Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball

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Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
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University University of Virginia
Head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (3rd season)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Location Charlottesville, Virginia
Arena John Paul Jones Arena
(capacity: 14,858)
Nickname Cavaliers
ColorsOrange and blue [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
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Alternate
NCAA tournament runner-up
1991
NCAA tournament Final Four
1990, 1991, 1992
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000
NCAA tournament second round
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2018
NCAA tournament appearances
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1990, 1992, 1993
Conference regular season champions
1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000

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. [2] They are currently coached by Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, who was hired on March 21, 2022. [3]

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Season records 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. [4] [5]

SeasonRecordConference recordCoach
1989–9029–611–3 (2nd) Debbie Ryan
1990–9131–314–0 (1st)
1991–9232–215–1 (1st)
1992–9326–613–3 (1st)
1993–9427–515–1 (1st)
1994–9527–516–0 (1st)
1995–9626–713–3 (1st)
1996–9723–812–4 (2nd)
1997–9819–109–7 (5th)
1998–9920–912–4 (2nd)
1999-0025–913–3 (1st)
2000–0118–148–8 (5th)
2001–0217–139–7 (T-3rd)
2002–0317–149–7 (3rd)
2003–0413–166–10 (7th)
2004–0521–118–6 (5th)
2005–0620–125–9 (9th)
2006–0719–155–9 (8th)
2007–0824–1010–4 (T-3rd)
2008–0924–108–6 (T-5th)
2009–1021–109–5 (3rd)
2010–1119–165–9 (T-8th)
2011–1225–119–7 (T-5th) Joanne Boyle
2012–1316–148–10 (6th)
2013–1414–176–10 (10th)
2014–15 17–147–9 (9th)
2015–16 18–166–10 (9th)
2016–17 20–137–9 (7th)
2017–18 19–1410–6 (T-6th)
2018–19 12–195–11 (12th) Tina Thompson
2019–20 13–178–10 (T-9th)
2020–21 0–50–2 (N/A)
2021–22 5–222–16 (T-14th)
2022–23 15–154–14 (T-13th) Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
2023–24 16–167–11 (T-10th)
2024–25 17–158–10 (T-10th)

NCAA tournament results

The Cavaliers have appeared in 25 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 34-25.

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

References

  1. "Athletics Color Palette". University of Virginia Consumer Product Brand Standards (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. "University of Virginia Official Athletics Website – UVA Cavaliers Women's Basketball". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  3. "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". 21 March 2022.
  4. "Virginia 2016–17 Cavalier Basketball" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  5. "University of Virginia Official Athletics Website – UVA Cavaliers Women's Basketball". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.