However, that four corners, while effective, featured Jimmy Black at point, and while Black would help win Smith’s first NCAA ...

As of Monday, half of her wait was over. Ralph Sampson, the 7-foot-4 wonder who helped take University of Virginia basketball to new heights 30 years ago, was selected for induction into the ...

Coliseum crowds for the T-DIT grew to five figures as UVa’s Ralph Sampson was involved during 1979 and the early 1980s. As time went on, Virginia and Virginia Tech coaches became less interested ...

Greg Oden is often considered the biggest NBA Draft bust ever, but it wasn't really his fault. The center from Ohio State had ...

The Class of 2025 did not see Virginia play in a bowl game or win an NCAA Tournament game in men's basketball, but things ...

Lopes was 92. On Dec. 23, 1982, Lopes was the head coach of the Chaminade team that upset No. 1 Virginia, led by 7-foot-4 All-America center Ralph Sampson. The Silverswords were underdogs in every ...

Chaminade’s win over No. 1 Virginia and 7-foot-4 center Ralph Sampson on Dec. 23, 1982. The disparity couldn’t have been greater. It was the best team and the best player in the country ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Iconic local men's college basketball coach Merv Lopes, known for numerous accomplishments, including helping an underdog Chaminade team topple the number one ranked team ...

Packer: “Given the difficult challenges of past three years on both a personal and professional level, the timing is right. I ...

On Dec. 23, 1982, Lopes led Chaminade University to a stunning 77-72 win over top-ranked Virginia, a team led by 7-foot-4 star Ralph Sampson. At the time, Chaminade was a tiny school competing in ...

Michael Jordan is undisputed as the greatest player in Chicago Bulls history. But there was a time when the GOAT of the NBA — ...