2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #6
2014–15 record 30–4 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach Tony Bennett (6th year)
Associate head coach Ritchie McKay (6th year)
Assistant coach Ron Sanchez (6th year)
Assistant coach Jason Williford (6th year)
Offensive scheme Princeton, Motion
Base defense Pack-line
Captain Malcolm Brogdon
Captain Anthony Gill
Captain Darion Atkins
Home arena John Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Virginia 16 – 2   .889     30 – 4   .882
#4 Duke 15 – 3   .833     35 – 4   .897
#8 Notre Dame † 14 – 4   .778     32 – 6   .842
#17 Louisville 12 – 6   .667     27 – 9   .750
#15 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611     26 – 12   .684
Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556     25 – 13   .658
NC State 10 – 8   .556     22 – 14   .611
Syracuse 9 – 9   .500     18 – 13   .581
Clemson 8 – 10   .444     16 – 15   .516
Florida State 8 – 10   .444     17 – 16   .515
Pittsburgh 8 – 10   .444     19 – 15   .559
Wake Forest 5 – 13   .278     13 – 19   .406
Boston College 4 – 14   .222     13 – 19   .406
Georgia Tech 3 – 15   .167     12 – 19   .387
Virginia Tech 2 – 16   .111     11 – 22   .333
† ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Teven Jones 5 G 6'0" 182 Sophomore Kannapolis, NC Transferred to Tarleton State[4]
Joe Harris 12 G 6'6" 225 Senior Chelan, WA Graduated/Cleveland Cavaliers[5]
Akil Mitchell 25 F 6'8" 225 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated/Houston Rockets[6]/Rio Grande Valley Vipers[7]
Thomas Rogers 30 G 6'6" 206 Senior Farmville, VA Graduated[8]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Darius Thompson 51 G 6'5" 181 Sophomore Murfreesboro, TN Transferred 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.

Class of 2014 signees

Name Home town High school / college 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] 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Marial Shayok
SG		 Ottawa, Ontario Blair Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 04/22/2014[11] 
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] 
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] 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

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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]

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Redshirt juniors Malcolm Brogdon (top) and Anthony Gill (middle) served as tri-captains with senior Darion Atkins (bottom) for the 2014–15 campaign.
2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 0 Devon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Fr Cape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 1 Justin Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Montrose Christian Montross, Virginia
G 2 B. J. Stith[20] 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Lawrenceville, Virginia
G 4 Marial Shayok 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Blair Academy Ottawa, Ontario
F 5 Darion Atkins (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Landon School Clinton, Maryland
F/C 10 Mike Tobey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Blair Academy Monroe, New York
F 11 Evan Nolte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Milton HS Milton, Georgia
F 13 Anthony Gill (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Charlotte Christian/South Carolina High Point, North Carolina
G 15 Malcolm Brogdon (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Greater Atlanta Christian Norcross, Georgia
F 21 Isaiah Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Greater Atlanta Christian Atlanta, Georgia
G 22 Maleek Frazier (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr The Covenant School Charlottesville, Virginia
G 23 Rob Vozenilek (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Christopher's Richmond, Virginia
F 24 Caid Kirven (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Woodberry Forest Raleigh, North Carolina
G 32 London Perrantes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Crespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, California
C 33 Jack Salt Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Westlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand
F 34 Jeff Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, Virginia
G 51 Darius Thompson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Blackman 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

Roster
Last update: 31 January 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
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

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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #7 at #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #3 at #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #2 #4 Duke
College GameDay[22]		 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		 #3 at #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		 #3 #9 Louisville
Rivalry		 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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #2 at #16 Louisville
Rivalry		 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		 #3 vs. 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		 #3 vs. #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) #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) #6 vs. (7 E) #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

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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.[25] On August 11, Sporting News ranked Virginia eighth in their preseason poll.[26]

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.

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (1) 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 N/A
Coaches 8 9 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 6 8

Awards and honors

Awards by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) were released on March 8.[27] ACC coaches awards were released the following day, [28] and then followed on March 10 with individual awards from the United States Basketball Writers Association.[29] On March 16, USBWA released All-American selections, naming Brogdon to their second team.[30] One week later, USBWA named Bennett the Henry Iba Award winner.[31] On March 27, the National Association of Basketball Coaches released their District 2 awards.[32] 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.[33][34]

References

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