Virginia Basketball Double Bonus: Checking In Before ACC Run

The Double Bonus looks at Virginia.
Jayden Gardner goes to work for Virginia. ~ Photo by Kris Wright/TheSabre.com

The Virginia basketball team wrapped up non-conference play over the weekend with a win against Fairleigh Dickinson. Combined with the Pitt win in the ACC opener, the Hoos sit at 7-4 on the season. Before conference play cranks up again, that’s a good time for a Double Bonus.

Here is some analysis on the Hoos with one game left in 2021.

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If you look at the Synergy Sports data, the numbers show an offense that generally falls in the middle of the pack. The Cavaliers average 0.911 points per possession (ppp) so far this season. That rates as “good” in the data, meaning slightly above average as it falls in the 54th percentile nationally. That scoring total is buoyed by 1.232 ppp in transition (“excellent” rating in the 97th percentile), but anchored by 0.867 ppp against zone (“average” rating in the 35th percentile).

When you dig a little deeper into the breakdown data, it paints a clearer picture of why the offense is average in the data. UVA doesn’t rate highly in any single category that the offense can hang its collective hat on. Take a look:

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