2022–23 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2022–23 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season co–champions
Continental Tire Main Event champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 14
Record25–8 (15–5 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Williford (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Orlando Vandross (5th season)
  • Kyle Getter (2nd season)
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2022–23 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Miami (FL) 15 – 5   .750 29 – 8   .784
No. 23 Virginia 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
Clemson 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
No. 18 Duke † 14 – 6   .700 27 – 9   .750
Pittsburgh 14 – 6   .700 24 – 12   .667
NC State 12 – 8   .600 23 – 11   .676
North Carolina 11 – 9   .550 20 – 13   .606
Wake Forest 10 – 10   .500 19 – 14   .576
Syracuse 10 – 10   .500 17 – 15   .531
Boston College 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Virginia Tech 8 – 12   .400 19 – 15   .559
Florida State 7 – 13   .350 9 – 23   .281
Georgia Tech 6 – 14   .300 15 – 18   .455
Notre Dame 3 – 17   .150 11 – 21   .344
Louisville 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2023 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 14th year and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with an 25–8 record, 15–5 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for first place and clinch a share of their sixth regular season title in ten seasons, and their eleventh ACC regular season title in school history. They defeated North Carolina and Clemson to reach the championship game of the ACC tournament, where they lost to Duke. They received a bid to NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East region, where they were upset in the First Round by Furman.

Previous season

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The 2021–22 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 to end their disappointing season.

Offseason

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Departures

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Virginia departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jayden Nixon 5 G 6'3" 200 Senior Charlottesville, VA Graduated & Transferred to Johns Hopkins
Malachi Poindexter 11 G 6'2" 190 Sophomore Mineral, VA Transferred to Illinois State
Kody Stattmann 23 G 6'8" 200 Senior Bentley Park, Queensland, Australia Graduated[a]
Igor Miličić Jr. 24 G/F 6'10" 224 Freshman Rovinj, Croatia Transferred to Charlotte
Carson McCorkle 33 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Raleigh, NC Transferred to Wofford
  1. ^ Due to COVID-19, the NCAA declared that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player. Nixon & Stattmann both could have returned for the 2022–23 season but chose not to do so.

Incoming transfers

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Virginia incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Years remaining Date eligible
Ben Vander Plas 5 F 6'8" 232 Redshirt Graduate Student Ripon, WI Ohio 1 October 1, 2022
Dante Harris G 6'0" 170 Junior Washington, D.C. Georgetown 3 October 1, 2023[a]
  1. ^ Harris transferred to Virginia on December 18, 2022. He will redshirt the entire 2022–23 season and have three seasons of eligibility.

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaac McKneely
SG 		Poca, WV Poca 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Leon Bond
SF 		Wauwatosa, WI Wauwatosa East 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jul 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Isaac Traudt
PF 		Grand Island, NE Grand Island Senior 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Aug 28, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Ryan Dunn
SF/SG 		Freeport, NY Perkiomen School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 18, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 16  247Sports: 12  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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  • "2022 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  • "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  • "Virginia 2022 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.

^ESPN has not released its team rankings for 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Roster

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Players

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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) 167 lb (76 kg) GS Taft Charter Woodland Hills, CA
F 1 Jayden Gardner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) GS Heritage
East Carolina 		Wake Forest, NC
G 2 Reece Beekman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Scotlandville Magnet Baton Rouge, LA
G 4 Armaan Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cathedral
Indiana 		Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Ben Vander Plas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) GS Ripon
Ohio 		Ripon, WI
G 10 Taine Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Rosmini College Auckland, New Zealand
G 11 Isaac McKneely 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Poca Poca, WV
G 12 Chase Coleman (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Maury Norfolk, VA
G/F 13 Ryan Dunn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Perkiomen School Freeport, NY
F/C 21 Kadin Shedrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Holly Springs Holly Springs, NC
C 22 Francisco Cáffaro 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 254 lb (115 kg) RS Sr NBA Global Academy Santa Fe, Argentina
F 23 Isaac Traudt Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Fr Grand Island Senior Grand Island, NE
F 24 Tristan How (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Norfolk Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA
F 35 Leon Bond Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Wauwatosa East Wauwatosa, WI
G Dante Harris Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Lakeway Christian Academy
Georgetown 		Washington, D.C.
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: December 18, 2022

