Hoos Hoopin' - A Virginia Basketball Podcast

Khari sits down to chat with his high school teammate, Caleb Vanderburg, to discuss his life as an assistant head coach for Prolific Prep. Prolific Prep is world-class prep basketball program that has been featured constantly in the Dick's/Geico/Chipotle national championship for high school basketball. Some former players within the program include Jalen Green, Josh Jackson, Darryn Peterson,...

After a couple weeks off to recover from a tough 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 what were some of the highlights from the year. As they look forward to the future, they say goodbye to some fan favorites, and what UVA needs for next se...

The guys are rejoined by resident bracketologist Fred Umland to discuss how he and Khari fared in their bracket projections compared to other notable bracketologist like Joe Lunardi. The guys give their thoughts on what the committee got right and wrong before shifting into UVA's performance in the ACC Tournament. With a couple minutes spent on praising the run the Hoos made and some time dedi...

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 towa...

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 see...

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 t...

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 o...

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...

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 Caval...

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 wel...

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 sto...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 tha...

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 Vi...

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...

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 h...

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 g...

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 pani...

The guys come back from a month long hiatus to discuss some of the recent results for the Hoos. After catching up on some big wins and a tough loss as well as a check in on their early season predictions, Khari and Sean get into the details of each player on the team. In the spirit of exam season, the guys assign a letter grade to each player for their performances thus far. To close out the pod,...

Khari and Sean jump on a quick pod to breakdown UVA's first week of the 2023-2024 basketball season. The Hoos are off to a 2-0 start after victories over Tarleton State and the Florida Gators. The guys breakdown each game followed by what's to like so far in the season and what are some concerns that have popped up from these early contests. With the 1st game, fans also received confirmati...