Virginia basketball

In tragically typical fashion, the Virginia Cavaliers lost a heart-breaker to the Furman Paladins today, 68-67. Despite leading by double digits numerous ...

He provided a necessary spark off the bench, particularly as a shooter, and projects to be a huge part of this program moving forward. Yes, the lack of consistent success in March is frustrating. Unfortunately, the Paladins switching to a zone in the last ten minutes stumped the ‘Hoos for a good bit of time, allowing Furman to pull back into the game and, eventually, take the lead. Shedrick is another player who, if he returns to Virginia next year, could be a massive piece for the 2023-2024 team. Sad as it is to say, he lost them the game in the final seconds with that disastrous pass. Only hitting two threes in an NCAA Tournament game shouldn’t be enough to get the job done, and it wasn’t today. Starting with Reece Beekman, the third year point guard scored 14 points on 4-9 shooting from the field (6-7 from the line) as he propelled the UVA offense forward throughout the game and showed off the aggression that can make him such a dangerous offensive player. Of course, it’s tragically ironic that this is how he ends his career as a Cavalier considering the play that he will always be most known for. On the broader scale, this program needs to establish more consistent tournament success in order to reach the true upper echelon of college basketball. For starters, any pessimism or overall negativity about UVA not succeeding in March Madness has to be taken with the behemoth of salt that is the 2019 National Championship. But the execution just wasn’t there for the full 40 minutes against a quality Furman team who, eventually, hit the shots necessary to win this game. [Virginia Cavaliers](https://www.streakingthelawn.com) lost a heart-breaker to the Furman Paladins today, 68-67.

Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett walks off the court after the loss against the Furman. Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports. Tony Bennett ...

Virginia Cavaliers basketball player Kihei Clark was roasted on Twitter after his turnover cost his team a March Madness game vs. Furman.

Not only that, but they were baffled by Clark’s ill-advised decision to chuck the ball towards half court, where it was easy pickings for the Furman defender. [March 16, 2023] With a two-point lead and under 15 seconds remaining in the game, Cavaliers guard Kihei Clark was trapped by two Furman guards when he hurled the ball towards halfcourt, where it was intercepted by a Furman defender. The Paladins promptly hit the go-ahead three pointer to win the game.