Basketball season opens TODAY as Virginia welcomes UNC-Greensboro to John Paul Jones Arena to kick off the 2017-18 season, so we’re taking a look at the big man from Down Under-er: Jack Salt.
Salt, now a redshirt third year, is Virginia’s oft-maligned, frequently overlooked center. He started all 34 games for the Hoos last season, averaging 3.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 18.4 minutes per game and added 22 blocks and 11 steals. Most of Salt’s contributions, however, don’t show up on the stat sheet. He’s a (literally) solid defender and gets his teammates open with bruising screens.