2015-16 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 1 VS. MORGAN STATE, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. (JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA) VIRGINIA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS 295 Massie Road, Room 154 Charlottesville, VA 22904 Men’s Basketball Contact: Erich Bacher OFFICE: (434) 982-5530 • CELL: (720) 318-5538 E-mail: [email protected] ON THE WEB: VirginiaSports.com VIRGINIA ON TWITTER: @UVAMensHoops, @erichjbacher 19 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 2 NCAA FINAL FOUR BERTHS • 13 NIT APPEARANCES • 9 ALL-AMERICANS • 22 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS GAME INFORMATION #6/6 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (0-0, 0-0 ACC) Date / Time: Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 / 7 p.m. ET Head Coach: Tony Bennett (Green Bay, 1992) Site: Charlottesville, Va. / John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) TV: None; Online: ESPN3.com Career Record: 205-97 (10th season), Record at UVa: 136-64 (7th season) Dave Weekley (pxp), Pete Strickland (analyst) VS. Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network Jay James (pxp), Ted Jeffries (analyst) MORGAN STATE BEARS (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) Satellite Radio: Sirius (134), XM (204) Head Coach: Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island, 1986) Live Stats/Twitter: VirginiaSports.com/@UVAMensHoops Virginia vs. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: 24-0 Career Record: 185-202 (14th season), Record at MSU: 150-140 (10th season) Series vs. Morgan State: 2-0 FOR OPENERS Charlottesville: 2-0; Baltimore: 0-0; Neutral: 0-0 • UVA begins its 111th season of men’s basketball, sporting a 1,514-1,143 (.570) all-time record. First Meeting: Nov. 19, 2006 (W, 85-66) • UVA is 16-1 in its last 17 season-opening games, including a 79-51 road win at James Madison last season. Last Meeting: Dec. 19, 2012 (W, 75-57) • Virginia is 5-1 in season openers under head coach Tony Bennett with the lone loss at George Mason (63-59) to begin the 2012-13 campaign. 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS - 0-0, 0-0 ACC • The Cavaliers are 88-22 all-time in 110 season-opening games. Date Opponent TV Time/Result • UVA opens the season against a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team for the first time since defeating South Carolina State (75-38) in 2011- Nov. 13 [6/6] MORGAN STATE ESPN3 7 p.m. 12. Nov. 16 at George Washington ESPN2 7:30 p.m. • Morgan State assistant coach Brian Ellerbe served as an assistant coach at UVA from 1991-94. Nov. 19 vs. Bradley ^ ESPN2 9:30 p.m. Nov. 20 vs. Seton Hall/Long Beach St. ^ ESPNU/3 TBA VIRGINIA’S NO. 6 AP PRESEASON RANKING BEST SINCE 1982-83 Nov. 22 vs. TBA ^ ESPN2/U/3 TBA • UVA is ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches’ preseason polls. Nov. 25 LEHIGH ESPN3 7 p.m. • The No. 6 preseason ranking is UVA’s best since a No. 1 ranking to start the 1982-83 season. Dec. 1 at Ohio State % ESPN 7:30 p.m. • UVA has been ranked in the top 10 in 24 consecutive AP polls since March 3, 2014, its longest span since 49 consecutive polls from 1980-83. Dec. 5 WILLIAM & MARY RSN 2 p.m. • Virginia has been ranked in the preseason top-10 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1981-82 and 1982-83. Dec. 8 vs. West Virginia ! ESPN 7 p.m. • UVA has finished in the top 10 (No. 3 in 2014 & No. 6 in 2015) in the final AP rankings in back-to-back seasons for the first time since three Dec. 19 VILLANOVA ESPN2 Noon straight seasons from 1981-83. Dec. 22 CALIFORNIA ESPN2 9 p.m. Dec. 30 OAKLAND ESPNU 6 p.m. SERIES HISTORY Jan. 2 NOTRE DAME * ESPN2 5 p.m. • UVA sports a 2-0 all-time mark, including a 2-0 mark in Charlottesville, against Morgan State in the series that dates back to 2006-07. Jan. 4 at Virginia Tech * ESPN2 9 p.m. • The Cavaliers defeated the Bears 85-66 at University Hall on Nov. 19, 2006. Jan. 9 at Georgia Tech * ACCN 2 p.m. • UVA posted a 75-57 win over Morgan State at John Paul Jones Arena in the last meeting between the teams on Dec. 19, 2012. Jan. 12 MIAMI * ESPNU 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Florida State * ESPNU 6:30 p.m. LAST TIME VS. MORGAN STATE Jan. 19 CLEMSON * ACCN 8 p.m. • Virginia capped a season-high, eight-game winning streak with a 75-57 win over Morgan State on Dec. 19, 2012. Jan. 23 SYRACUSE * ESPN/2 Noon • Akil Mitchell had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the way for UVA. Jan. 25 at Wake Forest * ESPNU 9 p.m. • Darion Atkins had a career-high 17 points and former Cavalier and current Northern Iowa guard Paul Jesperson added 11 points. Jan. 30 at Louisville * CBS 1 p.m. • UVA had 23 second-chance points and outrebounded Morgan State, 39-21. Feb. 3 BOSTON COLLEGE * RSN 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Pitt * ACCN Noon ALL-TIME VS. MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Feb. 9 VIRGINIA TECH * ACCN 8 p.m. • Virginia is 24-0 all-time vs. the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (7-0 vs. Hampton, 4-0 vs. Howard and Norfolk State, 2-0 vs. Maryland Eastern Feb. 13 at Duke * ESPN/2 4/9 p.m. Shore, Morgan State and South Carolina State, 1-0 vs. Bethune-Cookman, Coppin State and North Carolina A&T). Feb. 15 NC STATE * ESPN 7 p.m. • UVA went 2-0 vs. the MEAC last season, defeating Norfolk State (67-39) and South Carolina State (75-55) in back-to-back tilts on Nov. 18 and Feb. 22 at Miami * ESPN 7 p.m. Nov. 21, respectively. Feb. 27 NORTH CAROLINA * ESPN/2 TBA • Tony Bennett is 12-0 all-time vs. MEAC opponents as head coach at Virginia. Mar. 1 at Clemson * ESPNU 7 p.m. VIRGINIA’S POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Mar. 5 LOUISVILLE * ESPN/2 TBA Pos. No. Player (Hometown) Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG 2014-15 NOTES Mar. 8-12 at ACC Tournament G 32 London Perrantes (Los Angeles, Calif.) Jr. 6-2 192 6.4 2.6 Had 12 games with six or more assists G 15 Malcolm Brogdon (Atlanta, Ga.) R-Sr. 6-5 215 14.0 3.9 All-Amerca Second Team & All-ACC First Team HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS ^ - Charleston Classic, Charleston, S.C.; % - ACC/Big Ten Challenge G 51 Darius Thompson (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) R-So. 6-4 196 2.6 2.0 Started 10 games at Tennessee in 2013-14 ! - Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic, New York, N.Y.; * - ACC game F 13 Anthony Gill (High Point, N.C.) R-Sr. 6-8 230 11.6 6.5 All-ACC Third Team; Averaged career highs in pts & rebs C 10 Mike Tobey (Monroe, N.Y.) Sr. 7-0 260 6.9 5.1 ACC Sixth Man of the Year PRONUNCIATION GUIDE OFF THE BENCH MAMADI DIAKITE...........................mama-DEE, dee-ah-KEE-tay G 4 Marial Shayok (Ottawa, Ontario) So. 6-5 213 3.8 1.8 Led UVA rookies in minutes Jarred REUTER ...............................................................ROY-tur F 21 Isaiah Wilkins (Lilburn, Ga.) So. 6-7 230 1.6 2.5 Had 69 rebounds and 18 blocks in 28 games Marial SHAYOK ...........................................................SHAY-ock G 0 Devon Hall (Virginia Beach, Va.) R-So. 6-5 209 1.8 0.7 Had 5 steals at JMU & scored 9 points at Wake Forest London PERRANTES ....................................................per-N-tez F 11 Evan Nolte (Milton, Ga.) Sr. 6-8 228 3.1 1.5 Started 11 games after Justin Anderson injury C 33 Jack Salt (Auckland, New Zealand) R-Fr. 6-11 250 -- -- Making his collegiate debut after redshirting in 2014-15 F 31 Jarred Reuter (Marion, Mass.) Fr. 6-7 243 -- -- Helped Brewster Academy to back-to-back national titles 2015-16 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES PAGE 2 VIRGINIA HEAD COACH TONY BENNETT • Head coach Tony Bennett sports a 136-64 mark in six seasons at Virginia and 205-97 NATIONAL DEFENSIVE POINTS PER GAME HEAD COACH career mark in nine seasons. RANKINGS UNDER TONY BENNETT • Bennett was named 2015 USBWA National Coach of the Year after leading Virginia Year School Pts/Gm Rank TONY BENNETT to a school-record tying 30 wins and its second consecutive ACC regular-season title. 2006-07 Washington State 59.5 17th 7TH SEASON • Bennett was also named ACC Coach of the Year, NABC District 2 Coach of the Year 2007-08 Washington State 56.4 3rd PERSONAL and USBWA District 3 Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. 2008-09 Washington State 55.4 1st Birthdate: June 1, 1969 • Bennett has led the Cavaliers to 30 wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time 2009-10 Virginia 63.6 54th Birthplace: Clintonville, Wis. in school history. 2010-11 Virginia 62.4 36th Family: wife, Laurel; daughter, Anna; son, Eli • In 2013-14, Bennett guided UVa to its first ACC regular season and tournament 2011-12 Virginia 54.2 2nd championship (first since 1976) in the same season for the first time in school 2012-13 Virginia 55.6 5th EDUCATION history. 2013-14 Virginia 55.7 1st College: Green Bay, 1992 • Bennett has led the Cavaliers to four consecutive postseason tournaments (NCAA in 2014-15 Virginia 51.5 1st 2012, 2014 and 2015, and NIT in 2013). COACHING EXPERIENCE • Bennett-coached teams are 75-3 when holding opponents to fewer than 50 points 1999-00 Wisconsin (staff volunteer) during his nine-year coaching career. 2014-15 UVA DEFENSIVE RANKINGS (Final) 2000-01 Wisconsin (assistant coach) • Bennett-coached teams have led the nation in scoring defense three times (2008- Category Ave.