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Virginia Cavaliers
University	University of Virginia
Conference	ACC
Location	Charlottesville, VA
Head Coach	Dave Leitao (2nd year)
Arena	John Paul Jones Arena (Capacity: 15,219)
Nickname	Cavaliers
Colors	Orange and Blue
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1981, 1984
Conference Tournament Champions
1976
Conference Regular Season Champions
1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2007

Main article: Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers are NCAA Division I men's and women's college basketball programs and members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In the spring of 2006, Virginia's long-time home court, University Hall, closed its doors for the last time while, across North Massie Road, the brand-new John Paul Jones Arena opened in the fall of 2006.

Contents 1 Men's basketball 1.1 History 1.2 Current squad 1.3 Coaching staff 1.4 Current season 1.5 Retired numbers 1.6 Retired jerseys 1.7 Notable alumni 1.8 National honors 1.9 Previous men's team head coaches 2 Women's basketball 2.1 History 2.2 Current squad 2.3 Coaching staff 2.4 Current season 2.5 Retired numbers 2.6 Notable alumni 2.7 Previous women's team head coaches 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Men's basketball

[edit] History

Overall
Years of basketball	102
1st season	1905-06
Head coaches (all-time)	8
All Games
All-time record	1351-1045-1
20+ win seasons	16
30+ win seasons	1
ACC Games
ACC W-L record	315-448
ACC titles	1
ACC regular season titles	5
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances	16
NCAA W-L record	22-16
Sweet Sixteen	4
Elite Eight	3
Final Four	2
Accurate as of the end of 2006/07 season

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Year Player 4 SG So Calvin Baker 31 PF Fr Andy Burns 33 PF Sr Jason Cain 24 SG/SF So Mamadi Diane 1 PF/SG Fr Will Harris 30 PF Jr Adrian Joseph 35 PF So Bob McCormick 55 SF/C Fr Jerome Meyinsse

No. Position Year Player 11 PF So Laurynas Mikalauskas 25 SG Fr David Noel 34 PF/C Jr Ryan Pettinella 2 PG Sr J.R. Reynolds 44 PG Jr Sean Singletary 21 C Jr Tunji Soroye 45 SG/SF Fr Solomon Tat 12 SF Fr Jamil Tucker

[edit] Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach:	Dave Leitao
Assistant Coach:	Bill Courtney
Assistant Coach:	Rob Lanier
Assistant Coach:	Steve Seymour
Director of Basketball Operations:	Drew Diener
Strength/Conditioning	Shaun Brown

[edit] Current season

The Cavaliers began the season with the opening of the John Paul Jones Arena and an upset of then-#10 Arizona. Despite returning all five starters from the previous campaign, the Cavaliers were picked to finish 8th place in the conference. They went on to win a share of the ACC regular season championship with North Carolina and the second seed in the ACC Tournament. Coach Dave Leitao was chosen as the ACC's coach of the year following the conclusion of the regular season. Virginia received the fourth seed in the NCAA Tournament's South Regional.

Current Record
Overall	ACC
21-10	11-6
Poll Positions
AP[1]	Coaches[2]
NR	24
As of 5 March 2007

