How to watch UVA basketball vs. Northeastern and GAME THREAD

Virginia Cavaliers vs. Northeastern

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Location: Charlottesville, VA
Date: November 6, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM ET
Channel: ACC Network
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Game Notes

Previewing Virginia basketball’s matchup against Northeastern

Game Notes

Lastly, here are game notes courtesy of UVA Media Relations.

Hoo Are These Cavaliers?

• Virginia retained 10 of its 11 possible players from 2025-26, including three starters (Thijs De Ridder, Johann Grünloh and Sam Lewis) and sixth-man Chance Mallory.
• De Ridder (15.6 ppg), Lewis (10.6 ppg), Mallory (9.3 ppg) and Grünloh (7.1 ppg) were four of Virginia’s top-six scorers in 2025-26
• De Ridder earned All-ACC first-team honors in 2025-26 and was joined by Mallory on the NABC East All-District Team.
• Elijah Gertrude, Martin Carrere, Carter Lang, Silas Barksdale, Desmond Roberts and Owen Odom also return from 2025-26.
• UVA welcomes eight newcomers, including transfers Jurian Dixon (UC Irvine), Kalu Anya (St. Louis), Jan Vide (Loyola Marymount) and Christian Harmon (Arkansas State) and European import Nolan Adekunle (VET CONCEPT Gladiators Trier).
• Virginia added first-year center Favour Ibe along with preferred walk-ons Nick Rotter and Quincy Watson.

All Time vs. Northeastern

• Virginia is 2-0 in the all-time series against Northeastern.
• The Cavaliers meet the Huskies for the first time since posting a 56-54 win in the last meeting between the teams on Dec. 16, 2023, at John Paul Jones Arena.
• UVA also defeated Northeastern 82-60 at University Hall on Nov. 24, 1989.

Last Time vs. the Huskies

• Reece Beekman made a driving layup to lift No. 22 Virginia past Northeastern 56-54 on Dec. 16, 2023, at John Paul Jones Arena.
• Beekman’s 21 points (9-of-18 shooting) led all scorers and marked a career-high, besting his previous career-best of 20 points against Clemson on Dec. 22, 2021.
• UVA trailed 30-24 at halftime, but rallied with a comeback led by Beekman, who added six rebounds, five assists and two steals in the win.
• Jake Groves added eight points and Leon Bond III chipped in six points as UVA improved to 9-1.
• UVA had 19 points off turnovers and committed five turnovers.
• Joe Pridgen led Northeastern with 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

Cavaliers Ranked No. 9 in AP Preseason Poll

• Virginia’s No. 9 AP preseason ranking is its highest since a No. 4 ranking to start the 2020-21 season.
• The Cavaliers’ No. 9 ranking marks its first AP top-25 preseason ranking since their No. 18 preseason ranking in 2022-23.
• UVA received two votes in the 2025-26 preseason AP Top-25 poll and finished 17th.
• UVA hasn’t been ranked in the AP Top-25 since a No. 21 ranking on Feb. 17, 2024.

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