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For the first time in seven years, Virginia basketball has won a March Madness game. Jacari White helped the Cavaliers hold off an upset to Wright State.

Get to know Jacari White, the star of Virginia's first March Madness win since 2019.

With Virginia burdened by years of early exits in the NCAA Tournament, first-year coach Ryan Odom played for his team the 2019 “One Shining Moment” highlight package from the Cavaliers' national championship season. Odom had one more surprise. Jacari White hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, and third-seeded Virginia avoided yet another early NCAA Tournament exit, beating a resolute Wright State 82-73 in the first round on Friday.

The Cavaliers look to make noise in the tourney.

Virginia opened its NCAA Tournament against Wright State. The Cavaliers avoided a first round upset with a late run.

White shot 5 of 9 from 3-point range as the Orlando native returned to the Sunshine State and helped the Cavaliers (21-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) extend their winning streak to five games. He played 21 minutes and scored more points than he had in any ACC game this season. Lajae Jones had 21 points and a season-high 13 rebounds for Florida State (11-13, 3-7), which had won three straight.

Virginia guard Jacari White, the ACC’s most accurate 3-point shooter this season, is shelved indefinitely by a broken left wrist that requires surgery, Cavaliers coach Ryan Odom said Monday night. Speaking to reporters after his 21st-ranked team defeated American University 95-51 at John Paul Jones Arena, Odom said White sustained the injury on an acrobatic, one-handed dunk midway through the ...