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Aldrich, Odom like brothers; plus news on Staples & McKneely
During his introductory press conference this week, new Virginia basketball coach Ryan Odom mentioned his long relationship with his newly appointed associate head coach Griff Aldrich.
Wally Walker weighs in on the search for Odom
There was no one in the Virginia basketball family more well-equipped to spearhead a coaching search than Wally Walker.
Jeff Jones on Odom’s offense, recruiting and defense
Jeff Jones, who coached at Virginia, American and ODU, and hired Ryan Odom at American years ago, attended Monday’s event, and was all onboard with the hire.
Cofie makes it seven Cavaliers now in portal
New Virginia basketball coach Ryan Odom may have to recruit an entire new team after three more Cavaliers have announced they will enter the transfer portal.
Odom’s goal to make Virginia a Top 10 program
Ryan Odom, starting in third grade, was the coolest kid in town because he got to walk with the two Virginia basketball coaches to the games during one of the golden eras of Wahoo hoops.
Virginia backcourt mates McKneely, Rohde entering transfer portal
Both Isaac McKneely and Andrew Rohde announced Monday that they will be entering their names into the NCAA transfer portal.
BREAKING: Odom hires old teammate, Longwood head coach Aldrich
Griff Aldrich, who guided Longwood University’s basketball team for the past five seasons, has accepted a role with Odom at UVA.
Mallory: ‘I never wanted to leave Charlottesville’
Chance Mallory was crushed when Tony Bennett stepped down as Virginia’s basketball coach last October, but his love for the Cavaliers program still carried a pulse.
BREAKING: St. Anne’s PG Mallory commits to Virginia
Homegrown star point guard Chance Mallory kick-started new Virginia basketball coach Ryan Odom’s era on Saturday when Mallory committed to the Cavaliers.
Odom’s UVA press conference set for Monday
An introductory press conference is scheduled for Monday at 3 p.m. on the court at John Paul Jones Arena. The public is invited to attend.
BREAKING: VCU’s Odom reaches deal to become Virginia’s next coach
According to sources, Ryan Odom has agreed to become the Cavaliers’ next head basketball coach and an official announcement could come as soon as Saturday.
Mallory to announce decision Saturday
Star point guard Chance Mallory of Charlottesville’s St. Anne’s-Belfield is set to announce his college commitment on Saturday at 2:30 at his school.
VCU’s season ends; Odom mum about UVA job
With rumors swirling all around Wahoo Nation, Cavalier fans are now officially on the Ryan Odom Watch.
Dai Dai Ames will enter transfer portal
Dai Dai Ames, who transferred from Kansas State to Virginia to play for Tony Bennett, became the second player from the Cavaliers’ roster this week to announce intentions to enter the transfer portal.
Looks like Blake Buchanan is headed to the portal
While not officially confirmed, it appears that Virginia sophomore forward Blake Buchanan is headed for the NCAA transfer portal, which opens on March 24.
Odom out of NC State picture, but in at Villanova?
Ryan Odom was considered to be on NC State AD Boo Corrigan’s short list until the past couple of days. However, Odom’s name has now surfaced for the Villanova job.
Some clarity on how Sanchez learned he was fired
There has been lots of speculation about when exactly Virginia interim basketball coach Ron Sanchez knew that he would not be retained after Wednesday’s loss in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
BREAKING: UVA announces Sanchez will not return next season
Ron Sanchez, who served as the University of Virginia’s interim men’s basketball coach during the 2024-2025 season, will not be retained as the program’s full-time head coach.
Sanchez believes he deserves to keep his job
When Ron Sanchez returned to Virginia’s coaching staff a couple of years ago, he never planned his next step in the profession would be “interim.”
Wahoos open ACC Tourney play, looking back at turnaround
Ron Sanchez and his team could have easily folded, come apart at the seams and called it a season. Give him and his coaching staff credit for not waving a flag of surrender.
