2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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The 2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 110th season of play. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his sixth year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
Record30–4 (16–2 ACC)
Quick facts Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball, ACC regular season championsBarclays Center Classic champions ...
2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
Record30–4 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRitchie McKay (6th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack-line
Captains
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
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2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Virginia16–2 .88930–4  .882
No. 4 Duke15–3 .83335–4  .897
No. 8 Notre Dame †14–4 .77832–6  .842
No. 15 North Carolina11–7 .61126–12  .684
Miami (FL)10–8 .55625–13  .658
NC State10–8 .55622–14  .611
Syracuse9–9 .50018–13  .581
Clemson8–10 .44416–15  .516
Florida State8–10 .44417–16  .515
Pittsburgh8–10 .44419–15  .559
Wake Forest5–13 .27813–19  .406
Boston College4–14 .22213–19  .406
Georgia Tech3–15 .16712–19  .387
Virginia Tech2–16 .11111–22  .333
No. 17 Louisville*0–6 .0000–8  .000
† ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)
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Building on the success of the previous season, the Cavaliers had their best regular season in program history with a record of 28–2, their first undefeated non-conference regular season record since 2000–01, and their highest national ranking since 1982–83, ranking at number two on the AP Poll for a total of seven weeks. The Cavaliers also became the first team outside of Tobacco Road to win back-to-back ACC regular season championships, with their conference record of 16–2. Particular highlights included holding Rutgers, Harvard, and Georgia Tech to under thirty points each. Virginia also held Harvard to a single field goal in the first half of their game, tying the NCAA record for fewest field goals allowed in the first half of a game since the shot clock was instituted in 1986.[1][2] However, late-season injuries, in particular Justin Anderson's nearly five-week-long absence due to a broken finger and appendectomy, hurt the team, with the Cavaliers falling in a close loss to North Carolina in the ACC tournament semifinals. In the NCAA tournament they defeated Belmont in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan State.

Last season

The Cavaliers finished the season 30–4 overall and 16–2 in conference play, finishing in first place in the ACC outright for the first time since the 1980–81 season. They proceeded to win the ACC tournament for their second-ever conference championship. The team also tied for the most wins in a season in school history, set a school record for the most single-season conference wins, and earned their highest final national ranking since 1982. The Cavaliers received a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Coastal Carolina and Memphis before losing to Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen.[3]

Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Teven Jones5G6'0"182SophomoreKannapolis, NCTransferred to Tarleton State[4]
Joe Harris12G6'6"225SeniorChelan, WAGraduated/Cleveland Cavaliers[5]
Akil Mitchell25F6'8"225SeniorCharlotte, NCGraduated/Houston Rockets[6]/Rio Grande Valley Vipers[7]
Thomas Rogers30G6'6"206SeniorFarmville, VAGraduated[8]
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Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Darius Thompson51G6'5"181SophomoreMurfreesboro, TNTransferred from Tennessee.[9] Under NCAA transfer rules, Thompson must redshirt for the 2014–15 season. After this season he will have three years of remaining eligibility.
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Class of 2014 signees

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jack Salt
C		 Auckland, New Zealand Westlake High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 09/18/2013[10] 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Marial Shayok
SG		 Ottawa, Ontario Blair Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 04/22/2014[11] 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   
B. J. Stith
SG		 Brunswick, Virginia Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 09/03/2011[12] 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   
Isaiah Wilkins
SF		 Norcross, Georgia Greater Atlanta Christian School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 09/01/2013[13] 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Virginia Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Roster

On November 7, 2014, head coach Tony Bennett announced, via a Virginia athletic department press release, that London Perrantes and Evan Nolte would be suspended for two scrimmages and the first game of the season due to a violation of team rules.[14] Following the first game of the season against James Madison, Bennett stated that Jack Salt was "leaning" towards a redshirt, but he had not made a final decision yet.[15]

On February 7, 2015, Justin Anderson suffered a broken finger in his left hand during the Louisville game.[16] He had surgery the next day, and was expected to return to playing after four to six weeks,[17] but an emergency appendectomy on March 5 kept him sidelined.[18] Anderson returned to play seven days later, against Florida State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.[19]

