Virginia Cavaliers
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The University of Virginia's basketball teams compete in Division I and since 1953 as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The brand-new John Paul Jones Arena opened in the Fall of 2006 and is now the current venue for the men's and women's basketball teams.
The media generally refers to the University's athletic teams as simply Virginia for short, and the mascot is a mounted swordsman, or "Cavalier". (This mascot is a historical reference to the time when Virginia earned its nickname, the "Old Dominion". The Commonwealth was a hotbed of persons loyal to the English crown, called cavaliers in the days of the English Civil War and Interregnum.) An unofficial moniker, the Wahoos, or 'Hoos for short, based on the University's rallying cry "Wah-hoo-wah!" is also commonly used. Though originally only used by the student body, both terms — Wahoos and Hoos — have come into wide use by the media as well.
The school colors, adopted in 1888, are orange and navy blue. The athletic teams had previously worn silver and cardinal red, but those colors did not show up very well on dirty football fields as the school was sporting its first team. A mass meeting of the student body was called, and a star player showed up wearing a navy blue and orange scarf he had brought back from a University of Oxford summer boating expedition. The colors were chosen when another student pulled the scarf from the player's neck, waved it to the crowd and yelled: "How will this do?"
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Men's basketball
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Years of basketball | 101 |
| 1st season | 1905-06 |
| Head coaches (all-time) | 8 |
| All Games | |
| All-time record | 1330-1034-1 |
| 20+ win seasons | 15 |
| 30+ win seasons | 1 |
| ACC Games | |
| ACC W-L record | 304-443 |
| ACC titles | 1 |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| NCAA Appearances | 15 |
| NCAA W-L record | 21-15 |
| Sweet Sixteen | 2 |
| Final Eight | 2 |
| Final Four | 2 |
| Accurate as of beginning of 2006/07 season | |
Coaching history
| Name | Seasons | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Lannigan | 1905-1929 | 24 | |
| Roy Randall | 1929-1930 | 1 | |
| Gus Tebell | 1930-1951 | 21 | |
| Evan “Bus” Male | 1951-1957 | 6 | |
| Billy McCann | 1957-1963 | 6 | |
| Bill Gibson | 1963-1974 | 11 | |
| Terry Holland | 1974-1990 | 16 | |
| Jeff Jones | 1990-1998 | 8 | |
| Pete Gillen | 1998-2005 | 7 | |
| Dave Leitao | 2005-Present |
Women's basketball
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Years of basketball | 29 |
| 1st season | 1973-74 |
| Head coaches (all-time) | 3 |
| All Games | |
| All-time record | 608-241 (29 yrs.) |
| Winning seasons | 27 |
| .500 seasons | 0 |
| Losing seasons | 2 |
| 20+ win seasons | 18 |
| 30+ win seasons | 2 |
| ACC Games | |
| ACC W-L record | 242-93 (25 yrs.) |
| ACC titles | 3 |
| ACC regular season titles | 11 |
| Winning seasons | 19 |
| .500 seasons | 1 |
| Losing seasons | 5 |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| NCAA Appearances | 19 |
| NCAA W-L record | 29-19 |
| Sweet Sixteen | 12 |
| Final Eight | 7 |
| Final Four | 3 |
| National Rankings | |
| Ranked in final AP Top 10 | 7 |
| Ranked in final Coaches Top 10 | 9 |
| Conference Honors | |
| All-ACC | 41 |
| ACC Player of the Year | 6 |
| ACC Rookie of the Year | 4 |
| ACC Coach of the Year | 7 |
| All-Tournament (1st Team) | 15 |
| All-Tournament (2nd Team) | 11 |
| ACC Tournament MVP | 3 |
| Accurate as of beginning of 2006/07 season | |
Coaching History
| Name | Seasons | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Kelly | 2 | 1974-1975 | |
| Dan Bonner | 2 | 1976-1977 | |
| Debbie Ryan | 1977-Present |
