Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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| University | University of Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference | ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlottesville, VA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Dave Leitao (3rd year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | John Paul Jones Arena (Capacity: 15,219) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Orange and Navy Blue
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference Tournament Champions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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[edit] History
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| Years of basketball | 102 |
| 1st season | 1905-06 |
| Head coaches (all-time) | 10 |
| All Games | |
| All-time record | 1351-1045-1 |
| 20+ win seasons | 16 |
| 30+ win seasons | 1 |
| Home Games | |
| John Paul Jones Arena | 16-1 |
| University Hall | 393-140 |
| ACC Games | |
| ACC Record | 315-448 |
| ACC Regular Season Championships | 5 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2007) |
| ACC Tournament Championships | 1 (1976) |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| NCAA Appearances | 16 |
| NCAA W-L record | 22-16 |
| Sweet Sixteen | 7 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1995) |
| Elite Eight | 4 (1981, 1984, 1989, 1995) |
| Final Four | 2 (1981, 1984) |
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[edit] Retired numbers
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John Paul Jones Arena
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University Hall
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[edit] Retired jerseys
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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
| Name | Position | Year | Notes |
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| Cory Alexander | PG | 1995 | 1995 NBA Draft 1st Round Pick - San Antonio Spurs, 29th, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Bobcats |
| 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
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Students support their Virginia Cavaliers at a Virginia basketball game in University Hall, January 2006.
| Naismith College Player of the Year | |
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| 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 |
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| 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] See also
[edit] References
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