#28 Virginia Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Virginia Cavaliers
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #28
Conference Rank: #3 ACC
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2021-22 Record: 21-14, 12-8
2021-22 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Tony Bennett
Coach Record: 316-117 at Virginia, 385-150 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Kody Stattmann, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jayden Gardner, Senior, Forward, 15.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.4 apg
Armaan Franklin, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.4 apg
Kihei Clark, Senior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.4 apg
Reece Beekman, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 5.2 apg
Kadin Shedrick, Junior, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 0.2 apg
Francisco Caffaro, Senior, Center, 4.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Leon Bond III, Freshman, Guard
Ryan Dunn, Freshman, Guard
Isaac McKneely, Freshman, Guard
Isaac Traudt, Freshman, Forward
Ben Vander Plas, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Ohio
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 62.4 (335th in nation, 14th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.1 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (124, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (134, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.0 (342, 15)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.3 (252, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (122, 8)
Rebound Margin: -0.1 (201, 10)
Assists Per Game: 14.1 (99, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.7 (8, 2)