List of Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team. The Cavaliers won the NCAA Tournament Championship in 2019. The team was a charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921 until becoming an independent in 1937 and finally a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. Virginia has finished first in the ACC a total of nine times, [1] which is third best all-time.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Henry Lannigan (Independent)(1905–1907)
1905–06 Henry Lannigan 8–2
1906–07 Henry Lannigan 5–3
Henry Lannigan (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1907–1921)
1907–08 Henry Lannigan 5–5
1908–09 Henry Lannigan 6–3
1909–10 Henry Lannigan 12–4
1910–11 Henry Lannigan 10–5
1911–12 Henry Lannigan 7–4
1912–13 Henry Lannigan 11–4
1913–14 Henry Lannigan 12–1–1
1914–15 Henry Lannigan 17–0
1915–16 Henry Lannigan 11–2
1916–17 Henry Lannigan 7–5
1917–18 Henry Lannigan 7–1
1918–19 Henry Lannigan 11–4
1919–20 Henry Lannigan 10–3
1920–21 Henry Lannigan 13–5
Henry Lannigan (Southern Conference)(1921–1929)
1921–22 Henry Lannigan 17–15–01st
1922–23 Henry Lannigan 12–51–315th
1923–24Henry Lannigan 12–33–27th
1924–25Henry Lannigan 14–34–2T–6th
1925–26Henry Lannigan 9–64–4T–10th
1926–27Henry Lannigan 9–105–713th
1927–28Henry Lannigan 20–610–57th
1928–29Henry Lannigan 9–105–715th
Henry Lannigan:254–95–1 (.727)
Roy Randall (Southern Conference)(1929–1930)
1929–30Roy Randall 3–122–819th
Roy Randall:3–12 (.200)
Gus Tebell (Southern Conference)(1930–1937)
1930–31Gus Tebell 11–95–613th
1931–32Gus Tebell 13–86–3T–5th
1932–33Gus Tebell 12–65–3T–5th
1933–34Gus Tebell 7–111–98th
1934–35Gus Tebell 13–97–54th
1935–36Gus Tebell 11–134–87th
1936–37Gus Tebell 9–106–78th
Gus Tebell (Independent)(1937–1951)
1937–38Gus Tebell 6–10
1938–39Gus Tebell 15–5
1939–40Gus Tebell 16–5
1940–41Gus Tebell 18–6
1941–42Gus Tebell 7–10 NIT quarterfinal
1942–43Gus Tebell 8–13
1943–44Gus Tebell 11–8
1944–45Gus Tebell 13–4
1945–46Gus Tebell 12–5
1946–47Gus Tebell 10–11
1947–48Gus Tebell 16–10
1948–49Gus Tebell 13–10
1949–50Gus Tebell 12–13
1950–51Gus Tebell 8–14
Gus Tebell:241–190 (.559)
Evan Male (Independent)(1951–1953)
1951–52Evan Male 11–13
1952–53Evan Male 10–13
Evan Male (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1953–1957)
1953–54Evan Male 16–111–47th
1954–55Evan Male 14–155–96th
1955–56Evan Male 10–173–117th
1956–57Evan Male 6–193–117th
Evan Male:67–88 (.432)12–35 (.255)
Billy McCann (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1957–1963)
1957–58Billy McCann 10–136–85th
1958–59Billy McCann 11–146–85th
1959–60Billy McCann 6–181–138th
1960–61Billy McCann 3–232–128th
1961–62Billy McCann 5–182–128th
1962–63Billy McCann 5–203–118th
Billy McCann:40–106 (.274)20–64 (.238)
Bill Gibson (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1963–1974)
1963–64Bill Gibson 8–164–107th
1964–65Bill Gibson 7–183–117th
1965–66Bill Gibson 7–154–107th
1966–67Bill Gibson 9–174–107th
1967–68Bill Gibson 9–165–95th
1968–69Bill Gibson 10–155–96th
1969–70Bill Gibson 10–153–117th
1970–71Bill Gibson 15–116–85th
1971–72Bill Gibson 21–78–43rd NIT first round
1972–73Bill Gibson 13–124–85th
1973–74Bill Gibson 11–164–84th
Bill Gibson:120–158 (.432)50–98 (.338)
Terry Holland (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1974–1990)
1974–75Terry Holland 12–134–85th
1975–76Terry Holland 18–124–86th NCAA Division I first round
1976–77Terry Holland 12–172–107th
