Virginia's first-year head coach Ryan Odom is optimistic about the future of the ACC and spoke glowingly about the conference at the 2025-26 ACC Tipoff Event. The son of legendary coach, Dave Odom talked about the talent of the incoming players mixed with the new coaches who have seen success in other conferences combined with then returning coaches and teams with established identities will lead to more greatness for the conference with the greatest tradition in the history of college basketball.