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The 2026-27 roster for Virginia men’s basketball is officially live on the Virginia Sports website. Some things were previously known – this is a team that features rare continuity, with only a few transfers to supplement a Cavaliers squad that won 30 games and finished second in the ACC last year.
However, there are a few new details – namely in the jersey department.
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New numbers
The official jersey numbers were released on the Virginia website. Here are the changes:
No. 00 Owen Odom – switching from No. 22 to No. 00, last worn by Sam Warren (2005-06)
No. 1 Chance Mallory – switching from No. 2 to No. 1, last worn by Malik Thomas
No. 2 Christian Harmon – last worn by Mallory
No. 4 Jurian Dixon – last worn by Andrew Rohde (2024-25)
No. 6 Kalu Anya – last worn by Jacari White
No. 8 Nick Rotter – last worn by Bryce Walker (2024-25)
No. 11 Quincy Watson – last worn by Devin Tillis
No. 34 Favour Ibe – last worn by Jake Groves (2023-24)
No. 37 Jan Vide – first-time wearer
Odom is going with No. 00, perhaps a nod to his initials. Several Cavaliers have worn No. 0 over the years, but Odom is the first to wear a double zero in over 20 years. Mallory, meanwhile, returns to the number he wore as a star at St. Anne’s-Belfield School. Last season, Thomas – a graduate player – donned No. 1 instead, so Mallory took another number in the single digits.
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Harmon wore No. 5 at Arkansas State last season, but that number is currently occupied at Virginia by Sam Lewis. Hartmon will wear Mallory’s former number. Far away on the number scale, Vide is going with No. 37, as No. 7 – which he wore at Loyola Marymount – is occupied by Martin Carrere. According to Preston Willett, No. 37 has never been worn in the history of Cavaliers men’s basketball.
Dixon is going a different direction. He previously donned No. 24 at UC Irvine and now returns to his high school number. Anya wore No. 6 at Saint Louis. No change in Charlottesville. Rotter and Watson appear to be walk-on players, as they…
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