2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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 was 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.

2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions
ACC regular season co-champions
Battle 4 Atlantis champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
2018–19 record35–3 (16–2 ACC)
Head coachTony Bennett (10th season)
Associate head coachJason Williford (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemePrinceton, Motion
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Virginia16–2 .889  35–3  .921
No. 3 North Carolina16–2 .889  29–7  .806
No. 1 Duke †14–4 .778  32–6  .842
No. 10 Florida State13–5 .722  29–8  .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech12–6 .667  26–9  .743
Syracuse10–8 .556  20–14  .588
Louisville10–8 .556  20–14  .588
NC State9–9 .500  24–12  .667
Clemson9–9 .500  20–14  .588
Georgia Tech6–12 .333  14–18  .438
Boston College5–13 .278  14–17  .452
Miami (FL)5–13 .278  14–18  .438
Wake Forest4–14 .222  11–20  .355
Pittsburgh3–15 .167  14–19  .424
Notre Dame3–15 .167  14–19  .424
† 2019 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

UVA opened the season with consecutive wins over ranked Big Ten teams, No. 25 Wisconsin (Battle 4 Atlantis) and No. 24 Maryland (ACC–Big Ten Challenge), the latter of which improved Bennett's record in the Challenge to 8–2. An unheralded two-star recruit, 5'9" Kihei Clark from Los Angeles, California, started both games as a true freshman. The team then started the season 16–0 before falling to No. 1 Duke, 72–70.[1] The game was just the fourth in college basketball history between two teams both ranked No. 1, as the No. 4 Cavaliers were voted atop the Coaches Poll before the loss.[1] After a 16–2 ACC record, Virginia won a share of their fourth ACC regular season title in the past six years.[2]

In the ACC tournament, the Cavaliers defeated NC State 76–56, before falling to Florida State in the conference semifinals. Virginia was then awarded the No. 1 seed in the South region and dispatched Gardner-Webb and Oklahoma by healthy margins in the first two rounds in Columbia, South Carolina. They advanced to a Sweet 16 matchup with Oregon and beat Oregon 53–49 to advance to their 2nd Elite 8 under Bennett. In the Elite Eight, they beat Purdue 80–75 in overtime to secure a trip to their first Final Four since 1984. On April 6, 2019, they defeated Auburn in their Final Four matchup by a score of 63–62 on 3 last-second free throws by Kyle Guy, cementing the program's first ever trip to the national championship game.[3] On April 8, 2019, Virginia beat Texas Tech 85–77 in overtime, winning its first national championship.

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 seed was upset by a No. 16 seed.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Devon Hall0G6'5"211RS SeniorVirginia Beach, VAGraduated/2018 NBA draft
Justice Bartley2G6'5"212JuniorLilburn, GATransferred to Maryland Eastern Shore
Trevon Gross Jr.10G6'3"200JuniorJackson, NJTransferred to Monmouth University
Isaiah Wilkins21F6'7"227SeniorAtlanta, GAGraduated
Nigel Johnson23G6'1"182RS SeniorAshburn, VAGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Braxton Key2F6'8"225JuniorDecatur, GAAlabama

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, Australia St. Augustine's College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Aug 28, 2017 
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Francisco Caffaro
C		 El Trébol, Argentina NBA Global Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A May 1, 2018 
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.

