Just imagine what he could do with this group of players and this level of talent. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Williams posted a 418-101 record in 15 seasons at Kansas and a 485-163 mark in 18 years at UNC, where he won three national championships. [94][95] In the Final Four, Virginia defeated the Auburn Tigers by a single point, 6362, as Kyle Guy drained three free throws with 0.6 seconds on the clock after an Auburn player undercut his lower body on the release of a corner three-pointer just as time expired. "[134] Bennett has also cited his faith as impacting his coaching philosophy, in particular his use of his father's "Five Pillars": humility, passion, unity, servanthood, and thankfulness. It'll be difficult enough for any coach to beat Coach K's all-time NCAA win total. John Marshall boys basketball reclaims No. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:01AM. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga's newest collaboration. He has coached nine Duke players to a combined 11 National Player of the Year awards, a record for total NPOY honors by one coach. Reg. [70] Bennett recorded his 250th win as a head coach against No. Highest AP ranking: Virginia started the season ranked fifth in the country, fell as low as sixth and finished second in the final regular-season poll. 1 in the ACC tournament. Round of 64 twice, losing to Florida in 2012 and UMBC in 2018. Join our linker program. Matching Coach K's production will be a nearly insurmountable task. Williams' Kansas teams averaged 27.8 wins per season. L-R, Virginia head coach Tony Bennett and VCU head coach Mike Rhoades listen to an official near the end of the game at the Siegel Center in Richmond VA Fri. Nov. 17, 2017. With 15 ACC tournament titles, Coach K has won two more than UNC legend Dean Smith. An icon of college basketball, the 74-year-old ushered in unparalleled success at Duke, where he led his team to 35 NCAA tournament appearances and won five NCAA titles, the second-most in history behind UCLA's John Wooden. Or write about sports? After inheriting a 1018 squad that had the worst record in program history since the 196667 season, Bennett's Virginia won 15, 16, 22, 23, 30, and 30 games in his first six seasons. If you can't say yes, then you have not done your job improving. ACC tournament: Virginia beat Georgia Tech and Miami to reach the championship game, where it lost to North Carolina 61-57. Moreover, as Bennett noted, freshman Reece Beekman was exceptional despite contributing just one point. As for the rest of the list, Williams is the second lowest-ranked of the coaches who have actually won a national championship (only Steve Fisher of San Diego State, who won a title 25 years ago. ACC tournament: Virginia won the ACC championship, beating Florida State, Pittsburgh and Duke. Candid Coaches: Who is the best defensive coach in college basketball? Roy Williams announced his retirement on Thursday ahead of the men's Final Four. If you pair . He is one of three coaches in history (with Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski) to lead his program to ten or more consecutive winning ACC records[a][4][5] and is one of three coaches (also with Smith and Krzyzewski) to be named ACC Coach of the Year four or more times. Bennett had nothing but kind words for Williams. First came the victory at Duke last Saturday, followed by a Snapchat video of Bacot and teammate DayRon Sharpe socializing with others indoors maskless. It finished the season ranked fourth. Two former coaches fell just short of this mark. [62] Two injuries to Justin Anderson near the end of the season dampened NCAA Tournament hopes before he turned pro for the 2015 NBA draft. UVA improved to 79 in the ACC and had a winning record overall. It held on for a 79-67 victory. [89][88] After a 162 ACC record, Virginia won a share of their fourth ACC regular season title in the past six years. Williams will end his tenure at North Carolina with a record of 485-163. [b][91] Virginia was the only No. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Other Bennett players to play in professional basketball leagues around the globe include London Perrantes, Mike Tobey, Jack Salt, Akil Mitchell, Darion Atkins, Marcus Capers, Mustapha Farrakhan Jr., Sylven Landesberg, Laurynas Mikalauskas, Jerome Meyinsse, Austin Nichols, Taylor Rochestie, Sammy Zeglinski and Abe Lodwick. [22], Bennett went on to be selected in the 1992 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets. [80] The New York Daily News changed their pick from Virginia winning the national title to losing in the Sweet Sixteen after the injury. Seas. Conference regular season champion But Saturdays win makes it certain. Washington State dropped charter flights for Bennett and his staff for use in recruiting to the remotely located school and cancelled a trip for his staff to the 2009 Final Four (held ten years and two days prior to the 2019 Final Four which would be won by a Bennett team) due to ongoing budgetary constraints in the WSU athletics department. 