Redshirt juniors Malcolm Brogdon (top) and Anthony Gill (middle) served as tri-captains with senior Darion Atkins (bottom) for the 2014–15 campaign.
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2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Devon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS FrCape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 1 Justin Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrMontrose Christian Montross, Virginia
G 2 B. J. Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrOak Hill Academy Lawrenceville, Virginia
G 4 Marial Shayok 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg) FrBlair Academy Ottawa, Ontario
F 5 Darion Atkins (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)241 lb (109 kg) SrLandon School Clinton, Maryland
F/C 10 Mike Tobey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)253 lb (115 kg) JrBlair Academy Monroe, New York
F 11 Evan Nolte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)224 lb (102 kg) JrMilton HS Milton, Georgia
F 13 Anthony Gill (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrCharlotte Christian/South Carolina High Point, North Carolina
G 15 Malcolm Brogdon (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrGreater Atlanta Christian Norcross, Georgia
F 21 Isaiah Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)224 lb (102 kg) FrGreater Atlanta Christian Atlanta, Georgia
G 22 Maleek Frazier (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrThe Covenant School Charlottesville, Virginia
G 23 Rob Vozenilek (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSt. Christopher's Richmond, Virginia
F 24 Caid Kirven (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)226 lb (103 kg) JrWoodberry Forest Raleigh, North Carolina
G 32 London Perrantes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg) SoCrespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, California
C 33 Jack Salt Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrWestlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand
F 34 Jeff Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoSt. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, Virginia
G 51 Darius Thompson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) SoBlackman HS/Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: 31 January 2015

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Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
F/C Anthony Gill Mike Tobey
F Darion Atkins Isaiah Wilkins
G/F Justin Anderson Evan Nolte
G Malcolm Brogdon Marial Shayok
PG London Perrantes Devon Hall
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Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 14*
7:00 pm		 No. 9 at James Madison W 79–51  1–0
  18 – Anderson  10 – Atkins  4 – Brogdon  JMU Convocation Center (6,782)
Harrisonburg, VA
Nov. 16*
7:00 pm, RSN		 No. 9 Norfolk State
Barclays Center Classic		 W 67–39  2–0
  11 – Anderson  8 – Gill  4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (12,845)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 18*
7:00 pm, RSN		 No. 9 South Carolina State W 75–55  3–0
  17 – Tied  8 – Tied  3 – Brogdon  John Paul Jones Arena (12,493)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 21*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 9 George Washington W 59–42  4–0
  18 – Anderson  11 – Atkins  3 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (13,706)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 25*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 8 Tennessee State
Barclays Center Classic		 W 79–36  5–0
  20 – Anderson  16 – Tobey  3 – Brogdon  John Paul Jones Arena (12,056)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 28*
9:30 pm, NBCSN		 No. 8 vs. La Salle
Barclays Center Classic		 W 64–56  6–0
  20 – Brogdon  10 – Gill  3 – Tied  Barclays Center (4,118)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 29*
9:30 pm, NBCSN		 No. 8 vs. Rutgers
Barclays Center Classic		 W 45–26  7–0
  13 – Tied  7 – Tied  4 – Perrantes  Barclays Center (4,105)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec. 3*
9:15 pm, ESPN2		 No. 7 at No. 21 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 76–65  8–0
  18 – Brogdon  6 – Tied  7 – Perrantes  Xfinity Center (15,371)
College Park, MD
Dec. 6*
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 7 at VCU W 74–57  9–0
  21 – Anderson  8 – Tied  9 – Perrantes  Siegel Center (7,647)
Richmond, VA
Dec. 18*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 6 Cleveland State W 70–54  10–0
  16 – Tied  8 – Gill  5 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (11,812)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 21*
Noon, ESPNU		 No. 6 Harvard W 76–27  11–0
  15 – Tied  10 – Tobey  6 – Brogdon  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 30*
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 3 Davidson W 83–72  12–0
  25 – Gill  13 – Gill  7 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC regular season
Jan. 3
5:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 3 at Miami (FL) W 89–80 2OT 13–0
(1–0)		  26 – Perrantes  12 – Atkins  8 – Perrantes  BankUnited Center (5,377)
Miami, FL
Jan. 7
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 3 NC State W 61–51  14–0
(2–0)		  16 – Anderson  9 – Anderson  5 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (12,929)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 10
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 3 at No. 13 Notre Dame W 62–56  15–0
(3–0)		  14 – Atkins  8 – Atkins  4 – Brogdon  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Jan. 13
8:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 Clemson W 65–42  16–0
(4–0)		  16 – Brogdon  6 – Atkins  3 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (13,604)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 17
2:00 pm, RSN		 No. 2 at Boston College W 66–51  17–0
(5–0)		  20 – Brogdon  10 – Gill  6 – Perrantes  Conte Forum (8,112)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan. 22
8:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 Georgia Tech W 57–28  18–0
(6–0)		  13 – Brogdon  8 – Atkins  4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (13,809)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 25
1:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash		 W 50–47  19–0
(7–0)		  12 – Anderson  7 – Gill  7 – Perrantes  Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan. 31
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 No. 4 Duke
College GameDay[21]		 L 63–69  19–1
(7–1)		  17 – Brogdon  6 – Brogdon  5 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 2
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 at No. 12 North Carolina W 75–64  20–1
(8–1)		  17 – Brogdon  7 – Gill  7 – Anderson  Dean Smith Center (20,102)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 7
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 No. 9 Louisville W 52–47  21–1
(9–1)		  15 – Brogdon  8 – Gill  6 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 11
8:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 at NC State W 51–47  22–1
(10–1)		  15 – Brogdon  9 – Tobey  3 – Brogdon  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Feb. 14
2:30 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 Wake Forest W 61–60  23–1
(11–1)		  19 – Gill  9 – Brogdon  5 – Brogdon  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 16
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 Pittsburgh W 61–49  24–1
(12–1)		  18 – Brogdon  6 – Tied  6 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (13,953)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 22
6:30 pm, ESPNU		 No. 2 Florida State W 51–41  25–1
(13–1)		  13 – Gill  9 – Gill  3 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 25
7:00 pm, RSN		 No. 2 at Wake Forest W 70–34  26–1
(14–1)		  11 – Gill  7 – Gill  4 – Tied  LJVM Coliseum (10,772)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb. 28
4:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash		 W 69–57  27–1
(15–1)		  19 – Brogdon  8 – Brogdon  6 – Perrantes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,245)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 2
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 at Syracuse W 59–47  28–1
(16–1)		  17 – Gill  9 – Tied  10 – Perrantes  Carrier Dome (25,338)
Syracuse, NY
Mar. 7
6:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 at No. 16 Louisville L 57–59  28–2
(16–2)		  17 – Brogdon  7 – Atkins  5 – Perrantes  KFC Yum! Center (22,788)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
Mar. 12
Noon, ESPN
ACCN		 (1) No. 3 vs. (9) Florida State
Quarterfinals		 W 58–44  29–2
  11 – Tied  7 – Gill  9 – Perrantes  Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
Greensboro, NC
Mar. 13
7:00 pm, ESPN
ACCN		 (1) No. 3 vs. (5) No. 19 North Carolina
Semifinals		 L 67–71  29–3
  25 – Brogdon  5 – Brogdon  3 – Perrantes  Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar. 20*
3:10 pm, truTV		 (2 E) No. 6 vs. (15 E) Belmont
Second round		 W 79–67  30–3
  22 – Brogdon  7 – Atkins  3 – Perrantes  Time Warner Cable Arena (16,551)
Charlotte, NC
Mar. 22*
12:10 pm, CBS		 (2 E) No. 6 vs. (7 E) No. 23 Michigan State
Third round		 L 54–60  30–4
  11 – Gill  14 – Atkins  2 – Perrantes  Time Warner Cable Arena (18,482)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

