2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 112th season of play. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his eighth year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated UNC Wilmington in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Florida.

2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
2016–17 record	23–11 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (8th season)
Associate head coach	Ron Sanchez (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Williford (8th season) Brad Soderberg (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Princeton, Motion
Base defense	Pack line
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4		.778			33	–	7		.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6		.667			26	–	10		.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7		.611			28	–	9		.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10		.444			21	–	16		.568
Clemson	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
NC State	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
Pittsburgh	4	–	14		.222			16	–	17		.485
Boston College	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
† 2017 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Coming off of two highly successful regular seasons in 2014 and 2015, but with early exits from the NCAA Tournament each time, and with the final season for seniors Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill, expectations were high for the program in 2015–16. However, the regular season was mixed: despite wins against programs like West Virginia, Villanova, California, and North Carolina, the team also suffered upsets to Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Florida State. Despite this, the Cavaliers finished the season 29–8 overall and 13–5 in conference play, finishing in second place in the ACC. They fell in the ACC Tournament championship to North Carolina.[1] However, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and received their second No. 1 seed in three years.[2] In the Tournament, they defeated Hampton,[3] Butler,[4] and Iowa State to advance to their first Elite Eight in twenty-one years.[5] There, they lost to Syracuse, despite leading by 14 at halftime.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Malcolm Brogdon	15	G	6'5"	215	RS Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated/Milwaukee Bucks
Anthony Gill	13	F	6'8"	228	RS Senior	High Point, North Carolina	Graduated/MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Jeff Jones	24	F	6'6"	213	Senior	Charlottesville, Virginia	Academically ineligible[7]
Caid Kirven	24	F	6'8"	228	Senior	Raleigh, North Carolina	Graduated
Austin Nichols	1	F	6'9"	232	RS Junior	Collierville, Tennessee	Dismissed from team[8]
Evan Nolte	11	F	6'9"	228	Senior	Milton, Georgia	Graduated
Mike Tobey	10	C	7'0"	255	Senior	Monroe, New York	Graduated/Charlotte Hornets

2016 recruiting class

Kyle Guy at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty Jerome PG	New Rochelle, NY	Iona Preparatory School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	September 2, 2014[9]
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Kyle Guy PG/SG	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence Central HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	October 20, 2014[10]
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Jay Huff PF	Durham, NC	Voyager Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 21, 2015[11]
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
De'Andre Hunter SF	Philadelphia, PA	Friends' Central School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	September 12, 2015[12]
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13   247Sports: 8  ESPN: 8
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "2016 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016. "Virginia 2016 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

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Roster

2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Devon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Cape Henry Collegiate School Virginia Beach, Virginia G 2 Justice Bartley (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Montrose Christian School Lilburn, Georgia G 4 Marial Shayok 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Blair Academy Ottawa, Ontario G 5 Kyle Guy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Lawrence Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana G 10 Trevon Gross Jr. (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep School Jackson, New Jersey G 11 Ty Jerome 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Iona Preparatory School New Rochelle, New York F 12 De'Andre Hunter  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Friends' Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 21 Isaiah Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Greater Atlanta Christian Atlanta, Georgia F 24 Jeff Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr St. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, Virginia F 25 Mamadi Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Blue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea F 30 Jay Huff  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Voyager Academy Durham, North Carolina F 31 Jarred Reuter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Brewster Academy Marion, Massachusetts G 32 London Perrantes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Crespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, California C 33 Jack Salt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) RS So Westlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand G 51 Darius Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Blackman HS/Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Head coach Tony Bennett (Green Bay) Assistant coach(es) Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta) Brad Soderberg (UW–Stevens Point) Jason Williford (Virginia) 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: March 14, 2017

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
F/C	Jack Salt	Mamadi Diakite
F	Isaiah Wilkins	Jarred Reuter
G/F	Marial Shayok	Darius Thompson
G	Devon Hall	Kyle Guy	Justice Bartley
PG	London Perrantes	Ty Jerome	Trevon Gross Jr.

