Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Virginia Cavaliers
2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
University	University of Virginia
First season	1905–06
All-time record	1550–1152–1 (.574)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (8th season)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Arena	John Paul Jones Arena (capacity: 14,593)
Nickname	Cavaliers (official) Wahoos (unofficial)
Student section	Hoo Crew
Colors	Orange and blue
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Final Four
1981, 1984
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1995, 2016
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2014, 2016
NCAA tournament round of 32
1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016
NCAA tournament appearances
1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1976, 2014
Conference regular season champions
SoCon: 1922 ACC: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2014, 2015

Main article: Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball program represents the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The team is coached by Tony Bennett. Since 2006, the team has played at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, seating 14,593 and the largest basketball arena in the conference outside of a major metropolitan area.

The Cavaliers have experienced a resurgence in the 2010s under Bennett, finishing first in the ACC regular season standings in both 2013–14 and 2014–15, and have won or shared seven ACC season titles overall, behind only North Carolina and Duke. Virginia won the 1976 ACC Tournament and 2014 ACC Tournament, and were additionally Runners-Up of the 1977, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1994, and 2016 ACC Tournaments.

The Wahoos, as they are unofficially known, have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twenty times. Their most successful results were in the 1981 and 1984 Final Fours; in the former, they won the final NCAA third place game. Their deepest runs in recent years have been a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2014 and an Elite Eight appearance in 2016.

Statistics

Overall
Years of basketball	112
First season	1905–06
Head coaches (all-time)	11
All Games
All-time record	1550–1152–1 (.574)
20+ win seasons	22 (1928, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
30+ win seasons	3 (1982, 2014, 2015)
Home Games
John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)	142–37 (.793)
University Hall (1965–2006)	402–143 (.738)
Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965)	279–157 (.640)
Fayerweather Gymnasium (1905–1924)	134–19 (.876)
Conference Games
Southern Conference Record (1921–1937)	73–79 (.480)
SoCon Regular Season Championship	1 (1922)
ACC Record (1953–present)	401–514 (.438)
ACC Regular Season Championships	7 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2014, 2015)
ACC Tournament Championships	2 (1976, 2014)
ACC Players of the Year	5 (Parkhill 1972; Sampson 1981, 1982, 1983; Brogdon 2016)
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances	20
NCAA W–L record	28–20 (.583)
Sweet Sixteen	9 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2014, 2016)
Elite Eight	6 (1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1995, 2016)
Final Four	2 (1981, 1984)
National Invitation Tournament
NIT Appearances	13
NIT W–L record	17–11 (.607)
NIT Championships	2 (1980, 1992)
Accurate as of December 3, 2016

Individual honors

Notable alumni

File:Virginia Cavaliers Fans.jpg

Members of the Hoo Crew cheering for their Virginia Cavaliers at a Virginia basketball game in January 2006.

