2026–27 season3Projected 3 seed, SouthModel projection
Virginia
Cavaliers · ACC
- Record
- 4–0
- AP No. 6
- Projected seed
- 3
- South · at-large
- Hero rating
- +12.1
- No. 11 in Division I
- Home
- Charlottesville, VA
- 382 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 1
- 2019
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthBig, tall lineupAverage height: 6′6.6″90th
- StrengthStrong offensive reboundingOffensive rebound %: 38.6%90th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Thijs De Ridder
- 17.8 ppg
- Tallest
- Favour Ibe
- 7′1″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Desmond Roberts
- 4 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Sam LewisGuard · Chicago, IL | 6′7″ | 210 | 2 | 4 | 27.5 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 40.9 | 100.0 | 24.0 |
| 17Johann GrunlohCenter · Loningen, Germany | 7′0″ | 238 | 2 | 4 | 26.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 68.8 | 20.9 |
| 1Chance MalloryGuard · Charlottesville, VA | 5′10″ | 186 | 2 | 4 | 25.5 | 14.8 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 75.0 | 25.8 |
| 28Thijs De RidderForward · Antwerp, Belgium | 6′9″ | 238 | 2 | 4 | 24.3 | 17.8 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 57.1 | 55.6 | 26.0 |
| 22Nolan Adekunle · Berlin, Germany | 6′7″ | 225 | 1 | 4 | 24.0 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 11.4 |
| 12Elijah GertrudeGuard · Jersey City, NJ | 6′4″ | 173 | 4 | 4 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 46.2 | 50.0 | 22.3 |
| 6Kalu AnyaForward · Worcester, MA | 6′8″ | 225 | 1 | 4 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 8.8 |
| 4Jurian DixonGuard · San Diego, CA | 6′4″ | 195 | 1 | 4 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 17.3 |
| 7Martin CarrereGuard · Pontault-Combault, France | 6′9″ | 198 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 16.8 |
| 37Jan VideGuard · Domzale, Slovenia | 6′6″ | 210 | 1 | 4 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 14.9 |
| 34Favour Ibe · Lagos, Nigeria | 7′1″ | 235 | 1 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 18.3 |
| 2Christian HarmonGuard · Rochester, NY | 6′6″ | 209 | 1 | 4 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.1 |
| 21Silas BarksdaleForward · Newport News, VA | 6′9″ | 223 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| 35Carter LangForward · Charlottesville, VA | 6′9″ | 251 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.9 |
| 00Owen OdomGuard · Annapolis, MD | 6′1″ | 171 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 43.5 |
| 8Nick Rotter · Chicago, IL | 6′2″ | 185 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 11Quincy Watson · Pacific Palisades, CA | 5′11″ | 170 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| 13Desmond RobertsGuard · Charlottesville, VA | 6′4″ | 195 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
1–3
ATS as favorite
1–3
ATS as underdog
0–0
ATS neutral court
1–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
1–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
1–0
Over / under
4–0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vsDREDrexel | W89–60 | -31.75 | 142.75 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 6 | vsNORNortheastern | W97–72 | -33.75 | 159.75 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 8 | NARK#19Arkansas9 | W91–72 | -3.75 | 162.25 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 10 | vsBUCBucknell | W95–61 | -38 | 150 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 13 | @MARMaryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17 | vsOLDOld Dominion | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | vsLOYLoyola Maryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 25 | NMARMarquette11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 27 | NXAVXavier | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | vsUKKentucky | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 8 | vsBETBethune-Cookman | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 13 | vsW CWestern Carolina | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 20 | NUC#4UConn3 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29 | @CLEClemson | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | vsSMUSMU | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 6 | @STAStanford | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | @CALCalifornia | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 13 | vsBOSBoston College | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | @MIA#17Miami (FL)10 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 19 | @UNCNorth Carolina9 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 27 | vsGEOGeorgia Tech | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | vsVIRVirginia Tech11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 3 | @SYRSyracuse | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | vsDUKE#2Duke1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 9 | @PITTPittsburgh | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | vsNOTNotre Dame | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 15 | vsLOU#10Louisville3 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 23 | @VIRVirginia Tech11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | vsFLOFlorida State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 1 | @DUKE#2Duke1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 6 | vsNCSTNC State10 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |