1915–16 University of Virginia men's basketball team

1915–16 University of Virginia men's basketball
1915–16 University of Virginia men's basketball
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915–16 record	11–2 (5–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Henry Lannigan (11th season);
Home arena	Fayerweather Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1914–15 1916–17 →

The 1915–16 University of Virginia men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1915–16 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by eleventh-year head coach Henry Lannigan, and played their home games at Fayerweather Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Virginia. Now known as the Virginia Cavaliers, the team did not have an official nickname prior to 1923.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
January 15 no, no		W 51–25	1–0 (1–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
January 17* no, no		W 38–21	2–0 (1–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
January 19 no, no		W 58–23	3–0 (2–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
January 22 no, no	Catholic	L 11–21	3–1 (2–1)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
January 29* no, no		W 39–26	4–1 (2–1)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 5* no, no	vs. Washington and Lee	W 29–24	5–1 (2–1)	Lynchburg, VA
February 7 no, no	vs. North Carolina	W 30–24	6–1 (3–1)	Richmond, VA
February 9* no, no		W 30–14	7–1 (3–1)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 11* no, no	Duke	W 34–31	8–1 (3–1)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 14* no, no	West Virginia Wesleyan	W 47–20	9–1 (3–1)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 23* no, no	at Navy	L 26–35	9–2 (3–1)	Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD
February 24 no, no	at George Washington	W 26–20	10–2 (4–1)	Washington, DC
February 25 no, no	at Catholic	W 33–18	11–2 (5–1)	Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

^ "Virginia Cavalier Traditions". TheSabre. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "2014–15 Virginia Men's Basketball Factbook" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. p. 92. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 6 January 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

v t Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" 1982 Chaminade upset 2018 UMBC upset Redemption National Championship
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics