The Virginia Cavaliers inked coach Tony Bennett to an extension, keeping him in Charlottesville through the 2030 season. Bennett led Virginia to a national title in 2019, and is the winningest coach in program history.
However, since that win over Texas Tech in 2019, Bennett has not won a single NCAA Tournament game – and last year’s 23-11 record and embarrassing 67-42 loss to Colorado State in the First Four had some wondering if his time was up.
Bennett expressed gratitude for getting a chance to stay at Virginia, and has been hard at work rebuilding a roster that lost star guard Reece Beekman and defensive wing Ryan Dunn to the NBA ranks.
Below is a look at Virginia’s new look roster – including who is staying, who departed, which transfers and freshmen the program brought in, and a projected starting lineup and rotation for the Cavs as they look to compete with North Carolina and Duke in the ACC in 2024-25:
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- Christian Bliss – G (4 years remaining)
- Blake Buchanan – PF (3 years remaining)
- Elijah Gertrude* – SG (3 years remaining)
- Dante Harris – PG (1 year remaining)
- Isaac McKneely – SG (2 years remaining)
- Taine Murray – SG (1 year remaining)
- Anthony Robinson – PF (4 years remaining)
- Andrew Rohde – SG (2 years remaining)
(Gertrude will miss the 2024-25 season with an injury)
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- Reece Beekman – PG (out of eligibility)
- Leon Bond – SG (Northern Iowa)
- Ryan Dunn – SF (NBA)
- Jacob Groves – SF (out of eligibility)
- Jordan Minor – SF (out of eligibility)
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- Dai Dai Ames – PG (Kansas State)
- Carter Lang – C (Vanderbilt)
- TJ Power – PF (Duke)
- Elijah Saunders – SF (San Diego State)
- Jalen Warley – PG (Florida State)
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- Jacob Cofie – PF (4-star, No. 96 at 247 Sports)
- Ishan Sharma – SG (3-star, No. 220 at 247 Sports)
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PG: Dai Dai Ames
SG: Jalen Warley
SF: Isaac McKneely
PF: Elijah Saunders
C: TJ Power
6: Blake Buchanan
7: Andrew Rohde
8: Carter Lang
9: Christian Bliss
10: Anthony Robinson
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