Coaches

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Virginia coaching staff
Name Position Year with position Year on coaching staff Alma mater Hometown
Tony Bennett Dean and Markel Families Head Coach 14 14 UW-Green Bay Clintonville, WI
Jason Williford Associate head coach 5 14 Virginia Richmond, VA
Orlando Vandross Assistant Coach 5 8 American International
Kyle Getter Assistant Coach 2 5 Hanover Miamisburg, OH
Brad Soderberg Director of Scouting 2 8 UW-Stevens Point Wausau, WI
Larry Mangino Director of player development 2 7 Montclair State
Johnny Carpenter Director of player personnel 5 8 Virginia Great Falls, VA
Isaiah Wilkins Graduate assistant 2 2 Virginia Lilburn, GA
Mike Curtis Strength and conditioning coach 14 14 Virginia Richmond, VA
Ethan Saliba Head Athletic Trainer 25 40 Kansas
Ronnie Wideman Associate AD for Basketball Administration/Operations 13 14 Washington State Washougal, WA

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Summer Tour: Cavaliers in Italy
August 13, 2022
1:00 pm 		vs. Stella Azzurra W 76–24  1–0
  13 – Shedrick   7 – Tied   7 – Beekman  Arena Altero Felici 
Rome, Italy
August 15, 2022
1:00 pm 		vs. Orange1 Basket Bassano W 71–41  2–0
  19 – Traudt   8 – Bond   5 – Clark  A.S.D. Pino Dragons Basket Firenze 
Florence, Italy
August 18, 2022
1:30 pm 		vs. KK Mega Mozzart L 73–92  2–1
  19 – Shedrick   12 – Shedrick   6 – Clark  Palazzetto dello Sport 
Rapallo, Italy
August 19, 2022
12:00 pm 		vs. KK Mega Mozzart W 94–87 2OT 3–1
  23 – Clark   7 – Cáffaro   5 – Beekman  Palazzetto dello Sport 
Rapallo, Italy[a]
Regular Season
November 7, 2022*
9:00 pm, ACCRSN 		No. 18 NC Central W 73–61  1–0
  21 – Franklin   9 – Gardner   5 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (13,238)
Charlottesville, VA
November 11, 2022*
9:00 pm, ACCRSN 		No. 18 Monmouth
Continental Tire Main Event campus game 		W 89–42  2–0
  15 – McKneely   7 – Shedrick   7 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (13,487)
Charlottesville, VA
November 14, 2022*
8:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 16 Northern Iowa Canceled due to the 2022 University of Virginia shooting[6] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Continental Tire Main Event semifinal 		W 86–79  3–0
  26 – Franklin   4 – Tied   10 – Beekman  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 20, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 16 vs. No. 19 Illinois
Continental Tire Main Event championship 		W 70–61  4–0
  17 – Beekman   10 – Vander Plas   3 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2022*
6:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 5 Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–45  5–0
  26 – Gardner   7 – Vander Plas   8 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (13,882)
Charlottesville, VA
November 29, 2022*
9:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 at Michigan
ACC/B1G Challenge 		W 70–68  6–0
  18 – Beekman   11 – Gardner   5 – Beekman  Crisler Center (12,200)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 3, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Florida State W 62–57  7–0
(1–0) 		 18 – Clark   7 – Gardner   5 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,280)
Charlottesville, VA
December 6, 2022*
8:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 3 James Madison W 55–50  8–0
  18 – Clark   8 – Gardner   7 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,193)
Charlottesville, VA
December 17, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 No. 5 Houston L 61–69  8–1
  16 – Shedrick   6 – Tied   8 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
December 20, 2022
8:30 pm, ACCN 		No. 6 at No. 22 Miami (FL) L 64–66  8–2
(1–1) 		 20 – Vander Plas   9 – Beekman   9 – Beekman  Watsco Center (7,257)
Coral Gables, FL
December 28, 2022*
6:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 13 Albany W 66–46  9–2
  20 – Franklin   7 – Gardner   10 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,269)
Charlottesville, VA
December 31, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 at Georgia Tech W 74–56  10–2
(2–1) 		 15 – Clark   6 – Vander Plas   8 – Clark  McCamish Pavilion (5,371)
Atlanta, GA
January 3, 2023
9:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 11 at Pittsburgh L 65–68  10–3
(2–2) 		 17 – Clark   6 – Beekman   8 – Clark  Peterson Events Center (6,464)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2023
5:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 11 Syracuse W 73–66  11–3
(3–2) 		 16 – Franklin   7 – Shedrick   11 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,217)
Charlottesville, VA
January 10, 2023
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 North Carolina W 65–58  12–3
(4–2) 		 17 – Vander Plas   9 – Franklin   5 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
January 14, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 at Florida State W 67–58  13–3
