2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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 coach Jason Williford (8th season)
Assistant coach 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

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 where they defeated UNC Wilmington in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Florida.

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]

Departures

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

Class of 2016 signees

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:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
DeAndre 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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

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Class of 2017 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marco Anthony
CG
San Antonio, TX Holmes High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Francesco Badocchi
SF
Mission, KS Bishop Miege High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 30, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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:

Roster

2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hall, DevonDevon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Cape Henry Collegiate School Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 2 Bartley, JusticeJustice Bartley (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Montrose Christian School Lilburn, Georgia
G 4 Shayok, MarialMarial Shayok 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Blair Academy Ottawa, Ontario
G 5 Guy, KyleKyle Guy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Lawrence Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Gross Jr., TrevonTrevon 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 Jerome, TyTy Jerome 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Iona Preparatory School New Rochelle, New York
F 12 Hunter, DeAndreDeAndre Hunter  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Friends' Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 21 Wilkins, IsaiahIsaiah Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Greater Atlanta Christian Atlanta, Georgia
F 24 Jones, JeffJeff Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr St. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, Virginia
F 25 Diakite, MamadiMamadi Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Blue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea
F 30 Huff, JayJay Huff  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Voyager Academy Durham, North Carolina
F 31 Reuter, JarredJarred Reuter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Brewster Academy Marion, Massachusetts
G 32 Perrantes, LondonLondon Perrantes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Crespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, California
C 33 Salt, JackJack Salt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) RS So Westlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand
G 51 Thompson, DariusDarius Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Blackman HS/Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

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

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 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. ( ) = 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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