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1 Previous season  





2 Offseason  



2.1  Departures  





2.2  Incoming transfers  





2.3  2018 recruiting class  







3 Roster  



3.1  Players  





3.2  Coaching staff  





3.3  Depth Chart  







4 Schedule and results  



4.1  Game summaries  



4.1.1  Towson Tigers vs Virginia Cavaliers  









5 Rankings  





6 References  





7 Notes  














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2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

NCAA tournament National Champions
ACC regular season co-champions
Battle 4 Atlantis champions

National Championship Game,
W 85-77OT vs. Texas Tech

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Record35–3 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Williford (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack-Line
Captains
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.2Virginia 16 2   .889 35 3   .921
    No. 3 North Carolina 16 2   .889 29 7   .806
    No.1Duke 14 4   .778 32 6   .842
    No. 10 Florida State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
    No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
    Syracuse 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
    Louisville 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
    NC State 9 9   .500 24 12   .667
    Clemson 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
    Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
    Boston College 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
    Miami (FL) 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
    Wake Forest 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
    Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
    Notre Dame 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
    2019 ACC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll

    The 2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett in his tenth year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones ArenainCharlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

    UVA opened the season with consecutive wins over ranked Big Ten teams, No. 25 Wisconsin (Battle 4 Atlantis) and No. 24 Maryland (ACC–Big Ten Challenge), the latter of which improved Bennett's record in the Challenge to 8–2. An unheralded two-star recruit, 5'9" Kihei Clark from Los Angeles, California, started both games as a true freshman. The team then started the season 16–0 before falling to No. 1 Duke, 72–70.[1] The game was just the fourth in college basketball history between two teams both ranked No. 1, as the No. 4 Cavaliers were voted atop the Coaches Poll before the loss.[1] After a 16–2 ACC record, Virginia won a share of their fourth ACC regular season title in the past six years.[2]

    In the ACC tournament, the Cavaliers defeated NC State 76–56, before falling to Florida State in the conference semifinals. Virginia was then awarded the No. 1 seed in the South region and dispatched Gardner-Webb and Oklahoma by healthy margins in the first two rounds in Columbia, South Carolina. They advanced to a Sweet 16 matchup with Oregon and beat Oregon 53–49 to advance to their 2nd Elite 8 under Bennett. In the Elite Eight, they beat Purdue 80–75 in overtime to secure a trip to their first Final Four since 1984. On April 6, 2019, they defeated Auburn in their Final Four matchup by a score of 63–62 on 3 last-second free throws by Kyle Guy, cementing the program's first ever trip to the national championship game.[3] On April 8, 2019, Virginia beat Texas Tech 85–77 in overtime, winning its first national championship.

    Previous season[edit]

    Unranked by the AP in the preseason poll, the Cavaliers surprisingly finished the 2017–18 season 31–3, and 17–1 in ACC play to win both ACC Regular Season and tournament titles. The Cavaliers received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South region, where they were upset by No. 16 UMBC in the first round. This was the first time in Men's NCAA tournament history that a No. 1 seed was upset by a No. 16 seed.

    Offseason[edit]

    Virginia's offseason started on the night of March 16, 2018, and ended on the evening of November 6, 2018.

    The Cavaliers lost five players and gained four.

    Departures[edit]

    Virginia Departures
    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
    Devon Hall 0 G 6'5" 211 Redshirt Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated/2018 NBA draft
    Justice Bartley 2 G 6'5" 212 Junior Lilburn, GA Transferred to Maryland Eastern Shore
    Trevon Gross Jr. 10 G 6'3" 200 Junior Jackson, NJ Transferred to Monmouth
    Isaiah Wilkins 21 F 6'7" 227 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
    Nigel Johnson 23 G 6'1" 182 Redshirt Senior Ashburn, VA Graduated

    Incoming transfers[edit]

    Virginia Incoming Transfers
    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible
    Braxton Key 2 F 6'8" 225 Junior Decatur, GA Alabama 2 October 1, 2018

