Experience abounds as Virginia looks to contend again in ACC

FILE - Virginia forward Jayden Gardner (1) moves around Pittsburgh forward Mouhamadou Gueye (15) during an NCAA college basketball game in Charlottesville, Va., Dec. 3, 2021. The Cavaliers start the season ranked 18th and received the second-most first place votes in Atlantic Coast Conference preseason prognostications by the media, thanks in large part to the returns of fifth-year leader and point guard Kihei Clark (10.0 ppg) and bruising forward Gardner, their leader in scoring and rebounding. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff, File)

FILE - Virginia guard Kihei Clark (0) celebrates a 3-point shot during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Duke on Feb. 23, 2022, in Charlottesville, Va. The Cavaliers start the season ranked 18th and received the second-most first place votes in Atlantic Coast Conference preseason prognostications by the media, thanks in large part to the returns of fifth-year leader and point guard Clark and bruising forward Jayden Gardner, their leader in scoring and rebounding. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

FILE - Virginia coach Tony Bennett calls a play during the team's NCAA college basketball game against Lehigh on Nov. 26, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia begins the new season with expectations as Bennett returns all five starters and several newcomers who had an opportunity to blend with their new teammates during a 10-day trip to Italy this summer. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff, File)