The 2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 12th year and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in

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, as members of the

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. In a season limited by the ongoing

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, they finished the season 18–7, 13–4 in ACC play to win their fifth regular season championship in eight seasons. They defeated

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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

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 23–7, 15–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. The team was scheduled to play Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament was also later canceled due to the pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Players

Coaching staff

Depth chart

Schedule and results

Along with

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, and Georgetown, UVA was supposed to play in the early-season

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in Anaheim, CA, but withdrew due to

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. Games that were canceled due to COVID-19 issues include: * (11/25/20) vs.

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( Bubbleville) * (11/27/20) vs.

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(Bubbleville) * (12/9/20)

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( ACC-B1G Challenge) * (12/16/20) at Wake Forest * (12/19/20) vs. Villanova (Holiday Hoops Classic) * (1/2/21)

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( Commonwealth Clash) * (3/12/21) vs. Georgia Tech ( ACC tournament) , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", ACC Regular Season , - !colspan=12 style="", ACC Tournament , - !colspan=12 style="", NCAA tournament Source

Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

Notes

References

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