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A podcast dedicated solely to Men's Basketball at the University of Virginia. We breakdown everything from this year's team and players, future teams and the recruiting trail, and as well as some of our favorite moments of UVA's past.
Listen in to hear the best analysis and takes for the fans coming directly from the fans! If you're a UVA basketball fan, this podcast is the one for you!
Hosted by Sean Crow and Khari Williams. Two average guys who love UVA basketball and thought the world would benefit from another podcast. Let's go Hoos!
Listen in to hear the best analysis and takes for the fans coming directly from the fans! If you're a UVA basketball fan, this podcast is the one for you!
Hosted by Sean Crow and Khari Williams. Two average guys who love UVA basketball and thought the world would benefit from another podcast. Let's go Hoos!
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Virginia finishes the regular season with a second place ACC finish. The Hoos compiled a record of 27-4, 15-3 in the ACC, culminating a huge turnaround from the 2024-2025 season. The guys breakdown the past week's games and welcome in special guest Fred Umland to discuss what's coming up for the Hoos as well as our All-ACC teams and individual player accolades. The conversation shifts towards the upcoming ACC Tournament and what's at stake for the Hoos if they win the whole thing or if they exit early. To wrap up, Fred gives his breakdown of the Bubble, his favorites for this year's NCAA Tournament, and some likely Cinderella stories.
Coming off a rough loss to Duke, Khari and Sean breakdown what went wrong in the game for the Hoos, what allowed Duke to be so successful, and where UVA turns to next to get back on track. The guys discuss the importance of UVA's final two regular season games as they gear up for the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. Our duo trades thoughts around UVA's ceiling now that we've seen them against top tier competition and share updated outlooks for Virginia's outcome in the NCAA Tournament.
The Hoos are coming off a huge win against Miami in JPJ to push their current winning streak to 8 games. The longest win streak they've had since the 2023-2024 college basketball season. The guys jump on the pod to break down Virginia's recent success and what it could mean for this season's outlook. They make sure to spend some time highlighting and appreciating the court dedication to Tony Bennett and his gesture to make sure all members (staff, players, admins, etc) would have their names also included on the court. Diving deeper into the conversation, Khari and Sean discuss best case and worst case for seeding having seen UVA show up in the NCAA selection committee's mid-season reveal as the final 4 seed. To close out, the guys look forward to this week's matchups against NC State at JPJ and a road trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham against Duke which will likely be the #1 or #2 team in the country coming off their big win over Michigan. As a farewell, Khari and Sean thank all of their listeners and followers for helping get Hoos Hoopin' to the illustrious 5000 listens mark!
Flying solo, Khari welcomes in Cuts, the creator of Cuts from The Corner! Cuts gives his story on how he got into the Virginia Cavaliers fandom and eventually turned his passion for UVA Hoops into Cuts from The Corner, a premier analysis of UVA game-by-game breakdowns and player breakdowns. Khari gets the insights from Cuts about his background, his time at UVA, and what led to his deep analysis of basketball. Cuts gives a full rundown on his thought process and the operations that go into creating an edition of Cuts from The Corner alongside what he hopes readers take away from his work. They continue the conversation discussing his thoughts on the current UVA team and turning time back to discuss his favorite players, favorite games, and favorite UVA in-depth analysis. For those that love X's and O's or would describe themselves as a basketball purist, this interview is a can't miss listen!
The guys are back to discuss UVA being 17-3 and towards the top of the ACC and back to being nationally ranked. UVA faced a tough loss at home against UNC but bounced back with a huge double overtime win against Notre Dame in South Bend. Khari and Sean break down the recent performances from the Hoos and their thoughts on what's going well and where the team still needs to improve. Now with 20 games under their belt, the guys adjust their preseason predictions to better reflect how this year's team is performing. To close out the pod, they shoutout their new feature, GameRank! Check it out on Substack!