Date	Day	Opponent	Location	Outcome/Time
11/4/06	SAT	Augusta State (Exhibition)	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 78-63 Recap
11/12/06	SUN	#10 Arizona	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 93-90 Recap
11/19/06	SUN	Morgan State	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 85-66 Recap
11/22/06	WED	North Carolina-Asheville	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 81-64 Recap
11/26/06	SUN	Maryland-Eastern Shore	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 104-63 Recap
11/29/06	WED	Purdue (ACC - Big Ten Challenge)	West Lafayette, Indiana	L, 59-61 Recap
12/3/06	SUN	N.C. State	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 67-62 Recap
12/16/06	SAT	Hampton	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 91-69 Recap
12/19/06	TUE	Appalachian State (San Juan Shootout)	Carolina, Puerto Rico	L, 80-96 Recap
12/20/06	WED	Utah (San Juan Shootout)	Carolina, Puerto Rico	L, 70-94 Recap
12/21/06	THU	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (San Juan Shootout)	Carolina, Puerto Rico	W, 59-52 Recap
12/28/06	THU	American	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 91-70 Recap
1/3/07	WED	Gonzaga	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 108-87 Recap
1/7/07	SUN	Stanford	Charlottesville, Virginia	L, 75-76 Recap
1/10/07	WED	#1 North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L, 68-79 Recap
1/13/07	SAT	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	L, 73-78 Recap
1/16/07	TUE	#22 Maryland	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 103-91 Recap
1/21/07	SUN	Wake Forest	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 88-76 Recap
1/24/07	WED	N.C. State	Raleigh, North Carolina	W, 71-58 Recap
1/28/07	SUN	#17 Clemson	Clemson, South Carolina	W, 64-63 Recap
2/1/07	THU	#8 Duke	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 68-66 (OT) Recap
2/3/07	SAT	Miami	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 81-70 Recap
2/6/07	TUE	Maryland	College Park, Maryland	W, 69-65 Recap
2/10/07	SAT	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	Blacksburg, Virginia	L, 57-84 Recap
2/13/07	TUE	Longwood	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 90-49 Recap
2/17/07	SAT	Florida State	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 73-70 Recap
2/21/07	WED	Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	L, 60-68 Recap
2/24/07	SAT	Georgia Tech	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 75-69 Recap
3/1/07	THU	#21 Virginia Polytechnic Institute	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 69-56 Recap
3/3/07	SAT	Wake Forest	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L, 72-78 Recap
3/9/07	FRI	#10 seed N.C. State (ACC Tournament)	Tampa, Florida	L, 71-79
3/16/07	FRI	#13 seed Albany (NCAA Tournament)	Columbus, Ohio	W, 84-57
3/18/07	SUN	#5 seed Tennessee (NCAA Tournament)	Columbus, Ohio	L, 74-77

ACC Games

[edit] Retired numbers

No. Position Year Player 3 PG 1981 Jeff Lamp 14 PG 1955 Buzzy Wilkinson 20 SG/SF 1992 Bryant Stith

No. Position Year Player 40 SG 1973 Barry Parkhill 41 SF 1976 Wally Walker 50 C 1983 Ralph Sampson

[edit] Retired jerseys

No. Position Year Player 5 SG 1998 Curtis Staples

Staples's jersey was retired during halftime of the first regular-season men's basketball game played in the John Paul Jones Arena. It was announced that the number 5 will remain in circulation, however, and is available for future players to wear, as opposed to the retired numbers listed above, which are no longer issued to any player. (See page 5 of Game Notes media release located at [3].)

[edit] Notable alumni

Name	Position	Year	Notes
Cory Alexander	PG	1995	1995 NBA Draft 1st Round Pick - San Antonio Spurs, 29th, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic
Junior Burrough	SF	1995	Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets
Herb Busch	C	1959	New York Knicks
Rick Carlisle	PG	1984	Coach - Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets
Steve Castellan	C	1979	Boston Celtics
John Crotty	PG	1991	Charlotte Hornets, Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Supersonics, Detroit Pistons
Frank DeWitt	F	1972	Buffalo Braves
Kenton Edelin	C	1984	Indiana Pacers
Gus Gerard	C	1974	Carolina Cougars, St Louis Spirits, Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs
Marc Iavaroni	PF	1978	New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
Jeff Jones	PG	1982	Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors
Andrew Kennedy	F	1987	Philadelphia 76ers
Jeff Lamp	SG	1981	1981 NBA Draft 1st Round Pick - Portland Trail Blazers, 5th, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs
Bill Langloh	G	1977	Boston Celtics
Lewis Lattimore	F	1981	Milwaukee Bucks
Roger Mason, Jr.	SG	2002	Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Currently a member of the Washington Wizards
Scott McCandlish	C	1972	Portland Trail Blazers
Jim Miller	F	1985	Utah Jazz
Cornel Parker	G	1994	Golden State Warriors
Barry Parkhill	G	1973	1973 NBA Draft 1st Round Pick - Portland Trail Blazers, 15th, Virginia Squires, St Louis Spirits
Olden Polynice	C	1987	1987 NBA Draft 1st Round Pick - Chicago Bulls, 11th, Seattle Supersonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers
Lee Raker	F	1981	San Diego Clippers
Craig Robinson	F	1983	Boston Celtics
Jamal Robinson	SF/SG	1997	Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat
Ralph Sampson	C	1983	1983 NBA Draft 1st Round Pick - Houston Rockets, 1st, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Washington Bullets
Tom Sheehey	F	1987	Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls
Bryant Stith	SF	1992	1992 NBA Draft 1st Round Pick - Denver Nuggets, 13th, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers
Wally Walker	SF	1976	1976 NBA Draft 1st Round Pick - Portland Trail Blazers, 5th, Seattle Supersonics, Houston Rockets
Buzzy Wilkinson	G	1955	Boston Celtics
Othell Wilson	PG	1984	Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings

