2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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
Conf     Overall
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

2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Farrakhan, Jr., MustaphaMustapha Farrakhan, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Thornton Township Harvey, IL
G 4 Baker, CalvinCalvin Baker (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Woodside/William & Mary Newport News, VA
C 5 Sene, AsseneAssene Sene 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr South Kent Saint-Louis, Senegal
F 12 Tucker, JamilJamil Tucker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Jr West Side Gary, IN
G 13 Zeglinski, SammySammy Zeglinski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr William Penn Charter School Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Landesberg, SylvenSylven Landesberg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Holy Cross Flushing, NY
G 21 Soroye, TunjiTunji Soroye (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
F 22 Sherrill, WillWill Sherrill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Phillips Academy Andover New York, N.Y.
G 23 Jones, JeffJeff Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Monsignor Bonner Chester, PA
G/F 24 Diane, MamadiMamadi Diane (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr DeMatha Catholic Potomac, MD
C 25 Brandenberg, JohnJohn Brandenberg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr De Smet Jesuit Des Peres, MO
F 32 Scott, MikeMike Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Chesapeake, Va.
G/F 45 Tat, SolomonSolomon Tat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Community Christian School Jos Plateau, Nigeria
F/C 55 Meyinsse, JeromeJerome Meyinsse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr McKinley Baton Rouge, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 13 December 2014

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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..

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References

  1. "ACC Releases Preseason Rankings and Awards". Boston College Official Athletic Site. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. "Dave Leitao Resigns As UVa's Head Men's Basketball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. Barnes III, Lindsay (1 April 2009). "Heeere's Tony: Bennett makes debut as UVA coach". The Hook. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. "2008–2009 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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