2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (8th year)
Associate head coach	Ron Sanchez (8th year)
Assistant coach	Jason Williford (8th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Soderberg (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Princeton, Motion
Base defense	Pack line
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 112th season of play. The team will be led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his eighth year, and will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

Coming off of two highly successful regular seasons in 2014 and 2015, but with early exits from the NCAA tournament each time, and with the final season for seniors Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill, expectations were high for the program in 2015–16. However, the season was mixed: despite wins against programs like West Virginia, Villanova, California, and North Carolina, the team also suffered upsets to Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Florida State. In the end, the Cavaliers finished the season 29–8 overall and 13–5 in conference play, finishing in second place in the ACC. They fell in the ACC Tournament championship to North Carolina. However, in the NCAA tournament, they received their second #1 seed in three years, and defeated Hampton, Butler, and Iowa State to advance to their first Elite Eight in twenty-one years. There, they lost to Syracuse, despite a fourteen point halftime lead.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brogdon, MalcolmMalcolm Brogdon	15	G	6'5"	228	RS Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated/2016 NBA Draft
Gill, AnthonyAnthony Gill	13	F	6'5"	205	Senior	High Point, North Carolina	Graduated/2016 NBA Draft
Kirven, CaidCaid Kirven	24	F	6'8"	228	Senior	Raleigh, North Carolina	Graduated
Nolte, EvanEvan Nolte	11	F	6'9"	170	Senior	Milton, Georgia	Graduated
Tobey, MikeMike Tobey	10	C	7'0"	255	Senior	Monroe, New York	Graduated

Class of 2016 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty Jerome PG	New Rochelle, NY	Iona Preparatory School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	September 2, 2014^[1]
Ty Jerome PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Kyle Guy PG/SG	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence Central HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	October 20, 2014^[2]
Kyle Guy PG/SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Jay Huff PF	Durham, NC	Voyager Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 21, 2015^[3]
Jay Huff PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
DeAndre Hunter SF	Philadelphia, PA	Friends' Central School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	September 12, 2015^[4]
DeAndre Hunter SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 247Sports: 8 ESPN: 8
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Virginia 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "2016 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "Virginia 2016 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

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Roster

2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Hall, DevonDevon Hall	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Cape Henry Collegiate School	Virginia Beach, Virginia
3.5 !F	1	Nichols, AustinAustin Nichols	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Briarcrest Christian/Memphis	Collierville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	2	Bartley, JusticeJustice Bartley (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Montrose Christian School	Lilburn, Georgia
1.5 !G	4	Shayok, MarialMarial Shayok	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Blair Academy	Ottawa, Ontario
1.5 !G	5	Guy, KyleKyle Guy	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lawrence Central HS	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	11	Jerome, TyTy Jerome	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Iona Preparatory School	New Rochelle, New York
3.5 !F	21	Wilkins, IsaiahIsaiah Wilkins	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greater Atlanta Christian	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	25	Diakite, MamadiMamadi Diakite	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Blue Ridge School	Conakry, Guinea
3.5 !F	31	Reuter, JarredJarred Reuter	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Brewster Academy	Marion, Massachusetts
1.5 !G	32	Perrantes, LondonLondon Perrantes	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Crespi Carmelite HS	Los Angeles, California
5.0 !C	33	Salt, JackJack Salt	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Westlake Boys HS	Auckland, New Zealand
3.5 !F	34	Jones, JeffJeff Jones (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Anne's-Belfield School	Charlottesville, Virginia
1.5 !G	51	Thompson, DariusDarius Thompson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Blackman HS/Tennessee	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
3.5 !F		Huff, JayJay Huff	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Voyager Academy	Durham, North Carolina
3.5 !F		Hunter, DeAndreDeAndre Hunter	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Friends' Central School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Tony Bennett (Green Bay)

Assistant coach(es)

Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta)
Brad Soderberg (UW–Stevens Point)
Jason Williford (Virginia)

Strength and conditioning coach(es)

Mike Curtis (Virginia)

Athletic trainer(s)

Ethan Saliba (Kansas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2016*	vs. Iowa^[8] Emerald Coast Classic	–	–	–	NFSC Arena Niceville, Florida
Nov 26, 2016*	vs. Memphis/Providence^[8] Emerald Coast Classic	–	–	–	NFSC Arena Niceville, Florida
Jan 29, 2017^[9]*	at Villanova^[10]	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TBD*	TBD Emerald Coast Classic	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD*	TBD Emerald Coast Classic	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD*	Robert Morris^[11]	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD*	East Carolina^[12]	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD*	West Virginia^[13]	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD*	TBD ACC–Big Ten Challenge	–	–	–	TBD
TBD*	at California^[14]	–	–	–	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Conference regular season
TBD	Duke	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	Florida State	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	Georgia Tech	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	Louisville	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	Miami (FL)	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	North Carolina	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	Pittsburgh	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	Virginia Tech Rivalry	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	Wake Forest	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
TBD	at Boston College	–	–	–	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
TBD	at Clemson	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
TBD	at Louisville	–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
TBD	at North Carolina	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
TBD	at NC State	–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, North Carolina
TBD	at Notre Dame	–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
TBD	at Pittsburgh	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TBD	at Syracuse	–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
TBD	at Virginia Tech	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
ACC Tournament
TBD		–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

↑ Goodman, Drew (3 September 2014). "Recruiting Roundup! Virginia Basketball Secures Its First Commitment For the Class of 2016". Streaking the Lawn. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ Goodman, Drew (20 October 2014). "COMMITMENT! Virginia Cavaliers Reel in Four-Star Guard Kyle Guy". Streaking the Lawn. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ Hudtloff, Marty (May 21, 2015). "UVa Basketball Gets Verbal Commitment from 4-Star Forward Jay Huff". WVIR. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
↑ Graham, Chris (September 12, 2015). "UVA basketball adds four-star recruit DeAndre Hunter". Augusta Free Press.
↑ "UVA Men’s Basketball Signs Four Student-Athletes" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. November 12, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
↑ Hobeck, Eric (August 7, 2015). "Kyle Guy announces he will wear jersey No. 5 at Virginia". Streaking the Lawn. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
↑ Hobeck, Eric (August 10, 2015). "Ty Jerome will wear No. 11 for Virginia". Streaking the Lawn. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
1 2 Darney, Caroline (April 4, 2016). "Virginia set to play Iowa in 2016 Emerald Classic". Streaking the Lawn. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
↑ Jon Rothstein [JonRothstein] (April 17, 2016). "Villanova will host Virginia on 1/29/17, source told @CBSSports. Return game of home-and-home series. Great mid-season test for both teams." (Tweet).
↑ "Virginia and Villanova Announce Two-Game Series" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. June 16, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
↑ Jon Rothstein [JonRothstein] (April 7, 2016). "Virginia will host Robert Morris as part of its 2016-17 non-conference schedule, sources told @CBSSports." (Tweet).
↑ Jon Rothstein [JonRothstein] (April 11, 2016). "Virginia will host East Carolina as part of its 2016-17 non-conference schedule, sources told @CBSSports." (Tweet).
↑ Oakes, Jamie (December 9, 2015). "Report: Virginia, West Virginia plan home-home hoops series". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
↑ "Virginia To Play Two-Game Series Against California" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. August 3, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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