Hoos Hoopin' - A Virginia Basketball Podcast

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.