Five takeaways from UVA basketball’s season opening win vs Tarleton State

Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty ImagesIn dominant fashion, the Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball opened its 2023-2024 season with a 80-50 win over the Tarleton State Texans. With the win, we have five takeaways for the Wahoos moving forward.

Reece Beekman is as expected

Breaking news: Reece Beekman is good at basketball. In a shocking development, Beekman was the best player on the floor against Tarleton State, stuffing the stat sheet with 16 points (5-9 from the field, 0-3 from three, 6-7 from the line), seven assists, three steals, four rebounds, one block, zero turnovers, and a tidy +34 in 27 minutes.

Beekman was a man amongst boys on the floor against the Texans, and while that was to be…