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Spain exhibition games
Aug 10, 2016*		at Madrid Generals	W 91–82		17 – Tied	–	–	Pabellón Felipe Reyes  Getafe, Spain
Aug 11, 2016*		at Madrid Generals	W 78–76		14 – Tied	–	–	Pabellón Felipe Reyes  Getafe, Spain
Aug 13, 2016*		at Albacete Basket	W 70–44		14 – Huff	8 – Salt	–	Pabellón del Parque  Albacete, Spain
Aug 16, 2016*		at Sant Julià All-Stars	W 72–62		14 – Perrantes	–	–	Pavelló Esportiu Municipal  Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
Aug 17, 2016*		at Sant Julià All-Stars	W 85–49		14 – Nichols	–	–	Pavelló Esportiu Municipal  Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Spain
Regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 8	at UNC Greensboro	W 76–51	1–0	15 – Shayok	9 – Wilkins	3 – 3 Tied	Greensboro Coliseum (5,513) Greensboro, North Carolina
Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 8	St. Francis Brooklyn Emerald Coast Classic	W 72–32	2–0	11 – Nichols	6 – Thompson	3 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (14,471) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 20, 2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 8	Yale	W 62–38	3–0	15 – Shayok	9 – Wilkins	7 – Perrantes	John Paul Jones Arena (14,242) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 7	Grambling State Emerald Coast Classic	W 90–34	4–0	20 – Guy	7 – Reuter	5 – Jerome	John Paul Jones Arena (13,235) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 25, 2016* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 7	vs. Iowa Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	W 74–41	5–0	14 – Reuter	9 – Reuter	4 – Tied	The Arena at NWFSC (2,196) Niceville, Florida
Nov 26, 2016* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 7	vs. Providence Emerald Coast Classic championship	W 63–52	6–0	11 – Tied	7 – Perrantes	6 – Perrantes	The Arena at NWFSC (2,196) Niceville, Florida
Nov 30, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 63–61	7–0	19 – Perrantes	6 – Salt	3 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (14,566) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 3, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	No. 25 West Virginia	L 57–66	7–1	14 – Thompson	8 – Wilkins	7 – Perrantes	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 14	East Carolina	W 76–53	8–1	13 – Guy	5 – Tied	6 – Thompson	John Paul Jones Arena (13,813) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 17, 2016* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	Robert Morris	W 79–39	9–1	13 – Tied	6 – Wilkins	6 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (13,452) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 21, 2016* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	at California	W 56–52	10–1	17 – Guy	6 – Hall	5 – Thompson	Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, California
Dec 28, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	at No. 6 Louisville	W 61–53	11–1 (1–0)	10 – Hall	7 – Salt	7 – Perrantes	KFC Yum! Center (22,090) Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 31, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 12	No. 20 Florida State	L 58–60	11–2 (1–1)	14 – Guy	7 – Salt	4 – Perrantes	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 4, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN	No. 11	at Pittsburgh	L 76–88 ^OT	11–3 (1–2)	16 – Perrantes	9 – Hall	3 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (9,814) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	Wake Forest	W 79–62	12–3 (2–2)	24 – Perrantes	8 – Hall	2 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (13,717) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 14, 2017 Noon, ACCN	No. 19	at Clemson	W 77–73	13–3 (3–2)	25 – Perrantes	13 – Wilkins	2 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 18, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 16	at Boston College	W 71–54	14–3 (4–2)	13 – Hall	9 – Wilkins	6 – Hall	Conte Forum (5,038) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 21, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN	No. 16	Georgia Tech	W 62–49	15–3 (5–2)	19 – Shayok	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (14,459) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 24, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 12	at No. 14 Notre Dame	W 71–54	16–3 (6–2)	22 – Perrantes	9 – Tied	5 – Thompson	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 29, 2017* 1:00 pm, FOX	No. 12	at No. 1 Villanova	L 59–61	16–4	15 – Jerome	8 – Wilkins	6 – Perrantes	Wells Fargo Center (20,907) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 9	Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash	W 71–48	17–4 (7–2)	17 – Hall	9 – Tied	4 – Hall	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 4, 2017 Noon, ESPN2	No. 9	at Syracuse	L 62–66	17–5 (7–3)	14 – Guy	6 – Hall	8 – Perrantes	Carrier Dome (27,553) Syracuse, New York
Feb 6, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	No. 4 Louisville	W 71–55	18–5 (8–3)	18 – Perrantes	11 – Wilkins	4 – Thompson	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 12, 2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 12	at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash	L 78–80 ^2OT	18–6 (8–4)	22 – Perrantes	9 – Wilkins	3 – Perrantes	Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 15, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	No. 12 Duke	L 55–65	18–7 (8–5)	14 – Perrantes	9 – Wilkins	2 – Perrantes	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 18, 2017 8:15 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at No. 10 North Carolina ESPN College GameDay	L 41–65	18–8 (8–6)	13 – Shayok	6 – Hall	2 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 20, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	Miami (FL)	L 48–54 ^OT	18–9 (8–7)	15 – Hall	10 – Wilkins	4 – Thompson	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 25, 2017 Noon, ESPN	No. 18	at NC State	W 70–55	19–9 (9–7)	19 – Guy	9 – Hall	10 – Perrantes	PNC Arena (16,718) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 27, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 23	No. 5 North Carolina	W 53−43	20−9 (10−7)	17 – Guy	9 – Wilkins	5 – Hall	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 4, 2017 Noon, ACCN	No. 23	Pittsburgh	W 67−42	21−9 (11−7)	22 – Perrantes	9 – Salt	3 – Perrantes	John Paul Jones Arena (14,228) Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2/ACCN	(6) No. 21	vs. (14) Pittsburgh Second round	W 75–63	22–9	20 – Guy	8 – Wilkins	4 – Jerome	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, New York
Mar 9, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	(6) No. 21	vs. (3) No. 22 Notre Dame Quarterfinals	L 58–71	22–10	12 – Tied	9 – Hall	6 – Jerome	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2017* 12:40 pm, truTV	(5 E) No. 24	vs. (12 E) UNC Wilmington First round	W 76–71	23–10	24 – Perrantes	7 – Hall	3 – Tied	Amway Center (15,037) Orlando, Florida
Mar 18, 2017* 8:40 pm, TNT	(5 E) No. 24	vs. (4 E) No. 20 Florida Second round	L 39–65	23–11	9 – Diakite	10 – Salt	3 – Tied	Amway Center (17,308) Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time..

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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	Final
AP	8	8	7	6	14	13	12	12	11	19	16	12	9	12	14	18	23	21	24	Not released
Coaches	7	7	6	6	12	12	10	11	11	18	16	13	11	13	15	19	23	21	23	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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