2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Legends Classic champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–14 (12–8 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Williford (13th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Orlando Vandross (4th season)
  • Kyle Getter (1st season)
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Duke 16 – 4   .800 32 – 7   .821
North Carolina 15 – 5   .750 29 – 10   .744
Notre Dame 15 – 5   .750 24 – 11   .686
Miami (FL) 14 – 6   .700 26 – 11   .703
Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 25 – 10   .714
Virginia 12 – 8   .600 21 – 14   .600
Virginia Tech † 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Florida State 10 – 10   .500 17 – 14   .548
Syracuse 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Clemson 8 – 12   .400 17 – 16   .515
Louisville 6 – 14   .300 13 – 19   .406
Boston College 6 – 14   .300 13 – 20   .394
Pittsburgh 6 – 14   .300 11 – 21   .344
Georgia Tech 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
NC State 4 – 16   .200 11 – 21   .344
† 2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 13th year and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cavaliers finished the season 21–14, 12–8 in ACC Play to finish in 6th place. They defeated Louisville in the Second Round of the ACC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Mississippi State and North Texas to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to St. Bonaventure.

The Cavaliers did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012–13.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cavaliers finished the 2020–21 season 18–7, 13–4 in ACC play to win the regular season championship.[1] They defeated Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 issues. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region where they were upset in the First Round by Ohio.[2]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Virginia Coaching Changes
Name Previous position New position
Brad Soderberg Assistant Coach Director of Scouting
Kyle Getter Director of Recruiting/Player Development Assistant Coach
Larry Mangino Director of Scouting/Recruiting Director of Player Development
Isaiah Wilkins Forward (ratiopharm Ulm) Graduate Assistant

Departures

Virginia departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jabri Abdur-Rahim 1 F/G 6'7" 214 Freshman South Orange, NJ Transferred to Georgia
Justin McKoy 4 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Cary, NC Transferred to North Carolina
Sam Hauser 10 F 6'8" 218 Redshirt Senior Stevens Point, WI Graduated
Casey Morsell 13 G 6'3" 196 Sophomore Fort Washington, MD Transferred to NC State
Austin Katstra 24 F 6'6" 245 Senior Charlottesville, VA Graduated
Trey Murphy III 25 F/G 6'9" 206 Junior Durham, NC Declared for 2021 NBA draft
Jay Huff 30 F/C 7'1" 240 Redshirt Senior Durham, NC Graduated
Tomas Woldetensae 53 G 6'5" 197 Senior Bologna, Italy Graduated[a]
  1. ^ Due to COVID-19, the NCAA declared that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player. Hauser, Katstra, Huff, & Woldetensae all could have returned for 2021–22, but chose not to do so.

Incoming transfers

Virginia incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Years remaining Date eligible
Jayden Gardner 1 F 6'6" 246 Senior Wake Forest, NC East Carolina 2 October 1, 2021
Armaan Franklin 4 G 6'4" 204 Junior Indianapolis, IN Indiana 3 October 1, 2021

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taine Murray
SG 		Auckland, New Zealand Rosmini College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 13, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Igor Miličić Jr.
SF 		Rovinj, Croatia Ratiopharm Ulm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 1, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 77  247Sports: 82  ESPN: –
  • 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  • "2021 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  • "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  • "Virginia 2021 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

^ESPN has not released their team rankings for 2021 yet.

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Roster

Players

2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kihei Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Taft Charter Woodland Hills, CA
F 1 Jayden Gardner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Sr Heritage
East Carolina 		Wake Forest, NC
G 2 Reece Beekman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Scotlandville Magnet Baton Rouge, LA
G 4 Armaan Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Cathedral
Indiana 		Indianapolis, IN
G 5 Jayden Nixon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Choate Rosemary Hall Charlottesville, VA
G 10 Taine Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Rosmini College Auckland, New Zealand
G 11 Malachi Poindexter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Anne's-Belfield School Mineral, VA
G 12 Chase Coleman (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Jr Maury Norfolk, VA
F 21 Kadin Shedrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) RS So Holly Springs Holly Springs, NC
C 22 Francisco Cáffaro 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 242 lb (110 kg) RS Jr NBA Global Academy Santa Fe, Argentina
G 23 Kody Stattmann 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr St. Augustine's College Bentley Park, Queensland, Australia
G/F 24 Igor Miličić Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr OrangeAcademy
Ratiopharm Ulm 		Rovinj, Croatia
G 33 Carson McCorkle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Greensboro Day School Raleigh, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jason Williford
  • Orlando Vandross
  • Kyle Getter
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 31, 2021

