11-04-2025
Virginia Cavaliers bobblehead commemorates 2019 basketball national championship
MILWAUKEE — The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled an officially licensed Virginia Cavaliers 2019 Men's Basketball Championship Court Bobblehead.
The bobblehead features Virginia's mascot, Cavman, standing on an actual piece of the court that Virginia played on when it won the 2019 Men's Basketball National Championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 8, 2019.
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The release is in conjunction with the conclusion of the 2024-25 college basketball season and this week's anniversary of the national championship.
The bobbleheads will be available exclusively in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum online store at The bobbleheads are expected to ship in October.
Each bobblehead will be individually numbered to only 319. The bobbleheads are $100 each plus an $8 flat-rate shipping charge per order.
Suited up in a uniform and giving the No. 1 sign while holding a basketball with the school logo, the Cavman bobblehead is standing on an authentic game-used piece of basketball court from the Final Four where the Cavaliers won the 2019 NCAA title. The court base also features Virginia's logo and details about Virginia's first Men's Basketball National Championship.
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Virginia won its first men's basketball national championship with an 85-77 overtime victory over second-seeded Texas Tech in the championship game before a crowd of 72,062 on April 8, 2019.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is offering a bobblehead to commemorate the University of Virginia's 2019 men's basketball national championship.
De'Andre Hunter scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Kyle Guy, who was named the tourney's Most Outstanding Player, scored 24 points. Virginia finished 34-3 overall.
Playing in their first Final Four since 1984, the Cavaliers advanced to the final with a 63-62 victory over Auburn. Virginia beat Gardner-Webb, 71-56, in the first round and Oklahoma, 63-51, in the second round. The Cavaliers then outlasted Oregon, 53-49, in the Sweet 16, and beat Purdue in overtime, 80-75, in the Elite Eight.
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Other schools featured in the series are the Baylor Bears, Kansas Jayhawks, North Carolina Tar Heels, and LSU Tigers.
"We're excited to unveil the Virginia Cavaliers game-used championship count bobblehead in conjunction with Artsman,' National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. 'This bobblehead will be the ultimate way for Virginia fans to relive the thrill of victory and commemorate the school's first Men's Basketball National Championship. The bobblehead will be a keepsake that fans pass down to future generations of Virginia fans.'
Each bobblehead stands on an authentic piece of the championship court supplied by Cincinnati based Artsman, a company that creates handcrafted artifacts from game-used elements of sports history including the Men's and Women's College Basketball National Championship games.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st. St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on Feb. 1, 2019. The HOF and Museum also produces high quality, customized bobbleheads for retail sale as well as organizations, individuals, and teams across the country.
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