2013–14 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2013–14 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

ACC Regular Season Champions
ACC Tournament Champions, W 72–63 vs. Duke
NCAA Sweet Sixteen, L 59–61 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#3
2013–14 record	30–7 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (5th year)
Associate head coach	Ritchie McKay (5th year)
Assistant coach	Ron Sanchez (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jason Williford (5th year)
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Virginia †	16	–	2	.889	30	–	7	.811
#14 Syracuse	14	–	4	.778	28	–	6	.824
#8 Duke	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#19 North Carolina	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Pittsburgh	11	–	7	.611	26	–	10	.722
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
North Carolina State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Maryland	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Miami (FL)	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Wake Forest	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Notre Dame	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290


† 2014 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his fifth season, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2013–14 season was one of the most successful in UVa's 109-year basketball history. The Cavaliers won only their second ever outright ACC regular season title, with a 16–2 conference record (their best conference record in program history), as well as only their second ever ACC Tournament title. They also won 30 games for only the second time in school history (the first being in 1981–82) and finished third in the final AP Poll—their highest final national ranking in 30 years. On March 16, 2014, the Cavaliers received a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.^[1] In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina and Memphis to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Michigan State.

Class of 2013 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devon Hall PG	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Cape Henry Collegiate School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 30, 2012
Devon Hall PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
London Perrantes PG	Los Angeles, California	Crespi Carmelite High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 2, 2012
London Perrantes PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
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 Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

The 2013–14 team at Hank McCamish Pavilion.

2013–14 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Hall, DevonDevon Hall	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cape Henry Collegiate	Virginia Beach, Virginia
1.5 !G	1	Anderson, JustinJustin Anderson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Montrose Christian	Montross, Virginia
1.5 !G	4	Frazier, MaleekMaleek Frazier (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	The Covenant School	Charlottesville, Virginia
1.5 !G	5	Jones, TevenTeven Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 182 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Fishburne Military School	Kannapolis, North Carolina
5.0 !C	10	Tobey, MikeMike Tobey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 253 lb (115 kg)	2.0 !So	Blair Academy	Monroe, New York
3.5 !F	11	Nolte, EvanEvan Nolte	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 227 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	Milton	Milton, Georgia
1.5 !G	12	Harris, JoeJoe Harris (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chelan	Chelan, Washington
3.5 !F	13	Gill, AnthonyAnthony Gill	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Charlotte Christian/South Carolina	High Point, North Carolina
1.5 !G	15	Brogdon, MalcolmMalcolm Brogdon	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 217 lb (98 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Greater Atlanta Christian	Norcross, Georgia
1.5 !G	21	Vozenilek, RobRob Vozenilek (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Christopher's	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	23	Perrantes, LondonLondon Perrantes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 189 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Crespi	Los Angeles, California
3.5 !F	24	Kirven, CaidCaid Kirven (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 229 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Woodberry Forest	Raleigh, North Carolina
3.5 !F	25	Mitchell, AkilAkil Mitchell (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charlotte Christian	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	30	Rogers, ThomasThomas Rogers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 206 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Fork Union	Farmville, Virginia
3.5 !F	32	Atkins, DarionDarion Atkins	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 234 lb (106 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Landon School	Clinton, Maryland
3.5 !F	34	Jones^[2], JeffJeff Jones^[2] (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield	Charlottesville, Virginia

Head coach

Tony Bennett (Green Bay)

Assistant coach(es)

Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific)
Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta)
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

