Why Virginia is a Potential Final Four Sleeper with Evan Miyakawa
Hoos On Podcast by Preston Willett
Episode notes
A wild college basketball season calls for a deeper look into the numbers, so Preston welcomes back college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa to do a deep dive on this year's Virginia team.
Preston and Evan start off by discussing the reasons this Virginia has surprised so many during Ryan Odom's first season and why roster construction is even more important in today's game.
Then Evan highlights a spectacular freshman season by Chance Mallory, who has graded out as one of the most impactful first years in the country. Later Preston and Evan go into his latest research on international players and why so few outside of Virginia's Thijs De Ridder and Johann Grünloh are making an impact in college. Evan breaks down the data behind De Ridder as a scorer and Dallin Hall's underrated season.
Finally, Evan explains why UVA's d ...