2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dave Leitao, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record21–11 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Courtney (2nd season)
  • Rob Lanier (2nd season)
  • Steve Seymour (2nd season)
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 North Carolina115 .688317  .816
Virginia115 .6882111  .656
Virginia Tech106 .6252212  .647
Boston College106 .6252112  .636
No. 18 Maryland106 .625259  .735
Georgia Tech88 .5002012  .625
Duke88 .5002211  .667
Clemson79 .4382511  .694
Florida State79 .4382213  .629
NC State511 .3132016  .556
Wake Forest511 .3131516  .484
Miami (FL)412 .2501220  .375
2007 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cavaliers began the season with the opening of the John Paul Jones Arena and an upset of then-#10 Arizona. Despite returning all five starters from the previous campaign, the Cavaliers were picked to finish 8th place in the conference. They went on to win a share of the ACC regular season championship with North Carolina and the second seed in the ACC tournament. Coach Dave Leitao was chosen as the ACC Coach of the Year following the conclusion of the regular season. Virginia received the fourth seed in the NCAA tournament's South Regional, where they beat Albany for their first NCAA tournament victory since 1995, but lost in the second round to fifth-seeded Tennessee.

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