Name	Position	Year	Notes
Cory Alexander	PG	1995	1995 NBA draft 1st Round Pick—San Antonio Spurs (29th), Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Bobcats
Justin Anderson	G	2015	2015 NBA draft 1st Round Pick—Dallas Mavericks (21st)
Darion Atkins	F	2015	San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks
Malcolm Brogdon	G	2016	2016 NBA draft 2nd Round Pick–Milwaukee Bucks (36th)
Junior Burrough	SF	1995	Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets
Herb Busch	C	1959	New York Knicks
Rick Carlisle	PG	1984	Player: Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets; Coach: Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers
Steve Castellan	C	1979	Boston Celtics
John Crotty	PG	1991	Charlotte Hornets, Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics, Detroit Pistons
Frank DeWitt	F	1972	Buffalo Braves
Kenton Edelin	C	1984	Indiana Pacers
Mustapha Farrakhan Jr.	G	2011	Bakersfield Jam
Gus Gerard	C	1974	Carolina Cougars, St Louis Spirits, Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs
Anthony Gill	F	2016	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Joe Harris	G	2014	2014 NBA draft 2nd Round Pick—Cleveland Cavaliers (33rd), Canton Charge, Brooklyn Nets
Marc Iavaroni	PF	1978	Player: New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz; Coach: Memphis Grizzlies
Jeff Jones	PG	1982	Player: Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors; Coach: Virginia, American, Old Dominion
Andrew Kennedy	F	1987	Philadelphia 76ers
Jeff Lamp	SG	1981	1981 NBA draft 1st Round Pick—Portland Trail Blazers (5th), Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs
Bill Langloh	G	1977	Boston Celtics
Lewis Lattimore	F	1981	Milwaukee Bucks
Roger Mason	SG	2002	Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, San Antonio Spurs, Currently a member of the New York Knicks
Scott McCandlish	C	1972	Portland Trail Blazers
Jim Miller	F	1985	Utah Jazz
Akil Mitchell	F	2014	Houston Rockets, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Olympique Antibes
Cornel Parker	G	1994	Golden State Warriors
Barry Parkhill	G	1973	1973 NBA draft 1st Round Pick—Portland Trail Blazers (15th), Virginia Squires, St Louis Spirits
Olden Polynice	C	1987	1987 NBA draft 1st Round Pick—Chicago Bulls (11th), Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers
Lee Raker	F	1981	San Diego Clippers
Craig Robinson	F	1983	Boston Celtics
Jamal Robinson	SF/SG	1997	Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat
Ralph Sampson	C	1983	1983 NBA draft 1st Round Pick—Houston Rockets (1st), Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Washington Bullets
Mike Scott	PF	2012	2012 NBA draft 2nd Round Pick—Atlanta Hawks (43rd)
Tom Sheehey	F	1987	Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls
Sean Singletary	PG	2008	2008 NBA draft 2nd Round Pick—Sacramento Kings (42nd), Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Bobcats
Curtis Staples	SG	1998	Player: United States men's national basketball team (1997 Summer Universiade); Coach: Virginia Episcopal School
Bryant Stith	SF	1992	1992 NBA draft 1st Round Pick—Denver Nuggets (13th), Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers
Ricky Stokes	PG	1984	Coach: Virginia Tech, East Carolina
Mike Tobey	C	2016	Charlotte Hornets
Wally Walker	SF	1976	1976 NBA draft 1st Round Pick—Portland Trail Blazers (5th), Seattle SuperSonics, Houston Rockets
Buzzy Wilkinson	G	1955	Boston Celtics
Othell Wilson	PG	1984	Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings

National honors

University Hall, UVA's home court from 1965 until 2006

Ralph Sampson, Virginia's most decorated player

Naismith College Player of the Year
1981	Ralph Sampson
1982	Ralph Sampson
1983	Ralph Sampson
Oscar Robertson Trophy
1981	Ralph Sampson
1982	Ralph Sampson
1983	Ralph Sampson
John R. Wooden Award
1982	Ralph Sampson
1983	Ralph Sampson
Adolph Rupp Trophy
1981	Ralph Sampson
1982	Ralph Sampson
1983	Ralph Sampson
NABC Defensive Player of the Year
2016	Malcolm Brogdon
Lefty Driesell Award
2015	Darion Atkins
All-American
1915	William Strickling
1955	Buzzy Wilkinson
1972	Barry Parkhill
1973	Barry Parkhill
1980	Jeff Lamp
1980	Ralph Sampson
1981	Jeff Lamp
1981	Ralph Sampson*
1982	Ralph Sampson*
1983	Ralph Sampson*
2008	Sean Singletary**
2012	Mike Scott
2015	Malcolm Brogdon
2015	Justin Anderson
2016	Malcolm Brogdon*
Academic All-American
1973	Jim Hobgood
1976	Wally Walker
1980	Lee Raker
1981	Jeff Lamp
1981	Lee Raker

^* Consensus First-Team All-American.

^** AP Honorable-Mention All-American.

Retired numbers

The Cavaliers have retired seven numbers to date:

Virginia Cavaliers retired numbers
No.	Player	Pos.	Career
3	Jeff Lamp	SG	1977–81
14	Buzzy Wilkinson	G	1951–54
20	Bryant Stith	SG	1988–92
40	Barry Parkhill	G	1969–73
41	Wally Walker	F	1972–76
44	Sean Singletary	PG	2004–08
50	Ralph Sampson	C	1979–83

Retired jerseys

The University of Virginia's athletic department has issued the following statement distinguishing "retired jerseys" from "retired numbers": "Jersey retirement honors Virginia players who have significantly impacted the program. Individuals recognized in this way will have their jerseys retired, but their number will remain active."