45 and has since ascended to No. Before we witness the closing chapter in Coach K's incomparable career, let's look back at five of his most unbreakable records. Virginia led by 10 with 42 seconds left, but the Hurricanes rallied to force overtime and won 69-62. The Cavaliers finished 18-7 in 2020-21, earning its 10th Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title with a 13-4 record. Who will be the next head coach to win their first national title? You have permission to edit this article. Season Champion; NCAA Tournament; NCAA FF, Reg. The No. 14 Notre Dame, in South Bend, 7154, while extending his record against Mike Brey to 50. [78] With a 6637 victory at Pitt, Virginia won its third outright regular season title in five years. Roy Williams' retirement from North Carolina on Thursday leaves him with more than 900 career victories and three NCAA championships. Roy Williams Born: August 1, 1950 Alma Mater: North Carolina (1972) Career Record (major schools): 33 Years, 903-264, .774 W-L% Schools: Kansas (418-101) and North Carolina (485-163) 4x Big 8 COY 2x Big 12 COY 2x ACC COY 2 x USBWA COY 1996-97 TSN COY 2 x AP COY 1996-97 Naismith COY 2005-06 Rupp Cup Coaches Index Grant Hill, left, chats with UVA coach Tony Bennett before the Cavaliers practice on March 21, 2019. 1 ranking since 1982. Fellow UNC great Smith racked up the third-most tournament wins (65), ahead of Jim Boeheim (57) and Tom Izzo (52). The coach with the second most NCAA victories is Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (age 76), who has 188 fewer than Coach K. Even if Boeheim coached until age 80, and averaged 31 victories in each of the next four seasons, he would still fall short of Coach K's mark which Krzyzewski will add to in the coming season. Concerned by potential COVID spread, Miami justifiably declined to play Mondays scheduled game at UNC, after which Williams and his players issued separate apologies. NCAA tournament: A No. appreciated. Not only is Coach K a force in his conference, but he is also a formidable presence in the NCAA tournament. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. ; Junior C Jack Salt (3 ppg, 4 rpg). 19 Illinois in the championship game, 7061. [75] No. Virginia's head coach Tony Bennett does high-five with fans during a practice at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. He can be reached at dthompson1@gannett.com, at 828-231-1747, or on Twitter at @daveth89. You have permission to edit this article. 14 Notre Dame on the Road, Virginia's win at Duke shows Cavaliers are at top of ACC, not just in current standings, ACC Operation Basketball: Here's What We Think Will Happen in 201718, There's only one way to describe UNC's loss to Virginia: ' a big ol' butt-kicking', Ahead of Duke, UNC's Berry turns to Virginia film to fix defense, AP Poll of February 12, 2018 Virginia #1, No. In 2015, in the round of 64 against Belmont, Virginia led 62-60 with 4:37 left. Coach K's leadership translated beyond the college game. 2. The Arizona Daily Star called Bennett the "gold standard of college basketball coaching" and the modern equivalent of Arizona's late Hall of Famer Lute Olson, but said Arizona fans needed to "lower [their] expectations"; Tommy Lloyd, coach-in-waiting at Gonzaga, took the job. Pro: A non-conference schedule ranking of No. Captured o, Twice this season Virginia has traveled to confront an opponent whose NCAA tournament expectations were on life support. His Cavaliers rebounded to defeat No. Virginia has amassed a 316-117 (.730) record in 13 seasons under Bennett's direction. Roy Williams, who retired Thursday, won three national championships and compiled a 903-264 career record across 33 seasons at Kansas and North Carolina. The songs selected were mostly ones that Bennett had played a major role in introducing into the Great American Songbook.. Key players: Sophomore G Malcolm Brogdon (13 ppg); Senior G Joe Harris (12 ppg); Sophomore F Anthony Gill (9 ppg); Sophomore G Justin Anderson (8 ppg); Senior F Akil Mitchell (7 ppg); Sophomore F Mike Tobey (6 ppg); Freshman G London Perrantes (6 ppg, 4 apg). "There was no way I was leaving (Treveon Graham and Briante Weber)," Smart said as he reflected on his VCU exit during Doug Gottlieb's podcast. Coach K's 67 ACC Tournament victories are also the most in league history, as are his 517 ACC victories across the regular season and tournament. He passed Smith's record of 422 back in 2015 and has won an ACC record 192 conference road games. With home games remaining against Louisville and Florida State, North Carolina will have, COVID willing, ample opportunities to earn an NCAA bid. With an eye toward returning to the NBA, Bennett left for Australia in 1996 to play for the Sydney Kings of Australia's National Basketball League while rehabbing his ankle but the contract fell through[23] within ten days[24] of arriving and Bennett soon moved to New Zealand to briefly play for a team called the "Burger King Kings" in Auckland. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 (No. The Grammy Award-winning singer just set a Guinness World Record for being the oldest person to release an album of new material. (Dean Hoffmeyer/ Richmond Times-Dispatch). [3] Bennett is a three-time recipient of the Henry Iba Award, two-time Naismith College Coach of the Year, and two-time AP Coach of the Year. Of course, this isnt the first record hes set in his 70-year career. [84] For defying rebuilding expectations to finish 313, Bennett won a third Henry Iba Award.[85]. Malcolm Brogdon is a member of the NBA's exclusive 504090 club for extreme shooters, and Klay Thompson is one of the Splash Brothers of the three-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors. [120] Regaining composure, Bennett's Cavaliers held Paolo Banchero to single-digit scoring for the first time of his career as the team emerged from Cameron Indoor Stadium with a 6968 win over AP No. Painter's career record is 380-189.. But in the 10 seasons he has coached at Virginia, Bennett has turned the Cavaliers into one of the nation's premier programs. UVA earned the first overall seed in the NCAA tournament, but the next day lost ACC Sixth Man of the Year De'Andre Hunter to a broken wrist. Teel: Victory over UNC elevates UVA's Bennett into rare company. He is the first coach man or woman to lead a country to three Olympic gold medals in basketball. The coach with the next most victories in Duke school history is Eddie Cameron, with 226. The No. During those seven trips, Virginia got as far as the , Elite Eight twice, facing Purdue on Saturday and falling to Syracuse in 2016, Sweet 16 in 2014, losing to Michigan State, Round of 32 twice, losing to Michigan State in 2015 and Florida in 2017. By that point, in 11 seasons since moving to the ACC, the Hokies had a conference winning percentage of .379. During the rebuilding process, Bennett's teams increased their win total in every successive season. Key players: Sophomore G DeAndre Hunter (15 ppg, 5 rpg); Junior G Kyle Guy (15 ppg); Junior G Ty Jerome (13 ppg); Junior F Mamadi Diakite (7 ppg); Junior G Braxton Key (6 ppg); Sophomore F Jay Huff (5 ppg); Freshman G Kihei Clark (4 ppg); Senior C Jack Salt (4 ppg, 4 rpg). 1 seed to lose to a No. Not only that, he did . ACC tournament: UVA lost its first ACC tournament game 67-64 to N.C. State. "[122] To convey that to his players in the off-season, he's asked, "if you played [last year's version of] yourself one-on-one, could you dominate yourself now? [111] When No. Roy Williams and Tony Bennett at end of game during game action at the John Paul Jones Arena at UVA in Charlottesville, Va., Monday Feb. 27, 2017. Virginia head coach Tony Bennett during game against Notre Dame at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA Sat. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 10 Louisville. 10 Louisville, 5754, and a subsequent FiveThirtyEight article revealed this squad's defense to be the most effective of any Tony Bennett coached team thus far. One fan quoted in The Times-Dispatch lamented that Bennett "might turn out to be a great coach, but he is hardly the home run that we were looking for. Considering a team can collect, at most, six victories (seven, if you include the First Four) in any one NCAA tournament, it will take quite a run by a coach to close the gap with Coach K. That's unlikely to happen with the amount of parity in today's college basketball landscape. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He was awarded the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award given to the nation's most outstanding senior under six feet tall and was named the 1992 GTE Academic All-American of the year. