirginiaSports.com FOR OPENERS GETTING OFFENSIVE IN 2020 Twitter: @UVAMensHoops • No. 7 Virginia (15-4, 11-2 ACC) travels to Duke (9-8, 7-6 ACC) • Virginia has scored 70 or more points in 10 games (9-1) and is for an ACC contest on Saturday, Feb. 20. averaging 69.9 points per game. Virginia vs. Duke: 52-121 • UVA is first in the ACC at 11-2, while Duke is eighth at 7-6. • UVA is shooting 48.9 percent from the field, best since 49.1 Charlottesville: 35-40 (3-6 at John Paul Jones Arena) • UVA meets Duke as an unranked opponent for the first time percent in 2015-16. Durham: 11-58 (9-53 at Cameron Indoor) since Feb. 13, 2016. • UVA’s 89 points against Towson were its most since scoring 100 Neutral: 6-23 •• As of Feb. 18, Virginia ranks second nationally in personal fouls against Marshall during the 2018-19 season. per game (12.8), fourth in turnovers per game (9.5), sixth in • UVA ranks sixth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage First: Feb. 23, 1911 (W, 24-18 in Durham) scoring defense (59.9) and 3-point field goal percentage (39.8), (39.8%), 10th in free throw percentage (78.8%) and 20th in Last: Feb. 29, 2020 (W, 52-50 in Charlottesville) 10th in free throw percentage (78.8%) and assist/turnover ratio field goal percentage (48.9%). Winning Streak: Virginia, 1 game (1.5) and 20th in field goal percentage (48.9%). • UVA’s 78.8 percent free throw shooting is its best in school his- • UVA is 5-2 in true road games (all in league play). tory, while its 39.8 percent 3-point shooting ranks second. • Jay Huff and Trey Murphy III are natives of Durham, N.C. 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS - 15-4, 11-2 ACC A WIN VS. DUKE WOULD GIVE UVA: Date Opponent TV Time/Result HOO ARE THESE CAVALIERS? • Twelve or more ACC wins for the fourth straight year. Nov. 25 [4] vs. Towson ^ TBA W, 89-54 • Kihei Clark, Sam Hauser and Jay Huff lead the Cavaliers into • A two-game winning streak vs. the Blue Devils. Nov. 27 [4] vs. San Francisco ^ ESPN L, 61-60 action at Duke. • Its 10th win at Cameron Indoor Stadium, 12th win in Durham Dec. 1 [15] St. Francis (Pa.) ACCN W, 76-51 • Clark, who has handed out six or more assists in six contests, and 53rd win in the series. Dec. 4 [15] Kent State ACCN W, 71-64 ot has averaged 9.9 points and team-high 4.6 assists. • Head coach Tony Bennett’s fifth win vs. Duke. Dec. 9 [18] Michigan St. (4) % ESPN Postponed • Hauser leads the team in scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebounding • A 6-2 road record (all in ACC play). Dec. 16 [17] at Wake Forest * ACCN Postponed (6.9 rpg), and is shooting 50.7 percent from the field, 43.7 Dec. 19 [17] vs. Villanova (7) # FOX Canceled percent from 3-point range and 84.4 percent from the foul line. ALL-TIME VS. DUKE • Huff leads the team in blocked shots (2.4 bpg) and is second • UVA meets Duke for the 174th meeting overall and 70th tilt in Dec. 22 [16] William & Mary ACCN W, 76-40 in scoring (12.9 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg). Durham in a series that dates back to 1910-11. Dec. 26 [16] vs. Gonzaga (1) & CBS L, 98-75 • Trey Murphy III (11.6 ppg) leads UVA in free throw shooting • UVA is 52-121 all-time vs. Duke, including an 11-58 record in Dec. 30 [23] at Notre Dame * ACCN W, 66-57 (90.3%) and 3-point shooting (48.3%), and is second with 42 Durham. Jan. 2 [23] Virginia Tech (24) * ACCN Postponed 3-pointers. • Virginia ended Duke’s two-game winning streak and three-game Jan. 6 [22] Wake Forest * RSN W, 70-61 • Reece Beekman has a team-high 25 steals. winning streak at John Paul Jones Arena with its 52-50 win over Jan. 9 [22] at Boston College * ACCN W, 61-49 • Tomas Woldetensae (44.4 3FG%) provides