    2018 recruiting class[edit]

    UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Kody Stattmann
    SG
    Cairns, Queensland, Australia St. Augustine's College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Aug 28, 2017 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
    Kihei Clark
    PG
    Woodland Hills, CA Taft High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Oct 2, 2017 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
    Francisco Cáffaro
    C
    El Trébol, Argentina NBA Global Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A May 1, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
    Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 65
  • 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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
    • "2018 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
    • "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
    • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
    • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
    • "Virginia 2018 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

    Roster[edit]

    Players[edit]

    2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
    G 0 Kihei Clark 5ft9in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Taft Charter HS Woodland Hills, California
    F 1 Francesco Badocchi 6ft7in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Bishop Miege HS Milan, Italy
    F 2 Braxton Key 6ft8in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy
    Alabama
    Decatur, Georgia
    G 5 Kyle Guy (C) 6ft2in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lawrence Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana
    G 10 Jayden Nixon (W) 6ft3in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Choate Rosemary Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
    G 11 Ty Jerome (C) 6ft5in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Iona Prep New Rochelle, New York
    F 12 De'Andre Hunter 6ft7in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS So Friends' Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    G 13 Grant Kersey (W) 6ft1in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Albemarle HS Charlottesville, Virginia
    C 22 Francisco Cáffaro Current redshirt 7ft 0 in (2.13 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy El Trébol Santa Fe, Argentina
    G 23 Kody Stattmann 6ft7in (2.01 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr St. Augustine's College Bentley Park, Australia
    G 24 Marco Anthony 6ft4in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Holmes HS San Antonio, Texas
    F 25 Mamadi Diakite 6ft9in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Blue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea
    F 30 Jay Huff 7ft1in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Voyager Academy Durham, North Carolina
    C 33 Jack Salt (C) 6ft10in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Westlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand
    F 45 Austin Katstra (W) 6ft6in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Albemarle HS Charlottesville, Virginia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Coaching staff[edit]

    Virginia Coaching Staff
    Name Position Year with Position Year on Coaching Staff Alma Mater
    Tony Bennett Head coach 10 10 UW-Green Bay
    Jason Williford Associate head coach 1 10 Virginia
    Brad Soderberg Assistant Coach 4 4 UW-Stevens Point
    Orlando Vandross Assistant Coach 1 4 American International
    Kyle Getter Director of Recruiting/Player Development 1 1 Hanover College
    Larry Mangino Director of Scouting/recruiting 3 3 Montclair State
    Johnny Carpenter Director of player personnel 1 4 Virginia
    Mike Curtis Strength and Conditioning Coach 10 10 Virginia
    Ethan Saliba Head Athletic Trainer 21 36 Kansas
    Ronnie Wideman Associate AD for Basketball Administration/Operations 9 10 Washington State

    Depth Chart[edit]

    Pos. Starting 5 Bench
    C Jack Salt Jay Huff
    PF Mamadi Diakite
    SF De'Andre Hunter Braxton Key
    SG Kyle Guy
    PG Ty Jerome Kihei Clark

    Schedule and results[edit]

