2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coachTony Bennett (12th season)
Associate head coachJason Williford (12th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemePrinceton, Motion
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Boston College00   00  
Clemson00   00  
Duke00   00  
Florida State00   00  
Georgia Tech00   00  
Louisville00   00  
Miami (FL)00   00  
NC State00   00  
North Carolina00   00  
Notre Dame00   00  
Pittsburgh00   00  
Syracuse00   00  
Virginia00   00  
Virginia Tech00   00  
Wake Forest00   00  
As of April 1, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
2021 ACC Tournament

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Mamadi Diakite25G6'9"224Senior (Redshirt)Conakry, GuineaCompleted college eligibility
Braxton Key2F6'8"230SeniorCharlotte, NCGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious
School
Years
Remaining
Date
Eligible
Trey Murphy III25G6'9"199JuniorDurham, NCRice2October 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 
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 
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 
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 
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.

Roster

2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches

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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kihei Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrTaft Charter Woodland Hills, CA
G 1 Jabri Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)214 lb (97 kg) FrBlair Academy South Orange, NJ
G 2 Reece Beekman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)174 lb (79 kg) FrScotlandville Magnet Baton Rouge, LA
F 4 Justin McKoy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoPanther Creek Cary, NC
G 5 Jayden Nixon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrChoate Rosemary Hall Charlottesville, VA
F 10 Sam Hauser 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg) RS SrSPASH
Marquette
Stevens Point, WI
G 11 Malachi Poindexter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)193 lb (88 kg) FrSt. Anne's-Belfield School Mineral, VA
G 12 Chase Coleman (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)157 lb (71 kg) SoMaury Norfolk, VA
G 13 Casey Morsell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg) SoSt. John's College Fort Washington, MD
F 21 Kadin Shedrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)216 lb (98 kg) RS FrHolly Springs Raleigh, NC
C 22 Francisco Caffaro 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoNBA Global Academy Santa Fe, Argentina
G 23 Kody Stattmann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)204 lb (93 kg) JrSt. Augustine's College Bentley Park, Queensland, Australia
F 24 Austin Katstra (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrAlbemarle Charlottesville, VA
G 25 Trey Murphy III  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)199 lb (90 kg) JrCary Academy Durham, NC
F 30 Jay Huff 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrVoyager Academy Durham, NC
G 33 Carson McCorkle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) FrGreensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
G 53 Tomas Woldetensae 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) SrVictory Rock Prep
Indian Hills CC
Bologna, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2020

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References

  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.
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