Per usual the guys took a bit of a longer break than expected but they're back ready to dive into this year's team! Coming off a major road victory against Texas, Khari and Sean discuss the huge win and what they've liked so far about the team 8 games in. They also chat through some areas of improvement and what they would like to continue to see going forward from this year's edition of the Cavaliers. UVA Football also sneaks in a mention as they are having a historic season and are on the verge of an ACC Championship and a College Football Playoff berth.
After a long break away, the guys are back to finally discuss all the latest and greatest for the UVA Men's basketball team. Starting with their thoughts on the hiring of Ryan Odom and getting into all the new faces on the team, including some international signings. Khari and Sean each breakdown their thoughts on the new and returning players, what we could expect to see from each guy, as well as potential lineups that we believe Ryan Odom will lean on. The guys close out on some schedule notes and expectations for the 2025-2026 campaign.
2024-2025 was not the season anyone expected so the guys open up on a lighter note by discussing the 2025 NCAA tournament with bracketologist Fred Umland. The trio breakdown how Khari and Fred fared against the household bracketologist at ESPN, Fox, and CBS along with what the committee got right and where they left us confused. The group closes out bracket talk by discussing likely cinderella stories and choosing their first reaction final fours.Shifting the conversation over to the Hoos, the guys breakdown the season results and the unfortunate news that Ron Sanchez will not be retained at UVA. They then cover some of the rumored coaches like Ryan Odom and Richard Pitino and who they're preferences would be. To bring the podcast home, we discuss next year's roster including the upcoming decision from Chance Mallory, a Charlottesville native that still has UVA in the picture, and then who should be retained from the current UVA roster and what potential transfer portal additions are they excited about.
It's 2025 and the guys are back with their New Year's resolutions for the Virginia Men's Basketball Team. 2024 was a rough year for the Hoos between a rough NCAA tournament appearance, the retirement of Tony Bennett (a surefire hall of fame coach), and a slow start to this season under Ron Sanchez. Khari and Sean break down what they want to see change for the Hoos in 2025 in hopes of getting back to their glory days. They close out the pod by giving there thoughts on UVA's current west coast trip and what success out west could do for UVAs season.
The guys are back after a month long break (mainly due to Khari being in India) to discuss the latest for the Hoos. UVA is currently 6-4 with a big game against Memphis coming up in JPJ. UVA is in need of a major win but with the ACC having another down year, the guys discuss what the outlook on UVA's season appears to be thus far. The conversation shifts to discuss who's impressed this season as well as who hasn't lived up to off-season expectations. Khari and Sean close out the pod discussing Ron Sanchez's performance as the head coach at this point and have some fun with UVA's newest jerseys.
The guys break down the Hoos victory over Campbell to start the 2024-2025 UVA men's basketball season and the beginning of the Sanchez era at Virginia. Khari and Sean give their thoughts on player performances, how they feel about the team's new offense in action, and what differences they noticed between Ron Sanchez and Tony Bennett.
To open up the pod, the guys discuss recent transfer and recruiting news following the retirement of Tony Bennett. Following the news of recent unfortunate breaks for the Hoos, Sean and Khari get into their season preview by providing an in-depth analysis of all 31 games on the Virginia men's basketball schedule for the 2024-2025 season. Going game by game, the guys discuss each opponent and make a prediction for how UVA will fare against them and details as to why each game might be a win or a loss for the Hoos. To wrap up the episode, Sean and Khari breakdown what UVA at their best may look like, and also what the team might experience if the new roster doesn't gel together the way they may be expected to. Full with predictions for UVA's ACC standing and NCAA tournament expectations, the guys make sure that this episode is a full outlook on a season that's already had a lot of interesting surprises.
The guys breakdown the sudden and shocking retirement of coach Tony Bennett, UVA winningest basketball coach and one of the best coaches in ACC history. The guys cover all that he's meant to the UVA basketball community and where they were when the news broke along with all the emotions that came with it. To close out the Tony Bennett era, Khari and Sean relive some of their favorite CTB memories. Moving forward, they discuss interim head coach Ron Sanchez and what it will take for him to become the permanent head coach at UVA. To close out, the guys debate who else might be in the running for the head coach job at UVA if Ron Sanchez does not secure the position during his tryout this season.
