The Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2016-2017 men’s basketball schedules for its member institutions, including UVA, on Monday (Sept. 12).
Virginia will play 30 regular-season games, including 16 contests at John Paul Jones Arena.
The Cavaliers’ schedule is highlighted by home games against Duke, North Carolina, Louisville, Ohio State and West Virginia, and road contests at defending national champion Villanova, California, North Carolina, Syracuse and Louisville. In addition, UVA will play four games as part of the Emerald Coast Classic in November. Virginia will play a total of 14 games against 2016 NCAA Tournament teams.
ACC Schedule
Virginia will face each of the 14 conference opponents during its 18-game league schedule. The Cavaliers will play four schools home-and-away (Louisville, North Carolina, Pitt and Virginia Tech), five schools only at home (Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami and Wake Forest) and five schools only on the road (Boston College, Clemson, NC State, Notre Dame and Syracuse).
Non-Conference Highlights
Virginia’s non-conference home schedule is highlighted by its ACC/Big Ten Challenge contest against Ohio State (Nov. 30) and a match-up with Big 12 foe West Virginia (Dec. 3). The Cavaliers will travel to California (Dec. 21) and reigning NCAA champion Villanova (Jan. 29). In addition, UVA battles Iowa (Nov. 25) and Memphis or Providence (Nov. 26) at the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla.
Television Exposure
Virginia’s home games against Louisville (Feb. 6), Miami (Feb. 20) and North Carolina (Feb. 27) will be featured on ESPN’s ACC Big Monday. The Cavaliers will play 11 games on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, six contests will be televised by the ACC Network, and UVA’s game at Villanova (Jan. 29) will be televised on Fox.
Team Highlights
Virginia returns starters London Perrantes (Los Angeles), Isaiah Wilkins (Lilburn, Ga.) and Devon Hall (Virginia Beach, Va.) from last year’s team that recorded 29 wins and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. Marial Shayok (Ottawa, Canada), Darius Thompson (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), Jarred Reuter (Marion, Mass.), Jack Salt (Auckland, N.Z.) and transfer Austin Nichols (Collierville, Tenn.) also return to the Cavaliers, who finished second nationally in scoring defense under eighth-year head coach Tony Bennett.
Ticket Information
Virginia men’s basketball season tickets are sold out for the 2016-17 season. For some home games, a limited number of single-game tickets will be available for purchase. The on-sale dates for single-game tickets will be announced on Monday, Oct. 10. For more information about men’s basketball tickets, please call the Virginia athletics ticket office at 1-800-542-UVA1 (8821) or visit VirginiaSports.com/tickets.
2016-17 UVA Men’s Basketball Schedule
Friday, Nov. 11 at UNC-Greensboro 7 p.m. TBA
Tuesday, Nov. 15 St. Francis Brooklyn 1 TBA ACCN Extra
Sunday, Nov. 20 Yale TBA ACCN Extra
Tuesday, Nov. 22 Grambling State 1 TBA ACCN Extra
Friday, Nov. 25 vs. Iowa 1 7 p.m. CBSSN
Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Memphis or Providence 1 4/7 p.m. CBSSN
Wednesday, Nov. 30 Ohio State 2 9 p.m. ESPN2
Saturday, Dec. 3 West Virginia 2 p.m. ESPNU
Tuesday, Dec. 6 East Carolina TBA ACCN Extra
Saturday, Dec. 17 Robert Morris TBA TBA
Wednesday, Dec. 21 at California 10 p.m. ESPN2
Wednesday, Dec. 28 at Louisville * TBA ESPN2
Saturday, Dec. 31 Florida State * 2 p.m. ESPNU
Wednesday, Jan. 4 at Pittsburgh * 9 p.m. RSN
Sunday, Jan. 8 Wake Forest * 8 p.m. ESPNU
Saturday, Jan. 14 at Clemson * Noon ACCN
Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Boston College * 8 p.m. ACCN
Saturday, Jan. 21 Georgia Tech * 2 p.m. ACCN
Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Notre Dame * 8 p.m. ACCN
Sunday, Jan. 29 at Villanova 1 p.m. Fox
Wednesday, Feb. 1 Virginia Tech * 8 p.m. ACCN
Saturday, Feb. 4 at Syracuse * Noon ESPN/2
Monday, Feb. 6 Louisville * 7 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, Feb. 12 at Virginia Tech * 6:30 p.m. ESPNU
Wednesday, Feb. 15 Duke * 9 p.m. ESPN2
Saturday, Feb. 18 at North Carolina * TBA ESPN/2
Monday, Feb. 20 Miami * 7 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 25 at NC State * TBA ESPN/2
Monday, Feb. 27 North Carolina * 7 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, March 4 Pittsburgh * Noon ACCN
Tues.-Sat., March 7-11 ACC Tournament 3 TBA TBA
Home games in Bold
All times Eastern
* – ACC Game
1 – Emerald Coast Classic, Niceville, Fla.
2 – ACC/Big Ten Challenge
3 – ACC Tournament, Brooklyn, N.Y.
ACCNE – ACC Network Extra
CBSSN – CBS Sports Network
RSN – Regional Sports Network
ACCN – ACC Network
ESPN/2 – ESPN or ESPN2
The ACC’s Regional Sports Network (RSN) consists of FOX Sports South; FOX Sports Carolinas; FOX Sports Florida; FOX Sports Sun; FOX Sports Midwest; FOX Sports Indiana; YES Network; NESN; Root Sports Pittsburgh; CSN Mid-Atlantic
What is ACC Network Extra?
ACC Network Extra is an Atlantic Coast Conference dedicated live-events digital network available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN3 available on WatchESPN and the ESPN app. More than 600 sporting events will be available to stream through the channel.
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