2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 112th season of play. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his eighth year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated UNC Wilmington in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Florida.

2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record23–11 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tony Bennett (8th season)
Associate head coachRon Sanchez (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 North Carolina14–4 .77833–7  .825
No. 16 Florida State12–6 .66726–9  .743
No. 14 Notre Dame12–6 .66726–10  .722
No. 10 Louisville12–6 .66725–9  .735
No. 7 Duke †11–7 .61128–9  .757
No. 24 Virginia11–7 .61123–11  .676
Virginia Tech10–8 .55622–11  .667
Miami (FL)10–8 .55621–12  .636
Syracuse10–8 .55619–15  .559
Wake Forest9–9 .50019–14  .576
Georgia Tech8–10 .44421–16  .568
Clemson6–12 .33317–16  .515
NC State0–14 .0000–17  .000[3]
Pittsburgh4–14 .22216–17  .485
Boston College2–16 .1119–23  .281
† 2017 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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