2016 – 17 Virginia Cavaliers men 's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season , in their 112th season of play . The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett , in his eighth year , and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 23 – 11 , 11 – 7 in ACC play to finish in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place . They defeated Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Notre Dame . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region . There they defeated UNC Wilmington in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Florida
ACC Tournament
2017 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team