Coaches

Virginia coaching staff
Name Position Year with position Year on coaching staff Alma mater
Tony Bennett Dean and Markel Families Head Coach 13 13 UW-Green Bay
Jason Williford Associate Head Coach 4 13 Virginia
Orlando Vandross Assistant Coach 4 7 American International
Kyle Getter Assistant Coach 1 4 Hanover
Brad Soderberg Director of Scouting 1 7 UW-Stevens Point
Larry Mangino Director of Player Development 1 6 Montclair State
Johnny Carpenter Director of Player Personnel 4 7 Virginia
Isaiah Wilkins Graduate Assistant 1 1 Virginia
Mike Curtis Strength and Conditioning Coach 13 13 Virginia
Ethan Saliba Head Athletic Trainer 24 39 Kansas
Ronnie Wideman Associate AD for Basketball Administration/Operations 12 13 Washington State

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kadin Shedrick Francisco Cáffaro
PF Jayden Gardner Igor Miličić Jr.
SF Armaan Franklin Taine Murray Carson McCorkle
SG Reece Beekman Kody Stattmann Jayden Nixon
PG Kihei Clark Malachi Poindexter Chase Coleman

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Scrimmage
October 17, 2021
2:00 pm 		Blue vs. White
Pepsi Blue–White Scrimmage 		W 8–7  0–0
  18 – Gardner    –      –    John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
October 23, 2021
 No. 25 VCU
Scrimmage 		Undisclosed John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
9:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 25 Navy L 58–66  0–1
  18 – Gardner   10 – Gardner   6 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (13,100)
Charlottesville, VA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 25 Radford W 73–52  1–1
  21 – Franklin   7 – Gardner   5 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (13,568)
Charlottesville, VA
November 16, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 15 Houston L 47–67  1–2
  11 – Franklin   6 – Clark   2 – Clark  Fertitta Center (7,051)
Houston, TX
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCRSN 		Coppin State W 68–52  2–2
  14 – Gardner   12 – Gardner   6 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (12,980)
Charlottesville, VA
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Georgia
Legends Classic semifinal 		W 65–55  3–2
  23 – Franklin   7 – Shedrick   3 – Tied  Prudential Center (0)
Newark, NJ
November 23, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Providence
Legends Classic championship 		W 58–40  4–2
  21 – Gardner   13 – Gardner   7 – Beekman  Prudential Center (2,787)
Newark, NJ
November 26, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCN 		Lehigh W 61–43  5–2
  11 – Clark   8 – Gardner   7 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (12,647)
Charlottesville, VA
November 29, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Iowa
B1G/ACC Challenge 		L 74–75  5–3
  18 – Gardner   8 – Gardner   5 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (13,542)
Charlottesville, VA
December 3, 2021
8:00 pm, ACCN 		Pittsburgh W 57–56  6–3
(1–0) 		 15 – Gardner   5 – Tied   6 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,257)
Charlottesville, VA
December 7, 2021*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		at James Madison L 49–52  6–4
  12 – Gardner   14 – Gardner   5 – Beekman  Atlantic Union Bank Center (8,439)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 18, 2021*
2:00 pm, ACCN 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 82–49  7–4
  29 – Gardner   6 – Gardner   6 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (13,197)
Charlottesville, VA
December 22, 2021
8:00 pm, ACCN 		Clemson L 50–67  7–5
(1–1) 		 20 – Beekman   8 – Franklin   3 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (13,857)
Charlottesville, VA
January 1, 2022
8:00 pm, ACCN 		at Syracuse W 74–69  8–5
(2–1) 		 17 – Tied   11 – Shedrick   8 – Clark  Carrier Dome (17,295)
Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2022
9:00 pm, ACCRSN 		at Clemson W 75–65  9–5
(3–1) 		 16 – Shedrick   6 – Shedrick   5 – Beekman  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,202)
Clemson, SC
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN 		at North Carolina L 58–74  9–6
