[1] They will play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals, where they defeated third seed Boston College in overtime before losing to eventual champion NC State in overtime in the semifinals.

They earned a controversial at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were placed as a tenth seed in the First Four in the Midwest region.

On October 18, 2024, longtime head coach Tony Bennett announced his surprise retirement.

[2] Bennett posted a 364–136 record at UVA, guiding the Cavaliers to the 2019 NCAA Championship, two ACC Tournament titles, six ACC regular-season championships and 10 NCAA tournament appearances.