2013-14 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 24 AT GEORGIA TECH • ATLANTA, GA. (MCCAMISH PAVILION) 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 GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (12-11, 3-7 ACC) Date / Time: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 / Noon ET Head Coach: Brian Gregory (Oakland, 1990) Site: Atlanta, Ga. / McCamish Pavilion (8,600) TV: ACC Network - Bob Rathbun, Cory Alexander Record at Georgia Tech: 39-46 (3rd season), Career Record: 211-140 (11th season) Online: ESPN3.com VS Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network Talent: Dave Koehn (pxp), Ted Jeffries (analyst) #20/21 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (18-5, 9-1 ACC) Satellite Radio: Sirius (92), XM (190) Head Coach: Tony Bennett (Green Bay, 1992) Live Stats/Twitter: VirginiaSports.com/@UVaMensHoops Record at UVa: 94-58 (5th season), Career Record: 163-91 (8th season) Virginia vs. Georgia Tech: 35-39 FOR OPENERS Charlottesville: 20-11 (4-1 John Paul Jones Arena) • Virginia has won six straight games and meets Georgia Tech for the only time this season. Atlanta: 11-23 (0-1 McCamish Pavilion) • Virginia’s 9-1 start in the ACC is its best since starting 12-1 in 1981-82. Neutral: 4-5 • No. 20/21 UVa is ranked for the first time since being ranked No. 25 in both polls on Nov. 11. First Meeting: Dec. 20, 1947 (L, 50-48 in Atlanta) • A win at Georgia Tech would give UVa five ACC road wins for the first time since 1994-95 and seven straight league wins for the first time Last Meeting: Feb. 24, 2013 (W, 82-54 in Charlottesville) since 2006-07. Winning Streak: Virginia, 1 game • The margin of victory in each of the Cavaliers’ first seven ACC wins was at least 10 points, for the first time in school history. • Virginia has led by 21 or more points in eight of its nine ACC wins. 2013-14 SCHEDULE/RESULTS - 18-5, 9-1 ACC • As of Feb. 6, Virginia is second in the ACC at 9-1 and Georgia Tech is tied for 11th at 3-7. Date Opponent TV Time/Result • The Cavaliers rank second in the nation in scoring defense at 56.0 points per game. Nov. 8 [24] JAMES MADISON ESPN3 W, 61-41 • Malcolm Brogdon (Norcross) and Evan Nolte (Milton) are Georgia natives. Nov. 12 [25] VCU (14) ESPN2 L, 59-56 Nov. 16 [25] vs. Davidson (Charlotte, N.C.) W, 70-57 ALL-TIME AGAINST GEORGIA TECH Nov. 19 [RV] NAVY RSN W, 67-42 • Virginia is 35-39 all-time vs. Georgia Tech, including an 11-23 road record, in the series that dates back to 1947-48. • The Cavaliers are 0-1 vs. the Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion, dropping a 66-60 decision at Georgia Tech last season. Nov. 23 [RV] LIBERTY ^ ESPN3 W, 75-53 • The Cavaliers went 1-1 against Georgia Tech last season, including an 82-54 win in Charlottesville in the last meeting. Nov. 26 [RV] HAMPTON ^ ESPN3 W, 69-40 • Virginia is 4-1 in its last five games at Georgia Tech and is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings between the teams. Nov. 29 vs. [RV] SMU ^ CBSSN W, 76-73 • Head coach Tony Bennett is 5-1 all-time vs. Georgia Tech. Nov. 30 vs. [RV] Missouri State ^ CBSSN W, 83-63 Dec. 4 [RV] WISCONSIN (8) % ESPN2 L, 48-38 LAST TIME VS. THE YELLOW JACKETS Dec. 7 at [RV] Green Bay ESPNU L, 75-72 • Akil Mitchell scored 18 points, Joe Harris added 15 and Jontel Evans had eight assists as Virginia overpowered Georgia Tech with an 82-54 win Dec. 21 [RV] NORTHERN IOWA ESPN3 W, 57-43 on Feb. 24, 2013. Dec. 23 [RV] NORFOLK STATE ESPN3 W, 66-56 • Marcus Georges-Hunt led Georgia Tech with 12 points and Daniel Miller added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Dec. 30 at Tennessee ESPN2 L, 87-52 • A Robert Carter Jr. 3-pointer cut Virginia’s lead to 45-40, but the Cavaliers responded with a 16-1 run over the next 4-plus minutes to take a Jan. 4 at Florida State (RV)* ESPN2 W, 62-50 61-41 lead. Jan. 8 WAKE FOREST * RSN W, 74-51 • In the first half, Virginia shot 53 percent from the field (16-of-30), but allowed Georgia Tech to shoot 54 percent (13-of-24). The difference Jan. 11 at NC State * ESPN2 W, 76-45 was the Yellow Jackets’ 10 turnovers. The Cavaliers had only two. Jan. 13 [RV] at Duke (23) * ESPN L, 69-65 • Virginia led 41-29 