2019 recruiting class

Roster
2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kihei Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrTaft Charter HS Woodland Hills, California
F 1 Francesco Badocchi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrBishop Miege HS Milan, Italy
F 2 Braxton Key 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrOak Hill Academy/Alabama Decatur, Georgia
G 5 Kyle Guy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrLawrence Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Jayden Nixon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrChoate Rosemary Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
G 11 Ty Jerome 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrIona Preparatory School New Rochelle, New York
F 12 De'Andre Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) RS SoFriends' Central School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 13 Grant Kersey (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrAlbemarle HS Charlottesville, Virginia
C 22 Francisco Caffaro  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)233 lb (106 kg) FrNBA Global Academy El Trébol Santa Fe, Argentina
G 23 Kody Stattmann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrSt. Augustine's College Bentley Park, Australia
G 24 Marco Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)228 lb (103 kg) SoHolmes HS San Antonio, Texas
F 25 Mamadi Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS JrBlue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea
F 30 Jay Huff 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoVoyager Academy Durham, North Carolina
C 33 Jack Salt (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrWestlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand
F 45 Austin Katstra (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)214 lb (97 kg) SoAlbemarle HS Charlottesville, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 5 Towson W 73–42  1–0
  20 – Jerome  10 – Hunter  6 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (13,807)
Charlottesville, VA
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 5 George Washington W 76–57  2–0
  20 – Tied  6 – Jerome  7 – Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (13,574)
Charlottesville, VA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 Coppin State
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game		 W 97–40  3–0
  20 – Hunter  7 – Key  6 – Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (13,971)
Charlottesville, VA
November 21, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 vs. Middle Tennessee
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals		 W 74–52  4–0
  15 – Tied  8 – Hunter  9 – Hunter  Imperial Arena (1,115)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 vs. Dayton
Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals		 W 66–59  5–0
  23 – Hunter  6 – Tied  2 – Tied  Imperial Arena (2,258)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 vs. No. 25 Wisconsin
Battle 4 Atlantis Final		 W 53–46  6–0
  20 – Hunter  9 – Hunter  5 – Jerome  Imperial Arena (2,249)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 at No. 24 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 76–71  7–0
  18 – Guy  7 – Salt  4 – Hunter  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
December 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 4 Morgan State W 83–45  8–0
  15 – Tied  9 – Key  5 – Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (13,397)
Charlottesville, VA
December 9, 2018*
1:30 pm, ACCRSN		 No. 4 VCU W 57–49  9–0
  15 – Guy  8 – Jerome  4 – Key  John Paul Jones Arena (13,648)
Charlottesville, VA
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN		 No. 5 at South Carolina W 69–52  10–0
  25 – Jerome  9 – Salt  7 – Jerome  Colonial Life Arena (12,291)
Columbia, SC
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 No. 5 William & Mary W 72–40  11–0
  18 – Hunter  10 – Jerome  4 – Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
December 31, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCRSN		 No. 4 Marshall W 100–64  12–0
  30 – Guy  8 – Tied  4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Regular Season
January 5, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 No. 9 Florida State W 65–52  13–0
(1–0)		  21 – Guy  6 – Tied  6 – Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
January 9, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 4 at Boston College W 83–56  14–0
(2–0)		  18 – Tied  9 – Key  5 – Guy  Conte Forum (5,738)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 12, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 4 at Clemson W 63–43  15–0
(3–0)		  13 – Guy  8 – Tied  5 – Jerome  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,242)
Clemson, SC
January 15, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 4 No. 9 Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash		 W 81–59  16–0
(4–0)		  21 – Hunter  5 – Tied  12 – Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
January 19, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 at No. 1 Duke
ESPN College GameDay		 L 70–72  16–1
