# 2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dave Leitao, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers began the season with the opening of the John Paul Jones Arena and an upset of then-#10 Arizona. Despite returning all five starters from the previous campaign, the Cavaliers were picked to finish 8th place in the conference. They went on to win a share of the ACC regular season championship with North Carolina and the second seed in the ACC tournament. Coach Dave Leitao was chosen as the ACC Coach of the Year following the conclusion of the regular season. Virginia received the fourth seed in the NCAA tournament's South Regional, where they beat Albany for their first NCAA tournament victory since 1995, but lost in the second round to fifth-seeded Tennessee.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition game ||||||
| Nov. 4* 7:00 pm | | Augusta State | W 78–63 | | John Paul Jones Arena (2,485) Charlottesville, VA |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 12* 7:00 pm, FSN | | No. 10 Arizona | W 93–90 | 1–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (15,219) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov. 19* 7:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 85–66 | 2–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (11,005) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov. 22* 3:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 81–64 | 3–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (10,811) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov. 26* 7:00 pm | | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 104–63 | 4–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (10,104) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov. 29* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | at Purdue ACC/Big 10 Challenge | L 59–61 | 4–1 | Mackey Arena (11,534) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec. 3 7:30 pm, FSN | No. 25 | NC State | W 67–62 | 5–1 (1–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,569) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec. 16* 3:30p | | Hampton | W 91–69 | 6–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (12,217) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec. 19* 2:00 pm | | vs. Appalachian State San Juan Shootout | L 69–80 | 6–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR |
| Dec. 20* noon | | vs. Utah San Juan Shootout | L 70–94 | 6–3 | Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR |
| Dec. 21* 10:00 am | | vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez San Juan Shootout | W 59–52 | 7–3 | Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR |
| Dec. 28* 7:30 pm | | American | W 91–70 | 8–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,126) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 3* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Gonzaga | W 108–87 | 9–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,827) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 7* 5:00 pm, FSN | | Stanford | L 75–76 | 9–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,846) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 10 9:00 pm, RLF | | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 69–79 | 9–5 (1–1) | Dean Smith Center (21,569) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan. 13 2:00 pm, RLF | | at Boston College | L 73–78 | 9–6 (1–2) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan. 16 8:00 pm, RLF | | Maryland | W 103–91 | 10–6 (2–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,765) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 21 1:00 pm, RLF | | Wake Forest | W 88–76 | 11–6 (3–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,564) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 24 9:00 pm, RLF | | at NC State | W 71–58 | 12–6 (4–2) | PNC Arena (15,233) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan. 28 1:00 pm, RLF | | at No. 19 Clemson | W 64–63 | 13–6 (5–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,728) Clemson, SC |
| Feb. 1 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 8 Duke | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (6–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (15,169) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb. 3 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Miami | W 81–70 | 15–6 (7–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,856) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb. 6 9:00 pm, RSN | | at Maryland | W 69–65 | 16–6 (8–2) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb. 10 4:00 pm, RLF | | at No. 21 Virginia Tech | L 57–84 | 16–7 (8–3) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb. 13* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 90–49 | 17–7 | John Paul Jones Arena (11,666) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb. 17 1:00 pm, RLF | | Florida State | W 73–70 | 18–7 (9–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,619) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb. 21 7:30 pm | No. 24 | at Miami | L 60–68 | 18–8 (9–4) | BankUnited Center (3,707) Miami, FL |
| Feb. 24 3:30 pm, ABC | No. 24 | Georgia Tech | W 75–69 | 19–8 (10–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,654) Charlottesville, VA |
| Mar. 1 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Virginia Tech | W 69–56 | 20–8 (11–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,931) Charlottesville, VA |
| Mar. 3 1:00 pm, RLF | | at Wake Forest | L 72–78 | 20–9 (11–5) | LJVM Coliseum (13,611) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 9 7:00 pm, RLF/ESPN2 | | vs. NC State ACC Tournament quarterfinals | L 71–79 | 20–10 | St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, FL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 16* 12:15 pm, CBS | No. (4 S) | vs. No. (13 S) Albany First Round | W 84–57 | 21–10 | Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH |
| Mar. 18* 12:10 pm, CBS | No. (4 S) | vs. No. (5 S) Tennessee Second Round | L 74–77 | 21–11 | Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||