No. 10 Virginia basketball set for return to Charlotte for ACC tournament

GREG MADIA The Daily Progress
Mar 11, 2026
Mar 11, 2026 Updated Mar 12, 2026
0

UVaVVTechBball'26-7.jpg — Virginia’s head coach, Ryan Odom, holds a basketball in the University of Virginia versus Virginia Tech men’s NCAA basketball game at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
CAL CARY, THE DAILY PROGRESS

Facebook
Twitter
Bluesky
WhatsApp
SMS
Email
Print
Save

GREG MADIA The Daily Progress

Jacari White is looking forward toward his return to the Spectrum Center for this week’s ACC tournament.

kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^bfcgcg`7\b4`e\c_5f\heaa\bhcd3g6`a5eeQmw@H 7C6D9>2? r92?46 |2==@CJ 7@F?5 9:D C@=6 2?5 92D E9C:G65 :? :E 7@C ':C8:?:2 32D<6E32==k^2mk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^h3ca3763\7`ac\c543\2ag`\__c_5_4345gdQm':C8:?:2 32D<6E32==VD %9:;D s6 #:556C G@E65 @?E@ p==\prr 7:CDE\E62>[ p==\#@@<:6 DBF25k^2mk^Am

kAm“~9 J629[” (9:E6 D2:5 H:E9 2 8C:?] “x =@G6 E96 r92C=@EE6 2C6?2]”k^Am

People are also reading…

A year of transformation for the Saltville PD
Smyth County's Val Mutter: An Unsung Legal Hero
Marion OKs adding fee to delinquent taxes to help collect them
Meet Smyth’s Pet of the Week: Diamond
Woolly mourns creator, makes forecast
Adding river float trips in Chilhowie is one tourism goal
Smyth supervisors oppose redistricting that weakens rural, conservative areas
Spanberger sends message with appointments to higher ed panel
Speyside plant in Atkins is idled, leaving about 50 people jobless
Update: One victim, gunman dead after shooting in ODU classroom
After finding God in Charlottesville, Wynonna Judd's daughter is back in jail
Pentagon eyes Virginia Tech for senior officers in place of ‘woke’ Ivy League
Hungry Mother's Billings is ready to help people learn about 'tiny T. Rexes'
Southern Virginia land sale agreement OK'd for developer linked to data centers
Spanberger to appoint criminal justice veterans and a pastor to parole board

kAm~7 4@FCD6[ 96 5@6D]k^Am

kAm':C8:?:2’D D92CAD9@@E:?8 8F2C5 D4@C65 ad A@:?ED[ H2D h\@7\h 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 f\@7\f 7C@> b\A@:?E C2?86 H96? &'2 362E s2JE@? :? 2 ?6FEC2=\D:E6[ ?@?\4@?76C6?46 E:=E E96C6 :? 62C=J s646>36C]k^Am

kAm“x ;FDE C6>6>36C E96 32== 7:?5:?8 >6 :? E96 C:89E A=246 2E E96 C:89E E:>6 2?5 >J E62>>2E6D 92G:?8 E92E ECFDE E@ 7:?5 >6[” (9:E6 4@?E:?F65]k^Am

kAmw6 D2:5 96 =:<65 D9@@E:?8 :?D:56 $A64ECF> r6?E6C 3642FD6 @7 E96 DA24:?8 @7 E96 G6?F6]k^Am

kAm(9:E6 2?5 E96 }@] `_ r2G2=:6CD Waf\c[ `d\b prrX 2C6 D66565 D64@?5 7@C E96 prr A@DED62D@? 2?5 5F6 E@ A=2J @? %9FCD52J 2E ?@@? :? BF2CE6C7:?2=D @7 E96 6G6?E 36:?8 96=5 2E E96 9@>6 @7 E96 }qp’D r92C=@EE6 w@C?6ED] &'2 H:== >2E49 FA 282:?DE }@] f\D665 }r $E2E6 Wa_\`a[ `_\g prrX H9:49 362E }@] `d\D665 !:EED3FC89 @? (65?6D52J E@ 25G2?46 :?E@ E96 BF2CE6CD]k^Am

