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
2022–23 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Miami (FL)155 .750298  .784
No. 14 Virginia155 .750258  .758
Clemson146 .7002311  .676
No. 12 Duke146 .700279  .750
Pittsburgh146 .7002412  .667
NC State128 .6002311  .676
North Carolina119 .5502013  .606
Wake Forest1010 .5001914  .576
Syracuse1010 .5001715  .531
Boston College911 .4501617  .485
Virginia Tech812 .4001915  .559
Florida State713 .350923  .281
Georgia Tech614 .3001518  .455
Notre Dame317 .1501121  .344
Louisville218 .100428  .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

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

Departures

Virginia departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jayden Nixon5G6'3"200 SeniorCharlottesville, VAGraduated & Transferred to Johns Hopkins
Malachi Poindexter11G6'2"190 SophomoreMineral, VATransferred to Illinois State
Kody Stattmann23G6'8"200 SeniorBentley Park, Queensland, AustraliaGraduated[lower-alpha 1]
Igor Miličić Jr.24G/F6'10"224 FreshmanRovinj, CroatiaTransferred to Charlotte
Carson McCorkle33G6'3"185 SophomoreRaleigh, NCTransferred 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

Virginia incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Years remaining Date eligible
Ben Vander Plas5F6'8"232Redshirt Graduate StudentRipon, WIOhio1October 1, 2022
Dante HarrisG6'0"170JuniorWashington, D.C.Georgetown3October 1, 2023[lower-alpha 1]
  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

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: Scout: N/A   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: Scout: N/A   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: Scout: N/A   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: Scout: N/A   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

Players

2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kihei Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)167 lb (76 kg) GSTaft Charter Woodland Hills, CA
F 1 Jayden Gardner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)233 lb (106 kg) GSHeritage
East Carolina
Wake Forest, NC
G 2 Reece Beekman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrScotlandville Magnet Baton Rouge, LA
G 4 Armaan Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrCathedral
Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Ben Vander Plas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg) GSRipon
Ohio
Ripon, WI
G 10 Taine Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoRosmini College Auckland, New Zealand
G 11 Isaac McKneely 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)179 lb (81 kg) FrPoca Poca, WV
G 12 Chase Coleman (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrMaury Norfolk, VA
G/F 13 Ryan Dunn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrPerkiomen School Freeport, NY
F/C 21 Kadin Shedrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)231 lb (105 kg) RS JrHolly Springs Holly Springs, NC
C 22 Francisco Cáffaro 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)254 lb (115 kg) RS SrNBA Global Academy Santa Fe, Argentina
F 23 Isaac Traudt Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)229 lb (104 kg) FrGrand Island Senior Grand Island, NE
F 24 Tristan How (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)202 lb (92 kg) JrNorfolk Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA
F 35 Leon Bond Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrWauwatosa East Wauwatosa, WI
G Dante Harris Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrLakeway 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

Virginia coaching staff
Name Position Year with position Year on coaching staff Alma mater Hometown
Tony BennettDean and Markel Families Head Coach1414UW-Green BayClintonville, WI
Jason WillifordAssociate head coach514VirginiaRichmond, VA
Orlando VandrossAssistant Coach58American International
Kyle GetterAssistant Coach25HanoverMiamisburg, OH
Brad SoderbergDirector of Scouting28UW-Stevens PointWausau, WI
Larry ManginoDirector of player development27Montclair State
Johnny CarpenterDirector of player personnel58VirginiaGreat Falls, VA
Isaiah WilkinsGraduate assistant22VirginiaLilburn, GA
Mike CurtisStrength and conditioning coach1414VirginiaRichmond, VA
Ethan SalibaHead Athletic Trainer2540Kansas
Ronnie WidemanAssociate AD for Basketball Administration/Operations1314Washington StateWashougal, WA

Schedule and results

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[lower-alpha 1]
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  12–3
(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.

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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

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