[edit] National honors

Naismith College Player of the Year
1981	Ralph Sampson
1982	Ralph Sampson
1983	Ralph Sampson
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Hall of Fame Award (Most Outstanding Senior College Player under six-feet tall)
1984	Ricky Stokes
First Team All American
1915	William Strickling
1955	Buzzy Wilkinson
1972	Barry Parkhill
1973	Barry Parkhill
1980	Jeff Lamp Ralph Sampson
1981	Jeff Lamp Ralph Sampson
1982	Ralph Sampson
1983	Ralph Sampson

[edit] Previous men's team head coaches

Name	Seasons	Year	Notes
Henry Lannigan	1905-1929	24
Roy Randall	1929-1930	1
Gus Tebell	1930-1951	21
Evan “Bus” Male	1951-1957	6
Billy McCann	1957-1963	6
Bill Gibson	1963-1974	11
Terry Holland	1974-1990	16
Jeff Jones	1990-1998	8
Pete Gillen	1998-2005	7
Dave Leitao	2005-Present

[edit] Women's basketball

Lady Cavs
University	University of Virginia
Conference	[[Atlantic Coast Conference|]]
Location	Charlottesville, VA
Head Coach	Debbie Ryan ( year)
Arena	John Paul Jones Arena (Capacity: )
Nickname	Cavaliers or Wahoos
Colors	Orange and Blue

[edit] History

Overall
Years of basketball	29
1st season	1973-74
Head coaches (all-time)	3
All Games
All-time record	608-241 (29 yrs.)
Winning seasons	27
.500 seasons	0
Losing seasons	2
20+ win seasons	18
30+ win seasons	2
ACC Games
ACC W-L record	242-93 (25 yrs.)
ACC titles	3
ACC regular season titles	11
Winning seasons	19
.500 seasons	1
Losing seasons	5
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances	19
NCAA W-L record	29-19
Sweet Sixteen	12
Final Eight	7
Final Four	3
National Rankings
Ranked in final AP Top 10	7
Ranked in final Coaches Top 10	9
Conference Honors
All-ACC	41
ACC Player of the Year	6
ACC Rookie of the Year	4
ACC Coach of the Year	7
All-Tournament (1st Team)	15
All-Tournament (2nd Team)	11
ACC Tournament MVP	3
Accurate as of beginning of 2006/07 season

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Year Player 23 PG Jr. Takisha Granberry 32 PF Fr. Jayna Hartig 3 SG Fr. Paulisha Kellum 20 PG Jr. Denesha Kenion 1 SF So. Lyndra Littles 10 PG Sr. Brenna McGuire 21 PG Sr. Tara McKnight

No. Position Year Player 12 PG Sr. Britnee Millner 33 PG So. Aisha Mohammed 30 C Jr. Abby Robertson 4 PF/C So. Siedah Williams 22 PG Fr. Monica Wright 5 SG Jr. Sharneé Zoll

[edit] Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach:	Debbie Ryan
Assistant Coach:	Jeff House
Assistant Coach:	Curtis Loyd
Assistant Coach:	Jennifer Hoover
Director of Women's Basketball Operations:	Tanzania Williams
Strength/Conditioning	Ed Nordenschild

[edit] Current season

Current Record
Overall	ACC
19-14	6-10
Poll Positions
AP[4]	Coaches[5]
N/A	N/A
As of January 18, 2007

