Overview
- Virginia faces Hampton at 9:00 p.m. ET on ACC Network at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.
- Oddsmakers have installed the Cavaliers as 23.5-point favorites for the nonconference meeting.
- Through two games, Virginia has averaged 84 points, launched 66 three-pointers, and recorded 20 blocks in wire-to-wire wins.
- Freshman Thijs De Ridder has opened with consecutive 20-point games, the first UVA freshman to do so since 2008.
- Hampton enters 1-1 under Ivan Thomas with forward Xzavier Long spotlighted after a 16-point, 17-rebound, eight-assist opener, and Virginia leads the series 9-0 (7-0 in Charlottesville).