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2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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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 year)
Associate head coach Ron Sanchez (8th year)
Assistant coach Jason Williford (8th year)
Assistant coach Brad Soderberg (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Princeton, Motion
Base defense Pack line
Home arena John Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
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.

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. However, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and received their second No. 1 seed in three years. In the Tournament, they defeated Hampton,Butler, and Iowa State to advance to their first Elite Eight in twenty-one years. There, they lost to Syracuse, despite leading by 14 at halftime.


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