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. March 3, 2018. One player had a positive COVID test following the team's quarterfinals victory over Syracuse, forcing a forfeit against Georgia Tech, which then received an effective bye to the championship game and won it. 4 seeds all lose in the opening weekend. Krzyzewski became head coach of the national team in October 2005. As the Cougars leader, Bennett won 26 games in each of his first two seasons, tying a school record. Virginia head coach Tony Bennett has words for an official during game against Duke at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA Sat. Oldest person to reach No.1 on the US album chartwith a newly recorded album forCheek to Cheek.. The 70-year-old Hall of Famer leaves college basketball as the sport's third-winningest coach from storied. Earlier this month, in the round of 64 against Gardner-Webb, Virginia trailed by six points at halftime before coming back to win 71-56. Following the news . Highest AP ranking: UVA was ranked second or third for most of January through March. Do you have a blog? Williams kept his discipline of the offending players and managers private, and the entire roster was in uniform at JPJ. Anthony Guy Bennett (born June 1, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player and since 2009 the head coach of the University of Virginia men's team, with whom he won the NCAA Championship in 2019. Breadman, Much congratulations for all of your well-deserved success. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT). [7][8][9] The style of basketball he teaches has often been compared to a boa constrictor choking out opponents,[10][11][12][13] and his teams are known for their unselfish play, defense-first philosophy, and tempo control.[14][15][16]. It forces opposing teams to pass and shoot well, while limiting dribble penetration and post play.[29][30]. The head-to-head (but not overall) record total here includes, Washington State Cougars men's basketball head coaches, Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball head coaches, Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year, Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball Coach of the Year, Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball 201819 NCAA champions, New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding Guard Award, United States Basketball Writers Association, "Game 14 vs. NC State, Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)", Teel: Victory over UNC elevates UVA's Bennett into rare company, "No. 1 seed to reach the Final Four after dispatching Gardner-Webb 7156, Oklahoma 6351, Oregon 5349, and Purdue 8075 in overtime. 6 Virginia vs. No. Seas. NCAA tournament: A No. PASSION: Do Not Be Lukewarm Virginia head coach Tony Bennett whistles at the referees during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against James Madison on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, in Charlottesville, Va. Photo / Ryan M. Kelly / The Daily Progress ORG XMIT: VARK117. Jay Huff and Sam Hauser teamed for 35 of UVAs points and made 7 of their 11 long-range attempts. 4 ranked Louisville, 7155. Feb. 22, 2014. "It was an absolute honor. You can cancel at any time. [96] Reigning NCAA football champion and friend Dabo Swinney sent Bennett a text prior to the title game which he shared with the team: "let the light that shines in you be brighter than the light that shines on you. [112] With that win, Bennett became the third ACC coach in history to have ten straight winning ACC seasons. As a 5'11" point guard, Bennett ranks first in NCAA history for career three-point field goal accuracy at 49.7%, shooting above 50% from range in both his junior and senior seasons. Former five-star recruit and transfer Austin Nichols became eligible after sitting out the previous season, but was suspended for two weeks including the season opening game for an undisclosed incident and dismissed entirely for a second undisclosed incident after playing (and starting) in one game. ACC tournament: UVA played Miami in the first round of the ACC tournament. The pack line is designed to clog up potential driving lanes to the paint by forcing ball handlers to the middle of the floor where more "help" is concentrated. (Dean Hoffmeyer/ Richmond Times-Dispatch), Coach Tony Bennett as UVA takes on Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Pro: No glaring defeats. The Tar Heels were 54th on the NET entering Saturday, one spot ahead of Richmond, but Williams insisted Friday that he doesnt dangle the postseason carrot habitually. ), NCAA Tournament: 30 Years (79-27), 9 Final Fours, 3 