• 5—Curtis Staples
• 44—Sean Singletary

Coaches

Memorial Gym, UVA's home court from 1924 until 1965

Head Coach	Years	Win–Loss	Pct.
Henry Lannigan	1905–29	254–95–1	.727
Roy Randall	1929–30	3–12	.200
Gus Tebell	1930–51	241–190	.559
Evan "Bus" Male	1951–57	67–88	.432
Billy McCann	1957–63	40–106	.274
Bill Gibson	1963–74	120–158	.432
Terry Holland	1974–90	326–173	.653
Jeff Jones	1990–98	146–104	.584
Pete Gillen	1998–2005	118–93	.559
Dave Leitao	2005–09	63–60	.512
Tony Bennett	2009–present	172–73	.702

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Cavaliers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twenty times. Their combined record is 28–20.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1976	East	First Round	DePaul	L 60–69
1981	#1 East	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Third Place	#9 Villanova #4 Tennessee #6 BYU #2 North Carolina #1 LSU	W 54–40 W 62–48 W 74–60 L 65–78 W 78–74
1982	#1 Mideast	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#9 Tennessee #4 UAB	W 54–51 L 66–68
1983	#1 West	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#8 Washington State #4 Boston College #6 NC State	W 54–49 W 95–92 L 62–63
1984	#7 East	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#10 Iona #2 Arkansas #3 Syracuse #4 Indiana #2 Houston	W 58–57 W 53–51OT W 63–55 W 50–48 L 47–49OT
1986	#5 East	First Round	#12 DePaul	L 68–72
1987	#5 West	First Round	#12 Wyoming	L 60–64
1989	#5 Southeast	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#12 Providence #13 Middle Tennessee #1 Oklahoma #3 Michigan	W 100–97 W 104–88 W 86–80 L 65–102
1990	#7 Southeast	First Round Second Round	#10 Notre Dame #2 Syracuse	W 75–67 L 61–63
1991	#7 West	First Round	#10 BYU	L 48–61
1993	#6 East	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#11 Manhattan #3 Massachusetts #2 Cincinnati	W 78–66 W 71–56 L 54–71
1994	#7 West	First Round Second Round	#10 New Mexico #2 Arizona	W 57–54 L 58–71
1995	#4 Midwest	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#13 Nicholls State #12 Miami (OH) #1 Kansas #2 Arkansas	W 96–72 W 60–54OT W 67–58 L 61–68
1997	#9 West	First Round	#8 Iowa	L 60–73
2001	#5 South	First Round	#12 Gonzaga	L 85–86
2007	#4 South	First Round Second Round	#13 Albany #5 Tennessee	W 84–57 L 74–77
2012	#10 West	Second Round	#7 Florida	L 45–71
2014	#1 East	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen	#16 Coastal Carolina #8 Memphis #4 Michigan State	W 70–59 W 78–60 L 59–61
2015	#2 East	Second Round Third Round	#15 Belmont #7 Michigan State	W 79–67 L 54–60
2016	#1 Midwest	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Hampton #9 Butler #4 Iowa State #10 Syracuse	W 81–45 W 77–69 W 84–71 L 62–68

NIT results

The Cavaliers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 13 times. Their combined record is 17–11. They were NIT champions in 1980 and 1992.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1941	Quarterfinals	CCNY	L 35–64
1972	First Round	Lafayette	L 71–72
1978	First Round	Georgetown	L 68–70OT
1979	First Round Second Round	Northeast Louisiana Alabama	W 79–78 L 88–90
1980	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Lafayette Boston College Michigan UNLV Minnesota	W 67–56 W 57–55 W 79–68 W 90–71 W 58–55
1985	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	West Virginia Saint Joseph's Tennessee	W 56–55 W 68–61 L 54–61
1992	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Villanova Tennessee New Mexico Florida Notre Dame	W 83–80 W 77–52 W 76–71 W 62–56 W 81–76OT
2000	First Round	Georgetown	L 111–1153OT
2002	First Round	South Carolina	L 74–67
2003	First Round Second Round	Brown St. John's	W 89–73 L 63–73
2004	First Round Second Round	George Washington Villanova	W 79–66 L 63–73
2006	Opening Round	Stanford	L 49–65
2013	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Norfolk State St. John's Iowa	W 67–56 W 68–50 L 64–75

