2018-19 VIRGINIA BASKETBALL • NCAA SOUTH REGIONAL • KFC YUM! CENTER • LOUISVILLE, KY. 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 23 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 2 NCAA FINAL FOUR BERTHS • 13 NIT APPEARANCES • 11 ALL-AMERICANS • 26 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS GAME INFORMATION #1 SEED VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (31-3) Date / Time: Thursday, March 28, 2019 / Approx. 10 p.m. ET Head Coach: Tony Bennett (Green Bay, 1992) Site: Louisville, Ky. / KFC Yum! Center (22,090) Record at UVA: 250-89 (10th season), Career Record: 319-122 (13th season) TBS: Brian Anderson, Chris Webber, Allie LaForce Online: ncaa.com/marchmadnesslive VS. Virginia Sports Radio Network: Dave Koehn, Jimmy Miller #12 SEED OREGON DUCKS (25-12) Westwood One/NCAA Radio: Brandon Gaudin, Will Perdue Head Coach: Dana Altmann (Eastern New Mexico, 1980, Western State, 1981) Sirius (136), XM (202) & westwoodonesports.com/louisville Record at Oregon: 235-95 (9th season), Career Record: 767-362 (34th season) Live Stats/Twitter: VirginiaSports.com/@UVAMensHoops FOR OPENERS ALL-TIME VS. OREGON Virginia All-Time vs. Oregon: 2-0 • Virginia (31-3) is making its 10th NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and • UVA is 2-0 all-time vs. Oregon in a series that dates back to 2010. Home: 1-0; Away: 1-0; Neutral: First Meeting seeks its first Elite Eight berth since 2016. • The Cavaliers defeated the Ducks 63-48 on Dec. 17, 2010, in Char- First Meeting: Dec. 17, 2010 (UVA 63, Oregon 48 at JPJ) • The Cavaliers meet Oregon (25-12) for the first time in the NCAA lottesville and added a 67-54 win at Oregon on Dec. 18, 2011. Last Meeting: Dec. 18, 2011 (UVA 67, Oregon 54 in Eugene) Tournament and third overall. • Head coach Tony Bennett is 8-2 all-time vs. Oregon, including a 2-0 • UVA has tied a school record with 31 wins and has won 30 or more mark at Virginia and 6-2 record at Washington State. UVA All-Time vs. Pac-12: 14-12 (1-1 NCAA Tournament) games for the fourth time under three-time National Coach of the Year Tony Bennett and fifth time in school history. LAST TIME VS. OREGON 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS - 31-3, 16-2 ACC • The Cavaliers are 4-1 all-time at KFC Yum! Center. • Mike Scott scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Date Opponent TV Time/Result Virginia to a 67-54 victory at Oregon on Dec. 18, 2010. UVA ALL-TIME IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT • The double-double was Scott’s fourth of the season and the 28th Nov. 6 [5] TOWSON ACCNE W, 73-42 • UVA is 31-22 all-time in 23 NCAA Tournament appearances. of his career. Nov. 11 [5] GEORGE WASH. ACCNE W, 76-57 • The Cavaliers are making their 10th NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and • The Cavaliers won their seventh straight game and started 9-1 for Nov. 16 [4] COPPIN STATE ACCNE W, 97-40 first since reaching the Elite Eight in 2016. the first time since the 2003-04 season. Nov. 21 [4] Middle Tenn. ^ ESPN2 W, 74-52 • UVA is 6-3 all-time in the NCAA Sweet 16, including an 84-71 win • Joe Harris scored 15 points and had five rebounds for Virginia, Nov. 22 [4] Dayton ^ ESPN W, 66-59 over Iowa State in 2016. while Jontel Evans had 12 points, five assists and four rebounds. • UVA is 14-6 as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. • Sammy Zeglinski and freshman guard Malcolm Brogdon each Nov. 23 [4] Wisconsin (25) ^ ESPN W, 53-46 • The Cavaliers are 3-3 all-time vs. No. 12 seeds. added nine points for the Cavaliers. Nov. 28 [4] at Maryland (24) % ESPN W, 76-71 • UVA reached the NCAA Final Four in 1981 and 1984. • Devoe Joseph was the only player to score in double figures for Dec. 3 [4] MORGAN STATE ACCNE W, 83-45 • Virginia head coach Tony Bennett is 12-8 in nine NCAA tourna- Oregon with 16 points. Dec. 9 [4] VCU RSN W, 57-49 ments, including a 9-6 record at UVA. • UVA shot 45.5 percent from the field, including 6-15 from three- Dec. 19 [5] at South Carolina SEC W, 69-52 • The Cavaliers have reached the NCAA Tournament a school-best six point range, and out-rebounded Oregon 39-25. consecutive seasons. • Oregon shot 42.6 percent from the field