2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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.

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
  • Tony Bennett (6th season)
Associate head coachRitchie McKay (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Sanchez (6th season)
  • Jason Williford (6th season)
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack-line
Captains
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Virginia162 .889304  .882
No. 4 Duke153 .833354  .897
No. 8 Notre Dame144 .778326  .842
No. 15 North Carolina117 .6112612  .684
Miami (FL)108 .5562513  .658
NC State108 .5562214  .611
Syracuse99 .5001813  .581
Clemson810 .4441615  .516
Florida State810 .4441716  .515
Pittsburgh810 .4441915  .559
Wake Forest513 .2781319  .406
Boston College414 .2221319  .406
Georgia Tech315 .1671219  .387
Virginia Tech216 .1111122  .333
No. 17 Louisville*06 .00008  .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)

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. 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.

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