2020-21 VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 7 AT NOTRE DAME, NOTRE DAME, IND. (PURCELL PAVILION) 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 [23/24] VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (4-2) Date / Time: Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 / 6 p.m. Head Coach: Tony Bennett (Green Bay, 1992) Site: Notre Dame, Ind. / Purcell Pavilion (9,149) TV: ACC Network; Online: WatchESPN.com Virginia: 281-98 (12th season), Career: 350-131 (15th season) Mike Monaco and Jordan Cornette AT Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network Dave Koehn & Jimmy Miller NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (3-4) Satellite Radio: Sirius (133), XM (193), Internet (955) Head Coach: Mike Brey (George Washington, 1982) Live Stats: VirginiaSports.com Twitter: @UVAMensHoops Notre Dame: 440-237 (21st season), Career: 539-289 (26th season) Virginia vs. Notre Dame: 14-2 FOR OPENERS • Jay Huff is averaging 11.2 points, and team highs in rebounds Charlottesville: 6-0; Notre Dame: 5-0; N: 3-2 • No. 23 Virginia (4-2) opens its 68th season of Atlantic Coast (6.2) and blocks (2.7) First Meeting: Feb. 22, 1981 (L, 57-56 in Chicago) Conference action at Notre Dame. • Trey Murphy III has reached double figures in scoring in four Last Meeting: Feb. 11, 2020 (W, 50-49 OT at JPJ) games and is second on the team in scoring at 12.2 points per Winning Streak: Virginia, 4 games ACC OPENERS game. • The Cavaliers have a 12-game winning streak in ACC openers • Reece Beekman has 14 assists and team-high eight steals. 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS - 4-2, 0-0 ACC and are 11-0 in ACC openers under head coach Tony Bennett. • Justin McKoy has started four games and is averaging 4.7 Date Opponent TV Time/Result • Virginia is 32-35 all-time in ACC openers. points and 3.0 rebounds. Nov. 25 [4] vs. Towson ^ TBA W, 89-54 • The Cavaliers posted a 48-34 win against Syracuse in last • Casey Morsell (5.7 ppg), Tomas Woldetensae (40% 3FG) and Nov. 27 [4] vs. San Francisco ^ ESPN L, 61-60 year’s ACC season opener at Carrier Dome. Kody Stattmann (4.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg) have shared minutes on the Dec. 1 [15] St. Francis (Pa.) ACCN W, 76-51 • Syracuse’s 34 points were an all-time low for the Orange in a perimeter, while Kadin Shedrick (4.0 ppg & 3.7 rpg) has aver- Dec. 4 [15] Kent State ACCN W, 71-64 ot game at the Carrier Dome and the lowest since a 49-28 loss to aged 11.3 minutes off the bench in the frontcourt. Dec. 9 [18] Michigan St. (4) % ESPN Postponed Sampson Navy on Jan. 13, 1945 (Sampson Navy was a team from a military base during the war years). LAST TIME OUT Dec. 16 [17] at Wake Forest * ACCN Postponed • Corey Kispert scored 32 points and Drew Timme added 29 as Dec. 19 [17] vs. Villanova (7) # FOX Canceled ALL-TIME VS. NOTRE DAME top-ranked Gonzaga handled No. 16 Virginia 98-75 at Dickies Dec. 22 [16] William & Mary ACCN W, 76-40 • Virginia is 14-2 all-time vs. Notre Dame, including a 9-0 ACC Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Dec. 26 [16] vs. Gonzaga (1) & CBS L, 98-75 regular-season record, in the series that dates back to 1980-81. Kispert drilled 9 of 13 3-pointers as the Zags shot 60.3 percent Dec. 30 [23] at Notre Dame * ACCN 6 p.m. • UVA is 5-0 against the Irish in Notre Dame, including an 82-55 from the field and forced 15 UVA turnovers to improve to 7-0. Jan. 2 [23] Virginia Tech (24) * ACCN 4 p.m. win in its last visit to Purcell Pavilion in 2018-19. • Kihei Clark led the Cavaliers with a season-high 19 points, while Jan. 6 Wake Forest * RSN 9 p.m. • UVA has limited Notre Dame to 58 or fewer points in eight Trey Murphy III added 15 (4 of 6 3-pointers) and Sam Hauser Jan. 9 at Boston College * ACCN 2 p.m. of the last 10 meetings, including its 50-49 overtime win last had 10. Jan. 13 Notre Dame * ACCN 8:30 p.m. season at John Paul Jones Arena. • Gonzaga started the game on a 7-0 run and never trailed. Jan. 16 at Clemson * ESPN 6 p.m. • Head coach Tony Bennett is 10-1 all-time