Wahoos,

In January and most of February, it was tough to be a Cavalier fan. The men's and women's hoops teams weren't exactly setting the world on fire. Fans could only wish for spring football to get here sooner.

Never fear, Wahoos. Your wait for spring football won't be as unpleasant as you thought. It looks like the Virginia men's basketball team has turned the corner, winning four of their last five ACC contests with a shot at actually making the NCAA Tournament.

And if the recent success of the basketball team hasn't lifted your spirits, take note of some other success stories in recent weeks. The men's and women's swimming and diving teams both won their ACC Championship meets. This was the sixth straight ACC Championship for the men's team, and the second straight for the women's team. And how about the baseball team? New head coach Brian O'Connor has his team at 10-1 going into this weekend's three-game series with Central Connecticut State.

And for those who simply cannot wait for spring football, here are the dates. Spring practice is scheduled to begin March 28th, with the spring football game (festival) on April 17th. Expect Coach Al Groh to open up some practices to the public and media for the first week. Dates and times will be provided when they are released by UVa Media Relations.

Take care and Go Hoos!

UVa basketball signee Adrian Joseph poured in 22 points in Brewster Academy's regular season finale against Northfield Mount Hermon School. Brewster won 98-90, finishing off the regular season with a five-game winning streak.

In the first round of the NEPSAC Class A playoffs, Brewster defeated South Kent 91-80. They will play the semifinal game on Friday, March 5th.

Featured this week in 2005 updates for football recruiting are Southern Durham (NC), DeMatha Catholic (MD), Salem (VA), and Ragsdale (NC). Prospects with offers from these schools include Southern WR/OLB and UVa commit Maurice Covington, LB Charles Gamble, and WR/DB Brandon Woods; DeMatha RB/CB Anthony Wiseman, and Ragsdale's blue-chip tailback Toney Baker.

Baker, who will be one of the top tailbacks in the country for the 2005 class, lists UVa along with VT, UNC, NC State, and Tennessee as his top five. UVA is listed on the lists of the other offered prospects as well.

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Who would have thunk it? Just a few weeks ago, not many except for perhaps Elton Brown were predicting the Wahoos to have a legitimate shot at making the Big Dance. Since T.J. Bannister has moved into the starting role at point guard, the Hoos have been playing good basketball and upsetting several Top 15 opponents in the process.

The Hoos have won four of their last five games, all against conference opponents. The home contest against #14 Georgia Tech on February 14th started the landslide of victories, with senior guard Todd Billet ending the game in dramatic style with a late three-pointer. Billet added late game heroics in two of the next three games; a late three against Clemson to pull off a 58-55 win on the road, and then another late three against #12 North Carolina at home to pull off the upset, 74-72.

Against #11 Wake Forest Tuesday night, Billet was the decoy while Devin Smith cashed in on a traditional three-point play. With less than ten seconds remaining, Smith drove the baseline, made a tough layup and was fouled. Smith hit the free throw which put the Hoos up by three. Smith's play was the deciding factor in the win, marking the fourth time in five games the Cavaliers have won a game with a shot in the final seconds.

For more info, including stats and postgame articles and audio, please see the link below.

Sabre Edge subscribers, please turn to the home page of TheSabre.com to find several new articles on your Hoos. John Galinsky provides a piece on UVa lacrosse, while J.D. Moss highlights Devin Smith. As you know, Smith was the late game hero in the win over Wake Forest on Tuesday. If you're a recruiting junky, be sure to check out Jerry Miller's feature on Kevin Bradley.

Also this week we've included postgame audio interviews from the UVa basketball win over Wake Forest - includes audio quotes from UVa coach Pete Gillen and Wake coach Skip Prosser, as well as comments from Devin Smith, Todd Billet, T.J. Bannister and Elton Brown.

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