    Source:[4]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 5 Towson W 73–42  1–0
     20  Jerome   10  Hunter   6  Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (13,807)
    Charlottesville, VA
    November 11, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 5 George Washington W 76–57  2–0
     20  Tied   6  Jerome   7  Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (13,574)
    Charlottesville, VA
    November 16, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 4 Coppin State
    Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
    W 97–40  3–0
     20  Hunter   7  Key   6  Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (13,971)
    Charlottesville, VA
    November 21, 2018*
    9:30 pm, ESPN2
    No. 4 vs. Middle Tennessee
    Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals
    W 74–52  4–0
     15  Tied   8  Hunter   9  Hunter  Imperial Arena (1,115)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    November 22, 2018*
    4:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 4 vs. Dayton
    Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals
    W 66–59  5–0
     23  Hunter   6  Tied   2  Tied  Imperial Arena (2,258)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    November 23, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 4 vs. No. 25 Wisconsin
    Battle 4 Atlantis Final
    W 53–46  6–0
     20  Hunter   9  Hunter   5  Jerome  Imperial Arena (2,249)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    November 28, 2018*
    7:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 4 at No. 24 Maryland
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 76–71  7–0
     18  Guy   7  Salt   4  Hunter  Xfinity Center (17,950)
    College Park, MD
    December 3, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 4 Morgan State W 83–45  8–0
     15  Tied   9  Key   5  Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (13,397)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 9, 2018*
    1:30 pm, ACCRSN
    No. 4 VCU W 57–49  9–0
     15  Guy   8  Jerome   4  Key  John Paul Jones Arena (13,648)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 19, 2018*
    7:00 pm, SECN
    No. 5 at South Carolina W 69–52  10–0
     25  Jerome   9  Salt   7  Jerome  Colonial Life Arena (12,291)
    Columbia, SC
    December 22, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 5 William & Mary W 72–40  11–0
     18  Hunter   10  Jerome   4  Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
    Charlottesville, VA
    December 31, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ACCRSN
    No. 4 Marshall W 100–64  12–0
     30  Guy   8  Tied   4  Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
    Charlottesville, VA
    ACC regular season
    January 5, 2019
    3:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 4 No. 9 Florida State W 65–52  13–0
    (1–0)
     21  Guy   6  Tied   6  Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 9, 2019
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 4 at Boston College W 83–56  14–0
    (2–0)
     18  Tied   9  Key   5  Guy  Conte Forum (5,738)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 12, 2019
    12:00 pm, Raycom
    No. 4 at Clemson W 63–43  15–0
    (3–0)
     13  Guy   8  Tied   5  Jerome  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,242)
    Clemson, SC
    January 15, 2019
    8:00 pm, Raycom
    No. 4 No. 9 Virginia Tech
    Commonwealth Clash
    W 81–59  16–0
    (4–0)
     21  Hunter   5  Tied   12  Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 19, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 4 at No. 1 Duke
    College GameDay
    L 70–72  16–1
    (4–1)
     18  Hunter   6  Tied   4  Jerome  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    January 22, 2019
    9:00 pm, ACCRSN
    No. 3 Wake Forest W 68–45  17–1
    (5–1)
     12  Tied   8  Salt   5  Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,273)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 26, 2019
    1:00 pm, CBS
    No. 3 at Notre Dame W 82–55  18–1
    (6–1)
     19  Hunter   9  Jerome   6  Jerome  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
    South Bend, IN
    January 29, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 3 at No. 23 NC State W 66–65 OT 19–1
    (7–1)
     15  Hunter   8  Key   6  Jerome  PNC Arena (18,211)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 2, 2019
    2:00 pm, Raycom
    No. 3 Miami (FL) W 56–46  20–1
    (8–1)
     14  Hunter   9  Salt   6  Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (13,978)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 9, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 3 No. 2 Duke
    College GameDay
    L 71–81  20–2
    (8–2)
