List of Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team. The Cavaliers won the NCAA Tournament Championship in 2019. The team was a charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921 until becoming an independent in 1937 and finally a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. Virginia has finished first in the ACC a total of nine times,[1] which is third best all-time.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Henry Lannigan (Independent) (1905–1907)
1905–06 Henry Lannigan 8–2
1906–07 Henry Lannigan 5–3
Henry Lannigan (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1921)
1907–08 Henry Lannigan 5–5
1908–09 Henry Lannigan 6–3
1909–10 Henry Lannigan 12–4
1910–11 Henry Lannigan 10–5
1911–12 Henry Lannigan 7–4
1912–13 Henry Lannigan 11–4
1913–14 Henry Lannigan 12–1–1
1914–15 Henry Lannigan 17–0
1915–16 Henry Lannigan 11–2
1916–17 Henry Lannigan 7–5
1917–18 Henry Lannigan 7–1
1918–19 Henry Lannigan 11–4
1919–20 Henry Lannigan 10–3
1920–21 Henry Lannigan 13–5
Henry Lannigan (Southern Conference) (1921–1929)
1921–22 Henry Lannigan 17–1 5–0 1st
1922–23 Henry Lannigan 12–5 1–3 15th
1923–24 Henry Lannigan 12–3 3–2 7th
1924–25 Henry Lannigan 14–3 4–2 T–6th
1925–26 Henry Lannigan 9–6 4–4 T–10th
1926–27 Henry Lannigan 9–10 5–7 13th
1927–28 Henry Lannigan 20–6 10–5 7th
1928–29 Henry Lannigan 9–10 5–7 15th
Henry Lannigan: 254–95–1 (.727)
Roy Randall (Southern Conference) (1929–1930)
1929–30 Roy Randall 3–12 2–8 19th
Roy Randall: 3–12 (.200)
Gus Tebell (Southern Conference) (1930–1937)
1930–31 Gus Tebell 11–9 5–6 13th
1931–32 Gus Tebell 13–8 6–3 T–5th
1932–33 Gus Tebell 12–6 5–3 T–5th
1933–34 Gus Tebell 7–11 1–9 8th
1934–35 Gus Tebell 13–9 7–5 4th
1935–36 Gus Tebell 11–13 4–8 7th
1936–37 Gus Tebell 9–10 6–7 8th
Gus Tebell (Independent) (1937–1951)
1937–38 Gus Tebell 6–10
1938–39 Gus Tebell 15–5
1939–40 Gus Tebell 16–5
1940–41 Gus Tebell 18–6
1941–42 Gus Tebell 7–10 NIT quarterfinal
1942–43 Gus Tebell 8–13
1943–44 Gus Tebell 11–8
1944–45 Gus Tebell 13–4
1945–46 Gus Tebell 12–5
1946–47 Gus Tebell 10–11
1947–48 Gus Tebell 16–10
1948–49 Gus Tebell 13–10
1949–50 Gus Tebell 12–13
1950–51 Gus Tebell 8–14
Gus Tebell: 241–190 (.559)
Evan Male (Independent) (1951–1953)
1951–52 Evan Male 11–13
1952–53 Evan Male 10–13
Evan Male (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1957)
1953–54 Evan Male 16–11 1–4 7th
1954–55 Evan Male 14–15 5–9 6th
1955–56 Evan Male 10–17 3–11 7th
1956–57 Evan Male 6–19 3–11 7th
Evan Male: 67–88 (.432) 12–35 (.255)
Billy McCann (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1957–1963)
1957–58 Billy McCann 10–13 6–8 5th
1958–59 Billy McCann 11–14 6–8 5th
1959–60 Billy McCann 6–18 1–13 8th
1960–61 Billy McCann 3–23 2–12 8th
1961–62 Billy McCann 5–18 2–12 8th
1962–63 Billy McCann 5–20 3–11 8th
Billy McCann: 40–106 (.274) 20–64 (.238)
Bill Gibson (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1963–1974)
1963–64 Bill Gibson 8–16 4–10 7th
1964–65 Bill Gibson 7–18 3–11 7th
1965–66 Bill Gibson 7–15 4–10 7th
1966–67 Bill Gibson 9–17 4–10 7th
1967–68 Bill Gibson 9–16 5–9 5th
1968–69 Bill Gibson 10–15 5–9 6th
1969–70 Bill Gibson 10–15 3–11 7th
1970–71 Bill Gibson 15–11 6–8 5th
1971–72 Bill Gibson 21–7 8–4 3rd NIT first round
1972–73 Bill Gibson 13–12 4–8 5th
1973–74 Bill Gibson 11–16 4–8 4th
Bill Gibson: 120–158 (.432) 50–98 (.338)
Terry Holland (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1974–1990)
1974–75 Terry Holland 12–13 4–8 5th
1975–76 Terry Holland 18–12 4–8 6th NCAA Division I first round
