The Big Basketball Preview: Virginia at NC State

Basketball coaches will often break a season down into smaller sections of games, which can help keep a team focused on the present rather than the future. With three winnable games in five days, this feels like one of those smaller sections for Virginia Cavaliers Basketball. The Wahoos got off to a great start with the road win over Pitt. Next up is another road game, this time in Raleigh against the NC State Wolfpack.

Like Virginia, the Pack are having a down year. They’re under .500 on the season, and second from the bottom in the ACC standings. Last season, the Pack finished ninth and played in the NIT, so this is disappointing. The low point was a home loss to Wright State (KenPom…