Virginia Cavaliers basketball history
University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
John Paul Jones Arena
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Current interim head coach: Ron Sanchez (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Jason Williford (2009-)
- Asst: Orlando Vandross (2015-)
- Asst: Johnny Carpenter (2015-)
- Asst: Isaiah Wilkins (2023-)
- Scouting: Brad Soderberg (2015-)
- DPD: Larry Mangino (2016-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships:Â 1Â Â (2019)
- Final Four Appearances:Â 3Â (1981, 1984, 2019)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances:Â 10Â (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2014, 2016, 2019)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances:Â 26Â (1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record:Â 35-25
- NIT Championships:Â 2Â (1980, 1992)
- NIT Appearances:Â 14 Â (1941, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2022)
- NIT Overall Record:Â 19-12
- CBI Appearances:Â 1 Â (2008)
- CBI Overall Record:Â 2-1
Conference Titles (SoCon, ACC):
- ACCÂ Regular Season Championships:Â 11Â (1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
- SoCon Regular Season Championships: 1 (1922)
- ACCÂ Tournament Championships:Â 3Â (1976, 2014, 2018)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year:Â 3Â (Ralph Sampson, 1981, 1982, 1983)
- John R. Wooden Award:Â 2Â (Ralph Sampson, 1982, 1983)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy:Â 3Â (Ralph Sampson, 1981, 1982, 1983)
- AP Player of the Year:Â 3Â (Ralph Sampson, 1981, 1982, 1983)
- NABC Player of the Year:Â 2Â Â (Ralph Sampson, 1982, 1983)
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Â 1Â (Ralph Sampson, 1982)
- AP All-Americans:Â 11Â Â (last = Kyle Guy & De’Andre Hunter, 2019)
- ACCÂ Player of the Year:Â 5Â Â (last = Malcolm Brogdon, 2016)
Virginia head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Ron Sanchez (int.) | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Bennett | 2009-24 | 364-136 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Dave Leitao | 2005-09 | 63-60 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pete Gillen | 1998-2005 | 118-93 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jeff Jones | 1990-98 | 146-104 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Terry Holland | 1974-90 | 326-173 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Bill Gibson | 1963-74 | 120-158 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy McCann | 1957-63 | 40-106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Evan “Bus” Male | 1951-57 | 67-88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gus Tebell | 1930-51 | 241-190 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Randall | 1929-30 | 3-12 | 0 | – | – |
Henry Lannigan | 1905-29 | 254-95 | 1 | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE:Â Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.Â