bench scoring, while the Blue Devils last season. Jan. 13 [18] Notre Dame * ACCN W, 80-68 Casey Morsell (5.0 ppg) is UVA’s top perimeter defender. • UVA is 2-3 in its last five games vs. Duke and 4-6 in its last 10. Jan. 16 [18] at Clemson (12) * ESPN W, 85-50 • Justin McKoy (3.5 ppg and 2.8 rpg) and Kadin Shedrick (2.5 • Four of the last six meetings have been decided by two points Jan. 23 [13] Georgia Tech * ACCN W, 64-62 ppg & 2.2 rpg) have added depth, while Kody Stattmann (4.7 or less. Jan. 25 [8] Syracuse * ESPN W, 81-58 ppg, 2.3 rpg) returned to action at FSU after missing 15 games • Head coach Tony Bennett is 4-11 all-time against Duke at UVA. Jan. 30 [8] at Virginia Tech (20) * ACCN L, 65-51 with a non-COVID-19 related cardiac issue. • UVA’s road win at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2017-18 gave Feb. 3 [14] at NC State * ACCN W, 64-57 Bennett a road win at every Pac-10 (now Pac-12) and ACC Feb. 6 [14] Pitt * ESPN W, 73-66 LAST TIME VS. THE BLUE DEVILS school. Feb. 10 [9] at Georgia Tech * RSN W, 57-49 • Jay Huff scored 15 points and blocked a career-high 10 shots Feb. 13 [9] No. Carolina (RV) * ESPN W, 60-48 to lead Virginia past Duke, 52-50, on Feb. 29, 2020 at John LAST TIME OUT Feb. 15 [9] at Florida St. (17) * ESPN L, 81-60 Paul Jones Arena. • M.J. Walker scored 17 points and RaiQuan Gray added 15 as • Braxton Key and Mamadi Diakite added 14 points each as the No. 16 Florida State defeated No. 7 Virginia 81-60 in ACC action Feb. 20 [7] at Duke * ESPN 8 p.m. Cavaliers (21-7, 13-5 ACC) moved into a third-place tie with the on Feb. 15 in Tallahassee. Feb. 24 NC State * ACCN 6:30 p.m. Blue Devils (23-5, 13-5 ACC). • The Seminoles jumped to a 45-25 halftime lead before Kihei Mar. 1 Miami * ESPN/2/U 9 p.m. • Huff shot 7 of 9 and added nine rebounds, and blocked Vernon Clark led Virginia’s 16-3 run to start the second half. Mar. 6 at Louisville * ESPN/2 4 p.m. Carey’s shot with 3.7 seconds left to seal the win. • Clark scored all 12 of his points in the second stanza, joining Mar. 10-14 ACC Tournament TBA TBA • UVA outrebounded Duke 38-33 and held the Blue Devils to Trey Murphy III (13), Tomas Woldetensae (12) and Sam Hauser their lowest point total in the series since scoring 47 on Jan. 31, (11) in double figures. Home Games in Bold 1981. • FSU outrebounded UVA 31-25 and drilled 13 of 24 3-pointers. ^ - Bubbleville, Uncasville, Conn. • The Cavaliers shot 42 percent from the field (21 of 50) and 70 • FSU’s 81 points were its most against Virginia since scoring 87 # - Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. percent from the charity stripe (7 of 10). in an overtime win against the Cavaliers on Jan. 11, 2006. % - ACC/B1G Challenge • Carey and Tre Jones led Duke with 17 points apiece. • UVA shot 46.8 percent was was 9 of 23 from 3-point range. * - ACC game All Times Eastern VIRGINIA’S STARTING LINEUP AT FLORIDA STATE (2/15/21) Pos. No. Player (Hometown) Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG NOTES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE G 0 Kihei Clark (Woodland Hills, Calif.) Jr. 5-9 160 9.9 4.6(a) 14 points & career-high 4 3’s at GT; 360 career assists G 2 Reece Beekman (Baton Rouge, La.) Fr. 6-3 174 5.1 3.2 Team-high 25 steals; 8 rebounds & 7 assists vs. UNC Jabri Abdur-Rahim Juh-Bree Ab-der Ruh-heem G 25 Trey Murphy III (Durham, N.C.) Jr. 6-9 206 11.6 3.3 10+ points in 13 games; 48.3 3FG%; 18 pts at NC State/GT Kihei Clark Key-Hey F 10 Sam Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis.) R-Sr. 6-8 218 14.8 6.9 15.8 ppg & 7.5 rpg in ACC; 20+ pts in 3 gms; 1,564 career pts Francisco Caffaro Cuh-FAR-oh F 30 Jay Huff (Durham, N.C.) R-Sr.