(5–2) 		 20 – Franklin   7 – Tied   6 – Clark  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,043)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 10 Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash 		W 78–68  14–3
(6–2) 		 20 – Clark   7 – Vander Plas   7 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 10 at Wake Forest W 76–67  15–3
(7–2) 		 25 – Franklin   10 – Franklin   6 – Beekman  LJVM Coliseum (12,443)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 28, 2023
12:00 pm, ACCRSN 		No. 7 Boston College W 76–57  16–3
(8–2) 		 18 – Tied   7 – Franklin   8 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at Syracuse W 67–62  17–3
(9–2) 		 17 – Gardner   8 – Gardner   10 – Clark  JMA Wireless Dome (19,272)
Syracuse, NY
February 4, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash 		L 68–74  17–4
(9–3) 		 20 – Gardner   10 – Gardner   5 – Beekman  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 7, 2023
9:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 8 No. 22 NC State W 63–50  18–4
(10–3) 		 18 – Gardner   6 – Shedrick   6 – Clark  John Paul Jones Arena (14,070)
Charlottesville, VA
February 11, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 Duke W 69–62 OT 19–4
(11–3) 		 23 – Franklin   6 – Beekman   7 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 7 at Louisville W 61–58  20–4
(12–3) 		 14 – Tied   11 – Vander Plas   6 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (11,570)
Louisville, KY
February 18, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 Notre Dame W 57–55  21–4
(13–3) 		 15 – Clark   12 – Gardner   5 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,230)
Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ACCRSN 		No. 6 at Boston College L 48–63  21–5
(13–4) 		 16 – Gardner   5 – Tied   3 – Clark  Conte Forum (8,194)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 25, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at North Carolina L 63–71  21–6
(13–5) 		 19 – Gardner   12 – Gardner   6 – Beekman  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 13 Clemson W 64–57  22–6
(14–5) 		 12 – Tied   9 – Gardner   8 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,351)
Charlottesville, VA
March 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 Louisville
Senior Day 		W 75–60  23–6
(15–5) 		 16 – Tied   4 – Tied   11 – Beekman  John Paul Jones Arena (14,149)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
March 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2) No. 13 vs. (7) North Carolina
Quarterfinals 		W 68–59  24–6
  17 – Gardner   10 – Gardner   5 – Beekman  Greensboro Coliseum (17,772)
Greensboro, NC
March 10, 2023
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(2) No. 13 vs. (3) Clemson
Semifinals 		W 76–56  25–6
  23 – Gardner   12 – Gardner   7 – Beekman  Greensboro Coliseum (15,316)
Greensboro, NC
March 11, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		(2) No. 13 vs. (4) No. 21 Duke
Championship 		L 49–59  25–7
  12 – Beekman   7 – Shedrick   4 – Beekman  Greensboro Coliseum (19,116)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023*
12:40 pm, TruTV 		(4 S) No. 14 vs. (13 S) Furman
First Round 		L 67–68  25–8
  15 – Shedrick   13 – Shedrick   5 – Tied  Amway Center 
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.
  1. ^ Palazzetto dello Sport is in the comune of Santa Margherita Ligure, but per release, Virginia said it was in Rapallo.

[7] [8] [9] [10]

Rankings

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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP18165 (1)3 (2)3 (3)2 (19)61311131076876131314Not released
Coaches181463 (1)32 (12)6121112106496 (1)6 (1)12111023

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  2. ^ Newton, Matt (May 27, 2022). "Kody Stattmann Signs With Brisbane Bullets in Australia's National Basketball League". si.com. Fan Nation. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Carey, Zach (April 1, 2022). "Igor Milicic Jr. enters the transfer portal after one season at Virginia". streakingthelawn.com. Streaking the Lawn. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Geisinger, Brian (March 29, 2022). "Carson McCorkle enters portal after 2 years at Virginia". accsports.com. ACC Sports. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Transfer Ben Vander Plas Joins Cavaliers". virginiasports.com. Virginia Sports. April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Barber, Mike (November 14, 2022). "UVa cancel's men's basketball game against Northern Iowa". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Sports. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "UVA To Play Four Exhibition Games on Italy Tour". virginiasports.com. Virginia Sports. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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  10. ^ "Houston Announces Series vs. Virginia". uhcougars.com. Houston Cougars. June 24, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
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