(4–1)		  18 – Hunter  6 – Tied  4 – Jerome  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 22, 2019
9:00 pm, ACCRSN		 No. 3 Wake Forest W 68–45  17–1
(5–1)		  12 – Tied  8 – Salt  5 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,273)
Charlottesville, VA
January 26, 2019
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 3 at Notre Dame W 82–55  18–1
(6–1)		  19 – Hunter  9 – Jerome  6 – Jerome  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
January 29, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 3 at No. 23 NC State W 66–65 OT 19–1
(7–1)		  15 – Hunter  8 – Key  6 – Jerome  PNC Arena (18,211)
Raleigh, NC
February 2, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 3 Miami (FL) W 56–46  20–1
(8–1)		  14 – Hunter  9 – Salt  6 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (13,978)
Charlottesville, VA
February 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 No. 2 Duke
ESPN College GameDay		 L 71–81  20–2
(8–2)		  16 – Tied  10 – Key  4 – Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
February 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 at No. 8 North Carolina
Rivalry		 W 69–61  21–2
(9–2)		  20 – Tied  6 – Key  11 – Jerome  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 16, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 4 Notre Dame W 60–54  22–2
(10–2)		  22 – Guy  10 – Hunter  3 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (13,448)
Charlottesville, VA
February 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 at No. 20 Virginia Tech
Rivalry		 W 64–58  23–2
(11–2)		  23 – Guy  7 – Guy  6 – Jerome  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
February 23, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 3 at No. 18 Louisville W 64–52  24–2
(12–2)		  26 – Hunter  8 – Guy  5 – Jerome  KFC Yum! Center (17,529)
Louisville, KY
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 2 Georgia Tech W 81–51  25–2
(13–2)		  19 – Jerome  8 – Diakite  6 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,094)
Charlottesville, VA
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 2 Pittsburgh W 73–49  26–2
(14–2)		  17 – Guy  6 – Huff  5 – Hunter  John Paul Jones Arena (13,452)
Charlottesville, VA
March 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 at Syracuse W 79–53  27–2
(15–2)		  25 – Guy  7 – Guy  14 – Jerome  Carrier Dome (29,052)
Syracuse, NY
March 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 Louisville W 73–68  28–2
(16–2)		  24 – Jerome  6 – Guy  6 – Jerome  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
March 14, 2019
12:30 pm, ESPN/Raycom		 (1) No. 2 vs. (8) NC State
Quarterfinals		 W 76–56  29–2
  29 – Guy  7 – Key  10 – Jerome  Spectrum Center (19,691)
Charlotte, NC
March 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom		 (1) No. 2 vs. (4) No. 12 Florida State
Semifinals		 L 59–69  29–3
  13 – Hunter  5 – Salt  4 – Guy  Spectrum Center (20,116)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2019*
3:10 pm, TruTV		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (16 S) Gardner–Webb
First Round		 W 71–56  30–3
  23 – Hunter  9 – Diakite  6 – Jerome  Colonial Life Arena (15,417)
Columbia, SC
March 24, 2019*
7:45 pm, TruTV		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (9 S) Oklahoma
Second Round		 W 63–51  31–3
  14 – Diakite  9 – Tied  3 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (16,332)
Columbia, SC
March 28, 2019*
9:59 pm, TBS		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (12 S) Oregon
Sweet Sixteen		 W 53–49  32–3
  13 – Jerome  11 – Diakite  6 – Jerome  KFC Yum! Center (19,831)
Louisville, KY
March 30, 2019*
8:49 pm, TBS		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (3 S) No. 13 Purdue
Elite Eight		 W 80–75 OT 33–3
  25 – Guy  10 – Guy  7 – Jerome  KFC Yum! Center (21,623)
Louisville, KY
April 6, 2019*
6:09 pm, CBS		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Auburn
Final Four		 W 63–62  34–3
  21 – Jerome  9 – Jerome  6 – Jerome  U.S. Bank Stadium (72,711)
Minneapolis, MN
April 8, 2019*
9:20 pm, CBS		 (1 S) No. 2 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Texas Tech
National Championship		 W 85–77 OT 35–3
  27 – Hunter  10 – Key  8 – Jerome  U.S. Bank Stadium (72,062)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South, MW=Midwest, W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings
See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP 5 (2) 4 (2) 4 (2) 4 (1) 4 (1) 6 (1) 5 (1) 4 (4) 4 (4) 4 (5) 4 (6) 3 (3) 3 (4) 3 (4) 4 3 2 (15) 2 (21) 2 (23) 2 (5) Not released 
Coaches 5 (1) 5^ (1) 4 4 4 3 (1) 3 1 (10) 2 (11) 1 (11) 1 (13) 3 3 3 4 3 3 2–T (2) 2 (5) 2 (1) 1 (32)

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References
  1. RJ Barrett leads No. 1 Duke past No. 4 Virginia 72–70, accessed January 19, 2019
  2. Wang, Gene (9 March 2019). "Virginia basketball clinches ACC title share, but honoring Jack Salt was 'more important'". The Washington Post. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-04-06/virginia-auburn-score-kyle-guy-free-throws-send-cavaliers
  4. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

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