Ryan Odom’s coaching history suggested that University of Virginia basketball would change radically on his watch. Six games into his tenure, the last two against power-conference peers, the data support the hypothesis.

Sure, the sample size is minimal, and yes, opening routs of Rider, North Carolina Central, Hampton and Marshall soon will be forgotten. But UVA’s tests last weekend against the Big Ten’s Northwestern and Big East’s Butler at the Greenbrier Tip-Off also served as confirmation.

This team will win, and lose, much differently than during Tony Bennett’s historically successful 15 seasons guiding the program.

Some observations as Virginia (5-1) prepares to host Division I fledgling Queens (3-4) on Black Friday.

Seven transfers and acclaimed imports Thijs De Ridder and Johann

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