CBI results

The Cavaliers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once, in 2008. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	#1	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Richmond Old Dominion Bradley	W 66–64 W 80–76 L 85–96

Yearly records

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Henry Lannigan (Independent) (1905–1907)
1905–06	Henry Lannigan	8–2
1906–07	Henry Lannigan	5–3
Henry Lannigan (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1921)
1907–08	Henry Lannigan	5–5
1908–09	Henry Lannigan	6–3
1909–10	Henry Lannigan	12–4
1910–11	Henry Lannigan	10–5
1911–12	Henry Lannigan	7–4
1912–13	Henry Lannigan	11–4
1913–14	Henry Lannigan	12–1–1
1914–15	Henry Lannigan	17–0
1915–16	Henry Lannigan	11–2
1916–17	Henry Lannigan	7–5
1917–18	Henry Lannigan	7–1
1918–19	Henry Lannigan	11–4
1919–20	Henry Lannigan	10–3
1920–21	Henry Lannigan	13–5
Henry Lannigan (Southern Conference) (1921–1929)
1921–22	Henry Lannigan	17–1	5–0
1922–23	Henry Lannigan	12–5	1–3
1923–24	Henry Lannigan	12–3	3–2
1924–25	Henry Lannigan	14–3	4–2
1925–26	Henry Lannigan	9–6	4–4
1926–27	Henry Lannigan	9–10	5–7
1927–28	Henry Lannigan	20–6	10–5
1928–29	Henry Lannigan	9–10	5–7
Henry Lannigan:		254–95–1 (.727)
Roy Randall (Southern Conference) (1929–1930)
1929–30	Roy Randall	3–12	2–8
Roy Randall:		3–12 (.200)
Gus Tebell (Southern Conference) (1930–1937)
1930–31	Gus Tebell	11–9	5–6
1931–32	Gus Tebell	13–8	6–3
1932–33	Gus Tebell	12–6	5–3
1933–34	Gus Tebell	7–11	1–9
1934–35	Gus Tebell	13–9	7–5
1935–36	Gus Tebell	11–13	4–8
1936–37	Gus Tebell	9–10	6–7
Gus Tebell (Independent) (1937–1951)
1937–38	Gus Tebell	6–10
1938–39	Gus Tebell	15–5
1939–40	Gus Tebell	16–5
1940–41	Gus Tebell	18–6
1941–42	Gus Tebell	7–10			NIT Quarterfinals
1942–43	Gus Tebell	8–13
1943–44	Gus Tebell	11–8
1944–45	Gus Tebell	13–4
1945–46	Gus Tebell	12–5
1946–47	Gus Tebell	10–11
1947–48	Gus Tebell	16–10
1948–49	Gus Tebell	13–10
1949–50	Gus Tebell	12–13
1950–51	Gus Tebell	8–14
Gus Tebell:		241–190 (.559)
Evan Male (Independent) (1951–1953)
1951–52	Evan Male	11–13
1952–53	Evan Male	10–13
Evan Male (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1957)
1953–54	Evan Male	16–11	1–4	7th
1954–55	Evan Male	14–15	5–9	6th
1955–56	Evan Male	10–17	3–11	7th
1956–57	Evan Male	6–19	3–11	7th
Evan Male:		67–88 (.432)	12–35 (.255)
Billy McCann (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1957–1963)
1957–58	Billy McCann	10–13	6–8	5th
1958–59	Billy McCann	11–14	6–8	5th
1959–60	Billy McCann	6–18	1–13	8th
1960–61	Billy McCann	3–23	2–12	8th
1961–62	Billy McCann	5–18	2–12	8th
1962–63	Billy McCann	5–20	3–11	8th
Billy McCann:		40–106 (.274)	20–64 (.238)
Bill Gibson (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1963–1974)
1963–64	Bill Gibson	8–16	4–10	7th
1964–65	Bill Gibson	7–18	3–11	7th
1965–66	Bill Gibson	7–15	4–10	7th
1966–67	Bill Gibson	9–17	4–10	7th
1967–68	Bill Gibson	9–16	5–9	5th
1968–69	Bill Gibson	10–15	5–9	6th
1969–70	Bill Gibson	10–15	3–11	7th
1970–71	Bill Gibson	15–11	6–8	5th
1971–72	Bill Gibson	21–7	8–4	3rd	NIT First Round
