Erich Bacher

Men’s basketball team members will receive their national championship rings at the event, which will conclude with the raising of the championship banner.

Remind the world – and everyone behind you on the interstate – that the Cavaliers are the reigning champs.

After a historic regular season, head coach Tony Bennett earned his third Coach of the Year award, while media members accorded league-wide honors to five Cavaliers.

College basketball’s biggest pre-game show is returning to Charlottesville for the matchup with Virginia Tech, its third appearance on Grounds in four years.

A Cavalier basketball player will never again don the No. 15 worn by the two-time All-America selection who helped UVA to 111 wins, four NCAA tournament berths, two ACC regular-season titles and one ACC Tournament championship.

The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup competition awards schools points for their finishes in NCAA championship play. UVA is one of a dozen schools to place in the top 30 in all 23 years of the competition.