2007-08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
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| 2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball | |||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| 2007–08 Record | 17–15 (5–11 ACC) | ||
| Head Coach | Dave Leitao | ||
| Assistant Coach | Bill Courtney | ||
| Assistant Coach | Steve Seymour | ||
| Assistant Coach | Drew Diener | ||
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Home Arena |
John Paul Jones Arena | ||
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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 will look to continue their 2006-07 season success in which they finished tied for first place in the conference withNorth Carolina (see 2006-07 ACC 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]
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[edit] Players
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Recruits
The Virginia Cavalier 2007 recruiting class consisted of 4 signed players. The class is headlined by consensus four star shooting guard, Jeff Jones.
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[edit] Watch List
- Sean Singletary
- Pre-season All American (CBS Sportsline[2][3], Collegehoops.net[4][3], CollegeInsider.com[5][3])
- Wooden Award Candidate[6][3]
- Naismith Award Candidate[7][3]
- Bob Cousy Award Candidate[8][3]
- Pre-season All Atlantic Coast Conference[1][3]
[edit] 2007-2008 Schedule and Results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
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| November 11, 2007* | 2:00 PM | Vermont | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | W 90–72 Stats |
11,893 | 1–0 (0–0 ACC) | ||
| November 14, 2007* | 7:00 PM | Howard | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | W 92–53 Stats |
11,162 | 2–0 (0–0) | ||
| November 17, 2007* | 10:30 PM | @ #17 Arizona | McKale Center • Tucson, AZ | FSN | W 75–72 Stats |
14,602 | 3–0 (0–0) | |
| November 20, 2007* | 8:00 PM | Drexel | #23 | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA (Philly Classic) |
CN8 | W 72–58 Stats |
10,975 | 4–0 (0–0) |
| November 23, 2007* | 9:00 PM | vs. Pennsylvania | #23 | The Palestra • Philadelphia, PA (Philly Classic) |
CN8 | W 100–85 Stats |
3,116 | 5–0 (0–0) |
| November 24, 2007* | 9:00 PM | vs. Seton Hall | #23 | The Palestra • Philadelphia, PA (Philly Classic) |
CN8 | L 74–60 Stats |
3,871 | 5–1 (0–0) |
| November 27, 2007* | 7:00 PM | Northwestern | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA (ACC - Big Ten Challenge) |
ESPNU | W 94–52 Stats |
12,609 | 6–1 (0–0) | |
| December 5, 2007* | 7:30 PM | Syracuse | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN2 | L 70–68 Stats |
13,603 | 6–2 (0–0) | |
| December 7, 2007* | 7:00 PM | Longwood | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | W 76–57 Stats |
11,366 | 7–2 (0–0) | ||
| December 19, 2007* | 7:00 PM | Hampton | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | W 79-65 Stats |
10,516 | 8-2 (0-0) | ||
| December 22, 2007* | 2:00 PM | Elon | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | CSN | W 91-61 Stats |
11,626 | 9-2 (0-0) | |
| December 30, 2007* | 3:00 PM | Hartford | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | W 78-70 Stats |
11,647 | 10-2 (0-0) | ||
| January 3, 2008* | 9:00 PM | @ Xavier | Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH | CSTV | L 108-70 Stats |
10,073 | 10-3 (0-0) | |
| January 13, 2008 | 8:00 PM | @ #7 Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | FSN | L 65-87 | 9,314 | 10-4 (0-1) | |
| January 16, 2008 | 7:00 PM | Virginia Tech | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | ESPNU | L 70-69 | 14,433 | 10-5 (0-2) | |
| January 19, 2008 | 8:00 PM | Boston College | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | RLF | W 84-66 | 14,039 | 11-5 (1-2) | |
| January 23, 2008 | 7:00 PM | @ Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL | L 69-66 | 7,314 | 11-6 (1-3) | ||
| January 27, 2008 | 4:30 PM | Georgia Tech | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | FSN | L 92-82 OT | 14,138 | 11-7 (1-4) | |
| January 30, 2008 | 7:00 PM | @ Maryland | Comcast Center • College Park, MD | ESPN | L 75-95 | 17,950 | 11-8 (1-5) | |
| February 2, 2008 | 1:00 PM | @ Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA | RLF | L 65-72 OT | 9,847 | 11-9 (1-6) | |
| February 7, 2008 | 7:00 PM | Clemson | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN2 | L 51-82 | 13,929 | 11-10 (1-7) | |
| February 9, 2008 | 3:30 PM | @ Wake Forest | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC | ABC | L 64-80 | 14,179 | 11-11 (1-8) | |
| February 12, 2008 | 8:00 PM | #5 North Carolina | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN2/RLF | L 74-75 | 13,765 | 11-12 (1-9) | |
| February 17, 2008 | 1:00 PM | @ Boston College | Silvio O. Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA | RLF | W 79-74 | 7,154 | 12-12 (2-9) | |
| February 21, 2008 | 7:00 PM | @ Georgia Tech | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | RSN | postponed | for rain | leak | |
| February 24, 2008 | 4:30 PM | NC State | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | FSN | W 78-60 | 13,630 | 13-12 (3-9) | |
| March 1, 2008 | 2:00 PM | @ Miami | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL | RLF | L 93-95 | 6,128 | 13-13 (3-10) | |
| March 3, 2008 | 7:00 PM | Georgia Tech | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | RSN | W 76-74 | 9,191 | 14-13 (4-10) | |
| March 5, 2008 | 7:00 PM | #6 Duke | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN | L 70-86 | 14,273 | 14-14 (4-11) | |
| March 9, 2008 | 7:30 PM | Maryland | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | FSN | W 91-76 | 14,154 | 15-14 (5-11) | |
| March 13, 2008 | vs. Georgia Tech | Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament) |
ESPN | L 76-94 | 20,035 | 15-15 (5-11) | ||
| March 18, 2008* | Richmond | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA (College Basketball Invitational) |
FCS | W 66-64 | 4,022 | 16-15 (5-11) | ||
| March 24, 2008* | Old Dominion | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA (CBI) |
FCS | W 80-76 | 6,460 | 17-15 (5-11) | ||
| March 26, 2008* | Bradley | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA (CBI) |
FCS | L 85-96 | 14,593 | 17-16 (5-11) | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Associated Press Poll prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
[edit] See also
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
- 2007-08 ACC Men's basketball season
[edit] References
- ^ a b c theACC.com (2007-10-21). "North Carolina Favored in 2007-08 Pre-Season Poll by ACC Media". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
- ^ Preseason All-Americans: Keeping it real. CBS Sportsline (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sean Singletary Named To Preseason All-America Team. VirginiaSports.com (2007-11-01). Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ Collegehoops.net (2007-09-28). "2007-08 Preseason All-America Team". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
- ^ CollegeInsider.com (2007-11-01). "2007-08 Preseason All-America Team". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ The Los Angeles Athletic Club (2007-10-25). "Wooden Award Preseason". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
- ^ Atlanta Tipoff Club (2007-10-25). "Naismith Trophy Names Preseason Watch List". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ The Hartford (2007-11-02). "Top Candidates to Watch". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
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