(3–2) 		 13 – Beekman   7 – Tied   4 – Beekman  Dean Smith Center (20,638)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 12, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash 		W 54–52  10–6
(4–2) 		 15 – Franklin   9 – Caffaro   5 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (13,573)
Charlottesville, VA
January 15, 2022
4:30 pm, ACCRSN 		Wake Forest L 55–63  10–7
(4–3) 		 18 – Franklin   6 – Caffaro   7 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (13,924)
Charlottesville, VA
January 19, 2022
9:00 pm, ACCN 		at Pittsburgh W 66–61  11–7
(5–3) 		 19 – Beekman   5 – Caffaro   8 – Beekman  Petersen Events Center (7,595)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2022
6:00 pm, ACCN 		at NC State L 63–77  11–8
(5–4) 		 14 – Franklin   8 – Caffaro   6 – Clark  PNC Arena (12,811)
Raleigh, NC
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN 		Louisville W 64–52  12–8
(6–4) 		 15 – Clark   7 – Tied   11 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (13,076)
Charlottesville, VA
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm, ACCN 		at Notre Dame L 65–69  12–9
(6–5) 		 22 – Gardner   12 – Caffaro   6 – Clark  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,495)
South Bend, IN
February 1, 2022
6:00 pm, ACCN 		Boston College W 67–55  13–9
(7–5) 		 19 – Clark   6 – Clark   7 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (12,847)
Charlottesville, VA
February 5, 2022
5:00 pm, ACCN 		Miami (FL) W 71–58  14–9
(8–5) 		 22 – Franklin   7 – Gardner   10 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,089)
Charlottesville, VA
February 7, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 7 Duke W 69–68  15–9
(9–5) 		 17 – Gardner   8 – Gardner   9 – Clark  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 12, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Georgia Tech W 63–53  16–9
(10–5) 		 26 – Gardner   8 – Caffaro   3 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,253)
Charlottesville, VA
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash 		L 53–62  16–10
(10–6) 		 17 – Gardner   14 – Gardner   4 – Beekman  Cassell Coliseum (9,825)
Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2022
5:00 pm, ACCN 		at Miami W 74–71  17–10
(11–6) 		 23 – Gardner   13 – Shedrick   7 – Beekman  Watsco Center (5,596)
Coral Gables, FL
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 Duke L 61–65  17–11
(11–7) 		 25 – Clark   7 – Beekman   7 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
February 26, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		Florida State
Senior Day 		L 63–64  17–12
(11–8) 		 21 – Gardner   11 – Caffaro   6 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
March 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Louisville W 71–61  18–12
(12–8) 		 20 – Shedrick   12 – Beekman   6 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (13,085)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
March 9, 2022
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(6) vs. (11) Louisville
Second Round 		W 51–50  19–12
  17 – Gardner   8 – Caffaro   9 – Beekman  Barclays Center (8,174)
Brooklyn, NY
March 10, 2022
9:30 p.m., ESPN 		(6) vs. (3) No. 25 North Carolina
Quarterfinals 		L 43–63  19–13
  17 – Gardner   6 – Caffaro   5 – Beekman  Barclays Center (15,994)
Brooklyn, NY
NIT Tournament
March 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(3) Mississippi State
First Round – Oklahoma Bracket 		W 60–57  20–13
  16 – Gardner   5 – Caffaro   9 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (5,278)
Charlottesville, VA
March 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at (2) North Texas
Second Round – Oklahoma Bracket 		W 71–69 OT 21–13
  17 – Tied   10 – Stattman   9 – Beekman  The Super Pit (4,866)
Denton, TX
March 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN 		St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals – Oklahoma Bracket 		L 51–52  21–14
  17 – Franklin   9 – Shedrick   6 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (6,829)
Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[16]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP25RV—RV—
Coaches2525*—

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

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