2013-14 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 4 VS. NAVY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. (JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA) VIRGINIA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS 295 Massie Road, Room 154 Charlottesville, VA 22904 Men’s Basketball Contact: Erich Bacher OFFICE: (434) 982-5530 • CELL: (720) 318-5538 E-mail: [email protected] ON THE WEB: VirginiaSports.com VIRGINIA ON TWITTER: @UVAMensHoops, @erichjbacher 17 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 2 NCAA FINAL FOUR BERTHS • 13 NIT APPEARANCES • 6 ALL-AMERICANS • 62 ALL-ACC SELECTIONS GAME INFORMATION NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (2-2, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) Date / Time: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 / 7 p.m. ET Head Coach: Ed DeChellis (Penn State, 1982) Site: Charlottesville, VA / John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) TV: Regional Sports Networks Record at Navy: 13-51 (3rd season), Career Record: 232-282 (18th season) Talent: Wes Durham (pxp), Dan Bonner (analyst) VS Online: ESPN3 Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (2-1, 0-0 ACC) Talent: Dave Koehn (pxp), Ted Jeffries (analyst) Head Coach: Tony Bennett (Green Bay, 1992) Live Stats/Twitter: VirginiaSports.com/@UVaMensHoops Virginia vs. Patriot League: 33-34 Record at UVa: 78-54 (5th season), Career Record: 147-87 (8th season) Series vs. Navy: 13-31 FOR OPENERS Charlottesville: 5-1 (first meeting at JPJ) • Virginia meets Navy for the first time since Feb. 16, 1974, when the Cavaliers beat the Midshipmen, 91-72. Annapolis: 8-30 • UVa is is 45-19 against non-conference opponents during the Tony Bennett era. First Meeting: Feb. 5, 1910 (L, 55-6) • The Cavaliers rank fifth nationally in scoring defense at 52.3 points per game. Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 1974 (W, 91-72) • Virginia has had a different scoring leader in each of its first three games (Anthony Gill, Joe Harris and Mike Tobey). Winning Streak: UVa has won the last six contests VIRGINIA RECEIVING VOTES IN LATEST NATIONAL POLLS 2013-14 SCHEDULE/RESULTS - 2-1, 0-0 ACC • UVa received votes in the latest Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. Date Opponent TV Time/Result • Virginia’s No. 24 preseason AP ranking marked its first since being ranked No. 11 to start the 2001-02 season. Nov. 8 [24] JAMES MADISON ESPN3 W, 61-41 • The Cavaliers, who were ranked for two weeks, returned to the rankings this season for the first time since Feb. 27, 2012, when they were No. 24 in the AP poll. Nov. 12 [25] VCU (14) ESPN2 L, 59-56 Nov. 16 [25] vs. Davidson (Charlotte, N.C.) W, 70-57 SERIES HISTORY Nov. 19 [RV] NAVY RSN 7 p.m. • Navy leads Virginia, 31-13, in the all-time series that dates back to 1909-10. Nov. 23 LIBERTY ^ ESPN3 4 p.m. • UVa has a six-game winning streak against Navy. Nov. 26 HAMPTON ^ ESPN3 7 p.m. • The Cavaliers are 5-1 against Navy in Charlottesville and are meeting for the first time at John Paul Jones Arena. Nov. 29 vs. SMU ^ CBSSN 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 vs. Missouri State CBSSN 6:30/9 p.m. AGAINST THE PATRIOT LEAGUE or Texas A&M ^ • Navy is the lone Patriot League opponent on Virginia’s 2013-14 schedule. Dec. 4 WISCONSIN % ESPN2 7 p.m. • Virginia is 33-34 record against current Patriot League members (13-31 vs. Navy, 7-0 vs. Loyola, 5-1 vs. American, 3-0 vs. Army, 2-1 vs. Dec. 7 at Green Bay ESPNU 5 p.m. Lafayette, 2-1 vs. Bucknell and 1-0 vs. Lehigh). Dec. 21 NORTHERN IOWA ESPN3 4 p.m. Dec. 23 NORFOLK STATE ESPN3 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT Dec. 30 at Tennessee ESPN2 7 p.m. • Virginia posted a 70-57 win over Davidson on Nov. 16 at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. • Malcolm Brogdon had a career-high 17 points and Mike Tobey added a season-high 18 points to lead Virginia. Jan. 4 at Florida State * ESPN2 5 p.m. • Justin Anderson added 12 points and Akil Mitchell had 11 as the Cavaliers outscored Davidson, 36-8, in the paint. Jan. 8 WAKE FOREST * RSN 7 p.m. • Mitchell added a season-high nine rebounds as UVa outrebounded (42-30) its opponent for the third straight game. Jan. 11 at NC State * ESPN2 5 p.m. • UVa shot 52.1 percent (25-of-48) from the floor and a season-high 76.2 percent (16-of-21) from the charity stripe. Jan. 13 at Duke * ESPN 7 p.m. Jan. 18 FLORIDA STATE * ACCN 12 p.m. HARRIS AND MITCHELL LEAD CAVALIERS INTO ACTION Jan. 20 NORTH CAROLINA * ESPN 7 p.m. • Returning All-ACC members Joe Harris and Akil Mitchell lead the Cavaliers into action this season. Jan. 25 VIRGINIA TECH * ACCN 3 p.m. • Last season, Harris averaged a career-high 16.3 points and Mitchell added career bests with 13.