2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	As of April 1, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll; 2021 ACC Tournament

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (12th season)
Associate head coach	Jason Williford (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Brad Soderberg (5th season); Orlando Vandross (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Princeton, Motion
Base defense	Pack-Line
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

The 2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 12th year and will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mamadi Diakite	25	G	6'9"	224	Senior (Redshirt)	Conakry, Guinea	Completed college eligibility
Braxton Key	2	F	6'8"	230	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Trey Murphy III	25	G	6'9"	199	Junior	Durham, NC	Rice	2	October 1, 2021[1][2]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jabri Abdur-Rahim SF	South Orange, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jul 10, 2019
Jabri Abdur-Rahim SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Reece Beekman PG	Baton Rouge, LA	Scotlandville Magnet High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Jun 13, 2019
Reece Beekman PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Carson McCorkle SG	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Day School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Sep 21, 2018
Carson McCorkle SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Malachi Poindexter G	Mineral, VA	St Anne's-Belfield School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Mar 28, 2020
Malachi Poindexter G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 18 ESPN: 16
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Virginia 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "2020 Virginia Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "2020 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020. "Virginia 2020 Basketball Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kihei Clark	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Taft Charter	Woodland Hills, CA
G	1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Fr	Blair Academy	South Orange, NJ
G	2	Reece Beekman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Scotlandville Magnet	Baton Rouge, LA
F	4	Justin McKoy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Panther Creek	Cary, NC
G	5	Jayden Nixon (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Choate Rosemary Hall	Charlottesville, VA
F	10	Sam Hauser	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Sr	SPASH Marquette	Stevens Point, WI
G	11	Malachi Poindexter (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield School	Mineral, VA
G	12	Chase Coleman (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	So	Maury	Norfolk, VA
G	13	Casey Morsell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	St. John's College	Fort Washington, MD
F	21	Kadin Shedrick	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Holly Springs	Raleigh, NC
C	22	Francisco Caffaro	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	NBA Global Academy	Santa Fe, Argentina
G	23	Kody Stattmann	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	St. Augustine's College	Bentley Park, Queensland, Australia
F	24	Austin Katstra (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Albemarle	Charlottesville, VA
G	25	Trey Murphy III	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Cary Academy	Durham, NC
F	30	Jay Huff	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Voyager Academy	Durham, NC
G	33	Carson McCorkle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, NC
G	53	Tomas Woldetensae	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Victory Rock Prep Indian Hills CC	Bologna, Italy

Head coach

Tony Bennett (Green Bay)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Williford (Virginia)
Brad Soderberg (UW–Stevens Point)
Orlando Vandross (American International)

Strength and conditioning coach(es)

Mike Curtis (Virginia)

Athletic trainer(s)

Ethan Saliba (Kansas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2020

References

"Virginia Lands Transfer Trey Murphy III". Virginia Sports. April 16, 2020.
"Rice transfer guard Trey Murphy III commits to Virginia". The Cavalier Daily. April 14, 2020.

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[1] "Virginia Lands Transfer Trey Murphy III". Virginia Sports. April 16, 2020.

[2] "Rice transfer guard Trey Murphy III commits to Virginia". The Cavalier Daily. April 14, 2020.

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset UMBC upset
People	Head coaches Notable players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

As of April 1, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll 2021 ACC Tournament