2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
2008–09 record | 10–18 (4–12 ACC) |
Head coach | Dave Leitao (4th year) |
Assistant coach | Bill Courtney (4th year) |
Assistant coach | Steve Seymour (4th year) |
Assistant coach | Drew Diener (2nd year) |
Home arena | John Paul Jones Arena |
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 North Carolina | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Duke† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12 Wake Forest | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#16 Florida State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24 Clemson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Leitao, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers were picked to finish last in the conference this season in the pre-season media poll.[1] While they only finished 11th, ahead of Georgia Tech, their record of 10–18 and 4–12 in conference was the worst the team had received in over forty years. At the end of the season, head coach Dave Leitao resigned.[2] On April 1, 2009, Washington State head coach Tony Bennett was announced as his replacement.[3]
Last season
The Cavaliers had a record of 17–16, with a conference record of 5–11.
Roster
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | |||||||
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Exhibition game | |||||||||||
Nov. 9* 2:00 PM |
Shepherd | W 87–52 | |
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov. 16* 4:00 PM, CSN |
VMI | W 107–97 | 1–0 |
John Paul Jones Arena (9,955) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Nov. 19* 7:00 PM |
South Florida | W 77–75 | 2–0 |
John Paul Jones Arena (8,810) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Nov. 21* 7:00 PM |
Radford | W 68–66 | 3–0 |
John Paul Jones Arena (10,311) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Nov. 25* 7:00 PM |
Liberty | L 82–86 | 3–1 |
John Paul Jones Arena (9,263) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Nov. 28* 7:00 PM |
at Syracuse | L 70–73 | 3–2 |
Carrier Dome (22,096) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
Dec. 2* 9:30 PM, ESPN2 |
at Minnesota ACC/Big Ten Challenge |
L 56–66 | 3–3 |
Williams Arena (12,424) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Dec. 17* 7:00 PM |
Longwood | W 90–61 | 4–3 |
John Paul Jones Arena (8,543) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Dec. 20* 4:00 PM, CSN |
Auburn | L 56–58 | 4–4 |
John Paul Jones Arena (11,070) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Dec. 23* 7:00 PM |
Hampton | W 74–48 | 5–4 |
John Paul Jones Arena (9,158) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Dec. 28 5:30 PM, FSN |
at Georgia Tech | W 88-84 OT | 6–4 (1–0) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,230) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
Jan. 3* 2:00 PM, CSN |
#22 Xavier | L 70–84 | 6–5 (1–0) |
John Paul Jones Arena (10,174) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Jan. 6* 7:00 PM |
Brown | W 74–50 | 7–5 (1–0) |
John Paul Jones Arena (8,357) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Jan. 10 4:00 PM, RSN |
at Virginia Tech | L 75–78 | 7–6 (1–1) |
Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
Jan. 15 9:00 PM, ESPN |
#5 North Carolina | L 61–83 | 7–7 (1–2) |
John Paul Jones Arena (13,811) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Jan. 20 8:00 PM, Raycom |
at Maryland | L 78–84 | 7–8 (1–3) |
Comcast Center (16,205) College Park, MD | |||||||
Jan. 24 4:00 PM, RSN |
Florida State | L 62–73 | 7–9 (1–4) |
John Paul Jones Arena (10,981) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Feb. 1 2:00 PM, FSN |
at #1 Duke | L 54–79 | 7–10 (1–5) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||||||
Feb. 4 7:00 PM, ESPNU |
Boston College | L 70–80 | 7–11 (1–6) |
John Paul Jones Arena (9,631) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Feb. 7 4:00 PM, Raycom |
at #3 North Carolina | L 61–76 | 7–12 (1–7) |
Dean Smith Center (20,879) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
Feb. 10 7:00 PM, RSN |
at #25 Florida State | L 57–68 | 7–13 (1–8) |
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,921) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
Feb. 15 1:00 PM, Raycom |
#12 Clemson | W 85-81 OT | 8–13 (2–8) |
John Paul Jones Arena (10,971) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Feb. 18 8:00 PM, Raycom |
Virginia Tech | W 75–61 | 9–13 (3–8) |
John Paul Jones Arena (11,174) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Feb. 21 1:00 PM, Raycom |
at NC State | L 67–72 | 9–14 (3–9) |
PNC Arena (16,353) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
Feb. 26 8:00 PM, Raycom |
Miami | L 55–62 | 9–15 (3–10) |
John Paul Jones Arena (9,392) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Feb. 28 2:00 PM, Raycom |
#13 Wake Forest | L 60–70 | 9–16 (3–11) |
John Paul Jones Arena (11,065) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Mar. 3 7:00 PM, RSN |
at #18 Clemson | L 57–75 | 9–17 (3–12) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,150) Clemson, SC | |||||||
Mar. 7 3:30 PM, ABC |
Maryland | W 68–63 | 10–17 (4–12) |
John Paul Jones Arena (11,050) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 12 9:30 PM, Raycom |
vs. Boston College ACC Tournament First Round |
L 63–76 | 10–18 |
Georgia Dome (26,352) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |
References
- ↑ "ACC Releases Preseason Rankings and Awards". Boston College Official Athletic Site. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leitao Resigns As UVa's Head Men's Basketball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ Barnes III, Lindsay (1 April 2009). "Heeere's Tony: Bennett makes debut as UVA coach". The Hook. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "2008–2009 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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