Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball

The Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represents the University of Virginia in women's basketball. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Cavaliers play home basketball games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia. They are currently coached by Aaron Roussell, who was hired on April 7, 2026.

Year by year results since 1990 The Cavaliers reached the Final Four in three consecutive seasons, reaching the title game in 1991, losing 70–67 to Tennessee in overtime.

1989–90 29–6 11–3 (2nd) Debbie Ryan 1990–91 31–3 14–0 (1st) 1991–92 32–2 15–1 (1st) 1992–93 26–6 13–3 (1st) 1993–94 27–5 15–1 (1st) 1994–95 27–5 16–0 (1st) 1995–96 26–7 13–3 (1st) 1996–97 23–8 12–4 (2nd) 1997–98 19–10 9–7 (5th) 1998–99 20–9 12–4 (2nd) 1999-00 25–9 13–3 (1st) 2000–01 18–14 8–8 (5th) 2001–02 17–13 9–7 (T-3rd) 2002–03 17–14 9–7 (3rd) 2003–04 13–16 6–10 (7th) 2004–05 21–11 8–6 (5th) 2005–06 20–12 5–9 (9th) 2006–07 19–15 5–9 (8th) 2007–08 24–10 10–4 (T-3rd) 2008–09 24–10 8–6 (T-5th) 2009–10 21–10 9–5 (3rd) 2010–11 19–16 5–9 (T-8th) 2011–12 25–11 9–7 (T-5th) Joanne Boyle 2012–13 16–14 8–10 (6th) 2013–14 14–17 6–10 (10th) 2014–15 17–14 7–9 (9th) 2015–16 18–16 6–10 (9th) 2016–17 20–13 7–9 (7th)2017–18 19–14 10–6 (T-6th)2018–19 12–19 5–11 (12th) Tina Thompson2019–20 13–17 8–10 (T-9th)2020–21 0–5 0–2 (N/A)2021–22 5–22 2–16 (T-14th)2022–23 15–15 4–14 (T-13th) Amaka Agugua-Hamilton 2023–24 16–16 7–11 (T-10th)2024–25 17–15 8–10 (T-10th)2025–26 22–12 11–7 (T-8th)

NCAA tournament results The Cavaliers have appeared the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 26 times. They have a record of 37–26.

1984 #5 First Round #4 NC State L 73–86 1985 #6 First Round #3 Tennessee L 55–65 1986 #1 First Round #8 James Madison L 62–71 1987 #3 First RoundSweet Sixteen #6 Memphis#2 Tennessee W 76–75L 58–77 1988 #2 First RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #7 St. John's#3 Rutgers#1 Tennessee W 85–64W 89–75L 76–84 1989 #4 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #12 West Virginia#1 Tennessee W 81–68L 47–80 1990 #2 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #7 Penn State#3 Providence#1 Tennessee#1 Stanford W 85–64W 77–71W 79–75 (OT)L 66–75 1991 #1 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship #8 Stephen F. Austin#5 Oklahoma State#10 Lamar#3 Connecticut1 Tennessee W 74–72W 76–61W 85–70W 61–55L 67–70 (OT) 1992 #1 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #8 George Washington#4 West Virginia#3 Vanderbilt#1 Stanford W 97–58W 103–83W 70–58L 65–66 1993 #2 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #10 Florida#6 Georgetown#1 Ohio State W 69–55W 77–57L 73–75 1994 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Loyola (MD)#6 SW Missouri State#2 USC W 72–47W 67–63L 66–85 1995 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #14 Dartmouth#6 Florida#2 Louisiana Tech#1 Connecticut W 71–68W 72–67W 63–62L 63–67 1996 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #14 Manhattan#6 George Washington#2 Old Dominion#1 Tennessee W 100–55W 62–43W 72–60L 46–52 1997 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Troy State#5 Utah#1 Stanford W 96–74W 65–46L 69–91 1998 #6 First RoundSecond Round #11 SMU#3 Arizona W 77–68L 77–94 1999 #9 First Round #8 Penn State L 69–82 2000 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Pepperdine#5 Boston College#1 Tennessee W 74–62W 74–70L 55–67 2001 #9 First Round #8 Michigan L 71–81 2002 #8 First Round #9 Iowa L 62–69 2003 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Illinois#1 Tennessee W 72–56L 51–81 2005 #6 First RoundSecond Round #11 Old Dominion#3 Minnesota W 79–57L 58–73 2008 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 UC Santa Barbara#5 Old Dominion W 86–52L 85–88 (OT) 2009 #5 First RoundSecond Round #12 Marquette#4 California W 68–61L 73–99 2010 #5 First Round #12 Green Bay L 67–69 2018 #10 First RoundSecond Round #7 California#2 South Carolina W 68–62L 56–66 2026 #10 First FourFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #10 Arizona State#7 Georgia#2 Iowa#3 TCU W 57–55W 82–73 (OT)W 83–75 (2OT)L 69–79

Players Retired numbers

The Cavaliers have retired four numbers to date:Virginia Women’s Basketball: Retired Numbers

Virginia Cavaliers retired numbersNo.PlayerPos.Career 11 Donna Holt G 1985–88 24 Dawn Staley PG 1988–1992 25 Cathy Grimes F 1981–84 31 Wendy Palmer F 1992–96

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