Virginia Basketball: Preview of Cavaliers 2020-21 depth chart

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Kihei Clark #0 of the Virginia Cavaliers handles the ball on offense against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second half during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – MARCH 07: Sam Hauser #10 of the Virginia Cavaliers (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) /

Power Forwards

Starter – Sam Hauser (33 mins/game)

Other SFs – Justin McKoy (5 mins/game) and Kody Stattmann (2 mins/game)

The Cavaliers should have a transformed offense in 2020-21 and the addition of Sam Hauser is the reason why. The former All-Big East forward is a dangerous 3-point shooter and will allow Virginia to stretch the floor in ways it just couldn’t a season ago.

Defenses will no longer be able to pack it in and let UVA try to beat them from the perimeter because if they do that, Hauser will make them pay. The former Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year’s shooting will help create space for the Virginia big men to go to work and ultimately make them the front runner to win the ACC.

While Bennett will want to keep Hauser on the floor as much as possible, he will be backed up Justin McKoy (1.0 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast). The 3-star recruit out of Cary, NC played seven minutes per game as a freshman but didn’t do a ton with that time.

Stattmannn has the size to see minutes spelling Hauser as well, but again, in 21 minutes a game a season ago he was largely ineffective scoring only 3.6 points and grabbing 1.7 rebounds. Expect Hauser to carry a heavy load in the frontcourt as the versatile stretch-four that Bennett’s system needs.

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