On April 28, 2014, ESPN's preseason top-25 rankings listed Virginia at seventh in the nation.[24] On August 11, Sporting News ranked Virginia eighth in their preseason poll.[25]

Virginia's #2 ranking on Week 10 (January 12, 2015) was the first time Virginia was ranked in the top two nationally since the week of March 8, 1983.

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre2345678910111213141516171819Final
AP9987665332 (2)2 (2)2 (1)3222236N/A
Coaches8976555332 (1)2 (1)233332468
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Team players drafted into the NBA

More information Year, Round ...
Year Round Pick Player NBA club
2015121Justin AndersonDallas Mavericks
2016236Malcolm BrogdonMilwaukee Bucks
2018258Devon HallOklahoma City Thunder
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Awards and honors

Awards by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) were released on March 8.[26] ACC coaches awards were released the following day, [27] and then followed on March 10 with individual awards from the United States Basketball Writers Association.[28] On March 16, USBWA released All-American selections, naming Brogdon to their second team.[29] One week later, USBWA named Bennett the Henry Iba Award winner.[30] On March 27, the National Association of Basketball Coaches released their District 2 awards.[31] On March 30, the Associated Press and NABC named their All-American teams, including Brogdon on both organizations' second teams, and Anderson on the NABC third team.[32][33]

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