New Virginia head coach Ryan Odom has continued to shape the Cavaliers' new roster following a near total offseason overhaul. Former BYU guard Dallin Hall has announced his commitment to Virginia, and will bring in veteran experience while bolstering the Cavaliers' guard depth.
Hall, who played his first three seasons at BYU, averaged 6.8 ppg, 4.2 apg, and 2.2 rpg last season while primarily serving as the team's sixth man. However, Hall did start in 10 games this year, and in the 2023-24 season, he was primarily a starter for the Cougars in Mark Pope's final season before departing for Kentucky.
While Virginia's 2025-26 roster is far from complete, Odom & co have built up some impressive guard depth, as along with Hall, the Cavaliers have landed guard commitments from North Dakota State's Jacari White and Toledo's Sam Lewis, along with incoming freshman Chance Mallory.
NEWS: BYU guard Dallin Hall has committed to Virginia, he announced.
— Sam Kayser (@247HSHoops) April 9, 2025
Hall has spent the last three seasons at BYU and started 61 of 100 games played throughout his three-year career. Native of Plain City, Utah.
He averaged 6.8PPG, 4.2APG and 2.2RPG this season. pic.twitter.com/uqRASynQ26
BYU transfer Dallin Hall commits to Virginia
Hall figures to be one of the primary offensive playmakers in the Cavaliers' rotation, and if he is not in the starting five, he will likely be one of the most important pieces in the Cavs' second unit. While the Cavaliers' guard depth for next season is starting to take shape, there are still other parts of the roster that have yet to be filled.
Given all but one player from last year's Virginia team has either transferred, graduated, or currently is in the portal, this offseason will be a total overhaul with a new coaching staff and roster. Virginia's frontcourt remains a mystery, and outside of a commitment from forward Martin Carrare, who followed Odom from VCU to UVA, the Cavaliers have yet to land any other commitments. That being said, there is no reason to panic given it is relatively early in the portal cycle and there are still plenty of options to fill Virginia's frontcourt needs.
The ACC's struggles as a collective conference in recent years have been well-documented, with only four of the conference's 18 teams reaching the NCAA Tournament last year, with only one of those four teams (Duke) even advancing out of the first round. But several programs, including Virginia, have hit the reset button and are looking to build consistent contender programs that could help the ACC start to make significant steps forward.
Throughout the ACC's recent struggles, UVA has been one of the more stable teams that has generally been a tournament level team at the minimum, with last year being the only real outlier. But the Cavaliers' promising start in the portal cycle this year could be a sign that the team will be getting back to their winning ways next year after a chaotic 2024-25 season. Time will tell, but it's certainly a promising start to the Ryan Odom era in Charlottesville.