Date	Opponent	Location	Outcome/Time
10/31/06	Team Concept (Exhibition)	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 102-67 Recap
11/10/06	Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island	W, 69-56 Recap
11/12/06	Old Dominion	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 92-72 Recap
11/17/06	Marquette	Charlottesville, Virginia	W,84-76 Recap
11/20/06	Liberty	Charlottesville, Virginia	L, 71-75 Recap
11/24/06	South Dakota St. (Junkanoo Jam)	Freeport, The Bahamas	L, 55-62 Recap
11/25/06	Central Florida (Junkanoo Jam)	Freeport, The Bahamas	W, 76-47 Recap
11/29/06	Temple	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 71-65 Recap
12/02/06	Seton Hall	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 85-66 Recap
12/05/06	Marshall	Huntington, West Virginia	W, 75-58 Recap
12/16/06	Cleveland State	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 100-60 Recap
12/18/06	#6 Connecticut	Charlottesville, Virginia	L, 60-96 Recap
12/28/06	Maine (Cavalier Classic)	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 86-66 Recap
12/29/06	UAB (Cavalier Classic)	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 81-63 Recap
01/03/07	Richmond	Richmond, Virginia	L, 70-73 Recap
01/08/07	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L, 96-62 Recap
01/11/07	Wake Forest	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 77-70 Recap
01/14/07	Boston College	Charlottesville, Virginia	W 65-63 (OT) Recap
01/19/07	Maryland	College Park, Maryland	L, 68-95
01/22/07	Virginia Tech	Charlottesville, Virginia	L, 58-60
01/25/07	N.C. State	Raleigh, North Carolina	L, 60-71
01/28/07	Florida State	Tallahassee, Florida	L, 47-63
02/02/07	Duke	Charlottesville, Virginia	L, 61-76
02/04/07	Miami	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 73-60
02/06/07	North Florida	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 90-57
02/11/07	Maryland	Charlottesville, Virginia	L, 74-83
02/15/07	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	W, 79-76
02/18/07	Florida State	Charlottesville, Virginia	L, 77-79
02/22/07	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	L, 50-73
02/25/07	Clemson	Clemson, South Carolina	W, 86-85
03/01/07	Clemson (ACC Tournament)	Greensboro, North Carolina	W, 89-82
03/02/07	Duke (ACC Tournament)	Greensboro, North Carolina	L, 58-79
03/19/07	Charlotte (NIT)	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 74-72
03/22/07	South Florida (NIT)	Charlottesville, Virginia	W, 73-71
03/25/07	Wisconsin (NIT)	Madison, Wisconsin	L, 78-84

ACC Games

[edit] Retired numbers

No. Position Year Player 11 PG 1988 Donna Holt 24 PG 1992 Dawn Staley

No. Position Year Player 25 PF 1985 Cathy Grimes 31 PF 1996 Wendy Palmer

[edit] Notable alumni

Name	Year	Notes
Val Ackerman	1981	President WNBA 1997-2005
Jenny Boucek	1995-96	Cleveland Rockers 1997 (player) Washington Mystics 1999 (asst. coach) Miami Sol 2000, 2001, 2002 (asst. coach)
Lesley Brown	1998-99	Detroit Shock 1999 Miami Sol 2000
Heather Burge	1992-93	Sacramento Monarchs 1999
Heidi Burge	1992-93	Los Angeles Sparks 1997 Washington Mystics 1998
Dena Evans	1992-93	Richmond Rage (ABL) 1997
Wendy Palmer	1995-96	Utah Starzz 1997, 1998 Detroit Shock 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Orlando Miracle 2002
Tammi Reiss	1991-92	Utah Starzz 1997, 1998 Utah Starzz 2001, 2002 (asst. coach)
Renee Robinson	1999-00	Washington Mystics 2000
Dawn Staley	1991-92	Charlotte Sting 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Richmond Rage (ABL) 1997 Philadelphia Rage (ABL) 1998
Tora Suber	1996-97	Charlotte Sting 1997, 1998 Orlando Miracle 1999
DeMya Walker	1998-99	Portland Fire 2000, 2001, 2002

[edit] Previous women's team head coaches

Name	Seasons	Years	Notes
Barbara Kelly	2	1974-1975
Dan Bonner	2	1976-1977
Debbie Ryan		1977-Present

[edit] See also

• Virginia Cavaliers
• Virginia Cavaliers football
• University of Virginia

[edit] References

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