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. Former head coach Tony Bennett announced his retirement before the start of the season on October 17.[1] They will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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 |
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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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 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 |
Previous season
editThe 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 champion 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
editDepartures
editName | 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[2] |
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[3] |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Jalen Warley | 1 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Florida State[4] |
Elijah Saunders | 2 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona | San Diego State[5] |
Dai Dai Ames | 7 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois | Kansas State[6] |
Carter Lang | 35 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Charlottesville, Virginia | Vanderbilt[7] |
2024 recruiting class
editName | 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: – | ||||||
Sources:
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Roster
editPlayers
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Coaches
editName | 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
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
Campbell | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
Coppin State | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., TNT |
vs. Villanova Hall of Fame Series |
CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD | |||||||||
November 21, 2024* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Tennessee Baha Mar Hoops Championship semifinals |
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 Championship |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Manhattan | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ |
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 2:15 p.m., The CW |
at SMU | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX | |||||||||
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Bethune–Cookman | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Memphis | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
American | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
NC State | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Va | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
Louisville | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Va | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 11:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
at California | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
at Stanford | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
SMU | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ACCN |
Boston College | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
Notre Dame | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU |
Miami | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ACCN |
Virginia Tech Rivalry |
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN |
at Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 5:30 pm, The CW |
Georgia Tech | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, The CW |
at Virginia Tech Rivalry |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
February 17, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN |
Duke | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN |
at North Carolina | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
Clemson | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 9:00 pm, ACCN |
Florida State | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 8:00 pm, ACCN |
at Syracuse | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
ACC tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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
edit- ^ "Tony Bennett to Announce Retirement on Friday at 11 a.m."
- ^ "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.