 Virginia was a top program in the early years of college basketball under the tutelage of Pop Lannigan from 1905 to 1929, and even a consistent winner under dual-sport football coach Gus Tebell from 1930 to 1951, but the Cavaliers struggled in the 1950s and 1960s before Terry Holland arrived in 1974 to win their first ACC Championship and earn their first NCAA Tournament appearance in just his second year.The program has since won nine ACC season titles, third-best all-time.In the recent 18-game era (2013–2019) of ACC play under Bennett, Virginia had four teams go 16–2 or better.