It has been a quiet but productive offseason for Virginia Basketball and head coach Ryan Odom . The Cavaliers are coming off a 30-win season that resulted in them making the ACC Tournament championship, getting back to the NCAA Tournament, and winning an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since the 2019 tournament, the year the Cavaliers won the national championship. So how have Odom and UVA gone about making sure that they remain in position to have another successful season? The first thing was retention. Virginia is losing important players such as Dallin Hall, Malik Thomas, Jacari White, Ugonna Onyenso, and Devin Tillis, but they are bringing back Thijs de Ridder , Sam Lewis , Johann Grunloh, and Chance Mallory , all of whom were impact players for UVA last season. Some underrated retentions for Virginia included former top recruits Elijah Gertrude and Silas Barksdale, who should be ready to take on bigger roles.…