2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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 Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions
ACC regular season co-champions
Battle 4 Atlantis champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
2018–19 record35–3 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Williford (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover[1]
Base defensePack-Line
Captains
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Virginia162 .889  353  .921
No. 3 North Carolina162 .889  297  .806
No. 1 Duke144 .778  326  .842
No. 10 Florida State135 .722  298  .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech126 .667  269  .743
Syracuse108 .556  2014  .588
Louisville108 .556  2014  .588
NC State99 .500  2412  .667
Clemson99 .500  2014  .588
Georgia Tech612 .333  1418  .438
Boston College513 .278  1417  .452
Miami (FL)513 .278  1418  .438
Wake Forest414 .222  1120  .355
Pittsburgh315 .167  1419  .424
Notre Dame315 .167  1419  .424
2019 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[2] 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.[2] After a 16–2 ACC record, Virginia won a share of their fourth ACC regular season title in the past six years.[3]

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.[4] On April 8, 2019, Virginia beat Texas Tech 85–77 in overtime, winning its first national championship.

Previous season

The Cavaliers 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 NCAA tournament history that a No. 1 seed was upset by a No. 16 seed.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Devon Hall0G6'5"211RS SeniorVirginia Beach, VAGraduated/2018 NBA draft
Justice Bartley2G6'5"212JuniorLilburn, GATransferred to Maryland Eastern Shore
Trevon Gross Jr.10G6'3"200JuniorJackson, NJTransferred to Monmouth University
Isaiah Wilkins21F6'7"227SeniorAtlanta, GAGraduated
Nigel Johnson23G6'1"182RS SeniorAshburn, VAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Braxton Key2F6'8"225JuniorDecatur, GAAlabama

2018 recruiting class

US college 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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Francisco Caffaro
C
El Trébol, Argentina NBA Global Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A May 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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.

2019 recruiting class

Roster

2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kihei Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrTaft Charter HS Woodland Hills, California
F 1 Francesco Badocchi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrBishop Miege HS Milan, Italy
F 2 Braxton Key 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrOak Hill Academy/Alabama Decatur, Georgia
G 5 Kyle Guy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrLawrence Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Jayden Nixon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrChoate Rosemary Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
G 11 Ty Jerome 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrIona Preparatory School New Rochelle, New York
F 12 De'Andre Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) RS SoFriends' Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 13 Grant Kersey (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrAlbemarle HS Charlottesville, Virginia
C 22 Francisco Caffaro  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)233 lb (106 kg) FrNBA Global Academy El Trébol Santa Fe, Argentina
G 23 Kody Stattmann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrSt. Augustine's College Bentley Park, Australia
G 24 Marco Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)228 lb (103 kg) SoHolmes HS San Antonio, Texas
F 25 Mamadi Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS JrBlue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea
F 30 Jay Huff 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoVoyager Academy Durham, North Carolina
C 33 Jack Salt (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrWestlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand
F 45 Austin Katstra (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)214 lb (97 kg) SoAlbemarle HS Charlottesville, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

Roster

Depth chart

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

Source:[5]

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
ESPN 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
ESPN 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
Rivalry
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
Rivalry
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 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. (8) NC 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.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP 5 (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) 4 3 2 (15) 2 (21) 2 (23) 2 (5) Not released 
Coaches 5 (1) 5^ (1) 4 4 4 3 (1) 3 1 (10) 2 (11) 1 (11) 1 (13) 3 3 3 4 3 3 2–T (2) 2 (5) 2 (1) 1 (32)

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

References

Notes

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