2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 111th season of play. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his seventh 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 29–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Georgia Tech and Miami (FL) to advance to the championship game of the ACC tournament where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #1 seed where they defeated Hampton, Butler, and Iowa State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to fellow ACC member Syracuse.

2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record29–8 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRon Sanchez (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina †14–4 .77833–7  .825
No. 4 Virginia13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)13–5 .72227–8  .771
No. 16 Louisville*12–6 .66723–8  .742
Notre Dame11–7 .61124–12  .667
No. 19 Duke11–7 .61125–11  .694
Virginia Tech10–8 .55620–15  .571
Clemson10–8 .55617–14  .548
Pittsburgh9–9 .50021–12  .636
Syracuse9–9 .50023–14  .622
Georgia Tech8–10 .44421–15  .583
Florida State8–10 .44420–14  .588
NC State5–13 .27816–17  .485
Wake Forest2–16 .11111–20  .355
Boston College0–18 .0007–25  .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Last season

The Cavaliers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 30–4 overall and 16–2 in conference play, finishing in first place in the ACC for the second straight season. Despite their best regular season record in school history of 28–2, and reaching their highest national ranking since 1983, they fell in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to North Carolina, and in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 to Michigan State.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Justin Anderson1G6'6"228JuniorMontross, Virginia2015 NBA draft[1]/Dallas Mavericks[2]
B. J. Stith2G6'5"205FreshmanLawrenceville, VirginiaTransferred[3] to Old Dominion[4]
Darion Atkins5F6'8"241SeniorClinton, MarylandGraduated/2015 NBA draft
Maleek Frazier22G5'10"170SeniorCharlottesville, VirginiaGraduated
Rob Vozenilek23G6'2"190SeniorRichmond, VirginiaGraduated

Coaching changes

On April 1, 2015, associate head coach Ritchie McKay announced that he would be re-taking the head coaching job at Liberty, which he previously held from 2007 to 2009 until coming to Virginia.[5] On April 17, Lindenwood head coach Brad Soderberg was hired.[6] Soderberg had previously served as an assistant at Wisconsin alongside Tony Bennett's father Dick, and was interim head coach following the latter's retirement in 2000.[7] On July 2, 2015, Ron Sanchez was promoted to associate head coach.[8]

Class of 2015 signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarred Reuter
PF		 Marion, MA Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) August 2, 2014[9] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Mamadi Diakite
PF		 Conakry, Guinea Blue Ridge School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) August 4, 2015[10] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  • "2015 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  • "2015 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  • "Virginia 2015 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

Diakite originally committed to the class of 2016, but at the time of his commitment stated that there was an "80-percent chance" that he could reclassify to 2015 and redshirt.[11] On September 3, Bennett announced that Diakite was eligible to join the program.[12]

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Austin Nichols1F6'9"228JuniorCollierville, TNTransferred from Memphis.[13] Under NCAA transfer rules, Nichols must redshirt for the 2015–16 season. After this season he will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Roster
2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Devon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg) RS SoCape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 1 Austin Nichols (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)232 lb (105 kg) JrBriarcrest Christian/Memphis Collierville, Tennessee
G 2 Justice Bartley (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)209 lb (95 kg) FrMontrose Christian School Lilburn, Georgia
G 4 Marial Shayok 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg) SoBlair Academy Ottawa, Ontario
F/C 10 Mike Tobey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrBlair Academy Monroe, New York
F 11 Evan Nolte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) SrMilton HS Milton, Georgia
F 13 Anthony Gill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrCharlotte Christian/South Carolina High Point, North Carolina
G 15 Malcolm Brogdon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrGreater Atlanta Christian Norcross, Georgia
F 21 Isaiah Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoGreater Atlanta Christian Atlanta, Georgia
F 24 Caid Kirven (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) SrWoodberry Forest Raleigh, North Carolina
F 25 Mamadi Diakite Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBlue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea
F 31 Jarred Reuter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)243 lb (110 kg) FrBrewster Academy Marion, Massachusetts
G 32 London Perrantes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrCrespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, California
C 33 Jack Salt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS FrWestlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand
F 34 Jeff Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg) JrSt. Anne's-Belfield Charlottesville, Virginia
G 51 Darius Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) RS SoBlackman HS/Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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
Last update: September 24, 2015

