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Ty Jerome celebrates Virginia's redemption with altered UMBC shirt

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Former Virginia star Ty Jerome is still basking in the glow of the Cavaliers' 2019 NCAA Tournament championship run.

Jerome, now a member of the Phoenix Suns, showed up to a Las Vegas Summer League game Wednesday wearing a UMBC shirt with a Virginia emblem over the logo.

Jerome later clarified the alteration wasn't intended to troll UMBC.

UMBC's first-round victory over Virginia in 2018 marked the first time in the history of the men's NCAA Tournament that a No. 16 seed defeated a No. 1 seed. The Retrievers failed to secure a berth in the 2019 tournament.

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