Mitchell Northam | NCAA.com | September 13, 2019 Watch Virginia raise the 2019 men’s basketball championship banner National champion Kyle Guy talks Virginia's Final Four run, preparations as NBA rookie Share From heartbreak against UMBC in Charlotte to a road to redemption that ended with an overtime victory in Minneapolis, the 2019 University of Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team became eternal Friday night with John Paul Jones Arena filled to the brim. Stars from last year’s team — including Kyle Guy, De'Andre Hunter and Ty Jerome — returned to Charlottesville to watch their 2019 national championship banner get lifted into the rafters. Fans of the ‘Hoos joined coach Tony Bennett and the players in JPJ for “The Night with the National Champions." Our National Championship banner now lives forever in the rafters of JPJ! 🔶⚔️🔷 #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/Bept5rZ6Z4— Virginia Men's Basketball (@UVAMensHoops) September 14, 2019 PREDICTIONS: Andy Katz's 20 predictions for the upcoming NCAA tournament The banner is raised! pic.twitter.com/qkoSOuQc1n— John Paul Jones Arena (@JPJArena) September 14, 2019 CAVALIERS WIN IT ALL: A painful gift, redemption for Virginia | One Shining Moment The Cavaliers stormed through the 2019 NCAA tournament and beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Minneapolis in the final. Hunter, Guy and Jerome combined for 57 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists in the 85-77 overtime victory. All three of those players were drafted into the NBA last summer and played a key role in bringing Virginia its first-ever men’s basketball championship. MARCH MADNESS 2020: Top stories | Buy tickets | Schedule "I've been thinking about it a lot, because of how much people are talking about it on social media and through the grapevine,” Guy said of raising the banner prior to the event. “I’m super-amped to be able to hoist the banner and get our rings, and I'm glad that a lot of us can come back. I think it's going to be a good last time to actually live in that moment, because after that it's pretty much back to reality." Mingling then dinner 🍽️ then ➡️ 🏆🎉🔶⚔️🔷 #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/OLbfK8Vt2k— Virginia Men's Basketball (@UVAMensHoops) September 13, 2019 From the UMBC game ticket.To the National Championship game ticket.Thank you, Coach Bennett, from the bottom of our hearts.#GoHoos pic.twitter.com/k1RQmOqiDc— Virginia Cavaliers (@VirginiaSports) September 14, 2019 What a crowd for our National Champions, @UVAMensHoops!#GoHoos | #Wahoowa 🔶🔷 pic.twitter.com/3WtC2RiaEq— Virginia Cavaliers (@VirginiaSports) September 13, 2019 SURVIVING PURDUE: Here's how the Cavs stopped Carsen Edwards and the Boilermakers Virginia will open its 2019-20 slate, and its title defense, on the road on Nov. 6 at Syracuse in an ACC clash. The ‘Hoos return home on Nov. 10, hosting James Madison. 7 programs with strong cases to be college basketball's next 1st-time champion These schools have never won a men's basketball national championship — for now. READ MORE 8 true freshmen in NCAA women's track and field who can burst on the scene in 2022 The 2022 women's outdoor track and field season is underway and a new season brings new athletes. As freshmen in the sport take the outdoor track for the first time, let's look at some who could garner headlines by the season's end. READ MORE March Madness: Getting to know the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament Check out the detailed history of how No. 1 seeds have fared in the NCAA tournament. READ MORE