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
F/C Anthony Gill Mike Tobey Jack Salt
F Isaiah Wilkins Jarred Reuter Caid Kirven
G/F Devon Hall Evan Nolte Jeff Jones
G Malcolm Brogdon Marial Shayok Justice Bartley
PG London Perrantes Darius Thompson

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Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 6 Morgan State W 86–48  1–0
  15 – Tobey  8 – Tobey  4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,034)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 16, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 6 at George Washington
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon		 L 68–73  1–1
  28 – Brogdon  8 – Brogdon  4 – Brogdon  Charles E. Smith Center (5,025)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 19, 2015*
9:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 6 vs. Bradley
Charleston Classic Quarterfinal		 W 82–57  2–1
  16 – Gill  7 – Gill  8 – Perrantes  TD Arena (3,437)
Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 20, 2015*
9:30 pm, ESPNU		 No. 6 vs. Long Beach State
Charleston Classic Semifinal		 W 87–52  3–1
  17 – Shayok  6 – Reuter  7 – Brogdon  TD Arena (3,417)
Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 22, 2015*
9:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 6 vs. George Mason
Charleston Classic Championship		 W 83–66  4–1
  21 – Brogdon  8 – Tobey  11 – Perrantes  TD Arena (2,820)
Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 25, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 12 Lehigh W 80–54  5–1
  23 – Brogdon  5 – Tied  8 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,220)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 1, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 10 at Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 64–58  6–1
  22 – Brogdon  7 – Gill  6 – Thompson  Value City Arena (12,445)
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 5, 2015*
2:00 pm, RSN		 No. 10 William & Mary W 67–52  7–1
  16 – Tied  7 – Gill  3 – Shayok  John Paul Jones Arena (14,105)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 8, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 10 vs. No. 14 West Virginia
Jimmy V Classic		 W 70–54  8–1
  20 – Gill  12 – Gill  4 – Perrantes  Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 19, 2015*
Noon, ESPN2		 No. 8 No. 12 Villanova W 86–75  9–1
  22 – Gill  7 – Tied  6 – Brogdon  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 22, 2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 5 California W 63–62 OT 10–1
  17 – Gill  7 – Wilkins  6 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (13,265)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 30, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 5 Oakland W 71–58  11–1
  17 – Gill  8 – Wilkins  5 – Brogdon  John Paul Jones Arena (14,465)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC regular season
Jan 2, 2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 5 Notre Dame W 77–66  12–1
(1–0)		  24 – Brogdon  6 – Tied  5 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,389)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 4, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 4 at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash		 L 68–70  12–2
(1–1)		  22 – Perrantes  8 – Tied  4 – Brogdon  Cassell Coliseum (6,157)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 9, 2016
2:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 4 at Georgia Tech L 64–68  12–3
(1–2)		  19 – Brogdon  7 – Tobey  4 – Perrantes  Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,073)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 12, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 13 No. 8 Miami (FL) W 66–58  13–3
(2–2)		  20 – Brogdon  8 – Gill  3 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (13,495)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 17, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPNU		 No. 13 at Florida State L 62–69  13–4
(2–3)		  19 – Perrantes  5 – Brogdon  5 – Brogdon  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,158)
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 19, 2016
9:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 13 Clemson W 69–62  14–4
(3–3)		  20 – Brogdon  6 – Tied  4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,398)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 24, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 13 Syracuse W 73–65  15–4
