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cavalier sports 8 CAVALIER CORNER around grounds 2011 Was the last time that Virginia football was nationally ranked until Oct. 28 this year, when the Cavaliers checked in at No. 23 in the Associated Press poll, No. 22 according to the coaches and No. 25 in the College Football Playoff committee rankings. On Nov. 20, 2011, UVA was listed No. 24 by the AP and No. 25 by the coaches, for its last appearance. We are excited to welcome Casey and Kadin into the Virginia men's basketball family. These young men are talented, competitive and have great character. Casey and Kadin understand the value of a degree from UVA, and we are looking forward to them joining our program next fall." — Head coach Tony Bennett on prep seniors Casey Morsell (a 6-2 shooting guard from Washington, D.C., who is ranked as the No. 68 player nationally by Rivals.com) and Kadin Shedrick (a 6-11 center from Holly Springs, N.C., who is rated as the No. 77 prospect in the country), his program's most recent signees, who inked with the Cavaliers Nov. 19 79-2 Is UVA men's basketball's record under head coach Tony Bennett when holding its foes to less than 50 points, as it had done three times this year (all victories) through Nov. 27. PHOTO COURTESY UVA 28 TH Was the Cavaliers' standing in the Rivals.com national football recruiting rankings as of Nov. 27, with a quartet of four-stars and one top- 100 prospect. UVA hasn't inked a single four-star recruit since the class of 2015. The Cavs' last top-100 prospect came in 2014, when it landed a pair of five-stars and two more four-stars. Dec. 31, 1984 The Cavaliers play in the Peach Bowl, the school's first postseason contest, and come back from a 24-14 halftime deficit to claim a 27-24 victory over Purdue. George Welsh and company capped off an 8-2-2 campaign with a No. 17 finish in the coaches' poll thanks to the triumph. Dec. 29, 1979 Rookie RALPH SAMPSON sets the still-standing first-year school record by pull- ing down 22 rebounds in a 79-58 win over Old Dominion, part of his second triple-double (and the third in school history) to go along with 15 points and 10 blocks. The rebound total tied for fourth in single-game history, while the blocks ranked second (Sampson had 12 in his first-ever triple-double seven days earlier against Army). this month in uva history 238 Career catches for fourth-year OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS heading into the bowl game, which is the new UVA record and shattered Billy McMullen's old mark of 210. Zaccheaus now ranks ninth in ACC history. He set the single-season school record last year with 85 receptions and was up to 81 after this year's regular-season finale. PHOTO BY MATT RILEY/COURTESY UVA 19.3 Points averaged by Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament MVP De'Andre Hunter in the event; the redshirt second-year also posted clips of 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the three UVA victories en route to the tournament title. He posted 20 or more points in the final two contests, including 20 in the 53-46 triumph over No. 25 Wisconsin for the championship. 31 ST Was where fifth-year senior Brent Demar- est finished at the NCAA Cross Country Championships to earn All-America hon- ors for the second time in his career.