As the Virginia Cavaliers’ men’s basketball team is less than two weeks away from its first exhibition game of four during the ten day trip, the ‘Hoos are back in the gym with a number of new faces and one old one.
Specifically, former Wahoo Mamadi Diakite can be seen shooting a few deep balls and getting involved in 5-vs-5 action particularly guarding Ben Vander Plas. With Diakite’s NBA future currently unknown, it’s nice to see him back in Charlottesville getting work in.
Interestingly, the video opens on UVA assistants Johnny Carpenter and Kyle Getter going through film of what looks like a Tennessee versus Alabama game from last season among other footage, perhaps implying that Virginia is looking to add some offensive schemes to its arsenal come November.