Podcast Recap
The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the upcoming basketball season for the Virginia Cavaliers. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Patty C (@PattyC831) breaks down the Virginia roster and highlights what they did in recruiting and the transfer portal this offseason. Can Tony Bennett get the Cavaliers back to the NCAA Tournament in 2022-2023 after a rare down year?
Offseason Changes
OUTGOING
- 6’8 F Kody Stattman (Graduated – 3 pts)
- 6’10 F Igor Milichic (Transferred to Charlotte – 2 pts)
INCOMING
- 6’7 F Ben Vander Plas (Transfer from Ohio – 14 pts, 7 reb)
- 6’10 F Isaac Traudt (Ranked #59 from Grand Island, NE)
- 6’4 G Isaac McKneely (Ranked #60 from Poca, WV)
- 6’5 F Leon Bond (Ranked #63 from Wauwatosa, WI)
- 6’6 F Ryan Dunn (Ranked #125 from Freeport, NY)
Projected Roster
Starting 5
1 – 5’10 GR. Kihei Clark (10 pts, 5 ast)
2 – 6’3 JR. Reece Beekman (8 pts, 5 ast)
3 – 6’4 SR. Armaan Franklin (11 pts, 3 reb)
4 – 6’6 GR. Jayden Gardner (15 pts, 6 reb)
5 – 6’11 JR. Kadin Shedrick (7 pts, 5 reb)
Preseason Tournament
Continental Tire Event (November 18th & 20th in Las Vegas, NV)
Open with Baylor. The other semifinal matchup is between UCLA & Illinois.
Rest of the Non-Conference Schedule:
November 7th – North Carolina Central
November 11th – Monmouth
November 14th – Northern Iowa
November 25th – Maryland Eastern Shore
November 29th – at Michigan (ACC / Big Ten Challenge)
December 6th – James Madison
December 17th – Houston
December 28th – Albany
