How to watch
You can watch Wednesday night’s game between the ‘Hoos and the Tigers at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2. That means you can watch the game on ESPN2 on TV, ESPN.com, or the ESPN app with any television provider or via an ESPN+ subscription.
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Date: December 18th, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Channel: ESPN2
Betting line: Memphis -4.5
Game thread
Tipoff is at 7:00 – leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts here and be sure to check back in for plenty of postgame content!
We’ll also be active on Twitter throughout the game and all season long so follow along on there for our staff’s live reactions.
Streaking the Lawn – @STL_UVA
Zach Carey – @Zach_Carey_
Dan Siegel – @DanSiegel_
Corbin Lathrop – @CorbinLathrop
John Kurcina – @JohnKurcina
Trey Kelleher – @TreyKelleher3
Gavin Booker – @GavinBookerPxP
Garrett Keogh – @Garrett_Keogh01
Pregame Content
Previewing Virginia basketball’s matchup vs Memphis on Wednesday night
BREAKING: Virginia basketball releases throwback ORANGE uniforms
Freshmen Ishan Sharma, Jacob Cofie provide “great lift” for UVA basketball vs Bethune-Cookman
Game Notes
Lastly, here are game notes from UVA:
For Openers
• Virginia is 5-0 at home and owns a 103-10 record in non-conference action at John Paul Jones Arena since 2009-10.
• UVA is 0-3 vs. ranked opponents this season.
• UVA ranks 38th nationally in 3-point accuracy at 38.1 percent.
• Isaac McKneely leads the team in scoring at 12.9 points per game, shooting 46.9 percent from 3-point range and scoring in double figures in eight games.
• UVA is shooting 43.8 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from 3-point range, up from 42.8 percent and 35.8 percent, respectively, last season.
• Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter played high school basketball for Tony Bennett’s cousin, Nick Bennett, at St. Catherine’s High School in Racine, Wis.
• Memphis Senior Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Ed Scott served as a Deputy Athletics Director at UVA from 2022-24, managing the men’s basketball program.
All-Time vs. Memphis
• Virginia is 1-1 all-time against Memphis in a series that dates to 2014.
• In the last meeting, then-No. 22 Memphis scored 27 points off of Virginia’s 18 turnovers in a 77-54 win on Dec. 19, 2023 at FedExForum.
• David Jones scored a game-high 26 points for the Tigers, who recorded their second straight win against the ACC.
• Reece Beekman led the Cavaliers with 13 points and Ryan Dunn added 11 points and 11 rebounds.
• Virginia shot 39.3 percent in the loss, including a 9 of 30 effort in the second stanza.
• Jake Groves added 12 points for UVA, converting two of UVA’s four 3-pointers (19 attempts).
• In the first meeting between the two teams, the Cavaliers defeated the Tigers 78-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 23, 2014, at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.
• The win gave Virginia its first NCAA Sweet 16 berth since 1995.
