On the basketball court, Virginia sophomore Sylven Landesberg could be considered an artist of sorts.

While the level of certainity remains unknown, Virginia football coach Mike London landed a pair of commitments on Sunday for the Class of 2011 after the third Junior Day in Charlottesville.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Tony Bennett trudged into the Virginia locker room after the Cavaliers’ emotional 74-68 loss to Maryland on Saturday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena and apologized to his players.

With 38.6 seconds remaining and UVa trailing by one, Jerome Meyinsse tried to get in front of Sean Mosley and take a charge. Instead, the contact was ruled a block, and Bennett lost it. He tore his jacket off and spiked it to the floor near the UVa bench. And with JPJA already at a fevered pitch after the foul call, official Jamie Luckie tagged Bennett with the first technical foul of his career.

Virginia’s leading scorer will miss the rest of the year after being suspended for academic issues.

Monica Wright will walk into the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum tonight for an ACC tournament game with a new honor.

In Chestnut Hill, Mass., Virginia star Sylven Landesberg was back in action. Unfortunately, it didn’t make any difference for the spiraling Wahoos.

For all 40 minutes of Sunday night’s game against Duke, Virginia sophomore Sylven Landesberg — suffering from a badly bruised right thigh, sat next to Brad Soucie — the school’s director of basketball operations.

To teammates, Virginia senior Solomon Tat is known simply as “Solo.” The nickname is ironic, considering Tat’s well-documented selflessness and team-first attitude.

During his tenure, former Virginia coach Dave Leitao was often criticized for his unpredictable substitution patterns. Leitao always defended them by saying that there wasn’t a lot of “separation” among players on his roster. First-year UVa coach Tony Bennett is finding out the same thing this season — the hard way.

The faint hopes of remaining a fixture in the race for the ACC regular-season title were just a foot away.