Championships. A Winston-Salem Journal reporter projected the worst season of Bennett's career at 513 in ACC play. UVA started the season with impressive wins against eventual national champions Villanova, West Virginia, and California. [26] Tony Bennett was then able to get a firsthand experience of Wisconsin's run to the 2000 Final Four as a part of the staff under Dick Bennett. ACC tournament: UVA fell to N.C. State 75-56 in its first game of the ACC tournament. ACC tournament: UVA beat Boston College in its first tournament game and then fell to Duke 57-46. [25] He then joined the North Harbour Vikings, became its star player, and in his second year there became a dual-role player and head coach. 4 Virginia 7270, Duke-UVA Trails Only UVA-Duke as Top Game of Season, Virginia basketball clinches ACC title share, but honoring Jack Salt was 'more important', Zion and Duke gets top billing in NCAA Tournament, Virginia Outlasts Purdue, Carsen Edwards in OT to Win Craziest Game of 2019 NCAA Tournament, Making the case for Virginia to win the national title at the Final Four, From Southern California to Final Four, Virginia's Kihei Clark stands tall, Mamadi Diakite the toast of Virginia and beyond after big shot against Purdue, Official gets last-second call right, and Virginia gets Final Four win over Auburn, Virginia's Tony Bennett reveals advice he got from Clemson's Dabo Swinney, De'Andre Hunter out-plays Jarrett Culver in showdown of future NBA lottery picks, Virginia's redemption was one year, 23 days in the making, Virginia's Jerome Joins Hunter As a 1st Round Draft Pick, FORTUNE: World's 50 Greatest Leaders Tony Bennett, "Tony Bennett: Humility and grace made him a most deserving", Ranking Evrey College Basketball Team from No. [109] The program faced several postponed and canceled games due to COVID-19 outbreaks within the UVA and other basketball programs. Tony Bennett Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Tony Bennett Born: June 1, 1969 Alma Mater: Green Bay (1992) As Player: 119 G, 19.3 PPG, Green Bay ( Full Record) Career Record (major schools): 17 Years, 406-156, .722 W-L% 2006-07 Pac-10 COY 4x ACC COY 3 x USBWA COY 2006-07 TSN COY 2 x AP COY 2017-18 NABC COY As this was happening, Bennett was contacted about the open Virginia job and traveled to Charlottesville to interview. Roy Williams' coaching record:Here's the gaudy numbers compiled by one of NCAA basketball's greats, How Roy Williams' record compares:Top 10 all-time NCAA Division-I men's basketball coaches: How Roy Williams' record compares. 17 Florida State, Hes The GOAT To Everyone - Except ACC Sportswriters, The Coaches Most Defined by Defensive Excellence: Tony Bennett Wins in a Walk. Please subscribe to keep reading. Bennett's vocal partners in the 1950s and '60s ranged from Judy Garland to Andy Williams. To have it be about two souls singing together and then at the same time, I also take in all his wisdom. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 1 Duke, 7270. Of the active coaches in the conference, Tony Bennett at Virginia has won the ACC tournament twice, while recently retired UNC coach Roy Williams won three times. Fired RPS employee sues school district, alleges misuse of federal funds. Man died Wednesday. 9 Virginia Tech 8159 in the first time in series history that the two rivals met while both ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll. Bennett will make sure these guys defend (yes, even you Niang!) [118] Virginia returned the favor with a 10-point victory at Clemson, continuing a 6-game winning streak for UVA at Littlejohn Coliseum. John Marshall boys basketball reclaims No. 5 North Carolina, 5343, and No. [119] A 7458 road loss to North Carolina snapped a 7-game winning streak against the Tar Heels. Undrafted Bennett players to see significant NBA minutes include Mamadi Diakite (Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers), Anthony Gill (Washington Wizards), Sam Hauser (Boston Celtics), Braxton Key (Detroit Pistons), and Aron Baynes (5 teams). Former NFL star Chad Johnson says he saved money by living inside Cincinnati Bengals stadium for 2 years. Of the active coaches in the conference, Tony Bennett at Virginia has won the ACC tournament twice, while recently retired UNC coach Roy Williams won three times. 5 Virginia, How Defensive Powerhouse Virginia Built the Nation's Best Offense, Building college basketball's Dream Team 201516, "No. 1 seeds came from the same conference. Bennett is the all-time wins leader at Virginia, and holds or shares records for single-season wins and career winning percentage at both Virginia and Washington State. