Virginia is 7-0 in the ACC.
Kihei Clark broke down the Syracuse with his passing and that kept recent assists momentum rolling for him. ~ Photo courtesy Matt Riley/Virginia Athletics Media Relations

The Virginia basketball team continued its season-opening winning streak in the ACC with a pair of home wins against Georgia Tech and Syracuse. The Hoos have started the schedule 7-0 and have the lead in the standings in the early going. The Double Bonus returns to look at the latest victories.

Clark Carving ‘Em Up

One of the key pieces of Monday night’s win against Syracuse was how Kihei Clark repeatedly slid into vacant bubbles near the high post in Syracuse’s zone. From there, he facilitated high quality attempts for teammates over and over again. That included some easy and entertaining dunks on passes from Clark to Jay Huff and Trey Murphy III as they cut behind the back line of the zone. In the end, Clark finished with 9 assists. That accounted for 31% of Virginia’s 29 made shots.