Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

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Virginia Cavaliers
University	University of Virginia
Conference	ACC
Location	Charlottesville, VA
Head Coach	Dave Leitao (3rd year)
Arena	John Paul Jones Arena (Capacity: 14,593)
Nickname	Cavaliers
Colors	Orange and Navy Blue
Uniforms
Home     Away     Alternate
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.

[edit] History

[edit] Retired numbers

John Paul Jones Arena

University Hall

No. Position Year Player 3 SG 1981 Jeff Lamp 14 PG 1955 Buzzy Wilkinson 20 SG/SF 1992 Bryant Stith 40 SG 1973 Barry Parkhill

No. Position Year Player 41 SF 1976 Wally Walker 50 C 1983 Ralph Sampson

[edit] Retired jerseys

No. Position Year Player 5 SG 1998 Curtis Staples 44 PG 2008 Sean Singletary

Staples' 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 [1].)

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] National honors

Students support their Virginia Cavaliers at a Virginia basketball game in University Hall, January 2006.

[edit] Previous men's team head coaches

[edit] External links

• Players who attended UVA

[edit] See also

• Virginia Cavaliers
• Virginia Cavaliers football
• University of Virginia

[edit] References