The 2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 13th 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 21–14, 12–8 in ACC Play to finish in 6th place. They defeated Louisville in the Second Round of the ACC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Mississippi State and North Texas to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to St. Bonaventure.
The Cavaliers did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012–13.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cavaliers finished the 2020–21 season 18–7, 13–4 in ACC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 issues. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region where they were upset in the First Round by Ohio.
Offseason
Coaching changes Virginia Coaching Changes Brad Soderberg Assistant Coach Director of Scouting Kyle Getter Director of Recruiting/Player Development Assistant Coach Larry Mangino Director of Scouting/Recruiting Director of Player Development Isaiah Wilkins Forward (ratiopharm Ulm) Graduate Assistant
Departures Virginia departures Jabri Abdur-Rahim F/G 214 South Orange, NJ Transferred to Georgia Justin McKoy F 215 Cary, NC Transferred to North Carolina Sam Hauser F 218 Stevens Point, WI Graduated Casey Morsell G 196 Fort Washington, MD Transferred to NC State Austin Katstra F 245 Charlottesville, VA Graduated Trey Murphy III F/G 206 Durham, NC Declared for 2021 NBA draft Jay Huff F/C 240 Durham, NC Graduated Tomas Woldetensae G 197 Bologna, Italy Graduated
Incoming transfers Virginia incoming transfers Jayden Gardner F 246 Wake Forest, NC East Carolina 2 October 1, 2021 Armaan Franklin G 204 Indianapolis, IN Indiana 3 October 1, 2021
2021 recruiting class
^ESPN has not released their team rankings for 2021 yet.
Roster
Players
Coaches Virginia coaching staff Tony Bennett Dean and Markel Families Head Coach 13 13 UW-Green Bay Jason Williford Associate Head Coach 4 13 Virginia Orlando Vandross Assistant Coach 4 7 American International Kyle Getter Assistant Coach 1 4 Hanover Brad Soderberg Director of Scouting 1 7 UW-Stevens Point Larry Mangino Director of Player Development 1 6 Montclair State Johnny Carpenter Director of Player Personnel 4 7 Virginia Isaiah Wilkins Graduate Assistant 1 1 Virginia Mike Curtis Strength and Conditioning Coach 13 13 Virginia Ethan Saliba Head Athletic Trainer 24 39 Kansas Ronnie Wideman Associate AD for Basketball Administration/Operations 12 13 Washington State
Depth chart
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Scrimmage
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=""| NIT Tournament
Source
Rankings
*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.
References