Cal’s Dai Dai Ames returns to Virginia to face No. 23 Cavaliers

Two familiar faces return to Charlottesville, Va., on Wednesday when Cal visits No. 23 Virginia for a late-night Atlantic Coast Conference game.

Golden Bears guard Dai Dai Ames started 26 of his 31 games in his lone season with the Cavaliers in 2024-25. First-year Cal assistant coach Isaiah Wilkins spent eight years at Virginia -- four as a player, two as a graduate assistant and two as an assistant coach -- and was the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2017-18.

Both teams enter...