2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2019 ACC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (10th season)
Associate head coach	Jason Williford (10th season)
Assistant coach	Brad Soderberg (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Orlando Vandross (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Princeton, Motion
Base defense	Pack-Line
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

The 2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Tony Bennett in his tenth year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Cavaliers finished the 2017–18 season 31–3, and 17–1 in ACC play to win both ACC Regular Season and tournament titles. The Cavaliers received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South region, where they were upset by No. 16 UMBC in the First Round. This was the first time in NCAA tournament history that a No. 1 upset by No. 16.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Devon Hall	0	G	6'5"	211	RS Senior	Virginia Beach, VA	Graduated/2018 NBA draft
Justice Bartley	2	G	6'5"	212	Junior	Lilburn, GA	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Maryland Eastern Shore
Trevon Gross Jr.	10	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Jackson, NJ	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Isaiah Wilkins	21	F	6'7"	227	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated/went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft
Nigel Johnson	23	G	6'1"	182	RS Senior	Ashburn, VA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Braxton Key	2	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Decatur, GA	Transferred from Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Key will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kody Stattmann SG	Cairns, Queensland, Austalia	St. Augustine's College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Aug 28, 2017
Kody Stattmann SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kihei Clark PG	Woodland Hills, CA	Taft High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Oct 2, 2017
Kihei Clark PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Francisco Caffaro C	El Trébol, Argentina	NBA Global Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	N/A	May 1, 2018
Francisco Caffaro C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "Virginia 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "2018 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "Virginia 2018 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Casey Morsell #11 SG	Washington, D.C.	Saint John's College High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 6, 2018
Casey Morsell #11 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Kadrin Shedrick PF	Holly Springs, NC	Holly Springs High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 20, 2018
Kadrin Shedrick PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "Virginia 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "2019 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018. "Virginia 2019 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kihei Clark	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Taft Charter HS	Woodland Hills, California
F	1	Francesco Badocchi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Bishop Miege HS	Milan, Italy
F	2	Braxton Key	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Oak Hill Academy Alabama	Decatur, Georgia
G	5	Kyle Guy (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Lawrence Central HS	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	10	Jayden Nixon (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Choate Rosemary Hall	Charlottesville, Virginia
G	11	Ty Jerome	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Iona Preparatory School	New Rochelle, New York
F	12	De'Andre Hunter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS So	Friends' Central School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C	22	Francisco Caffaro	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	El Trébol Santa Fe, Argentina
G	23	Kody Stattmann	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	St. Augustine's College	Bentley Park, Queensland, Australia
G	24	Marco Anthony	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	Holmes HS	San Antonio, Texas
F	25	Mamadi Diakite	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	RS Jr	Blue Ridge School	Conakry, Guinea
F	30	Jay Huff	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Voyager Academy	Durham, North Carolina
C	33	Jack Salt (C)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Westlake Boys HS	Auckland, New Zealand
F	45	Austin Katstra (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	So	Albemarle HS	Charlottesville, Virginia

Head coach

Tony Bennett (Green Bay)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Williford (Virginia)
Brad Soderberg (UW–Stevens Point)
Orlando Vandross (American International)

Strength and conditioning coach(es)

Mike Curtis (Virginia)

Athletic trainer(s)

Ethan Saliba (Kansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Towson	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	George Washington	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Coppin State Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Nov 21, 2018* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 22, 2018* 4:00 pm/9:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Butler or Dayton Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2018*	vs. Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 28, 2018* 7:15 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	–	–	–	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Dec 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Morgan State	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Dec 9, 2018* 1:30 pm, ACCRSN	VCU	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN	at South Carolina	–	–	–	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	William & Mary	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Dec 31, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCRSN	Marshall	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
ACC Regular Season
Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2	Florida State	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Jan 9, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Boston College	–	–	–	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 12, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom	at Clemson	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Jan 15, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	Virginia Tech Rivalry	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Duke	–	–	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Jan 22, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN	Wake Forest	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, CBS	at Notre Dame	–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Jan 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at NC State	–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom	Miami (FL)	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Duke	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Feb 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	at North Carolina	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom	Notre Dame	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Feb 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Virginia Tech Rivalry	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 23, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom	Louisville	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Georgia Tech	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom	Pittsburgh	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Syracuse	–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm/6:00 pm/8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Louisville	–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
Mar 12–16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

Notes

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Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset UMBC upset
People	Head coaches Notable players
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 ACC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll