| 2017–18Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 31–3 (17–1 ACC) |
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| Associate head coach | Ron Sanchez (9th season) |
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| Offensive scheme | Blocker-Mover |
| Base defense | Pack-Line |
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| Home arena | John Paul Jones Arena |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Virginia † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Duke | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22Miami (FL) | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20Clemson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10North Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2018 ACC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Virginia during the2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coachTony Bennett in his ninth year, and played their home games atJohn Paul Jones Arena inCharlottesville, Virginia as members of theAtlantic Coast Conference.
In a year with low expectations from the press, the Cavaliers began unranked but ascended all the way to the No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll for the first time sinceDecember 1982.[1][a] The team then held on to that ranking through the end of the regular season and became the first ACC team to win 17 conference games. The Cavaliers won theACC tournament by handily defeating Louisville 75–58, Clemson 64–58, and North Carolina 71–63 in the championship game. In the process the team broke the school's single-season win record, which had twice been tied by Bennett-led teams in the past five years.
ACC Sixth Man of the YearDe'Andre Hunter broke his wrist in the ACC Tournament victory, and was announced to be out for theNCAA tournament two days before it began.[2] UVA entered as the No. 1 overall seed, placed in the South regional, but sufferedan upset in the first round toUMBC and became the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.[3][4] The first round losses by No. 1 seed Virginia andNo. 4 seed Arizona, and second round losses byNo. 2 seed Cincinnati andNo. 3 seed Tennessee, led to the South Region becoming the first ever to not advance any of its top four seeds to the Sweet Sixteen.[5]
Nevertheless, for taking an unranked team to finish four games above pre-season AP No. 1 rankedDuke and winning the ACC Tournament overNorth Carolina, Bennett was awarded his thirdHenry Iba Award for the nation's top coach of the season.[6]
TheCavaliers finished the2016–17 season 23–11, and 11–7in ACC play to tie Duke for fifth place. They defeatedPittsburgh in the second round of theACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost toNotre Dame. The Wahoos received an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated No. 12UNC Wilmington in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to No. 4Florida.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Marial Shayok | 4 | G | 6'5" | 196 | Junior | Ottawa, ON | Transferred toIowa State |
| Jeff Jones | 24 | F | 6'6" | 213 | Senior | Charlottesville, VA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Jarred Reuter | 31 | F | 6'7" | 243 | Sophomore | Marion, MA | Transferred toGeorge Mason |
| London Perrantes | 32 | G | 6'2" | 197 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Darius Thompson | 51 | G | 6'4" | 196 | RS Junior | Murfreesboro, TN | Graduate transferred toWestern Kentucky |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Nigel Johnson | 23 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Senior | Ashburn, VA | Transferred fromRutgers. Will be eligible to play immediately since Johnson graduated fromRutgers. |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Marco Anthony #44 SG | San Antonio, TX | Holmes High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 18, 2016 | |
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| Francesco Badocchi SF | Milan, Italy | Bishop Miege (KS) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 30, 2017 | |
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| Kody Stattmann SG | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | St. Augustine's College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Aug 28, 2017 | |
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| Kihei Clark PG | Woodland Hills, CA | Taft High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | Oct 2, 2017 | |
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| 2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team | |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| C | Jack Salt | Jay Huff | |||
| PF | Isaiah Wilkins | Mamadi Diakite | Austin Katstra | ||
| SF | Devon Hall | De'Andre Hunter | Justice Bartley | ||
| SG | Kyle Guy | Marco Anthony | |||
| PG | Ty Jerome | Nigel Johnson | Trevon Gross Jr. |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | UNC Greensboro | W 60–48 | 1–0 | 16 – Guy | 8 – Wilkins | 3 – Guy | John Paul Jones Arena (13,855) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Austin Peay NIT Season Tip-Off Campus-Site Game | W 93–49 | 2–0 | 19 – Hall | 8 – Wilkins | 4 – Anthony | John Paul Jones Arena (12,995) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
| Nov 17, 2017* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at VCU | W 76–67 | 3–0 | 29 – Guy | 8 – Wilkins | 7 – Jerome | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
| Nov 19, 2017* 1:00 pm, RSN | Monmouth NIT Season Tip-Off Campus-Site Game | W 73–53 | 4–0 | 23 – Hunter | 8 – Hunter | 3 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (13,472) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
