2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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CBI, #1 Seed, East Region, Semifinal (Loss, #4 Butler)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2007–08 record 17–16 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach Dave Leitao (3rd year)
Assistant coach Bill Courtney (3rd year)
Assistant coach Steve Seymour (3rd year)
Assistant coach Drew Diener (1st year)
Home arena John Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
« 2006–07 2008–09 »
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 North Carolina† 14 – 2   .875     36 – 3   .923
#9 Duke 13 – 3   .813     28 – 6   .824
#22 Clemson 10 – 6   .625     24 – 10   .706
Virginia Tech 9 – 7   .563     21 – 14   .600
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500     23 – 11   .676
Maryland 8 – 8   .500     19 – 15   .559
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438     15 – 17   .469
Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438     17 – 13   .567
Florida State 7 – 9   .438     19 – 15   .559
Virginia 5 – 11   .313     17 – 16   .515
Boston College 4 – 12   .250     14 – 17   .452
North Carolina State 4 – 12   .250     15 – 16   .484
† ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 University of Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers sought to continue their 2006–07 season success in which they finished tied for first place in the conference with North Carolina (see 2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season).

The Cavaliers were picked to finish 5th place for the 2007–2008 season in the ACC Preseason Poll.[1] Senior Sean Singletary was named to the five-member preseason All-ACC team.[1]

Players

Roster

2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 1 Jeff Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Monsignor Bonner Chester, Pa.
G 2 Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Thornton Township Harvey, Ill.
G 4 Calvin Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Woodside/William & Mary Newport News, VA
F 11 Laurynas Mikalauskas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Blue Ridge School Palanga, Lithuania
F 12 Jamil Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So West Side Gary, IN
G 13 Sammy Zeglinski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr William Penn Charter School Philadelphia, Pa.
C 21 Tunji Soroye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
F 22 Will Sherrill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Phillips Academy Andover New York, N.Y.
G/F 24 Mamadi Diane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic Potomac, MD
F 30 Adrian Joseph (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brewster Academy San Fernando, Trinidad
F 31 Andy Burns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Bishop Ireton Alexandria, VA
F 32 Mike Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Chesapeake, Va.
F/C 34 Ryan Pettinella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr McQuaid Jesuit Webster, NY
G/F 43 Will Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Brewster Academy Corona, NY
G 44 Sean Singletary (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr William Penn Charter School Philadelphia, PA
G/F 45 Solomon Tat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Community Christian School Jos Plateau, Nigeria
F/C 55 Jerome Meyinsse 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So McKinley Baton Rouge, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 12 December 2014

Recruits

The Virginia Cavalier 2007 recruiting class consisted of 4 signed players. The class is headlined by consensus four star shooting guard, Jeff Jones.

Watch list

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11*
2:00 PM		 Vermont W 90–72  1–0 (0–0 ACC)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,893)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 14*
7:00 PM		 Howard W 92–53  2–0 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,162)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 17*
10:30 PM, FSN		 at #17 Arizona W 75–72  3–0 (0–0)
 McKale Center (14,602)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 20*
8:00 PM, CN8		 #23 Drexel
Philly Classic		 W 72–58  4–0 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (10,975)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 23*
9:00 PM, CN8		 #23 vs. Pennsylvania
Philly Classic		 W 100–85  5–0 (0–0)
 The Palestra (3,116)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 24*
9:00 PM, CN8		 #23 vs. Seton Hall
Philly Classic		 L 74–60  5–1 (0–0)
 The Palestra (3,871)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 27*
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 94–52  6–1 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (12,609)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 5*
7:30 PM, ESPN2		 Syracuse L 70–68  6–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,603 )
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 7*
7:00 PM		 Longwood W 76–57  7–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,366)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 19*
7:00 PM		 Hampton W 79–65  8–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (10,516)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 22*
2:00 PM, CSN		 Elon W 91–61  9–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,626)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 30*
3:00 PM		 Hartford W 78–70  10–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,647)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 3*
9:00 PM, CSTV		 at Xavier L 108–70  10–3 (0–0)
 Cintas Center (10,073)
Cincinnati, OH
Conference regular season
Jan. 13
8:00 PM, FSN		 at #7 Duke L 65–87  10–4 (0–1)
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan. 16
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 Virginia Tech L 70–69  10–5 (0–2)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,433)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 19
8:00 PM, RLF		 Boston College W 84–66  11–5 (1–2)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,039)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 23
7:00 PM		 at Florida State L 69–66  11–6 (1–3)
 Donald L. Tucker Center (7,314)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan. 27
4:30 PM, FSN		 Georgia Tech L 92–82 OT 11–7 (1–4)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,138)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 30
7:00 PM, ESPN		 at Maryland L 75–95  11–8 (1–5)
 Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb. 2
1:00 PM, RLF		 at Virginia Tech L 65–72 OT 11–9 (1–6)
 Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb. 7
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 Clemson L 51–82  11–10 (1–7)
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,929)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 9
3:30 PM, ABC		 at Wake Forest L 64-80  11–11 (1–8)
 LJVM Coliseum (14,179)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb. 12
8:00 PM, ESPN2/RLF		 #5 North Carolina L 74–75  11–12 (1–9)
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,765)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 17
1:00 PM, RLF		 at Boston College W 79–74  12–12 (2–9)
 Silvio O. Conte Forum (7,154)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb. 24
4:30 PM, FSN		 NC State W 78–60  13–12 (3–9)
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,630)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 1
2:00 PM, RLF		 at Miami L 93–95  13–13 (3–10)
 BankUnited Center (6,128)
Coral Gables, FL
Mar. 3[9]
7:00 PM, RSN		 Georgia Tech W 76–74  14–13 (4–10)
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 5
7:00 PM, ESPN		 #6 Duke L 70–86  14–14 (4–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,273)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 9
7:30 PM, FSN		 Maryland W 91–76  15–14 (5–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,154)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
Mar. 13
7:00 PM, ESPN		 vs. Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament		 L 76–94  15–15 (5–11)
 Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
Charlotte, NC
College Basketball Invitational
Mar. 18*
7:00 PM, FCS		 Richmond
CBI First Round		 W 66–64  16–15 (5–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (4,022)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 24*
7:00 PM, FCS		 Old Dominion
CBI Quarterfinals		 W 80–76  17–15 (5–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (6,460)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 26*
7:00 PM, FCS		 Bradley
CBI Semifinals		 L 85–96  17–16 (5–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Associated Press Poll prior to game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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