for the game, but was 3 of Dec. 22 [5] WILLIAM & MARY ACCNE W, 72-40 15 from three-point range. Dec. 31 [4] MARSHALL RSN W, 100-64 A WIN VS. OREGON WOULD: Jan. 5 [4] FLORIDA STATE (9) * ESPN2 W, 65-52 • Give UVA its seventh NCAA Elite appearance. CAVALIERS HAVE TASTED SUCCESS AT KFC YUM! CENTER Jan. 9 [4] at Boston College * ESPNU W, 83-56 • Give UVA a school-record 32 wins. • Virginia is 4-1 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center since the host Louis- Jan. 12 [4] at Clemson * Raycom W, 63-43 • Give UVA a 32-22 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament. ville Cardinals joined the ACC in 2014-15. • Give UVA its seventh win in the NCAA Sweet 16. • The Cavaliers have a four-game winning streak at the KFC Yum! Jan. 15 [4] VIRGINIA TECH (9) * Raycom W, 81-59 • Give UVA a 15-6 record as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Center, including a 64-52 win over the Cardinals this season. Jan. 19 [4] at Duke (1) * ESPN L, 72-70 • Give UVA a 3-0 record against Oregon • Virginia’s 63-47 win over Louisville in 2016 marked the Cardinals’ Jan. 22 [3] WAKE FOREST * RSN W, 68-43 • Give UVA a 15-12 record against the Pac-12, including a 2-1 mark in worst home loss at the arena. Jan. 26 [3] at Notre Dame * CBS W, 82-55 the NCAA Tournament. Jan. 29 [3] at NC State * (23) ESPN2 W, 66-65 OT • Give UVA a 5-1 record at KFC Yum! Arena. UVA IN KEN POM EFFICIENCY RATINGS • Give Tony Bennett a 13-8 record in the NCAA Tournament. • As of March 25, UVA ranks No. 1 in the KenPom.com overall ratings Feb. 2 [3] MIAMI * Raycom W, 56-46 and No. 2 in adjusted offense and No. 3 in adjusted defense ef- Feb. 9 [3] DUKE (2) * ESPN L, 81-71 LAST TIME OUT ficiency, respectively. Feb. 11 [4] at North Carolina (8)* ESPN W, 69-61 • Mamadi Diakite scored a game-high 14 points along with nine • UVA is shooting 47.9 percent (second best in Bennett era), 40.1 Feb. 16 [4] NOTRE DAME * Raycom W, 60-54 rebounds as No. 1 seed Virginia defeated No. 9 seed Oklahoma 63-51 percent from 3-point range (best in school history) and 74 percent Feb. 18 [3] at Virginia Tech * (20) ESPN W, 64-58 in the NCAA second round on Sunday, March 24 in Columbia, S.C. from the free throw line. • Ty Jerome added 12 points, three assists and three steals and Feb. 23 [3] at Louisville * (22) Raycom W, 64-52 De’Andre Hunter added 10 points before fouling out. COMMON OPPONENTS Feb. 27 [2] GEORGIA TECH * ESPN2 W, 81-51 • Braxton Key added nine points and nine rebounds and Kihei Clark • Virginia and Oregon share two common opponents from the 2018- Mar. 2 [2] PITT * Raycom W, 73-49 chipped in nine points as UVA tied a school record with its 31st win. 19 season – Syracuse and Wisconsin. Mar. 4 [2] at Syracuse * ESPN W, 79-53 • Virginia used an 18-2 run en route to a 31-22 halftime lead. • UVA topped Wisconsin 68-42 and posted a 79-53 win at Syracuse. Mar. 9 [2] LOUISVILLE * (RV) ESPN W, 73-68 • The Cavaliers shot 48.2 percent and overcame Kyle Guy’s 2 of 15 • Oregon defeated the Orange 80-65 in the regular season and 72-54 effort from the field. win over the Badgers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Mar. 14 [2] vs. NC State ** ESPN/Raycom W, 76-56 • Brady Manek and Christian James each had 13 points for Oklahoma Mar. 15 [2] vs. Florida St. ** (12) ESPN/Raycom L, 69-59 (20-14), which shot 36.5 percent (19 of 52) in the loss. Mar. 22 [2] vs. Gardner-Webb ! truTV W, 71-56 VIRGINIA’S STARTING LINEUP VS. OKLAHOMA (3/24/19) Mar. 23 [2] vs. Oklahoma ! truTV W, 63-51 Pos. No. Player (Hometown) Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG 2018-19 NOTES Mar. 28 [2] vs. Oregon @ TBS 10 p.m. G 0 Kihei Clark (Woodland Hills, Calif.) Fr. 5-9 155 4.3 2.3(a) Started 16 games; 25 assists & 6 turnovers past 8 games G 5 Kyle Guy (Indianapolis, Ind.) Jr. 6-2 175 15.1 4.4 Second all-time at UVA with 107 3-pointers in 18-19 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS; All Times Eastern G 11 Ty Jerome (New Rochelle, N.Y.) Jr. 6-5 195 13.0 5.3(a) 12 points & 3 assists vs. OU; 10+ assists in 4 games ^ - Battle 4 Atlantis, Nassau, Bahamas; % - ACC/B1G Challenge G 12 De’Andre Hunter (Philadelphia, Pa.) R-So. 6-7 225 15.2 5.0 Nine 20-point games; 23 points vs.