     16  Tied   10  Key   4  Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 11, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 4 at No. 8 North Carolina W 69–61  21–2
    (9–2)
     20  Tied   6  Key   11  Jerome  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 16, 2019
    2:00 pm, Raycom
    No. 4 Notre Dame W 60–54  22–2
    (10–2)
     22  Guy   10  Hunter   3  Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (13,448)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 18, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 3 at No. 20 Virginia Tech
    Commonwealth Clash
    W 64–58  23–2
    (11–2)
     23  Guy   7  Guy   6  Jerome  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 23, 2019
    12:00 pm, Raycom
    No. 3 at No. 18 Louisville W 64–52  24–2
    (12–2)
     26  Hunter   8  Guy   5  Jerome  KFC Yum! Center (17,529)
    Louisville, KY
    February 27, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 2 Georgia Tech W 81–51  25–2
    (13–2)
     19  Jerome   8  Diakite   6  Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,094)
    Charlottesville, VA
    March 2, 2019
    2:00 pm, Raycom
    No. 2 Pittsburgh W 73–49  26–2
    (14–2)
     17  Guy   6  Huff   5  Hunter  John Paul Jones Arena (13,452)
    Charlottesville, VA
    March 4, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 2 at Syracuse W 79–53  27–2
    (15–2)
     25  Guy   7  Guy   14  Jerome  Carrier Dome (29,052)
    Syracuse, NY
    March 9, 2019
    4:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 2 Louisville
    Senior Day
    W 73–68  28–2
    (16–2)
     24  Jerome   6  Guy   6  Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
    Charlottesville, VA
    ACC tournament
    March 14, 2019
    12:30 pm, ESPN/Raycom
    (1) No. 2 vs. (8NC State
    Quarterfinals
    W 76–56  29–2
     29  Guy   7  Key   10  Jerome  Spectrum Center (19,691)
    Charlotte, NC
    March 15, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom
    (1) No. 2 vs. (4) No. 12 Florida State
    Semifinals
    L 59–69  29–3
     13  Hunter   5  Salt   4  Guy  Spectrum Center (20,116)
    Charlotte, NC
    NCAA tournament
    March 22, 2019*
    3:10 pm, truTV
    (1 S) No. 2 vs. (16 S) Gardner–Webb
    First Round
    W 71–56  30–3
     23  Hunter   9  Diakite   6  Jerome  Colonial Life Arena (15,417)
    Columbia, SC
    March 24, 2019*
    7:45 pm, truTV
    (1 S) No. 2 vs. (9 S) Oklahoma
    Second Round
    W 63–51  31–3
     14  Diakite   9  Tied   3  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (16,332)
    Columbia, SC
    March 28, 2019*
    9:59 pm, TBS
    (1 S) No. 2 vs. (12 S) Oregon
    Sweet Sixteen
    W 53–49  32–3
     13  Jerome   11  Diakite   6  Jerome  KFC Yum! Center (19,831)
    Louisville, KY
    March 30, 2019*
    8:49 pm, TBS
    (1 S) No. 2 vs. (3 S) No. 13 Purdue
    Elite Eight
    W 80–75 OT 33–3
     25  Guy   10  Guy   7  Jerome  KFC Yum! Center (21,623)
    Louisville, KY
    April 6, 2019*
    6:09 pm, CBS
    (1 S) No. 2 vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Auburn
    Final Four
    W 63–62  34–3
     21  Jerome   9  Jerome   6  Jerome  U.S. Bank Stadium (72,711)
    Minneapolis, MN
    April 8, 2019*
    9:20 pm, CBS
    (1 S) No. 2 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Texas Tech
    National Championship
    W 85–77 OT 35–3
     27  Hunter   10  Key   8  Jerome  U.S. Bank Stadium (72,062)
    Minneapolis, MN

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=South, MW=Midwest, W=West.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Game summaries[edit]

    Towson Tigers vs Virginia Cavaliers[edit]

    ACCN Extra

    November 6
    7:00 PM

    Towson Tigers 42, Virginia Cavaliers 73
    Scoring by quarter: 19-28, 23-45
    Pts: Tobias Howard (10)
    Rebs: Dennis Tunstall
    Brian Fobbs (6)
    Asts: Dennis Tunstall (1)
    Pts: Ty Jerome (20)
    Rebs: De'Andre Hunter (10)
    Asts: Kihei Clark (6)

    John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA

    Rankings[edit]

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP5(2)4(2)4(2)4(1)4(1)6(1)5(1)4(4)4(4)4(5)4(6)3(3)3(4)3(4)432(15)2(21)2(23)2(5)Not released
    Coaches5(1)5^ (1)4443(1)31(10)2(11)1(11)1(13)3334332T (2)2(5)2(1)1(32)

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
    ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

    References[edit]

  • ^ Wang, Gene (March 9, 2019). "Virginia basketball clinches ACC title share, but honoring Jack Salt was 'more important'". The Washington Post. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  • ^ "Kyle Guy's free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining send Virginia to the title game". Ncaa.com.
  • ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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