2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 15
Record18–7 (13–4 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Williford (12th season)
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBlocker-Mover
Base defensePack-Line
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Virginia 13 4   .765 18 7   .720
No. 14 Florida State 11 4   .733 18 7   .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech 9 4   .692 15 7   .682
Georgia Tech 11 6   .647 17 9   .654
Clemson 10 6   .625 16 8   .667
North Carolina 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Louisville 8 5   .615 13 7   .650
Syracuse 9 7   .563 18 10   .643
NC State 9 8   .529 14 11   .560
Duke 9 9   .500 13 11   .542
Notre Dame 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 10 12   .455
Miami (FL) 4 15   .211 10 17   .370
Wake Forest 3 15   .167 6 16   .273
Boston College 2 11   .154 4 16   .200
2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett in his 12th year and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 18–7, 13–4 in ACC play, to win their fifth regular season championship in eight seasons. They defeated Syracuse 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 Ohio.