#28 Virginia Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Virginia Cavaliers
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #28
 
Conference Rank: #4 ACC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 25-8, 15-5
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Tony Bennett
Coach Record: 341-124 at Virginia, 410-157 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Armaan Franklin, Guard, 12.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.4 apg
Jayden Gardner, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.7 apg
Kihei Clark, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 5.4 apg
Ben Vander Plas, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.4 apg
Kadin Shedrick, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Reece Beekman, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.3 apg
Isaac McKneely, Sophomore, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.7 apg
Ryan Dunn, Sophomore, Guard, 2.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Christian Bliss, Freshman, Guard
Leon Bond III, Freshman, Guard
Blake Buchanan, Freshman, Forward
Elijah Gertrude, Freshman, Guard
Jake Groves, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Oklahoma
Dante Harris, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Georgetown
Jordan Minor, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Merrimack
Desmond Roberts, Freshman, Guard
Anthony Robinson, Freshmen, Center
Andrew Rohde, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from St. Thomas
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.8 (269th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.5 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (161, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.5 (51, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (251, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.0 (130, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (230, 14)
Rebound Margin: 0.3 (193, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.7 (24, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 8.5 (1, 1)