2013–14 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his fifth season, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2013–14 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season and ACC tournament champions
Corpus Christi Challenge champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 3
Record30–7 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tony Bennett (5th season)
Associate head coachRitchie McKay (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Sanchez (5th season)
  • Jason Williford (5th season)
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Virginia162 .889307  .811
No. 14 Syracuse144 .778286  .824
No. 8 Duke135 .722269  .743
No. 19 North Carolina135 .7222410  .706
Pittsburgh117 .6112610  .722
Clemson108 .5562313  .639
NC State99 .5002214  .611
Maryland99 .5001715  .531
Florida State99 .5002214  .611
Miami (FL)711 .3891716  .515
Wake Forest612 .3331716  .515
Georgia Tech612 .3331617  .485
Notre Dame612 .3331517  .469
Boston College414 .222824  .250
Virginia Tech216 .111922  .290
2014 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 season was one of the most successful in UVa's 109-year basketball history. The Cavaliers won only their second ever outright ACC regular season title, with a 16–2 conference record (at the time, their best conference record in program history), as well as only their second ever ACC tournament title. They also won 30 games for only the second time in school history (the first being in 1981–82) and finished third in the final AP Poll—their highest final national ranking in 30 years. On March 16, 2014, the Cavaliers received a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina and Memphis to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Michigan State.

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