To kick off the start of season 3, Khari and Sean come back after a summer break to discuss UVA's off-season. The guys cover everything from coaching changes, schedule updates, recruitment battles, and roster predictions to get ready for the fast-approaching season opener in November.
Important Notes: This episode was recorded prior to the commitments of Chance Mallory (UVA), Keyshaun Tillery (Cincinnati), Jackson Keith (Butler), and London Jemison (Alabama). All were prospects that held offers from UVA.
After a couple months off to recover from a disappointing end the season, the guys are back to finally cover the loss and discuss the beginning of the off-season. Khari and Sean break down the past season and what this UVA team will be remembered for and where things may have gone wrong. As they look forward to the future, they say goodbye to some fan favorites, and hello to some key transfers that hope to make an immediate impact in Charlottesville. To close out the pod, the guys take some way too early predictions as to where this current UVA team will land at the end of next season.
The guys are back to relive what started as a stressful week following an ACC semi-finals exit for UVA, who lost to eventual champions NC State. Khari and Sean are joined by their friend Ben Griffin to talk about the tough loss and their thoughts on NCAA hopes following the defeat. The trio then breaks down the range of emotions on Selection Sunday from the start of the day to hearing "the Virginia Cavaliers" called out on CBS as well as give credit to Khari for being one of the few "bracketologists" to project UVA being in the field of 68. The group wraps up discussing Tuesday night's matchup against Colorado State, what a 2nd round against Tennessee could look like, and also potential reunions against Kadin Shedrick and Isaac Traudt if the Hoos play Texas and Creighton. The end the pod, each of the hosts give their predictions for how Virginia will fair in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
The guys join back with Fred Umland to talk about UVA’s recent win on Senior Night against Georgia Tech. With the ACC regular season coming to a close they update their All-ACC predictions as well as check in on their game by game predictions. The trio continue their conversations from the last episode with more debates and scenarios around UVA’s NCAA tournament hopes and what needs to go well in the ACC tournament in order to hear “the Virginia Cavaliers” called on CBS during Selection Sunday.
After a tough stretch of losses and huge upcoming games, the guys sit down to discuss UVA’s recent string of performances. In addition, they also are joined by Fred Umland, a dedicated fan that has channeled his passion for basketball into becoming a bracketologist. The trio debate scenarios around UVA’s NCAA tournament hopes and what needs to go well with the remainder of the season in order to hear “the Virginia Cavaliers” called on CBS during Selection Sunday. To close out the pod, each of the guys go on record stating how they think UVA will fair and also give a brief thought on court storming in college basketball.
Khari and Sean jump back on the pod to discuss UVA's current 5 game win streak. The guys discuss the change in fortune for the Hoos and what's led to the turnaround as well as previewing the 2nd half of the ACC slate. The majority of the podcast shifts to a celebration of 10 years since Khari and Sean received their acceptances into the University of Virginia. In honor of the moment, the guys quiz each other on players from each UVA team starting with the 13-14 Sweet Sixteen squad and ending with last year's regular season ACC championship group. With no repeats allowed, limited stats given, and only able to select players in the rotation, this exercise puts the guys to the test for who is the ultimate fan of the Hoos since becoming one.
Khari and Sean jump back on the pod to discuss UVA's tough stretch over the last few weeks. Instead of doing their usual game analysis, the guys talk about the team in general and how they've gotten to this point. With it being the halfway point of the college basketball regular season, the guys discuss how they feel about the potential for this year's team and if it's time to panic about making the NCAA tournament. To close out the pod, Khari and Sean give their thoughts on what it would take to guarantee a tournament bid and also provide updated predictions for the year.
* Technical difficulties occurred to open up the podcast so feel free to skip to the 15 minute mark if you would like to bypass Khari having microphone issues *
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