1976–77 Terry Holland 12–17 2–10 7th
1977–78 Terry Holland 20–8 6–6 4th NIT first round
1978–79 Terry Holland 19–10 7–5 3rd NIT second round
1979–80 Terry Holland 24–10 7–7 5th NIT Champion
1980–81 Terry Holland 29–4 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1981–82 Terry Holland 30–4 12–2 T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1982–83 Terry Holland 29–5 12–2 T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1983–84 Terry Holland 21–12 6–8 6th NCAA Division I Final Four
1984–85 Terry Holland 17–16 3–11 8th NIT quarterfinal
1985–86 Terry Holland 19–11 7–7 5th NCAA Division I first round
1986–87 Terry Holland 21–10 8–6 4th NCAA Division I first round
1987–88 Terry Holland 13–18 5–9 6th
1988–89 Terry Holland 22–11 9–5 3rd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1989–90 Terry Holland 20–12 6–8 5th NCAA Division I second round
Terry Holland: 326–173 (.653) 111–103 (.519)
Jeff Jones (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1990–1998)
1990–91 Jeff Jones 21–12 6–8 6th NCAA Division I first round
1991–92 Jeff Jones 20–13 8–8 5th NIT Champion
1992–93 Jeff Jones 21–10 9–7 5th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1993–94 Jeff Jones 18–13 8–8 4th NCAA Division I second round
1994–95 Jeff Jones 25–9 12–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1995–96 Jeff Jones 12–15 6–10 7th
1996–97 Jeff Jones 18–13 7–9 6th NCAA Division I first round
1997–98 Jeff Jones 11–19 3–13 9th
Jeff Jones: 146–104 (.584) 59–67 (.468)
Pete Gillen (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1998–2005)
1998–99 Pete Gillen 14–16 4–12 9th
1999–00 Pete Gillen 19–12 9–7 3rd NIT first round
2000–01 Pete Gillen 20–9 9–7 4th NCAA Division I first round
2001–02 Pete Gillen 17–12 7–9 5th NIT first round
2002–03 Pete Gillen 16–16 6–10 6th NIT second round
2003–04 Pete Gillen 18–13 6–10 8th NIT second round
2004–05 Pete Gillen 14–15 4–12 11th
Pete Gillen: 118–93 (.559) 45–67 (.402)
Dave Leitao (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2005–2009)
2005–06 Dave Leitao 15–15 7–9 7th NIT first round
2006–07 Dave Leitao 21–11 11–5 T–1st NCAA Division I second round
2007–08 Dave Leitao 17–16 5–11 10th CBI semifinal
2008–09 Dave Leitao 10–18 4–12 11th
Dave Leitao: 63–60 (.512) 27–37 (.422)
Tony Bennett (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2009–present)
2009–10 Tony Bennett 15–16 5–11 9th
2010–11 Tony Bennett 16–15 7–9 8th
2011–12 Tony Bennett 22–10 9–7 4th NCAA Division I first round
2012–13 Tony Bennett 23–12 11–7 4th NIT quarterfinal
2013–14 Tony Bennett 30–7 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2014–15 Tony Bennett 30–4 16–2 1st NCAA Division I second round
2015–16 Tony Bennett 29–8 13–5 2nd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2016–17 Tony Bennett 23–11 11–7 T–5th NCAA Division I second round
2017–18 Tony Bennett 31–3 17–1 1st NCAA Division I first round
2018–19 Tony Bennett 35–3 16–2 T–1st NCAA Division I Champion
2019–20 Tony Bennett 23–7 15–5 T–2nd No postseason held
2020–21 Tony Bennett 18–7 13–4 1st NCAA Division I first round
2021–22 Tony Bennett 21–14 12–8 6th NIT quarterfinal
2022–23 Tony Bennett 25–8 15–5 T–1st NCAA Division I first round
2023–24 Tony Bennett 23–11 13–7 3rd NCAA Division I first four
Tony Bennett: 364–136 (.728) 189–82 (.697)
Total: 1,742–1,215–1 (.589) 524–553 (.487)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers Index".
  2. ^ "All-Time Results". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.