(4–3)		  21 – Brogdon  8 – Gill  7 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (13,305)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 26, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 11 at Wake Forest W 72–71  16–4
(5–3)		  28 – Brogdon  7 – Brogdon  5 – Perrantes  LJVM Coliseum (9,221)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 30, 2016
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 11 at No. 16 Louisville W 63–47  17–4
(6–3)		  13 – Tied  6 – Gill  5 – Perrantes  KFC Yum! Center (21,714)
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 3, 2016
7:00 pm, RSN		 No. 9 Boston College W 61–47  18–4
(7–3)		  27 – Brogdon  11 – Gill  4 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,310)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 6, 2016
Noon, ACCN		 No. 9 at Pittsburgh W 64–50  19–4
(8–3)		  21 – Brogdon  7 – Wilkins  5 – Wilkins  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 2016
8:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 7 Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash		 W 67–49  20–4
(9–3)		  16 – Gill  5 – Tied  5 – Hall  John Paul Jones Arena (14,395)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 13, 2016
4:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 7 at Duke L 62–63  20–5
(9–4)		  18 – Brogdon  5 – Tied  4 – Shayok  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 15, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 7 NC State W 73–53  21–5
(10–4)		  22 – Brogdon  13 – Wilkins  5 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,016)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 22, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 at No. 12 Miami (FL) L 61–64  21–6
(10–5)		  28 – Brogdon  10 – Gill  7 – Perrantes  BankUnited Center (7,016)
Coral Gables, Florida
Feb 27, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 No. 7 North Carolina
ESPN College GameDay		 W 79–74  22–6
(11–5)		  26 – Brogdon  9 – Gill  6 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 1, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 4 at Clemson W 64–57  23–6
(12–5)		  18 – Brogdon  10 – Gill  4 – Perrantes  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (9,626)
Greenville, South Carolina1
Mar 5, 2016
8:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 No. 11 Louisville W 68–46  24–6
(13–5)		  17 – Brogdon  20 – Tobey  4 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,088)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN		 (2) No. 4 vs. (10) Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 72–52  25–6
  26 – Brogdon  8 – Gill  8 – Perrantes  Verizon Center (20,719)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 11, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN		 (2) No. 4 vs. (3) No. 11 Miami (FL)
Semifinals		 W 73–68  26–6
  24 – Brogdon  7 – Wilkins  4 – Brogdon  Verizon Center (20,719)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 12, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN		 (2) No. 4 vs. (1) No. 7 North Carolina
Championship		 L 57–61  26–7
  15 – Brogdon  9 – Tobey  4 – Brogdon  Verizon Center (20,719)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2016*
3:10 pm, truTV		 (1 MW) No. 4 vs. (16 MW) Hampton
First Round		 W 81–45  27–7
  19 – Gill  7 – Gill  4 – 3 Tied  PNC Arena (19,722)
Raleigh, NC
Mar 19, 2016*
7:10 pm, TBS		 (1 MW) No. 4 vs. (9 MW) Butler
Second Round		 W 77–69  28–7
  22 – Brogdon  8 – Gill  5 – Brogdon  PNC Arena (19,433)
Raleigh, NC
Mar 25, 2016*
7:10 pm, CBS		 (1 MW) No. 4 vs. (4 MW) No. 22 Iowa State
Sweet Sixteen		 W 84–71  29–7
  23 – Gill  8 – Gill  9 – Perrantes  United Center (21,490)
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 27, 2016*
6:09 pm, TBS		 (1 MW) No. 4 vs. (10 MW) Syracuse
Elite Eight		 L 62–68  29–8
  18 – Perrantes  6 – Brogdon  7 – Brogdon  United Center (20,155)
Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region
^1 Game played in Greenville, South Carolina, during renovations to Littlejohn Coliseum..
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings
See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre2345678910111213141516171819Final
AP66121010855413131197 (1)73444N/A
Coaches66121010955411131297834455

Team players drafted into the NBA
Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2016236Malcolm BrogdonMilwaukee Bucks

Awards and honors

References
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  2. "Anderson Selected by Dallas in First Round of 2015 NBA Draft" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. June 25, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
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