Most times ranked in the top #10 of the AP poll in the past dozen years:
1) Kansas - 174
2) Duke - 168
3) Gonzaga - 144
4) Kentucky - 112
5) Arizona - 103
6) Villanova- 101
7) Houston - 93
7) Virginia - 93
Most times ranked in the top #10 of the AP poll in the past dozen years:
1) Kansas - 174
2) Duke - 168
3) Gonzaga - 144
4) Kentucky - 112
5) Arizona - 103
6) Villanova- 101
7) Houston - 93
7) Virginia - 93
Johann GrΓΌnloh and Ugonna Onyenso are the first set of teammates in men's college basketball history to each have over 70 blocks in a season with less than 700 minutes played.
UVA finished with a 15-3 ACC record. That .833 win percentage would have been good enough for first place in the ACC standings in 4 of the past 6 seasons.
UVA is 23-0 when making at least 30% of their 3's.
Only 4-4 when shooting under 30%.
Number of seasons with at least 15 ACC wins since 2014:
UVA: 7
Duke: 6
UNC: 3
Louisville: 2
Clemson: 1
FSU: 1
Miami: 1
Notre Dame: 1
Virginia's Chance Mallory is the only freshman in the past 50 years with at least 250 points, 100 rebounds, 100 assists, and 50 steals in less than 750 regular season minutes.
This is the 9th time since 2014 that Virginia has finished 1st or 2nd in the ACC regular season standings, the most of any team in that span.
Longest active win streaks in men's college basketball:
Miami (OH): 28
Navy: 12
High Point: 10
Virginia: 9
Number of games vs top 100 teams in those streaks:
Miami (OH): 1
Navy: 0
High Point: 0
Virginia: 6
Number of UVA 80-point games by season:
2014: 1
2015: 2
2016: 8
2017: 1
2018: 3
2019: 9
2020: 0
2021: 4
2022: 1
2023: 2
2024: 4
2025: 2
2026: 18
During the nine-game winning streak, UVA's bench has outscored their opponents' bench 260-79.
UVAβs Ugonna Onyenso has more blocks than Notre Dameβs entire team.
So does Johann GrΓΌnloh.
UVA scored 58 points in the second half in the win over NC State.
Virginia averaged 57 points a game in the 2020 season.
Most assists off the bench in the country?
-UVA's Chance Mallory, with 99
Most steals off the bench?
-UVA's Chance Mallory, with 47
Most blocks off the bench?
-UVA's Ugonna Onyenso, with 69
Best 3PT% off the bench?
-UVA's Jacari White, with 45.3%
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94 points are the most UVA has scored in a regulation ACC game since 2007 when they dropped 103 on Maryland.
Most in an ACC regulation road game since scoring 104 at Clemson in 2001.
During the six game winning streak, UVA's bench has outscored their opponents' bench 169-36.
Best road record in major conference games in the past 10 years:
Virginia: 61-32
Duke: 59-34
Arizona: 57-34
Purdue: 56-39
UVA national efficiency ranks:
During Non-Conference play:
Offense: #9
Defense: #65
During ACC Play:
Offense: #50
Defense: #9
UVA "+-" in the five-game winning streak:
Mallory +61
Ugo +53
White +40
Tillis +37
Lewis +35
Hall +22
Ridder +16
Thomas -9
Grunloh -21
During the five game winning streak, UVA's bench has outscored their opponents' bench 141-32.
Two games ago:
White: 0/7 from 3
Rest of the team: 11/24 (46%)
Last night:
White: 5/9 from 3
Rest of the team: 5/24 (21%)
Patience paid off.
UVA men's basketball and football are a combined 31-6 this academic year so far.
The six losses are only by a combined 40 points.
That is the lowest such total in the country.
Fewest points allowed this season.
Also fewest points scored this season.
20 point win.
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Ryan Odom is the only men's college basketball coach hired this offseason with a currently ranked team.
Sam Lewis had 21 points. 9 rebounds, and 6 assists in the win.
The last UVA player to put up that kind of statline was Ty Jerome in the Final Four game vs Auburn.
Thijs De Ridder FT shooting:
First 15 games:
44/62 (.611)
Last 5 games:
33/38 (.868)
Record at KFC Yum! Center since 2016:
Louisville: 132-52 (.717)
Virginia: 11-2 (.846)
Virginia and Duke are the only two teams with two top #25 KenPom road wins.
Virginiaβs Ugonna Onyenso leads the entire country in block % at 16.65%!
UVA is up to 15th in KenPom.
Their highest rank since February 2023.