No player elicits more emotion from the Virginia fanbase than Mike Tobey. Whether folks are enthralled by his talent or frustrated by his inconsistency, it seems like everyone has an opinion on the senior center.
Tobey isn’t Virginia’s best player. Heck, he isn’t even Virginia’s best post player. Those honors go to Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill, respectively. But if you ever sit in the stands during a game at JPJ, you’ll notice that Tobey brings out stronger responses from fans than Brogdon and Gill combined. Nothing fires up the crowd more than a Tobey basket.