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Jan. 28 at Notre Dame * ESPNU 9 p.m. • Harris tallied a career-high 36 points against Duke and Mitchell had a team-leading 12 double-doubles. Feb. 2 at Pitt * ESPNU 12:30 p.m. • Harris earned All-ACC first-team honors, while Mitchell was named to the third team. Feb. 5 BOSTON COLLEGE * ESPN2 7 p.m. • Harris ranks 27th on UVa’s all-time scoring list with 1,279 points and Mitchell has grabbed 553 career rebounds. Feb. 8 at Georgia Tech * ACCN 12 p.m. • In 2013-14, Harris is averaging eight points per game, while Mitchell is averaging nine points. Feb. 10 MARYLAND * ESPN 7 p.m. • Harris was held to just one point vs. Davidson (11/16/13), marking his second lowest point in 101 career games at UVa. Harris was held score- less in a 49-47 win over Clemson on Feb. 2, 2011 during his freshman season. Feb. 15 at Clemson * ESPN/2 12 p.m. Feb. 18 at Virginia Tech * ACCN 9 p.m. VIRGINIA’S STARTING LINEUP VS. DAVIDSON Feb. 22 NOTRE DAME * ESPN/2 2 p.m. Pos. No. Player (Hometown) Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG NOTES Feb. 26 MIAMI * RSN 7 p.m. G 12 Joe Harris (Chelan, Wash.) Sr. 6-6 225 8.0 5.3 Led UVa with 18 points vs. VCU Mar. 1 SYRACUSE * ESPN/2 4 p.m. G 15 Malcolm Brogdon (Norcross, Ga.) R-So. 6-5 217 12.0 6.0 Leads team in scoring after career-high 17 points vs. DC Mar. 9 at Maryland * CBS 12 p.m. G 23 London Perrantes (Los Angeles) Fr. 6-2 189 3.0 2.7 Had five assists & no turnovers in first start vs. Davidson Mar. 13-16 at ACC Tournament F 13 Anthony Gill (High Point, N.C.) R-So. 6-8 230 6.5 3.0 Tallied 13 points on 5-5 shooting in UVa debut vs. JMU F 25 Akil Mitchell (Charlotte, N.C.) Sr. 6-8 235 9.0 4.7 Had season-high nine rebounds vs. Davidson HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS ^ - Corpus Christi Challenge % - ACC/Big Ten Challenge * - ACC game OFF THE BENCH G 1 Justin Anderson (Montross, Va.) So. 6-6 227 6.7 4.7 Tallied 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Davidson PRONUNCIATION GUIDE G 5 Teven Jones (Kannapolis, N.C.) So. 6-0 182 0.3 0.0 Averaging 6.3 minutes off the bench Darion Atkins ..................................................derry-ON F/C 10 Mike Tobey (Monroe, N.Y.) So. 6-11 253 11.0 6.3 Led UVa with 18 points vs. Davidson Akil Mitchell ....................................................Ah-keel F 11 Evan Nolte (Milton, Ga.) So. 6-8 227 1.5 0.5 Missed VCU game due to a concussion London Perrantes ............................................per-ON-tees F 32 Darion Atkins (Clinton, Md.) Jr. 6-8 234 5.3 7.7 Tied a career high with 11 rebounds vs. JMU 2013-14 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES PAGE 2 VIRGINIA HEAD COACH TONY BENNETT • Head coach Tony Bennett has a 78-54 mark in five seasons at UVa and 147-87 record in eight seasons of coaching. HEAD COACH • Bennett guided the Cavaliers to the NCAA Tournament in 2012 and NIT in 2013. • Bennett has increased UVa’s win total in each of the last four seasons (15 in 2009-10, 16 in 2010-11, 22 in 2011-12 and 23 in 2013-13). TONY BENNETT • UVa’s 11 ACC wins in 2012-13 were its most since 11 in 2006-07. 5TH SEASON • Bennett is one of 23 Division I head coaches who played in the NBA. PERSONAL Birthdate: June 1, 1969 EMBRACE THE PACE Birthplace: Clintonville, Wis. • The Cavaliers rank in the top 20 nationally in four defensive categories: points per game (5th), points per possession (16th), rebound percent- Family: wife, Laurel; daughter, Anna; son, Eli age (18th) and possessions per 40 minutes (19th). • Virginia has held all three of its opponents below 42 percent shooting from the floor and opponents are shooting just 24.3 percent (9-of-37) from 3-point range. EDUCATION 2013-14 UVA DEFENSIVE RANKINGS • Virginia has limited JMU (2), VCU (3) and Davidson (2) to a combined seven fast College: Green Bay, 1992 break points. Category Ave. NCAA ACC Points/Game 52.3 5 2 COACHING EXPERIENCE CLEANING THE GLASS Points/Poss 0.82 16 2 1999-00 Wisconsin (staff volunteer) • Virginia has outrebounded its opponents in each of its first three games. Rebound % 41.5 18 3 2000-01 Wisconsin (assistant coach) • The Cavaliers rank 18th nationally in rebound percentage at 58.5 percent and are Poss/Per 40 Min 64 19 2 2003-04 Washington State (assistant coach) enjoying a +14.3 average rebound margin per game.