Men’s hoops take down Maryland, players talk life off the court

Yesterday on STL we recapped how Virginia used off the negative energy in College Park to beat Maryland in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge aaaand today we’ve got more basketball content comin’ at ya. Happy reading, ‘Hoos.

They’re More Than Players: 9 Non-Hoops Questions for This Year’s Men’s Team (UVA Today)

UVA Today talked favorite classes, best spots on Grounds, secrets about Tony Bennett and so much more with the men’s hoops team. Spoiler: Tony Bennett CAN in fact yell. Oh, and Jack Salt always has his head in the books. Who knew?

Virginia and Maryland are a case of the known and unknown (Washington Post) $

Speaking of Virginia basketball... WaPo dives into the “true and clear” identity of this year’s Cavaliers crew. While many were worried about how Virginia would emerge after last year’s March Madness upset, Tony Bennett has guided his team to a graceful return with a distinct understanding of their identity.

Virginia football safety Juan Thornhill will represent the Cavaliers in this year’s senior bowl.

TOTD:

Cav Man is still scoping out bowl game destinations... Belk Bowl? Pinstripes? Sunday can’t come soon enough.