2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2021 ACC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 14
2020–21 record	13–3 (9–1 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (12th season);
Associate head coach	Jason Williford (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Brad Soderberg (5th season); Orlando Vandross (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Blocker-Mover
Base defense	Pack-Line
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

The 2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represents the University of Virginia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 12th year and play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Cavaliers finished the 2019–20 season 23–7, and 15–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. The team was scheduled to play Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA Tournament was also canceled due to the pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mamadi Diakite	25	F	6'9"	224	RS Senior	Conakry, Guinea	Completed college eligibility
Braxton Key	2	F/G	6'8"	230	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Trey Murphy III	25	G/F	6'9"	199	Junior	Durham, NC	Rice	3[lower-alpha 1]	October 1, 2020[4][5]

Murphy was initially eligible for 2 years. However, on October 14, 2020, the NCAA granted an additional year of eligibility for all athletes who participate in a winter sport in 2020–21, including basketball.[3]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jabri Abdur-Rahim SF	South Orange, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jul 10, 2019
Jabri Abdur-Rahim SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Reece Beekman PG	Baton Rouge, LA	Scotlandville Magnet High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Jun 13, 2019
Reece Beekman PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Carson McCorkle SG	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Day School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Sep 21, 2018
Carson McCorkle SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 18 ESPN: 16
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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "2020 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "2020 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "Virginia 2020 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kihei Clark	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Taft Charter	Woodland Hills, CA
G/F	1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Fr	Blair Academy	South Orange, NJ
G	2	Reece Beekman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Scotlandville Magnet	Baton Rouge, LA
F	4	Justin McKoy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Panther Creek	Cary, NC
G	5	Jayden Nixon (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Choate Rosemary Hall	Charlottesville, VA
F	10	Sam Hauser	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Sr	SPASH Marquette	Stevens Point, WI
G	11	Malachi Poindexter (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield School	Mineral, VA
G	12	Chase Coleman (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	So	Maury	Norfolk, VA
G	13	Casey Morsell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	St. John's College	Fort Washington, MD
F/C	21	Kadin Shedrick	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Holly Springs	Raleigh, NC
C	22	Francisco Caffaro	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	NBA Global Academy	Santa Fe, Argentina
G/F	23	Kody Stattmann	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	St. Augustine's College	Bentley Park, Queensland, Australia
F	24	Austin Katstra (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Albemarle	Charlottesville, VA
G/F	25	Trey Murphy III	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Cary Academy	Durham, NC
F/C	30	Jay Huff	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Voyager Academy	Durham, NC
G	33	Carson McCorkle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, NC
G/F	53	Tomas Woldetensae	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Victory Rock Prep Indian Hills CC	Bologna, Italy

Head coach

Tony Bennett (Green Bay)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Williford (Virginia)
Brad Soderberg (UW–Stevens Point)
Orlando Vandross (American International)

Strength and conditioning coach(es)

Mike Curtis (Virginia)

Athletic trainer(s)

Ethan Saliba (Kansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Jay Huff		Francisco Caffaro	Austin Katstra
PF	Trey Murphy III	Kadin Shedrick		Jayden Nixon
SF	Sam Hauser	Justin McKoy	Kody Stattmann	Carson McCorkle
SG	Reece Beekman	Casey Morsell	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	Malachi Poindexter
PG	Kihei Clark	Tomas Woldetensae		Chase Coleman

