🏀 2025-26 In-Season UVa Basketball Thread

Yeah, we’re between the “Streaky Teams” which allow a lot both ways, and the “Strong Teams” which inflict a lot but don’t get hit by a lot of them, which seems about right.

Malik’s improvement from just being an elite scorer to being a great overall player is what gets me most excited about Ryan Odom’s long term prospects at UVa.

I don’t think there are many coaching staffs who would’ve gotten this amount of improvement out of Malik. You have to credit the staff for challenging Malik while keeping him engaged. Malik also deserves a lot of credit for staying engaged when the early season wasn’t going very well for him.

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Yeah I wonder when RO starts to get some COTY buzz. Really couldn’t ask for a better start (maybe except @VT, which he already seems to have learned some lessons from

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We’re a bad goaltending call away from being 17-1.

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Great point. He played 13 mins and scored 4 pts against Dayton. And then he hit ACC play and is playing like an ACC 1st-teamer.

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#1 in Torvik in 2026. Still. https://barttorvik.com/trank.php?year=2026&sort=&hteam=&t2value=&conlimit=All&state=All&begin=20260101&end=20260501&top=0&revquad=0&quad=5&venue=All&type=All&mingames=0#

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If we finish 27-4, does VT hang a banner for that win? Really a huge accomplishment for them

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Even if you include the Tech loss we are still #1 since Christmas

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The type of work our guards have put in the last week on defense has been impressive.

https://twitter.com/prestonwillett/status/2012609616882852234?s=46&t=vkjgQUekzGC7z44tIfnIRQ

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if our offense can go from good to great we may have to start recalibrating expectations again

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It’s certainly possible once Jacari shakes off the rust. He was playing at a super high level before the injury

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Matt Norlander said it on the CBS Eye on Basketball podcast on Wednesday. I have found that Norlander is always ahead of the pack.

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Funny how we are the opposite of what UNC is allowing from opposing team’s leading scorers:

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No, but their fans get a bitchin’ t-shirt. If you’re a Tech fan, it’s the best you can hope for.

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The T-Rank similar resumes tool has us in 3 seed territory:

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I mean yeah. If season ended today, 3 seed.

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Dai Dai did it today too - Heel streak alive

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They should play an anniversary game with current rosters

https://x.com/cornermediaco/status/2013010240183083337?s=46&t=wAzMZR-0PRGT1LpN6U5x0g

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Johann and Ugo at 4 and 5 this year

and since 2008

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The Dallin Hall Difference (cc @Hooandtrue)

https://x.com/cbbanalytics/status/2012997068076335413?s=46&t=wAzMZR-0PRGT1LpN6U5x0g

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