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
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	Richmond	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	West Virginia	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 VMI	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	Wake Forest	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 December 12, 2014.
^ "2014–15 Virginia Men's Basketball Factbook" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. p. 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved January 6, 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}