We are ONE WEEK away from the 2017-18 Virginia Basketball season kicking off, so today we are continuing with our preseason countdown by asking our staff their expectations for this year’s Wahoos.
How do you see the season playing out? What record can we expect? Some are (VERY) optimistic, while some of our writers are hesitant. Let’s get to it!
Hobes: I'm about as bull-ish as I've ever been for a UVA team. In my preseason power rankings for STL (SPOILER ALERT), I have UVA ahead of Duke for first place. Remember, we're talking about a team that won 23 games, including one in each postseason tourney (two buzzer-beaters away from 25, and you don't know how much those two wins could have improved their psychology), without Austin Nichols for virtually the entire season or a healthy Isaiah Wilkins for the stretch run.