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 25, 2020* 1:30 pm, FloHoops	No. 4	vs. Towson Bubbleville	W 89–54	1–0	21 – Murphy III	8 – Hauser	3 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2020* 11:30 am, ESPN	No. 4	vs. San Francisco HomeLight Classic	L 60–61	1–1	11 – Tied	7 – Huff	2 – Clark	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 1, 2020* 4:00 pm, ACCN	No. 15	Saint Francis	W 76–51	2–1	13 – Huff	8 – Shedrick	4 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, ACCN	No. 15	Kent State	W 71–64 ^OT	3–1	18 – Tied	11 – Huff	4 – Hauser	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
December 9, 2020* 9:15 pm, ESPN	No. 18	No. 4 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak in Virginia program					John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 13, 2020* 6:00 pm	No. 16	William & Mary	postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak in Virginia program					John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 16, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 17	at Wake Forest	postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak in Wake Forest program					Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, ACCN	No. 16	William & Mary	W 76–40	4–1	15 – Murphy III	7 – Shedrick	4 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
December 26, 2020* 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 16	vs. No. 1 Gonzaga	L 75–98	4–2	19 – Clark	6 – Huff	4 – Tied	Dickies Arena (2,795) Fort Worth, TX
ACC Regular Season
December 30, 2020 6:00 pm, ACCN	No. 23	at Notre Dame	W 66–57	5–2 (1–0)	19 – Clark	10 – Hauser	5 – Clark	Purcell Pavilion (86) South Bend, IN
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, ACCN	No. 23	No. 24 Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash	postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak in Virginia program					John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 6, 2021 9:00 pm, ACCRSN	No. 22	Wake Forest	W 70–61	6–2 (2–0)	16 – Hauser	11 – Hauser	3 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ACCN	No. 22	at Boston College	W 61–49	7–2 (3–0)	18 – Huff	10 – Hauser	3 – Tied	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 13, 2021 4:30 pm, ACCN	No. 18	Notre Dame	W 80–68	8–2 (4–0)	18 – Huff	9 – Hauser	6 – Clark	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	at No. 12 Clemson	W 85–50	9–2 (5–0)	14 – Tied	8 – Hauser	6 – Beekman	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876) Clemson, SC
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ACCN	No. 13	NC State	Postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak in NC State program[6]					John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 23, 2021 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 13	Georgia Tech	W 64–62	10–2 (6–0)	22 – Hauser	6 – Hauser	8 – Clark	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
January 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	Syracuse	W 81–58	11–2 (7–0)	21 – Tied	12 – Huff	9 – Clark	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2021 6:00 pm, ACCN	No. 8	at No. 20 Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash	L 51–65	11–3 (7–1)	13 – Huff	6 – Murphy III	3 – Beekman	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
February 3, 2021 9:00 pm, ACCN	No. 14	at NC State	W 64–57	12–3 (8–1)	18 – Tied	6 – Huff	6 – Clark	PNC Arena (25) Raleigh, NC
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	Louisville	postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak in Louisville program					John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	Pittsburgh	W 73–66	13–3 (9–1)	23 – Hauser	8 – Huff	8 – Clark	John Paul Jones Arena (0) Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN		North Carolina						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 24, 2021 6:30 p.m., ACCN		NC State						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 1, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Miami Senior Night						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
March 9-13, 2021		vs. TBD						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[7][8]

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	4 (1)	15	18	17	16	23	22	18	13	8	14										Not released
Coaches	4	4^	18	16	15	24т	21	22	12	8	15

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

"Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
"NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
"DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
"Virginia Lands Transfer Trey Murphy III". Virginia Sports. April 16, 2020.
"Rice transfer guard Trey Murphy III commits to Virginia". The Cavalier Daily. April 14, 2020.
"NC State at Virginia Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
"2020-21 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

[1]

"Virginia Cavaliers Roster". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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[4] Murphy was initially eligible for 2 years. However, on October 14, 2020, the NCAA granted an additional year of eligibility for all athletes who participate in a winter sport in 2020–21, including basketball.[3]

[ACC_Tournament-1] "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".

[3] "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[5] "Virginia Lands Transfer Trey Murphy III". Virginia Sports. April 16, 2020.

[6] "Rice transfer guard Trey Murphy III commits to Virginia". The Cavalier Daily. April 14, 2020.

[7] "NC State at Virginia Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[8] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

[9] "2020-21 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

[10] "Virginia Cavaliers Roster". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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