CHARLOTTESVILLE (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — The 2019 National Championship Trophy is featured prominently on the right side of the atrium at John Paul Jones Arena as fans and spectators who enter can view the shrine to athletic greatness.
Tens of thousands of fans will stream in later this fall to get their first glimpse of new men’s basketball coach Ryan Odom’s first Virginia squad, while thousands more will cheer on Charlottesville native Kymora Johnson, and the women’s program.
Recently, though, Charlottesville and Albemarle residents have been able to enter the confines of the arena to celebrate community rather than sports…