2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jason Williford (16th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | John Paul Jones Arena |
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 16th year, and will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The 2023–24 Cavaliers finished the season 23–11 and 13–7 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where defeated third seed Boston College in overtime before losing to eventual champions NC State in overtime in the Semifinals. They earned a controversial at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were placed as a tenth seed in the First Four in the Midwest region. They lost their matchup with Colorado State 42–67 to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Reece Beekman | 2 | G | 6'3" | 194 | Senior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Graduated |
Ryan Dunn | 13 | G | 6'8" | 216 | Sophomore | Freeport, New York | Drafted 28th overall in the 2024 NBA draft[1] |
Jordan Minor | 22 | F | 6'8" | 242 | Graduate Student | Kingston, Massachusetts | Graduated |
Tristan How | 24 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Graduated |
Jake Groves | 34 | F | 6'9" | 211 | Graduate Student | Spokane, Washington | Graduated |
Leon Bond III | 35 | G/F | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | Transferred to Northern Iowa[2] |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Jalen Warley | 1 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Florida State[3] |
Elijah Saunders | 2 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona | San Diego State[4] |
Dai Dai Ames | 7 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois | Kansas State[5] |
Carter Lang | 35 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Charlottesville, Virginia | Vanderbilt[6] |
2024 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Christian Bliss #48 SG | Newtown, PA | George School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 30, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Ishan Sharma SG | Milton, ON | Fort Erie International Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 19, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 16 247Sports: 12 ESPN: – | ||||||
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Roster
Players
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Coaches
Name | Position | Year with position | Year on coaching staff | Alma mater | Hometown |
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Tony Bennett | Dean and Markel Families Head Coach | 16 | 16 | UW-Green Bay | Clintonville, WI |
Ron Sanchez | Associate head coach | 1 | 11 | SUNY-Oneonta | San Pedro de Macorís, DR |
Jason Williford | Associate head coach | 7 | 16 | Virginia | Richmond, VA |
Orlando Vandross | Assistant Coach | 7 | 10 | American International | |
Isaiah Wilkins | Assistant Coach | 1 | 4 | Virginia | Lilburn, GA |
Brad Soderberg | Assistant Coach | 1 | 10 | UW-Stevens Point | Wausau, WI |
Larry Mangino | Director of player development | 4 | 9 | Montclair State | |
Chase Coleman | Graduate assistant | 1 | 1 | Virginia | Norfolk, Virginia |
Mike Curtis | Strength and conditioning coach | 16 | 16 | Virginia | Richmond, VA |
Ethan Saliba | Head Athletic Trainer | 27 | 42 | Kansas | |
Ronnie Wideman | Associate AD for Basketball Administration/Operations | 15 | 16 | Washington State | Washougal, WA |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 6, 2024* TBA | Campbell | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 11, 2024* TBA | Coppin State | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* TBA | vs. Villanova Hall of Fame Series | CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD | |||||||||
November 21, 2024* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Tennessee Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Baylor/St. John's Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* TBA | Manhattan | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* TBA | Holy Cross | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 4, 2024* 7:15 p.m., ESPN2 | at Florida ACC–SEC Challenge | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||||||||
December 7, 2024 TBA | at SMU | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX | |||||||||
December 12, 2024* TBA | Bethune–Cookman | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* TBA | Memphis | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* TBA | American | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
ACC tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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Coaches |
References
- ^ "Suns Acquire Forward Ryan Dunn in 2024 NBA Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Newton, Matt (May 5, 2024). "Former Virginia Wing Leon Bond III Transfers to Northern Iowa". si.com. On SI. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Franciulli, Jacquie (May 4, 2024). "Florida State Guard transfer Jalen Warley commits to Virginia". 247Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Newton, Matt (May 6, 2024). "San Diego State Transfer Elijah Saunders Commits to Virginia Basketball". si.com. On SI. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Newton, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Virginia Basketball Lands Commitment From Kansas State Transfer Dai Dai Ames". si.com. On SI. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Hutloff, Marty (July 12, 2024). "Carter Lang returns home to play for UVA as preferred walk-on". 29news.com. Gray Television. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2024.