A SEASON FOR THE AGES
TONY BENNETT
Virginia has amassed a 341-125 (.732) record in 14 seasons under head coach Tony Bennett, including the NCAA Title in 2019.
Bennett has guided the Cavaliers six ACC regular-season titles (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 2021 and 2022).
Bennett has led the Hoos to ACC Tournament titles in 2014 and 2018.
UVA earned No. 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Bennett is a three-time National Coach of the Year, four-time ACC Coach of the Year and eight time Regional Coach of the Year.
Bennett has sent 16 Virginia players to the NBA, including nine draft picks.
JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA
Virginia is 193-38, including a 158-23 mark the past 11 seasons, at home under head coach Tony Bennett. UVA has an ACC-leading 88 wins at home over the last 11 seasons.
ESPN’s College Gameday made its first appearance at JPJ in 2015 then returned in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
The ‘Hoo Crew was named the Naismith National Student Section of the Year in 2014.
THE TOTAL PACKAGE
NBA PIPELINE
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
MIKE CURTIS
Mike Curtis, a UVA basketball alum is one of the top strength and conditioning coaches in the country. After stints at Michigan and in the NBA, Curtis returned to his alma mater to help head coach Tony Bennett build the Cavaliers into a national power.
Our physical preparation and training approach is a principle based holistic one. We utilize the most appropriate training methods and means for each individual athlete based on their needs, end goals, and baseline readiness. It is an athlete-centered process that focuses on the development and enhancement of physical qualities that underpin the general and specific needs of the basketball athlete. Our primary objective is to logically and progressively expose our student-athletes to the appropriate acute and long-term training stimulus in an effort to elicit positive physical and mental adaptations necessary to build a more durable and biologically powerful basketball player.