2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2005–06
Team:	Virginia Cavaliers
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	15–15
Conf Record:	7–9
Hc Year:	1st
Ac1 Year:	1st
Ac2 Year:	1st
Ac3 Year:	1st
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 2005–06 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Dave Leitao, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

This was the final season Virginia played at University Hall, as the John Paul Jones Arena opened for the 2006–07 season.

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 14–15, with a conference record of 4–12. At the end of the season, head coach Pete Gillen stepped down from the position.^[1] On April 16, DePaul head coach Dave Leitao was announced to take over at Virginia.^[2]

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition game|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| National Invitation Tournament^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pete Gillen Steps Down as Virginia Men's Basketball Coach . VirginiaSports.com . 14 March 2005 . 13 December 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054250/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031405aaa.html . dead .
2. Web site: Dave Leitao Named Men's Head Basketball Coach At Virginia . VirginiaSports.com . 15 April 2005 . 13 December 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000813/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041605aac.html . dead .
3. Web site: 2005–06 Men's Basketball Schedule . VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site . December 9, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060627141957/http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html . June 27, 2006 .
4. Web site: 2005-06 Box Scores. VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. January 6, 2015. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906014850/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2005-box-scores.pdf. dead.