2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2024–25 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Ron Sanchez (1st year)
Associate head coach	Jason Williford (16th year)
Assistant coach	Orlando Vandross (7th year)
Assistant coach	Isaiah Wilkins (4th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Soderberg (11th year)
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena
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2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 7 Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 9 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Former head coach Tony Bennett announced his retirement before the start of the season on October 17.^[1] They will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The 2023–24 Cavaliers finished the season 23–11 and 13–7 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals where defeated third seed Boston College in overtime before losing to eventual champion NC State in overtime in the semifinals. They earned a controversial at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were placed as a tenth seed in the First Four in the Midwest region. They lost their matchup with Colorado State 42–67 to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Virginia departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Reece Beekman	2	G	6'3"	194	Senior	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Graduated
Ryan Dunn	13	G	6'8"	216	Sophomore	Freeport, New York	Drafted 28th overall in the 2024 NBA draft^[2]
Jordan Minor	22	F	6'8"	242	Graduate Student	Kingston, Massachusetts	Graduated
Tristan How	24	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Graduated
Jake Groves	34	F	6'9"	211	Graduate Student	Spokane, Washington	Graduated
Leon Bond III	35	G/F	6'5"	200	Freshman	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	Transferred to Northern Iowa^[3]

Incoming transfers

Virginia incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jalen Warley	1	G	6'7"	205	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Florida State^[4]
Elijah Saunders	2	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Phoenix, Arizona	San Diego State^[5]
Dai Dai Ames	7	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	Kansas State^[6]
Carter Lang	35	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Charlottesville, Virginia	Vanderbilt^[7]

2024 recruiting class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Christian Bliss #48 SG	Newtown, PA	George School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 30, 2023
Christian Bliss #48 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Ishan Sharma SG	Milton, ON	Fort Erie International Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 19, 2023
Ishan Sharma SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 16 247Sports: 12 ESPN: –
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Roster

Players

2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
F	0	Blake Buchanan	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Lake City	Coeur d'Alene, ID
G	1	Jalen Warley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Westtown School Florida State	Mount Airy, PA
F	2	Elijah Saunders	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Sunnyslope San Diego State	Phoenix, AZ
G	4	Andrew Rohde	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Brookfield Central St. Thomas (MN)	Milwaukee, WI
F	5	Jacob Cofie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Eastside Catholic School	Seattle, WA
G	7	Dai Dai Ames	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Kenwood Academy Kansas State	Chicago, IL
G	8	Bryce Walker (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	New Hampton School	Beltsville, MD
G	9	Ishan Sharma	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Fort Erie International	Milton, ON
G	10	Taine Murray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Rosmini College	Auckland, New Zealand
G	11	Isaac McKneely	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Poca	Poca, WV
G	12	Elijah Gertrude	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Hudson Catholic Regional	Jersey City, NJ
G	13	Desmond Roberts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield	Charlottesville, VA
F/C	21	Anthony Robinson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS Fr	Christ School (NC)	Peachtree City, GA
F	23	TJ Power	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	Worcester Academy Duke	Shrewsbury, MA
G	30	Christian Bliss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	RS Fr	George School (PA)	Queens, NY
F	35	Carter Lang	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	St. Anne's-Belfield Vanderbilt	Charlottesville, VA
G		Dante Harris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Lakeway Christian Academy (TN) Georgetown	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

Ron Sanchez (SUNY–Oneonta)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Williford (Virginia)
Orlando Vandross (American International)
Isaiah Wilkins (Virginia)
Brad Soderberg (UW-Stevens Point)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 12, 2024

Coaches

Virginia coaching staff
Name	Position	Year with position	Year on coaching staff	Alma mater	Hometown
Tony Bennett	Dean and Markel Families Head Coach	16	16	UW-Green Bay	Clintonville, WI
Ron Sanchez	Associate head coach	1	11	SUNY-Oneonta	San Pedro de Macorís, DR 20px
Jason Williford	Associate head coach	7	16	Virginia	Richmond, VA
Orlando Vandross	Assistant Coach	7	10	American International
Isaiah Wilkins	Assistant Coach	1	4	Virginia	Lilburn, GA
Brad Soderberg	Assistant Coach	1	10	UW-Stevens Point	Wausau, WI
Larry Mangino	Director of player development	4	9	Montclair State
Chase Coleman	Graduate assistant	1	1	Virginia	Norfolk, Virginia
Mike Curtis	Strength and conditioning coach	16	16	Virginia	Richmond, VA
Ethan Saliba	Head Athletic Trainer	27	42	Kansas
Ronnie Wideman	Associate AD for Basketball Administration/Operations	15	16	Washington State	Washougal, WA

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Campbell	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Coppin State	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., TNT	vs. Villanova Hall of Fame Series	–	–	–	CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD
November 21, 2024* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Tennessee Baha Mar Hoops Championship semifinals	–	–	–	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Baylor/St. John's Baha Mar Hoops Championship	–	–	–	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Manhattan	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
November 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	Holy Cross	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 4, 2024* 7:15 p.m., ESPN2	at Florida ACC–SEC Challenge	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 7, 2024 2:15 p.m., The CW	at SMU	–	–	–	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Bethune–Cookman	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Memphis	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	American	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	NC State	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Va
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Va
January 8, 2025 11:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at California	–	–	–	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Stanford	–	–	–	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN	SMU	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	at Louisville	–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ACCN	Boston College	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 25, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Notre Dame	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Miami	–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ACCN	Virginia Tech Rivalry	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Pittsburgh	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 2025 5:30 pm, The CW	Georgia Tech	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, The CW	at Virginia Tech Rivalry	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 17, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN	Duke	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN	at North Carolina	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
March 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Clemson	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 4, 2025 9:00 pm, ACCN	Florida State	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 8, 2025 8:00 pm, ACCN	at Syracuse	–	–	–	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
	vs.	–	–	–	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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