These is not the most propitious season for Tony Bennett’s grinding juggernaut at Virginia.
While the Cavaliers lead the ACC leaders in scoring defense, as they have every year since 2012, Bennett’s third season at Charlottesville ( ), they are far less proficient in other statistical categories.
In fact, they lack the majority of last year’s starters and it shows.
Virginia ranks in the bottom half of the league in areas as disparate as scoring margin, field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage defense, offensive and defensive rebounding, and 3-pointers made per game.