D1 · Atlantic Coast Conference

Virginia Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #18 · 30–6 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA

Virginia finished 30–6 (ACC 2nd, KenPom #18) in 2025–26. 18 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster18 players
New this season8
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateCA (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 8 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening8 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Jan Vide6′6″Sr
Christian Harmon6′6″Sr
Desmond Roberts6′4″RS-Jr
Owen Odom6′1″So
Elijah Gertrude6′4″RS-Jr
Quincy Watson5′11″Fr
Chance Mallory5′10″So
Sam Lewis6′7″Sr
Martin Carrere6′9″RS-So
Nick Rotter6′2″Jr
Jurian Dixon6′4″RS-Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Silas Barksdale6′9″RS-Fr
Carter Lang6′9″RS-Jr
Nolan Adekunle6′7″Fr
Kalu Anya6′8″Grad
Thijs De Ridder6′9″So
Centers in that room (2)
Favour Ibe7′1″Fr
Johann Grünloh7′0″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Virginia

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, VA, IL.

9 of 18 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 9 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

55% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 18 players

Guards 11 of 18

Martin Carrere6′9″RS-So0.8 PPG
Sam Lewis6′7″Sr · final yr10.6 PPG
Jan Vide6′6″Sr · final yr
Christian Harmon6′6″Sr · final yr
Desmond Roberts6′4″RS-Jr0.0 PPG
Elijah Gertrude6′4″RS-Jr1.7 PPG
Jurian Dixon6′4″RS-Jr
Nick Rotter6′2″Jr
Owen Odom6′1″So0.4 PPG
Quincy Watson5′11″Fr
Chance Mallory5′10″So9.3 PPG

Frontcourt 7 of 18 · forwards + centers

Favour Ibe7′1″Fr · C
Johann Grünloh7′0″So · C7.1 PPG
Silas Barksdale6′9″RS-Fr · F
Carter Lang6′9″RS-Jr · F0.4 PPG
Thijs De Ridder6′9″So · F15.6 PPG
Kalu Anya6′8″Grad · F · final yr
Nolan Adekunle6′7″Fr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

55%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Thijs De Ridder15.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Sam Lewis10.6 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Chance Mallory9.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 15 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school5via the portal

13 of 18 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

9 of 18

9 of 18 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Chance Mallory #64.

Where from

CA 4 · VA 4 · IL 2 · MD 2 · FL 1 · MA 1

6 international: Pontonx-sur-l'Adour, France; Loningen; Owerri, Nigeria; Domzale, Slovenia and 2 more

High schools: St. Anne's-Belfield ×3; Butchel; Hudson Catholic Regional and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Jan Vide
→Christian Harmon
→Kalu Anya
→Nick Rotter
→Jurian Dixon

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

No non-graduating departures recorded.

How this roster compares

Atlantic Coast Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureVirginiaConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1815+3
Freshman share22%33%−11pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#592021–22#342022–23#622023–24#972024–25#182025–26
21–14 · ACC 8th25–8 · ACC 3rd23–11 · ACC 8th15–17 · ACC 10th30–6 · ACC 2nd

Coaching staff

Ryan OdomDean and markel families men's head basketball coach
Adrian AutryAssistant coach
Matt HenryAssistant coach
Bryce CrawfordAssistant coach
Darius TheusAssistant coach
Staff changes4 on-court staff changes in 1 offseasons — 4 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate17%
SAT midpoint1440
ACT midpoint34

How this page is made: Rosters: official Virginia rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Virginia's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

See whether your profile fits Virginia's openings

This page describes the program. The free Market Preview scores YOU against it — and 1,059 others.

Start my free preview

Share this page

On a phone, Share… opens your share sheet — Instagram, TikTok, Messages.

Also in the Atlantic Coast Conference

every Atlantic Coast Conference program →

Related