With Lewis back and more roster moves still likely ahead, UVA is starting to look like a top-flight contender for 2027.

After a dreadful 2024-25 season for Virginia Basketball, Ryan Odom turned things around this year, and now is retaining a key contributor.

Sam Lewis scored 15 points, Thijs De Ridder had 10 points and 12 rebounds and No. Virginia beat Pittsburgh 67-47 on Tuesday night while scoring its fewest points this season. De Ridder, the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week, had his third double-double of the season.