1972–73	Bill Gibson	13–12	4–8	5th
1973–74	Bill Gibson	11–16	4–8	4th
Bill Gibson:		120–158 (.432)	50–98 (.338)
Terry Holland (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1974–1990)
1974–75	Terry Holland	12–13	4–8	5th
1975–76	Terry Holland	18–12	4–8	6th	NCAA First Round
1976–77	Terry Holland	12–17	2–10	7th
1977–78	Terry Holland	20–8	6–6	4th	NIT First Round
1978–79	Terry Holland	19–10	7–5	3rd	NIT Second Round
1979–80	Terry Holland	24–10	7–7	5th	NIT Championship
1980–81	Terry Holland	29–4	13–1	1st	NCAA Final Four
1981–82	Terry Holland	30–4	12–2	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1982–83	Terry Holland	29–5	12–2	2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
1983–84	Terry Holland	21–12	6–8	6th	NCAA Final Four
1984–85	Terry Holland	17–16	3–11	8th	NIT Quarterfinals
1985–86	Terry Holland	19–11	7–7	5th	NCAA First Round
1986–87	Terry Holland	21–10	8–6	4th	NCAA First Round
1987–88	Terry Holland	13–18	5–9	6th
1988–89	Terry Holland	22–11	9–5	3rd	NCAA Elite Eight
1989–90	Terry Holland	20–12	6–8	5th	NCAA Second Round
Terry Holland:		326–173 (.653)	111–103 (.519)
Jeff Jones (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1990–1998)
1990–91	Jeff Jones	21–12	6–8	6th	NCAA First Round
1991–92	Jeff Jones	20–13	8–8	5th	NIT Championship
1992–93	Jeff Jones	21–10	9–7	5th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1993–94	Jeff Jones	18–13	8–8	4th	NCAA Second Round
1994–95	Jeff Jones	25–9	12–4	4th	NCAA Elite Eight
1995–96	Jeff Jones	12–15	6–10	7th
1996–97	Jeff Jones	18–13	7–9	6th	NCAA First Round
1997–98	Jeff Jones	11–19	3–13	9th
Jeff Jones:		146–104 (.584)	59–67 (.468)
Pete Gillen (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1998–2005)
1998–99	Pete Gillen	14–16	4–12	9th
1999–00	Pete Gillen	19–12	9–7	3rd	NIT First Round
2000–01	Pete Gillen	20–9	9–7	4th	NCAA First Round
2001–02	Pete Gillen	17–12	7–9	5th	NIT First Round
2002–03	Pete Gillen	16–16	6–10	6th	NIT Second Round
2003–04	Pete Gillen	18–13	6–10	8th	NIT Second Round
2004–05	Pete Gillen	14–15	4–12	11th
Pete Gillen:		118–93 (.559)	45–67 (.402)
Dave Leitao (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2005–2009)
2005–06	Dave Leitao	15–15	7–9	7th	NIT First Round
2006–07	Dave Leitao	21–11	11–5	T–1st	NCAA Second Round
2007–08	Dave Leitao	17–16	5–11	10th	CBI Semifinals
2008–09	Dave Leitao	10–18	4–12	11th
Dave Leitao:		63–60 (.512)	27–37 (.422)
Tony Bennett (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2009–present)
2009–10	Tony Bennett	15–16	5–11	9th
2010–11	Tony Bennett	16–15	7–9	8th
2011–12	Tony Bennett	22–10	9–7	4th	NCAA First Round
2012–13	Tony Bennett	23–12	11–7	4th	NIT Quarterfinals
2013–14	Tony Bennett	30–7	16–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2014–15	Tony Bennett	30–4	16–2	1st	NCAA Third Round
2015–16	Tony Bennett	29–8	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
2016–17	Tony Bennett	7–1
Tony Bennett:		172–73 (.702)	77–43 (.642)
Total:		1550–1152–1 (.574)	401–514 (.438)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

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