The Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team opens the season against Tarleton State, a WAC team who are only in their fourth year of DI. The Texans finished last year 17-17 and played a postseason game in the CBI tournament. They lost to Radford in that game. They are coached by Billy Gillispie, who previously coached at Kentucky, among other places.
This team is almost entirely new since last season. Somehow there are 21 players on this roster. Eight are freshmen. Seven more are JUCO transfers. Two DII transfers. Just four returning players, and just two of those were real contributors.