Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball

Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
	2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
University	University of Virginia
Head coach	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (3rd season)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Location	Charlottesville, Virginia
Arena	John Paul Jones Arena ; (capacity: 14,858)
Nickname	Cavaliers
Colors	Orange and blue;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament runner-up
	1991
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1990, 1991, 1992
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000
NCAA tournament second round
	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2018
NCAA tournament appearances
	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018
Conference tournament champions
	1990, 1992, 1993
Conference regular season champions
	1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000

The Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represents the University of Virginia in women's basketball. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Cavaliers play home basketball games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia.^[2] They are currently coached by Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, who was hired on March 21, 2022.^[3]

Season records since 1990

The Cavaliers reached the Final Four in three consecutive seasons, reaching the title game in 1991, losing 70–67 to Tennessee in overtime.^[4]^[5]

Season	Record	Conference record	Coach
1989–90	29–6	11–3 (2nd)	Debbie Ryan
1990–91	31–3	14–0 (1st)
1991–92	32–2	15–1 (1st)
1992–93	26–6	13–3 (1st)
1993–94	27–5	15–1 (1st)
1994–95	27–5	16–0 (1st)
1995–96	26–7	13–3 (1st)
1996–97	23–8	12–4 (2nd)
1997–98	19–10	9–7 (5th)
1998–99	20–9	12–4 (2nd)
1999-00	25–9	13–3 (1st)
2000–01	18–14	8–8 (5th)
2001–02	17–13	9–7 (T-3rd)
2002–03	17–14	9–7 (3rd)
2003–04	13–16	6–10 (7th)
2004–05	21–11	8–6 (5th)
2005–06	20–12	5–9 (9th)
2006–07	19–15	5–9 (8th)
2007–08	24–10	10–4 (T-3rd)
2008–09	24–10	8–6 (T-5th)
2009–10	21–10	9–5 (3rd)
2010–11	19–16	5–9 (T-8th)
2011–12	25–11	9–7 (T-5th)	Joanne Boyle
2012–13	16–14	8–10 (6th)
2013–14	14–17	6–10 (10th)
2014–15	17–14	7–9 (9th)
2015–16	18–16	6–10 (9th)
2016–17	20–13	7–9 (7th)
2017–18	19–14	10–6 (T-6th)
2018–19	12–19	5–11 (12th)	Tina Thompson
2019–20	13–17	8–10 (T-9th)
2020–21	0–5	0–2 (N/A)
2021–22	5–22	2–16 (T-14th)
2022–23	15–15	4–14 (T-13th)	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
2023–24	16–16	7–11 (10th)	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton

NCAA tournament results

The Cavaliers have appeared in 25 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 34-25.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	#5	First Round	#4 NC State	L 86-73
1985	#6	First Round	#3 Tennessee	L 65-55
1986	#1	First Round	#8 James Madison	L 71-62
1987	#3	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Memphis #2 Tennessee	W 76-75 L 77-58
1988	#2	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 St. John's #3 Rutgers #1 Tennessee	W 85-64 W 89-75 L 84-76
1989	#4	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 West Virginia #1 Tennessee	W 81-68 L 80-47
1990	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#7 Penn State #3 Providence #1 Tennessee #1 Stanford	W 85-64 W 77-71 W 79-75 (OT) L 75-66
1991	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship	#8 Stephen F. Austin #5 Oklahoma State #10 Lamar #3 Connecticut 1 Tennessee	W 74-72 W 76-61 W 85-70 W 61-55 L 70-67 (OT)
1992	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#8 George Washington #4 West Virginia #3 Vanderbilt #1 Stanford	W 97-58 W 103-83 W 70-58 L 66-65
1993	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#10 Florida #6 Georgetown #1 Ohio State	W 69-55 W 77-57 L 75-73
1994	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Loyola (MD) #6 SW Missouri State #2 USC	W 72-47 W 67-63 L 85-66
1995	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 Dartmouth #6 Florida #2 Louisiana Tech #1 Connecticut	W 71-68 W 72-67 W 63-62 L 67-63
1996	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 Manhattan #6 George Washington #2 Old Dominion #1 Tennessee	W 100-55 W 62-43 W 72-60 L 52-46
1997	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Troy State #5 Utah #1 Stanford	W 96-74 W 65-46 L 91-69
1998	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 SMU #3 Arizona	W 77-68 L 94-77
1999	#9	First Round	#8 Penn State	L 82-69
2000	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Pepperdine #5 Boston College #1 Tennessee	W 74-62 W 74-70 L 77-56
2001	#9	First Round	#8 Michigan	L 81-71
2002	#8	First Round	#9 Iowa	L 69-62
2003	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Illinois #1 Tennessee	W 72-56 L 81-51
2005	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Old Dominion #3 Minnesota	W 79-57 L 73-58
2008	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 UC Santa Barbara #5 Old Dominion	W 86-52 L 88-85 (OT)
2009	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Marquette #4 California	W 68-61 L 99-73
2010	#5	First Round	#12 Green Bay	L 69-67
2018	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 California #2 South Carolina	W 68-62 L 66-56

References

^ "Athletics Color Palette". University of Virginia Consumer Product Brand Standards (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ "University of Virginia Official Athletics Website – UVA Cavaliers Women's Basketball". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
^ "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". 21 March 2022.
^ "Virginia 2016–17 Cavalier Basketball" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
^ "University of Virginia Official Athletics Website – UVA Cavaliers Women's Basketball". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.

External links

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[1] "Athletics Color Palette". University of Virginia Consumer Product Brand Standards (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[2] "University of Virginia Official Athletics Website – UVA Cavaliers Women's Basketball". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.

[3] "Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". 21 March 2022.

[4] "Virginia 2016–17 Cavalier Basketball" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.

[5] "University of Virginia Official Athletics Website – UVA Cavaliers Women's Basketball". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.

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v t e Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
Venues	University Hall (1974–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Boston College Eagles California Golden Bears Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers SMU Mustangs Stanford Cardinal Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Championships & awards	Regular season champions ACC women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Conference challenges	ACC–SEC Challenge (2023–present) ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge (2007–2022)
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25