The 2019–20 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 11th year and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers finished the season 23–7, and 15–5 in ACC play to finish a three-way tie for second place. The team was scheduled to play Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament was also canceled due to the pandemic.
Previous season The Cavaliers finished the 2018–19 season 35–3, 16–2 in ACC play to earn a share of the ACC regular season championship. They defeated NC State in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing to Florida State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South region. There they defeated Gardner–Webb and Oklahoma to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They then defeated Oregon and Purdue to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four, they defeated Auburn to earn a trip to the National Championship game, where they defeated Texas Tech to earn the school's first ever NCAA Championship.
Offseason
Departures Virginia DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Francesco Badocchi 1 F 6'7" 185 Milan, Italy Left the team for personal reasons Kyle Guy 5 G 6'2" 175 Indianapolis, IN Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 55th overall by the New York Knicks Ty Jerome 11 G 6'5" 200 New Rochelle, NY Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 24th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers De'Andre Hunter 12 F 6'7" 222 Philadelphia, PA Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 4th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers Grant Kersey 13 G 6'1" 160 Charlottesville, VA Walk-on; did not return Marco Anthony 24 G 6'4" 228 San Antonio, TX Transferred to Utah State Jack Salt 33 C 6'10" 250 Auckland, New Zealand Graduated
Incoming transfers Virginia incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious SchoolYears RemainingDate Eligible Sam Hauser 10 F 6'8" 225 Stevens Point, WI Marquette 1 October 1, 2020 Tomas Woldetensae 53 G 6'5" 195 Bologna, Italy Indian Hills CC 2 October 1, 2019
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Virginia Coaching StaffNamePositionYear with PositionYear on Coaching StaffAlma Mater Tony Bennett Head coach 11 11 UW-Green Bay Jason Williford Associate Head Coach 2 11 Virginia Brad Soderberg Assistant coach 5 5 UW-Stevens Point Orlando Vandross Assistant coach 2 5 American International Kyle Getter Director of Recruiting/Player Development 2 2 Hanover Larry Mangino Director of Scouting/Recruiting 4 4 Montclair State Johnny Carpenter Director of Player Personnel 2 5 Virginia Mike Curtis Strength and conditioning Coach 11 11 Virginia Ethan Saliba Head Athletic Trainer 22 37 Kansas Ronnie Wideman Associate AD for Basketball Administration/Operations 10 11 Washington State
Depth chart
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References