Assane Sene News

Now usually, sportswriters would not start their breaking news story with a reference from a play.A However, Virginia fans had to feel a little bit like "Waiting for Godot" when news came this afternoon.

In his first season as Virginia men's basketball coach, Tony Bennett can make a claim that neither of his two immediate predecessors can share.

Jeff Jones scored 11 points to lead Virginia as they cruised past New Jersey Institute of Technology 68-37 on Monday night.

As close as Virginia's men's basketball team has come to pulling out a few games and changing the complexion of its nonconference season, it's a good thing first-year coach Tony Bennett is a patient man.

Brendon Knox*s Putback With 1.4 Seconds Left Gives Auburn 68-67 Win Over Virginia AUBURN----Brendon Knox*s putback with 1.4 seconds left propelled Auburn to a thrilling 68-67 victory over Virginia in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Monday.

Sophomore guard Sammy Zeglinski put in 23 minutes of work Saturday afternoon for 13 points, three rebounds and one assist.

Life on the East Coast may be an adjustment for new Virginia coach Tony Bennett, but none of that matters this week in Cancun, Mexico.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Lo and behold, the Virginia Cavaliers can play defense. The Cavaliers held Oral Roberts to 32 percent shooting in the second half Saturday, pulling away from the Golden Eagles for a 76-55 nonconference victory at John Paul Jones Arena.

Mike Scott scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Sylven Landesberg added 14 points to lead Virginia to a 76-55 win over Oral Roberts in the final states-side game of the Cancun Challenge on Saturday.

Virginia was unable to duplicate its offensive production from Tony Bennett's coaching debut and failed again Monday night to display Bennett's trademark defense.

The 17 points and nine rebounds stood out on Mike Scott's stat line for Virginia on Thursday night, but it might have been the three assists that got the most attention from first-year coach Tony Bennett and the rest of the Cavaliers.

Coach Tony Bennett inherited quite the mess when he arrived to Charlottesville earlier this year.A He has a team that won 10 games last season, one that has lacked fundamentals on offense and defense.

Any thoughts the Virginia Cavaliers might have had about returning to form in an easy victory tonight were shattered when they watched tape of their opponent.

As the case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan D. Harrington entered its second month, authorities on Tuesday investigated the discovery of a body in Roanoke.

Dominique Jones had 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals Monday night to lead South Florida to a 66-49 victory over cold-shooting Virginia.

There haven't been many games recently for South Florida like Monday's 66-49 victory against Virginia in the home opener.

Notable: Virginia is without three key players. G Calvin Baker is injured, 7-foot C Assane Sene is suspended and 6-9 F Jamil Tucker is on indefinite personal leave.

Longwood forwards Billy Robinson Jr., and Antwan Carter stand 6-7 and 6-6, respectively.

The Wahoos finished off Longwood for the first victory of shiny new coach Tony Bennett's coaching tenure in Charlottesville.

Bad news already UVA hoops fans, UVA has just announced that forward Jamil Tucker from Indiana will be leaving the team for "personal" reasons.