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 8*	#24	James Madison	W 61–41	1–0	John Paul Jones Arena (11,934)
Nov. 12*	#25	#14 VCU	L 56–59	1–1	John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Nov. 16*	#25	vs. Davidson	W 70–57	2–1	Time Warner Cable Arena (5,216)
Nov. 19*		Navy	W 67–42	3–1	John Paul Jones Arena (9,764)
Nov. 23*		Liberty (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 75–53	4–1	John Paul Jones Arena (10,941)
Nov. 26*		Hampton (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 69–40	5–1	John Paul Jones Arena (8,970)
Nov. 29*		vs. SMU (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 76–73	6–1	American Bank Center¹ (N/A)
Nov. 30*		vs. Missouri State (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 83–63	7–1	American Bank Center¹ (N/A)
Dec. 4*		#8 Wisconsin (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	L 38–48	7–2	John Paul Jones Arena (11,142)
Dec. 7*		at Green Bay	L 72–75	7–3	Resch Center (6,491)
Dec. 21*		Northern Iowa	W 57–43	8–3	John Paul Jones Arena (9,714)
Dec. 23*		Norfolk State	W 66–56	9–3	John Paul Jones Arena (9,206)
Dec. 30*		at Tennessee	L 52–87	9–4	Thompson-Boling Arena (16,142)
Conference regular season
Jan. 4		at Florida State	W 62–50	10–4 (1–0)	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,588)
Jan. 8		Wake Forest	W 74–51	11–4 (2–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (10,114)
Jan. 11		at NC State	W 76–45	12–4 (3–0)	PNC Arena (15,623)
Jan. 13		at #23 Duke	L 65–69	12–5 (3–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Jan. 18		Florida State	W 78–66	13–5 (4–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (12,765)
Jan. 20		North Carolina	W 76–61	14–5 (5–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (13,045)
Jan. 25		Virginia Tech	W 65–45	15–5 (6–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,215)
Jan. 28		at Notre Dame	W 68–53	16–5 (7–1)	Joyce Center (7,565)
Feb. 2		at #18 Pittsburgh	W 48–45	17–5 (8–1)	Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Feb. 5	#20	Boston College	W 77–67	18–5 (9–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (10,853)
Feb. 8	#20	at Georgia Tech	W 64–45	19–5 (10–1)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,187)
Feb. 10	#17	Maryland	W 61–53	20–5 (11–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (11,568)
Feb. 15	#17	at Clemson	W 63–58	21–5 (12–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,573)
Feb. 18	#14	at Virginia Tech	W 57–53	22–5 (13–1)	Cassell Coliseum (5,316)
Feb. 22	#14	Notre Dame	W 70–49	23–5 (14–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,114)
Feb. 26	#12	Miami (FL)	W 65–40	24–5 (15–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (11,812)
Mar. 1	#12	#4 Syracuse	W 75–56	25–5 (16–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Mar. 9	#5	at Maryland	L 69–75 ^OT	25–6 (16–2)	Comcast Center (17,950)
ACC Tournament
Mar. 14	#6	vs. Florida State (Quarterfinals)	W 64–51	26–6	Greensboro Coliseum² (21,533)
Mar. 15	#6	vs. Pittsburgh (Semifinals)	W 51–48	27–6	Greensboro Coliseum² (21,533)
Mar. 16	#6	vs. #7 Duke (Championship)	W 72–63	28–6	Greensboro Coliseum² (21,533)
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 21*	#3 (E 1)	vs. #(E 16) Coastal Carolina (Second round)	W 70–59	29–6	PNC Arena³ (17,472)
Mar. 23*	#3 (E 1)	vs. #(E 8) Memphis (Third round)	W 78–60	30–6	PNC Arena³ (18,712)
Mar. 28*	#3 (E 1)	vs. #11 (E 4) Michigan State (Sweet Sixteen)	L 59–61	30–7	Madison Square Garden⁴ (19,314)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll ^1 Game played in Corpus Christi, Texas. ^2 Game played in Greensboro, North Carolina. ^3 Game played in Raleigh, North Carolina ^4 Game played in New York City. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	24	25	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	20	17	14	12	5	6	3	N/A
Coaches	25	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	21	16	13	11	5	8	4	10

References

↑ "2014 NCAA Tournament No. 1 Seed - Virginia". CBSSports.com. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Jones is the son of former Virginia coach, and current Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones.

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Louisville Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics