Virginia College Basketball Wrap-Up & Updated KenPom Rankings (Jan. 2)

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There were a ton of college hoops games within Virginia on Saturday and UVA legend Malcolm Brogdon had a career game against the Knicks. There were varying results for our state’s teams but you can check out a recap of everything that went down below!

Results:

Hofstra 61, William & Mary 56

The Tribe lost their conference opener on Saturday in a game that featured a ton of poor shooting. The Tribe only shot 32.3 percent from the field and 26.7 percent from beyond the arc. Despite escaping with the win, Hofstra only made two three-pointers (2-for-18). Tribe star Luke Loewe tied his career-high with 27 points. They play again on Sunday in Hempstead at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Dayton 74, George Mason 65

Mason lost to Dayton for the second straight season. They allowed the Flyers to shoot 54 percent from the field and 48 percent from beyond the arc. Freshman Tyler Kolek had his third straight game in double figures, scoring a team-high 16 points.

St. Bonaventure 69, Richmond 66

The Spiders were up 35-33 at halftime but came up short. They shot just 25 percent from beyond the arc (6-for-24) and only had five points from their bench.

Old Dominion 71, FIU 66

ODU held FIU to just 22 points in the first half en route to their first conference win of the season. Overall, the Monarchs kept the Panthers under 40 percent shooting and got a season-high 27 points from senior Malik Curry.

Liberty 66, Lipscomb 50

The Flames smoked Lipscomb to even up their conference record and split their two-game series with the Bisons. Liberty led for almost the entire game and were up 22 at one point. Darius McGhee had a game-high 18 points for the Flames.

VMI 84, Chatanooga 79

Jake Stephens and Greg Parham each had 25 points to lead VMI to their first conference win of the season.

Notes, Quotes & More:

  • Virginia legend and current Indiana Pacer Malcolm Brogdon had a career-high 33 points in a 106-102 loss to the Knicks.
  • Kyle Guy, another UVA legend, is starting to crack the Sacramento Kings rotation. He subbed in during the first quarter of Sacramento’s game vs. Houston on Saturday when the game was tied 29-29. He didn’t score in six minutes but it’s surely a good sign moving forward.
  • The Virginia-Virginia Tech showdown was canceled on Saturday because someone from Virginia’s staff contracted COVID-19.

KenPom Rankings

  • #18 Virginia
  • #42 Virginia Tech
  • #56 VCU
  • #59 Richmond
  • #103 Liberty
  • #128 Old Dominion
  • #139 George Mason
  • #232 Norfolk State
  • #251 James Madison
  • #245 VMI
  • #297 Radford
  • #292 William & Mary
  • #311 Longwood
  • #330 Hampton