Chance Mallory’s Rise at Virginia | Virginia Cavalier Basketball News

Chance Mallory, the hometown hero who flipped his commitment back to Virginia after Tony Bennett’s departure, is poised to take over as starting point guard under new coach Ryan Odom. Despite coming off the bench as a freshman, Mallory dazzled with 9.3 points and 3.4 assists in just 24 minutes, ranking second in the ACC for assist-to-turnover ratio and eighth in steals. He’s bulked up and sharpened his game this offseason, earning Odom’s praise and analysts’ top-10 national rankings. With deep loyalty to the program and a clear path to stardom, Mallory’s journey from bench player to projected All-American is one of grit, growth, and homecoming. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ecfd58a2887bfa7c