at the break. Jan. 18 [RV] FLORIDA STATE * ACCN W, 78-66 VIRGINIA IN THE POLLS Jan. 20 [RV] NORTH CAROLINA * ESPN W, 76-61 • Virginia is ranked a season-high No. 20 in the latest AP poll, marking its highest rankings since a No. 19 ranking on Feb. 6, 2012. Jan. 25 [RV] VIRGINIA TECH * ACCN W, 65-45 • Virginia’s No. 24 preseason AP ranking marked its first since being ranked No. 11 to start the 2001-02 season. Jan. 28 [RV] at Notre Dame * ESPNU W, 68-53 • The Cavaliers, who were ranked for the first two weeks, returned to the rankings this season for the first time since Feb. 27, 2012. Feb. 2 [RV] at Pitt (18) * ESPNU W, 48-45 Feb. 5 [20] BOSTON COLLEGE * ESPN2 W, 77-67 LAST TIME OUT Feb. 8 [20] at Georgia Tech * ACCN 12 p.m. • Malcolm Brogdon had 17 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double in Virginia’s 77-67 win over Boston College Feb. 10 MARYLAND * ESPN 7 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 15 at Clemson * ESPN2 12 p.m. • Brogdon added a career-best seven assists and converted 4-of-4 free throws in the final minute to ice the win. Feb. 18 at Virginia Tech * ACCN 9 p.m. • The Cavaliers built a 21-point second half lead, but Boston College closed with a 17-4 run. Feb. 22 NOTRE DAME * ESPN/2 2 p.m. VIRGINIA’S STARTING LINEUP VS. BOSTON COLLEGE (2/5/14) Feb. 26 MIAMI * RSN 7 p.m. Pos. No. Player (Hometown) Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG NOTES Mar. 1 SYRACUSE * ESPN/2 4 p.m. G 23 London Perrantes (Los Angeles) Fr. 6-2 189 4.4 2.2 3rd in the ACC with a 3.36 assist/turnover ratio Mar. 9 at Maryland * CBS 12 p.m. G 15 Malcolm Brogdon (Norcross, Ga.) R-So. 6-5 217 12.0 5.6 Has scored in double figures in all 10 ACC games Mar. 13-16 at ACC Tournament G 12 Joe Harris (Chelan, Wash.) Sr. 6-6 225 11.3 3.1 Leads All ACC active players with 230 3-pointers F 25 Akil Mitchell (Charlotte, N.C.) Sr. 6-8 235 6.8 6.7 Ranks fourth in ACC action at 8.3 rebounds per game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS C 10 Mike Tobey (Monroe, N.Y.) So. 6-11 253 7.3 4.3 Leads team at 1.2 blocked shots per game ^ - Corpus Christi Challenge ; % - ACC/Big Ten Challenge; * - ACC game OFF THE BENCH G 1 Justin Anderson (Montross, Va.) So. 6-6 227 9.5 3.7 Has hit double figures in scoring in six ACC games PRONUNCIATION GUIDE F 13 Anthony Gill (High Point, N.C.) R-So. 6-8 230 7.6 4.1 Shooting 61.5 percent and had ACC high 13 pts vs. BC Darion Atkins ..................................................derry-ON F 32 Darion Atkins (Clinton, Md.) Jr. 6-8 234 3.3 2.7 Had a season-high 11 rebounds vs. JMU Akil Mitchell ....................................................Ah-keel F 11 Evan Nolte (Milton, Ga.) So. 6-8 227 3.0 0.8 Shooting 35.1 percent (13-of-37) from 3-point range London Perrantes ............................................per-N-tez G 5 Teven Jones (Kannapolis, N.C.) So. 6-0 182 0.7 0.2 Reserve guard has played in 21 games 2013-14 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES PAGE 2 • Anthony Gill and Justin Anderson added 13 points each for Virginia, while Ryan Anderson had a game-high 20 points for Boston College. • The Cavaliers owned a 40-27 rebounding advantage. HEAD COACH ALL-TIME VS. ACC OPPONENTS TONY BENNETT • Virginia is 533-692 all-time against current ACC members (10-7 vs. Boston College, 69-52 vs. Clemson, 85-53 vs. Virginia Tech, 49-116 vs. 5TH SEASON Duke, 20-22 vs. Florida State, 35-39 vs. Georgia Tech, 73-106 vs. Maryland, 5-10 vs. Miami, 51-128 vs. UNC, 60-82 vs. NC State, 6-1 vs. Notre PERSONAL Dame, 8-3 vs. Pittsburgh, 1-3 vs. Syracuse and 61-70 vs. Wake Forest). Birthdate: June 1, 1969 2013-14 UVA DEFENSIVE RANKINGS Birthplace: Clintonville, Wis. EMBRACE THE PACE Category Ave. NCAA ACC Family: wife, Laurel; daughter, Anna; son, Eli • As of Feb. 6, the Cavaliers rank in the top 20 nationally in nine defensive categories: Points/Game 56.0 2 2 points per game (2nd), points per possession (5th), field goal percentage (9th), Points/Possession 0.9 5 1 EDUCATION offensive rebound percentage (10th), offensive rebounds per game (10th), Field Goal % 38.2 9 3 College: Green Bay, 1992 true shooting percentage (11th), rebounds per game (13th), effective shooting Off.