| Nov 23, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Vanderbilt NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals | W 68–42 | 5–0 | 18 – Guy | 5 – Diakite | 4 – 3 Tied | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| Nov 24, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Rhode Island NIT Season Tip-Off Championship | W 70–55 | 6–0 | 19 – Wilkins | 8 – Salt | 3 – Tied | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| Nov 27, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 49–37 | 7–0 | 17 – Guy | 10 – Wilkins | 2 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (13,911) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 18 | Lehigh | W 75–54 | 8–0 | 21 – Guy | 6 – Wilkins | 8 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (13,594) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 15 | at No. 18 West Virginia | L 61–68 | 8–1 | 19 – Hall | 5 – Wilkins | 6 – Hall | WVU Coliseum (12,816) Morgantown, WV | |||
| Dec 16, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 16 | Davidson | W 80–60 | 9–1 | 22 – Johnson | 8 – Wilkins | 5 – Hall | John Paul Jones Arena (13,910) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 13 | Savannah State | W 78–47 | 10–1 | 17 – Jerome | 7 – Wilkins | 5 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (13,597) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 13 | Hampton | W 82–48 | 11–1 | 15 – Guy | 9 – Wilkins | 4 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (13,328) Charlottesville, VA | |||
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| Dec 30, 2017 2:00 pm, RSN | No. 9 | Boston College | W 59–58 | 12–1 (1–0) | 31 – Jerome | 14 – Wilkins | 3 – Hall | John Paul Jones Arena (14,538) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Jan 3, 2018 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 8 | at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash | W 78–52 | 13–1 (2–0) | 14 – Hunter | 7 – Tied | 5 – Jerome | Cassell Coliseum (5,945) Blacksburg, VA | |||
| Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | No. 12 North Carolina | W 61–49 | 14–1 (3–0) | 16 – Hall | 7 – Hunter | 7 – Hall | John Paul Jones Arena (14,401) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Jan 9, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 3 | Syracuse | W 68–61 | 15–1 (4–0) | 22 – Guy | 9 – Wilkins | 8 – Hall | John Paul Jones Arena (13,625) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Jan 14, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | NC State | W 68–51 | 16–1 (5–0) | 25 – Hall | 6 – Wilkins | 6 – Jerome | John Paul Jones Arena (14,317) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Jan 18, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 64–48 | 17–1 (6–0) | 17 – Hunter | 7 – Hunter | 5 – Jerome | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA | |||
| Jan 21, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | at Wake Forest | W 59–49 | 18–1 (7–0) | 17 – Guy | 7 – Hall | 4 – Guy | LJVM Coliseum (10,014) Winston-Salem, NC | |||
| Jan 23, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 2 | No. 18 Clemson | W 61–36 | 19–1 (8–0) | 14 – Hall | 5 – Tied | 3 – Jerome | John Paul Jones Arena (14,149) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 2 | at No. 4 Duke | W 65–63 | 20–1 (9–0) | 17 – Guy | 8 – Hall | 7 – Jerome | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | Louisville | W 74–64 | 21–1 (10–0) | 22 – Guy | 10 – Wilkins | 9 – Jerome | John Paul Jones Arena (14,310) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN | No. 2 | at Syracuse | W 59–44 | 22–1 (11–0) | 15 – Hunter | 6 – Wilkins | 6 – Jerome | Carrier Dome (27,083) Syracuse, NY | |||
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 2 | at Florida State | W 59–55 | 23–1 (12–0) | 17 – Hall | 6 – Diakite | 3 – Hall | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,657) Tallahassee, FL | |||
| Feb 10, 2018 6:15 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash/College Gameday | L 60–61 OT | 23–2 (12–1) | 16 – Hall | 8 – Jerome | 4 – Jerome | John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Feb 13, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at Miami (FL) | W 59–50 | 24–2 (13–1) | 22 – Hunter | 7 – Salt | 7 – Jerome | Watsco Center (7,333) Coral Gables, FL | |||
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | Georgia Tech | W 65–54 | 25–2 (14–1) | 18 – Jerome | 6 – Salt | 5 – Jerome | John Paul Jones Arena (13,873) Charlottesville, VA | |||
| Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 1 | at Pittsburgh | W 66–37 | 26–2 (15–1) | 14 – Hunter | 10 – Hunter | 4 – Hall | Petersen Events Center (6,534) Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 1 | at Louisville | W 67–66 | 27–2 (16–1) | 21 – Jerome | 9 – Hall | 4 – Hall | KFC Yum! Center (19,413) Louisville, KY | |||
| Mar 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN | No. 1 | Notre Dame | W 62–57 | 28–2 (17–1) | 17 – Hall | 6 – Tied | 6 – Hall | John Paul Jones Arena (14,205) Charlottesville, VA | |||
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| Mar 8, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN | (1)No. 1 | vs. (9) Louisville Quarterfinals | W 75–58 | 29–2 | 19 – Guy | 7 – Guy | 5 – Hall | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Mar 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN | (1)No. 1 | vs. (4) No. 19 Clemson Semifinals | W 64–58 | 30–2 | 15 – Guy | 8 – Salt | 10 – Jerome | Barclays Center (18,157) Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Mar 10, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN/ACCN | (1)No. 1 | vs. (6) No. 12 North Carolina Championship | W 71–63 | 31–2 | 16 – Guy | 6 – Jerome | 6 – Jerome | Barclays Center (18,157) Brooklyn, NY | |||
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| Mar 16, 2018* 9:20 pm, TNT | (1 S)No. 1 | vs. (16 S) UMBC First Round | L 54–74 | 31–3 | 15 – Tied | 5 – Wilkins | 2 – Jerome | Spectrum Center (17,943) Charlotte, NC | |||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South region. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2(1) | 2(1) | 2(1) | 2(17) | 2(16) | 1(42) | 1(48) | 1(65) | 1(65) | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV^ | 25 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2(8) | 2(8) | 3(5) | 2(3) | 1(17) | 1(32) | 1(32) | 5 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time the AP did.