The late Terry Holland never really got enough credit for what he did at Virginia. He left Davidson to take over the program in 1974 when it had almost no tradition of success.
Two years later, Virginia shocked everyone by winning the ACC Tournament and three years after that, he landed the biggest recruit in Virginia history in Ralph Sampson.
It would be difficult to overstate Sampson’s impact on Virginia. He was an elite talent who played much like Victor Wembanyama does today, although Sampson was not a three point shooter.
Virginia was ranked #1 in December, 1982 and took the show on the road.