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, Virginia beat 16th-seeded Hampton, ninth-seeded Butler and fourth-seeded Iowa 84-71 before losing 68-62 to 10th-seeded Syracuse in the Elite Eight. Williams did, however, get the last laugh, beating Duke 91-73 in the finalgame he will ever coach in the Dean Dome. After his father retired, Bo Ryan retained Bennett on his staff and there he remained until 2003, when Dick Bennett came out of retirement to coach Washington State. Division regular season and conference tournament champion Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. When Jimmy Miller learned of Terry Hollands passing Sunday, his mind immediately drifted to a photograph from nearly 40 years ago. 15-seed Belmont and lost to seventh-seeded Michigan State 60-54 in the next round. Oldest person to enter the UK top 20 album chartwithDuets: An American Classicwhen he was 80. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Andrew Shurtleff Virginia affirmed its position atop the ACC on Saturday, exasperating a Hall of Fame rival and elevating Tony Bennett to rare company. Bennett led the 200607 Cougars basketball team to a 268 (135 Pac-10, second place) record and the second round of the NCAA tournament. Jay Bilas: The Best Things I've Seen So Far: Volume 2, U.Va. 6 Virginia, Mike Rhoades after VCU clinched A-10 regular-season title, Lionel Messi named men's Player of the Year at the 2022 Best FIFA Awards, LeBron James is facing weeks on the sidelines after foot injury. [37] After losing to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen, Bennett's team had again reached the school record for wins, with 26. During that time he had a record of 418-101, a .805 winning percentage. [65] The number of home-and-away series with programs from other power conferences such as these was virtually unprecedented in the ACC. [43] Ritchie McKay, head coach of the Liberty Flames, stepped down to become Bennett's associate head coach before returning to the Flames in 2015. [22] He was also incredibly accurate on two-point field goal attempts for a guard, connecting on 502 of 917 (54.7%) two-point attempts for his college career. He won a total of 903 games and is one of just six Division I men's basketball coaches to win at least three national titles. UVA's head coach Tony Bennett (left) talks with Villanova's head coach Jay Wright after UVA defeated Villanova, 86-75, Dec. 19, 2015, Eric Kolenich writes about higher education, health systems and more for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "[122], An opposing coach discussed Bennett's reputation for player development to CBS Sports in 2016, stating that he "gets the bigger picture that it's more than just basketball, and his players develop at a high level and become pros. [40] Bennett decided to remain loyal to WSU. The only coaches to author 10 or more consecutive winning ACC records are North Carolinas Dean Smith (33 straight), Dukes Mike Krzyzewski (13 and counting, two others of 10) and UVAs Bennett (10). Bennett went back to work at Washington State with a need to replace NBA draft pick Kyle Weaver. American basketball coach and player (born 1969), 200809: Rebuilding and budget constraints, Canceled recruiting flights and Final Four trip for staff, 201011: Personnel losses but continued rise, 201213: Establishing the dominant nucleus, 201314: #1 ACC finish and ACC Championship, 201415: #1 ACC finish and 2nd Henry Iba Award, 201718: Unranked to AP #1 and ACC Championship, 201819: The Redemption National Championship, 201920: COVID-shortened season, 111 down final stretch. 1 ranking through the final regular-season ranking. 1 on Feb. 12. Virginia's Kyle Guy (5) is tended to by Ethan Saliba, associate AD/head athletic trainer (right) and head coach Tony Bennett (left) during first half against Notre Dame at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA Sat. 5 Florida State, No. [59][60] Highlights included holding Georgia Tech, Rutgers, and Harvard to under thirty points each and actually "doubling up" the scores of Georgia Tech (5728) and Wake Forest (7034) unprecedented dominance for any team of the past 50 years against ACC competition. "[30][130], Bennett is 5323 in UVA's rivalry games versus Virginia Tech, Louisville, Maryland, and North Carolina. All rights reserved. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, along with Duke and North Carolina, only the second time in NCAA history that three No. Former Coaches fell just short of this mark So Far: Volume 2 U.Va... 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