The 2019 National Championship hero will be a massive boost to Virginia's coaching staff.
Carpenter arrived the same year as Coach Tony Bennett.
With several key changes, such as the addition of a talented transfer class, a trio of writers share their thoughts on the upcoming season.
Virginia had representation on five teams at the NBA Summer League this month.
Ryan Dunn and Reece Beekman head to two of the NBA's better organizations, where they will learn from basketball legends.
Dunn and Beekman will soon join the brotherhood of former Cavaliers in the NBA, representing Virginia with pride.
The hype around his second season will have to wait.
With the legendary coach secured in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers can focus on returning to a standard of postseason success.
The Cavaliers collected a 66-6 record and numerous conference and national titles between 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Beekman will leave Charlottesville as the program's all-time leader in steals.
Ames will provide an offensive surge that the Cavaliers’ collective guard group lacked in 2023-24.
The additions of Warley, Power, Saunders and Lang are building excitement about the future in Charlottesville.
Dunn is set to be Bennett’s first high-school recruit drafted since De'Andre Hunter in 2019 and the first Virginia player selected since Trey Murphy III in 2021.
Gertrude will aim to become a significant contributor for a young Virginia squad in 2024-25.
Littlepage, Wright Rogers and Long will become immortalized as Virginia legends, highlighting what it means to be a Cavalier.
The NBA Playoffs are tipping off imminently, and many of Virginia’s former heroes will be chasing the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Bennett is a program stalwart, but the postseason results have dwindled in recent seasons
Bond will be taking his talents elsewhere after spending two years in Charlottesville.
Virginia's deeply rooted offensive issues resulted in another disappointing postseason.
An uncomfortably long offseason awaits for Virginia.