UVaVNCStateBball'26-5.jpg — Virginia’s Jacari White shooting a three-pointer in the University of Virginia versus North Carolina State men’s NCAA basketball game at John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
CAL CARY, THE DAILY PROGRESS

kAm(9:=6 (9:E6 46CE2:?=J F?56CDE2?5D E96C6 :D >@C6 @? E96 =:?6 E9:D H66< — =:<6 E96 AFCDF:E @7 2? prr 4C@H? 2?5 E96 492?46 7@C &'2 E@ A@E6?E:2==J :>AC@G6 :ED D665 7@C E96 }rpp E@FC?2>6?E — 4@>A2C65 E@ s646>36C E92E E96 r2G2=:6CD’ AC6G:@FD DF446DD :? E96 3F:=5:?8 :D D@>6E9:?8 E96J 42? 5C2H 7C@>]k^Am

kAm“xE’== 96=A] w2G:?8 E92E 6IA6C:6?46 7@C E96 8FJD A=2J:?8 :? E96 2C6?2[ :E D9@F=5 36 62D:6C 7C@> 36:?8 2C@F?5 :E[” (9:E6 D2:5]k^Am

kAm$2:5 46?E6C &8@??2 ~?J6?D@i “}@H 8@:?8 :?[ :E’D =:<6 ‘(6’G6 A=2J65 :? E9:D 2C6?2 367@C6’ 2?5 H6’C6 FD65 E@ :E 2 =:EE=6 3:E[ 2?5 H6’G6 ;FDE 8@E E@ A=2J 32D<6E32==] xE 5@6D?’E >2EE6C H9@ H6 A=2J] xE’D 2? 25G2?E286 7@C FD 3642FD6 H6’G6 A=2J65 E96C6 367@C6]”k^Am

kAm%92E H2D 7:CDE\J62C &'2 4@249 #J2? ~5@>’D E9@F89E[ E@@[ 96 D2:5 23@FE D4965F=:?8 E96 4@?E6DE 282:?DE E96 u=J6CD :? E96 "F66? r:EJ]k^Am

kAmw6 H2?E65 &'2 E@ 86E 2 766= 7@C E96 2C6?2]k^Am

kAm“%96C6’D ?@ BF6DE:@? 23@FE :E[” ~5@> D2:5] “*@F 2=H2JD H2?E E@ ECJ E@ 5@ E92E :7 J@F 42? 2?5 6G6CJ J62C :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 5:776C6?E] *@F’C6 ?@E 2=H2JD 8@:?8 E@ 36 23=6 E@ 5@ :E[ 3FE :E H@C<65 @FE E9:D J62C 2?5 D@ H6 E@@< E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 8@ 5@H? E96C6 2?5 A=2J] xE H2D 2 8C62E 2E>@DA96C6 2?5 E96 8FJD 2C6 72>:=:2C H:E9 :E ?@H[ D@ 9@A67F==J E92E’== 36 96=A7F=]”k^Am

kAmtDA64:2==J :? 2 J62C H96? E96 3F=< @7 E96 7@=<D :? &'2’D AC@8C2> 92G6 ?6G6C 4@24965 @C A=2J65 :? prr E@FC?2>6?E AC6G:@FD=J]k^Am

kAm~5@> 5:5 2D 2? 2DD:DE2?E 2E ':C8:?:2 %649 2?5 8C6H FA 2EE6?5:?8 2?5 H2E49:?8 E96 6G6?E] w:D 72E96C[ s2G6 ~5@>[ 8F:565 (2<6 u@C6DE E@ 2 A2:C @7 prr E@FC?2>6?E 4C@H?D :? `hhd 2?5 `hhe]k^Am

kAmqFE ?@?6 @7 E96 A=2J6CD :? E96 r2G2=:6CD’ FDF2= ?:?6\>2? C@E2E:@? 92G6 A=2J65 :? E96 prr E@FC?2>6?E AC6G:@FD=J]k^Am

kAm“(6’G6 8@E E@ 8@ @FE E96C6 2?5 5@ H92E H6’G6 366? 5@:?8[” 8F2C5 |2=:< %9@>2D D2:5] “qFE :E’D ;FDE H:E9 9:896C DE2<6D] !=2J:?8 A=2J@77 32D<6E32== :D E96 >@DE :>A@CE2?E A2CE @7 E96 D62D@? 2?5 x 766= =:<6 |2C49 :D H92E A6@A=6 C62==J =@@< 2E :? 4@==686 32D<6E32==[ D@ x’> 6I4:E65 E@ C2==J H:E9 E96 8FJD 2?5 6IA6C:6?46 D@>6E9:?8 H6’G6 ?6G6C 6IA6C:6?465 367@C6]”k^Am

