2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 12th year and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 18–7, 13–4 in ACC play to win their fifth regular season championship in eight seasons. They defeated Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 issues. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region. They were upset in the First Round by Ohio.

2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 15
Record18–7 (13–4 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tony Bennett (12th season)
Associate head coachJason Williford (12th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Virginia13–4 .76518–7  .720
No. 14 Florida State11–4 .73318–7  .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech9–4 .69215–7  .682
Georgia Tech †11–6 .64717–9  .654
Clemson10–6 .62516–8  .667
North Carolina10–6 .62518–11  .621
Louisville8–5 .61513–7  .650
Syracuse9–7 .56318–10  .643
NC State9–8 .52914–11  .560
Duke9–9 .50013–11  .542
Notre Dame7–11 .38911–15  .423
Pittsburgh6–10 .37510–12  .455
Miami (FL)4–15 .21110–17  .370
Wake Forest3–15 .1676–16  .273
Boston College2–11 .1544–16  .200
† 2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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