1977–78Terry Holland 20–86–64th NIT first round
1978–79Terry Holland 19–107–53rd NIT second round
1979–80 Terry Holland 24–107–75th NIT Champion
1980–81 Terry Holland 29–413–11st NCAA Division I Final Four
1981–82 Terry Holland 30–412–2T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1982–83 Terry Holland 29–512–2T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1983–84 Terry Holland 21–126–86th NCAA Division I Final Four
1984–85Terry Holland 17–163–118th NIT quarterfinal
1985–86 Terry Holland 19–117–75th NCAA Division I first round
1986–87 Terry Holland 21–108–64th NCAA Division I first round
1987–88 Terry Holland 13–185–96th
1988–89 Terry Holland 22–119–53rd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1989–90 Terry Holland 20–126–85th NCAA Division I second round
Terry Holland:326–173 (.653)111–103 (.519)
Jeff Jones (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1990–1998)
1990–91 Jeff Jones 21–126–86th NCAA Division I first round
1991–92 Jeff Jones 20–138–85th NIT Champion
1992–93 Jeff Jones 21–109–75th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1993–94Jeff Jones 18–138–84th NCAA Division I second round
1994–95 Jeff Jones 25–912–4T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1995–96 Jeff Jones 12–156–107th
1996–97 Jeff Jones 18–137–96th NCAA Division I first round
1997–98 Jeff Jones 11–193–139th
Jeff Jones:146–104 (.584)59–67 (.468)
Pete Gillen (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1998–2005)
1998–99 Pete Gillen 14–164–129th
1999–00 Pete Gillen 19–129–73rd NIT first round
2000–01 Pete Gillen 20–99–74th NCAA Division I first round
2001–02 Pete Gillen 17–127–95th NIT first round
2002–03 Pete Gillen 16–166–106th NIT second round
2003–04 Pete Gillen 18–136–108th NIT second round
2004–05 Pete Gillen 14–154–1211th
Pete Gillen:118–93 (.559)45–67 (.402)
Dave Leitao (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2005–2009)
2005–06 Dave Leitao 15–157–97th NIT first round
2006–07 Dave Leitao 21–1111–5T–1st NCAA Division I second round
2007–08 Dave Leitao 17–165–1110th CBI semifinal
2008–09 Dave Leitao 10–184–1211th
Dave Leitao:63–60 (.512)27–37 (.422)
Tony Bennett (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2009–present)
2009–10 Tony Bennett 15–165–119th
2010–11 Tony Bennett 16–157–98th
2011–12 Tony Bennett 22–109–74th NCAA Division I first round
2012–13 Tony Bennett 23–1211–74th NIT quarterfinal
2013–14 Tony Bennett 30–716–21st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2014–15 Tony Bennett 30–416–21st NCAA Division I second round
2015–16 Tony Bennett 29–813–52nd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2016–17 Tony Bennett 23–1111–7T–5th NCAA Division I second round
2017–18 Tony Bennett 31–317–11st NCAA Division I first round
2018–19 Tony Bennett 35–316–2T–1st NCAA Division I Champion
2019–20 Tony Bennett 23–715–5T–2ndNo postseason held
2020–21 Tony Bennett 18–713–41st NCAA Division I first round
2021–22 Tony Bennett 21–1412–86th NIT quarterfinal
2022–23 Tony Bennett 25–815–5T–1st NCAA Division I first round
2023–24 Tony Bennett 23–1113–73rd NCAA Division I first four
Tony Bennett:364–136 (.728)189–82 (.697)
Total:1,742–1,215–1 (.589)524–553 (.487)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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  1. "Virginia Cavaliers Index".
  2. "All-Time Results". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.