1916–17 University of Virginia men's basketball team

1916–17 University of Virginia men's basketball
1916–17 University of Virginia men's basketball
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916–17 record	7–5 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Henry Lannigan (12th season);
Home arena	Fayerweather Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1915–16 1917–18 →

The 1916–17 University of Virginia men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1916–17 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by twelfth-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 13* no, no	Gallaudet	W 41–15	1–0	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
January 18 no, no	St. John's	W 29–15	2–0 (1–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
January 20* no, no	Randolph–Macon	W 49–5	3–0 (1–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
January 24 no, no		W 31–20	4–0 (2–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
January 31* no, no	at Navy	L 17–39	4–1 (2–0)	Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD
February 5* no, no		W 26–25	5–1 (2–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 8* no, no	West Virginia Wesleyan	W 37–32	6–1 (2–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 10* no, no	at	L 19–30	6–2 (2–0)	Lexington, VA
February 15* no, no	Duke	L 34–37	6–3 (2–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 20* no, no		W 38–13	7–3 (2–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 22* no, no	Tennessee	L 21–24	7–4 (2–0)	Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
February 24 no, no	vs. North Carolina	L 24–35	7–5 (2–1)	Lynchburg, VA
*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]}

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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
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics