The UVA Basketball team already has one win in CAA play, with its 89-60 victory over Drexel on Tuesday.
On Friday, the ninth-ranked ‘Hoos can get to 2-0 against the Conference Formerly Known as the Colonial with Northeastern coming to JPJ.
Drexel was picked ninth in the CAA in the preseason poll of the league’s coaches; Northeastern was picked to finish 11th.
Details
- #9 Virginia (1-0) vs. Northeastern (0-1)
- Tipoff: Friday, 5 p.m.
- TV: ACC Network
The Huskies do have one guy who made the All-CAA preseason team – Rashad King, a grad-student guard.
King had 21 points (8-of-14 FG, 1-of-7 3FG) in 29 minutes in Northeastern’s 93-85 loss to Boston U. on Monday.
King, a big guard, at 6’6”, 204, is an interesting story – he was at Northeastern for three years, averaging 18.5 points per game in the 2024-2025 season, before transferring to LSU for his senior season; he averaged 5.8 points per game there as a rotation piece in 2025-2026.
He’s back for a fifth year after winning a court injunction.
Dorian Grosber, a 6’6” sophomore, had 18 points (6-of-14 FG, 3-of-7 3FG) in the season opener.
Brayden Young, a 6’10” sophomore who transferred in from Loyola-Chicago, had 13 points and four boards.
The rotation has size – everybody is 6’4” or bigger.
Didn’t rebound well in the loss to Boston U. – with a 60.0% defensive rebound rate and a 22.6% offensive rebound rate.
Didn’t shoot well from three (6-of-23, 26.1%), but got the ball to the rim (8-of-10, 80.0%) and into the lane (16-of-22, 72.7%).
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