kAm%9@>2D[ (9:E6[ ~?J6?D@ 2?5 E96 C6DE @7 E96 G6E6C2?D :?4=F5:?8 A@:?E 8F2C5 s2==:? w2== 2?5 C6D6CG6 7@CH2C5 s6G:? %:==:D 42? 2E =62DE =@@< 324< @? E96 4@?76C6?46 E@FC?2>6?ED E96J A=2J65 :? H:E9 E96:C AC6G:@FD D49@@=D] &'2 =625:?8 D4@C6C 2?5 7@CH2C5 %9:;D s6 #:556C 2?5 46?E6C y@92?? vCü?=@9 42? E2<6 7C@> E96 3:886DE 4@?E6DED E96J’G6 A=2J65 :? @? E96 :?E6C?2E:@?2= DE286]k^Am

kAmr@==64E:G6=J[ E96 r2G2=:6CD H:== 2AA=J E96 =6DD@?D =62C?65 7C@> E96:C AC6G:@FD 6?4@F?E6CD E9:D D62D@? 282:?DE }r $E2E6[ E@@] &'2 DH6AE E96 (@=7A24<[ H:??:?8 EH:46 :? 3=@H@FE 72D9:@? H9:=6 36?67:E:?8 7C@> :ED D:K6[ DEC6?8E9[ 56AE9 2?5 23:=:EJ E@ E9C:G6 :? EC2?D:E:@? :? E9@D6 82>6D]k^Am

kAm(96? E96 w@@D 9@DE65 }r $E2E6 @? u63] ac[ s6 #:556C D4@C65 `h A@:?ED 2?5 H2D @?6 @7 7:G6 5@F3=6\5:8:E D4@C6CD 7@C &'2] %96 r2G2=:6CD C24<65 FA ac 72DE\3C62< A@:?ED :? 2 h_\e` C@FE]k^Am

UVaVNCStateBball'26-10.jpg — From left to right, NC State’s head coach, Will Wade, with an arm around Virginia’s head coach, Ryan Odom, before the University of Virginia versus North Carolina State men’s NCAA basketball game at John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
CAL CARY, THE DAILY PROGRESS

kAmqFE[ “|2C49 :D 7F== @7 DFCAC:D6D[” ~?J6?D@ D2:5[ “D@ H6 ;FDE 42??@E F?56C6DE:>2E6 2?J E62> H6’C6 A=2J:?8 282:?DE] %92E’D H92E’D :>A@CE2?E 23@FE |2C49] $@[ H6’G6 8@E E@ 4@>6 :?[ C625J E@ 8@ 2?5 =@4<65 2?5 =@2565]”k^Am

kAm%92E’== 46CE2:?=J 36 ?646DD2CJ[ 4@?D:56C:?8 }r $E2E6 <?@HD :E >FDE 36 2E E@A 7@C> E@ FA6?5 E96 w@@D]k^Am

kAm“{@@<[ E96J’C6 >2DD:G6[” (@=7A24< 4@249 (:== (256 D2:5 23@FE &'2 27E6C E96:C H:? @G6C !:EED3FC89] “%96J’G6 3=@4<65 2 E@? @7 @FC D9@ED :? 3@E9 82>6D] %96 7:CDE E:>6 H6 A=2J65 E96>[ E96J 5:5?’E 92G6 E96 D9@@E6C (9:E6[ 2?5 E96? E96 D64@?5 E:>6 H6 A=2J65 E96>[ 96 5:5 H92E 6G6CJ D9@@E6C 5@6D 282:?DE FD[ H9:49 :D >2<6 2 3F?49 @7 D9@ED]k^Am

kAm“{@@<[ E96J’C6 2 C62==J 8@@5 E62>[” (256 D2:5] “%96J’C6 C62==J H6==\4@24965] r@249 ~5@> 5@6D 2 8C62E ;@3[ 2?5 E96J’C6 >2DD:G6] (6’C6 ?@E E96 3:886DE] p =@E @7 @FC 5676?D:G6 :DDF6D :D @FC A@D:E:@?2= D:K6 :D?’E G6CJ 8@@5[ D@ E96C6’D ?@E 2 =@E @7 2?DH6CD D@>6E:>6D H:E9 E92E] (6’G6 8@E E@ 7:?5 2 H2J E@ D66 :7 H6 42? ;FDE 92?8 :? E96C6]”k^Am

Greg Madia

gmadia@dailyprogress.com

@GregMadia on X

0 Comments