Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball

The Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represents the University of Virginia in women's basketball. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Cavaliers play home basketball games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia.^[2] They are currently coached by Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, who was hired on March 21, 2022.^[3]

Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
University	University of Virginia
Head coach	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (3rd season)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Location	Charlottesville, Virginia
Arena	John Paul Jones Arena (capacity: 14,858)
Nickname	Cavaliers
Colors	Orange and blue[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament runner-up
1991
Other NCAA tournament results Final Four 1990, 1991, 1992 Elite Eight 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 Sweet Sixteen 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 Appearances 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018
Conference tournament champions 1990, 1992, 1993
Conference regular-season champions 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000

Season records since 1990

The Cavaliers reached the Final Four in three consecutive seasons, reaching the title game in 1991, losing 70–67 to Tennessee in overtime.^[4][5]

Season	Record	Conference record	Coach
1989–90	29–6	11–3 (2nd)	Debbie Ryan
1990–91	31–3	14–0 (1st)
1991–92	32–2	15–1 (1st)
1992–93	26–6	13–3 (1st)
1993–94	27–5	15–1 (1st)
1994–95	27–5	16–0 (1st)
1995–96	26–7	13–3 (1st)
1996–97	23–8	12–4 (2nd)
1997–98	19–10	9–7 (5th)
1998–99	20–9	12–4 (2nd)
1999-00	25–9	13–3 (1st)
2000–01	18–14	8–8 (5th)
2001–02	17–13	9–7 (T-3rd)
2002–03	17–14	9–7 (3rd)
2003–04	13–16	6–10 (7th)
2004–05	21–11	8–6 (5th)
2005–06	20–12	5–9 (9th)
2006–07	19–15	5–9 (8th)
2007–08	24–10	10–4 (T-3rd)
2008–09	24–10	8–6 (T-5th)
2009–10	21–10	9–5 (3rd)
2010–11	19–16	5–9 (T-8th)
2011–12	25–11	9–7 (T-5th)	Joanne Boyle
2012–13	16–14	8–10 (6th)
2013–14	14–17	6–10 (10th)
2014–15	17–14	7–9 (9th)
2015–16	18–16	6–10 (9th)
2016–17	20–13	7–9 (7th)
2017–18	19–14	10–6 (T-6th)
2018–19	12–19	5–11 (12th)	Tina Thompson
2019–20	13–17	8–10 (T-9th)
2020–21	0–5	0–2 (N/A)
2021–22	5–22	2–16 (T-14th)
2022–23	15–15	4–14 (T-13th)	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
2023–24	16–16	7–11 (T-10th)
2024–25	17–15	8–10 (T-10th)

NCAA tournament results

The Cavaliers have appeared in 25 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 34-25.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	#5	First Round	#4 NC State	L 86-73
1985	#6	First Round	#3 Tennessee	L 65-55
1986	#1	First Round	#8 James Madison	L 71-62
1987	#3	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Memphis #2 Tennessee	W 76-75 L 77-58
1988	#2	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 St. John's #3 Rutgers #1 Tennessee	W 85-64 W 89-75 L 84-76
1989	#4	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 West Virginia #1 Tennessee	W 81-68 L 80-47
1990	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#7 Penn State #3 Providence #1 Tennessee #1 Stanford	W 85-64 W 77-71 W 79-75 (OT) L 75-66
1991	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship	#8 Stephen F. Austin #5 Oklahoma State #10 Lamar #3 Connecticut 1 Tennessee	W 74-72 W 76-61 W 85-70 W 61-55 L 70-67 (OT)
1992	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#8 George Washington #4 West Virginia #3 Vanderbilt #1 Stanford	W 97-58 W 103-83 W 70-58 L 66-65
1993	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#10 Florida #6 Georgetown #1 Ohio State	W 69-55 W 77-57 L 75-73
1994	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Loyola (MD) #6 SW Missouri State #2 USC	W 72-47 W 67-63 L 85-66
1995	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 Dartmouth #6 Florida #2 Louisiana Tech #1 Connecticut	W 71-68 W 72-67 W 63-62 L 67-63
1996	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 Manhattan #6 George Washington #2 Old Dominion #1 Tennessee	W 100-55 W 62-43 W 72-60 L 52-46
1997	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Troy State #5 Utah #1 Stanford	W 96-74 W 65-46 L 91-69
1998	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 SMU #3 Arizona	W 77-68 L 94-77
1999	#9	First Round	#8 Penn State	L 82-69
2000	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Pepperdine #5 Boston College #1 Tennessee	W 74-62 W 74-70 L 77-56
2001	#9	First Round	#8 Michigan	L 81-71
2002	#8	First Round	#9 Iowa	L 69-62
2003	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Illinois #1 Tennessee	W 72-56 L 81-51
2005	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Old Dominion #3 Minnesota	W 79-57 L 73-58
2008	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 UC Santa Barbara #5 Old Dominion	W 86-52 L 88-85 (OT)
2009	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Marquette #4 California	W 68-61 L 99-73
2010	#5	First Round	#12 Green Bay	L 69-67
2018	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 California #2 South Carolina	W 68-62 L 66-56