Virginia suffered a crippling loss to JMU, and looks to be headed in the wrong direction. But the Hoos faced a similar situation a couple years ago, and managed to turn it around. Here’s how this team can do the same.

So that was an incredible ending. After a tumultuous game, Virginia came out on top over Pitt in dramatic fashion. Here’s what to make of the wild game.

As we enter December, here are some thoughts on Taine Murray, Armaan Franklin and the ACC. Also, a brief preview for Virginia’s ACC opener against Pitt:

Virginia mounted an incredible second-half comeback against Iowa, losing by a point after a rousing second half. But many would say that they have more confidence in Virginia after the game than they did before. Here are three takeaways.

Virginia drew Iowa in the ACC/B1G Challenge, and will host the undefeated Hawkeyes in what promises to be a tough game. Here are four things the Hoos must do to emerge victorious

A 24-8 run over the first ten minutes of the second half helped Virginia take down Lehigh, 61-43. The Hoos emerged hot from the halftime locker room, burying Lehigh under a barrage of furious offense and stout defense. The win marked Virginia’s fourth in a row, and improved its record to 5-2. The win was also the 300th of Tony Bennett’s 13-year tenure in Charlottesville. But victory didn’t always look like a sure thing. The Hoos initially appeared to be suffering the effects of a late night spent devouring Thanksgiving turkey, starting off slowly and lazily. Fortunately, they shook off the lethargy and won handily. Here are three takeaways from the victory.

An extremely encouraging two games at the Legends Classic yielded a trophy, as well as a string of positives for this team going forward. Here are three takeaways (hint: defense)

The UVA fanbase is still considering whether to push the big red button labeled “panic.” The collective finger’s movement toward it sped up after a disheartening loss to Houston earlier this week, but has now been slightly slowed because of a comfortable 68-52 win over Coppin State. The Hoos controlled the game from the jump, getting off to an auspicious start with a quick 8-0 lead. That eight-point cushion was never punctured in the remainder of the 40 minutes, and Virginia cruised to victory. It was a fairly unremarkable game—the inferiority of the opponent was, in truth, the biggest cause of victory—but here are three takeaways.

Following the successful dismantling of in-state opponent Radford on Friday, Virginia basketball will travel to Houston for a big early-season matchup. The Hoos righted the ship after opening with a loss to Navy, but now stare down the maw of the stiffest opposition on their non-conference slate. There were some good signs present in the win over Radford. Virginia rebounded better, shot the ball better and played tighter defense. A couple players also had quality outings, notably Armaan Franklin, Jayden Gardner and Reece Beekman. The Hoos are going to need to exploit every ounce of potential they showed in the Radford game to add a second tally to the win column. It will be a difficult game in a hostile road environment, something Virginia players haven’t experienced in a couple years.