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11/28/2025

All four episodes of Proving Grounds are available now on the YouTube channel! Get to know the new team + staff, then bring that energy to tipoff — the Hoos hit the court at 4pm today!

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11/13/2025

Basketball season is finally here, which means it’s time to say goodbye to Proving Grounds. The final episode will be available TONIGHT at 7:30pm on the YouTube channel.

Our team has had the time of our lives following the last few months, and we hope you have come to know and love these players + this staff as much as we do! So long for now C’Ville.

08/21/2025

Episode 1 of Proving Grounds - Preseason with Virginia Men's Basketball is now available for you to watch!

The premiere episode of the all-access series that follows Head Coach Ryan Odom and the Cavaliers as they begin a new era of Virginia Basketball.Presented by...

08/21/2025

08/21/2025

The countdown to a new era of Virginia Men's Basketball starts with Proving Grounds, our all-access preseason series with Virginia Cavaliers Sports. From the locker room to the practice floor, we’re bringing you closer than ever to the players and staff as they gear up for the season ahead. Couldn’t be more proud of our Connext Media team for leading the way on this one.

Episode 1 premieres TONIGHT (Aug. 21) at 6:30 p.m. on FOX Virginia + streaming across all Virginia Cavaliers Sports platforms. Don’t miss it!

08/18/2025

We’ve been hard at work and can’t wait to share this new project with everyone! 🙌🏼

06/11/2025

01/07/2025

Farewell to another season of hanging with the hometown team. So thankful for the family and the opportunities they’ve given us over the years!

12/23/2024

Our team traveled to Columbia to interview Virginia Cavaliers product Dawn Staley. Incredibly insightful person and an absolutely driven competitor. One for the books for sure!

EP: Ryan Mahanes
Director: Jonathan Hillyard
DP: Marcus Kyle
Gaffer: Joshua Wiley Sims
Editor: Allison Parrish

12/20/2024

It is always amazing when a really fun set yields a great finished product that our client and talent are happy with.

That was certainly the case in our recent project with . These women were an absolute joy to work with and they certainly crushed the acting in this spot.
Swipe right and enjoy some more BTS from this shoot!

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04/24/2024

It’s a big week for former star and he talked NFL draft and recapped his career with

Head to for the full video!

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