Virginia returns home to the friendly confines of the JPJ Tuesday evening to meet in-state foe Radford at 7 p.m. The Wahoos are fresh-off a brutal six-game road-trip.
The Hoos (5-3, 1-0) had not won back-to-back road contests since the 2006-2007 season till Monday when they upset the Hokies in their last outing in Blacksburg.
Guard Sammy Zeglinski is back and recuperating nicely from his October knee surgery. Sharp shooting forward Will Sherrill has a broken leg, and will be out at least another month or two. Sherrill can really stretch the defense, and his contributions will be missed.
Mike Scott is playing the best hoops of his college career, and Sunday night in Blacksburg Scott became the first Wahoo to be credited with 4 double-doubles in a row since Travis Watson last accomplished the feat in 2002. Sunday, Virginia had their biggest halftime lead on the road since a 15 point advantage in 2007 against Penn State.
Freshman Joe Harris is averaging 11.5 points for the Hoos so far in the 2010-11 campaign, and he looks to me to be the first-year that has adjusted to the college game the best.
Radford’s never beaten Virginia (0-5), and the Highlander’s are really struggling so far this season. Radford only has one player averaging double-figures ( Görkem Sönme 10.9 PPG).
Prediction? Hoos whip Radford 80-50.
