John Shifflett

1 week ago | dailyprogress.com | John Shifflett

Six years after the Virginia men's basketball program won its first national championship, there is a new bobblehead to commemorate the Cavaliers' historic feat, and it includes a unique memento from that memorable night in Minneapolis. On Friday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee released an officially licensed, limited edition UVa national championship bobblehead.

2 weeks ago | newsadvance.com | John Shifflett

New Virginia men's basketball coach Ryan Odom is close to filling out his first coaching staff with the Cavaliers. The staff currently includes former Longwood head coach Griff Aldrich, who will be the associate head coach, as well as Matt Henry, Bryce Crawford and Darius Theus, who were part of Odom's staff at VCU. That leaves one assistant opening for Odom to fill to reach the NCAA limit of five assistant coaches.

2 weeks ago | dailyprogress.com | John Shifflett

New Virginia men's basketball coach Ryan Odom is close to filling out his first coaching staff with the Cavaliers. The staff currently includes former Longwood head coach Griff Aldrich, who will be the associate head coach as well as Matt Henry, Bryce Crawford and Darius Theus, who were part of Odom's staff at VCU. That leaves one assistant opening for Odom to fill to reach the NCAA limit of five assistant coaches.

3 weeks ago | dailyprogress.com | John Shifflett

After he was named Virginia's men's basketball coach, Ryan Odom knew one of the first people he was going to ask to join him on his new staff in Charlottesville was Griff Aldrich. "There was no question that, if I was able, if this door [at Virginia] was opened for me, that I was going to ask him to come," Odom said during his introductory press conference at John Paul Jones Arena on March 24. On Tuesday, Aldrich officially joined Odom's staff as the Cavaliers' associate head coach.

4 weeks ago | dailyprogress.com | John Shifflett

Former Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett welcomed new Cavaliers coach Ryan Odom to Charlottesville with a heartfelt note on Wednesday. And yes, it included a mention of the infamous UVa-UMBC game. During the 2018 NCAA Tournament, Odom, then the head coach at UMBC, led the No. 16 seed Retrievers to a shocking 74-54 victory over No. 1 seed Virginia in Charlotte. It was the first time in men's NCAA Tournament history that a No. 16 seed had defeated a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.