against Notre Dame, • The 98 points were the second-most the Cavaliers have allowed Jan. 20 NC State * ESPN2 7 p.m. including a 61-41 win over the Fighting Irish as head coach at the Tony Bennett era. Jan. 23 Georgia Tech * ACCN 8 p.m. Washington State in the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Denver, Colo. Jan. 25 Syracuse * ESPN 7 p.m. UVA RANKED NO. 23 IN LATEST AP POLL Jan. 30 at Virginia Tech * ACCN 6 p.m. LAST TIME VS. THE FIGHTING IRISH • Virginia is ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press poll. Feb. 3 at NC State * ESPN2 9 p.m. • Mamadi Diakite scored a game-high 20 points to lead Virginia • UVA was ranked No. 4 in both preseason polls, marking its third Feb. 6 Louisville * ESPN 4 p.m. to a 50-49 overtime win against Notre Dame on Feb. 11, 2020. AP preseason top-5 ranking in school history (No. 1 in 1982-83 Feb. 10 at Georgia Tech * RSN 7 p.m. • Diakite buried a game-tying jump shot with 25.3 seconds to and No. 5 in 2018-19). Feb. 13 North Carolina * ESPN 6 p.m. tie the game at 47-47, and UVA outscored Notre Dame 3-2 in • UVA has been ranked in the top 25 in the preseason rankings Feb. 15 at Florida State * ESPN 7 p.m. overtime to gain its fourth win when scoring 50 or fewer points. in nine of the past 10 seasons. Feb. 20 at Duke * ESPN 8/9 p.m. • Jay Huff chipped in eight points and nine rebounds, and Kihei • UVA has been ranked in the top 25 of the AP poll for eight Feb. 24 Pitt * ESPN2/U 7 p.m. Clark scored nine points. straight weeks over the past two seasons. Mar. 1 Miami * ESPN/2/U 9 p.m. • Braxton Key snared a career-high 13 rebounds. Mar. 6 at Louisville * ESPN/2 4 p.m. • Prentiss Hubb led three Fighting Irish in double figures with 12 GETTING OFFENSIVE IN 2020 Mar. 10-14 ACC Tournament TBA TBA points. • UVA has scored 70 or more points in five of its six games and • UVA shot 37.3 percent from the field, outrebounded the Irish its 74.5 points per game are most under Tony Bennett, and best Home Games in Bold 42-34 and scored 24 of its 50 points in the paint. since 76.8 ppg in 2007-08. ^ - Bubbleville, Uncasville, Conn. • The Cavaliers scored 70 or more points twice last season (78 # - Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. HOO ARE THESE CAVALIERS? vs. Boston College and 73 vs. Louisville). % - ACC/B1G Challenge • Sam Hauser leads the team in scoring (12.8), second in re- • UVA’s 89 points against Towson were its most since scoring 100 * - ACC game bounding (5.8) and is shooting 50.8 percent from the field and against Marshall during the 2018-19 season. All Times Eastern 37 percent from 3-point range (10 of 27). • UVA ranks eighth nationally in free throw percentage (80.9%) • Kihei Clark has chipped in 9.2 points per game and a team- and 39th in field goal percentage (49.5%). Both marks rank first PRONUNCIATION GUIDE leading 3.2 assists. in the Bennett era at UVA. Jabri Abdur-Rahim Juh-Bree Ab-der Ruh-heem Kihei Clark Key-Hey VIRGINIA’S STARTING LINEUP VS. GONZAGA (12/26/20) Francisco Caffaro Cuh-FAR-oh Pos. No. Player (Hometown) Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG NOTES Sam Hauser How-Zer G 0 Kihei Clark (Woodland Hills, Calif.) Jr. 5-9 160 9.2 3.2(a) Season-high 19 pts vs. Zags; 292 career assists Casey Morsell More-SELL G 2 Reece Beekman (Baton Rouge, La.) Fr. 6-3 174 4.8 2.5 Started 3 games; Leads team w/8 steals Tomas Woldetensae Thomas Wool-duh-TEN-sigh G 53 Tomas Woldetensae (Bologna, Italy) Sr. 6-5 197 5.7 1.3(a) Career-best 4 assts vs. SFU; led UVA with 52 3’s in 2019-20 F 10 Sam Hauser (Stevens Point, Wis.) R-Sr. 6-8 218 12.8 5.8 Double figures in 5 games; 1,359 career points F 30 Jay Huff (Durham, N.C.) R-Sr. 7-1 240 11.2 6.2 68.4% (26-38) FGs; 33 multi-block games (6 in 20-21) OFF THE BENCH G 25 Trey Murphy III (Durham, N.C.) Jr. 6-9 206 12.2 3.2 21 pts vs. Towson; Leads team in 3’s (15) and 3FG% (55.6%) F 4 Justin McKoy (Cary, N.C.) So. 6-8 215 4.7 3.0 Career highs in pts (11) and rebs (6) vs. San Francisco F 21 Kadin Shedrick (Raleigh, N.C.) R-Fr. 6-11 216 4.0 3.7 Career-best 12p & 8r vs.