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 High School/Junior College Home town
G 2 Farrakhan, Jr., MustaphaMustapha Farrakhan, Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Thornton Township Harvey, IL
G 4 Baker, CalvinCalvin Baker (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Woodside/William & Mary Newport News, VA
C 5 Sene, AsseneAssene Sene style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 226 lb (103 kg) Fr South Kent Saint-Louis, Senegal
F 12 Tucker, JamilJamil Tucker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 241 lb (109 kg) Jr West Side Gary, IN
G 13 Zeglinski, SammySammy Zeglinski style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr William Penn Charter School Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Landesberg, SylvenSylven Landesberg style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Holy Cross Flushing, NY
G 21 Soroye, TunjiTunji Soroye (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 252 lb (114 kg) Sr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
F 22 Sherrill, WillWill Sherrill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Phillips Academy Andover New York, N.Y.
G 23 Jones, JeffJeff Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 193 lb (88 kg) So Monsignor Bonner Chester, PA
G/F 24 Diane, MamadiMamadi Diane (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 201 lb (91 kg) Sr DeMatha Catholic Potomac, MD
C 25 Brandenberg, JohnJohn Brandenberg style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Fr De Smet Jesuit Des Peres, MO
F 32 Scott, MikeMike Scott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 233 lb (106 kg) So Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Chesapeake, Va.
G/F 45 Tat, SolomonSolomon Tat style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Community Christian School Jos Plateau, Nigeria
F/C 55 Meyinsse, JeromeJerome Meyinsse style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 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 Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition game
Nov. 9* Shepherd W 87–52  John Paul Jones Arena
Regular season
Nov. 16* VMI W 107–97  1–0 John Paul Jones Arena (9,955)
Nov. 19* South Florida W 77–75  2–0 John Paul Jones Arena (8,810)
Nov. 21* Radford W 68–66  3–0 John Paul Jones Arena (10,311)
Nov. 25* Liberty L 82–86  3–1 John Paul Jones Arena (9,263)
Nov. 28* at Syracuse L 70–73  3–2 Carrier Dome (22,096)
Dec. 2* at Minnesota
(ACC/Big Ten Challenge)		 L 56–66  3–3 Williams Arena (12,424)
Dec. 17* Longwood W 90–61  4–3 John Paul Jones Arena (8,543)
Dec. 20* Auburn L 56–58  4–4 John Paul Jones Arena (11,070)
Dec. 23* Hampton W 74–48  5–4 John Paul Jones Arena (9,158)
Dec. 28 at Georgia Tech W 88-84 OT 6–4 (1–0) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,230)
Jan. 3* #22 Xavier L 70–84  6–5 (1–0) John Paul Jones Arena (10,174)
Jan. 6* Brown W 74–50  7–5 (1–0) John Paul Jones Arena (8,357)
Jan. 10 at Virginia Tech L 75–78  7–6 (1–1) Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Jan. 15 #5 North Carolina L 61–83  7–7 (1–2) John Paul Jones Arena (13,811)
Jan. 20 at Maryland L 78–84  7–8 (1–3) Comcast Center (16,205)
Jan. 24 Florida State L 62–73  7–9 (1–4) John Paul Jones Arena (10,981)
Feb. 1 at #1 Duke L 54–79  7–10 (1–5) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Feb. 4 Boston College L 70–80  7–11 (1–6) John Paul Jones Arena (9,631)
Feb. 7 at #3 North Carolina L 61–76  7–12 (1–7) Dean Smith Center (20,879)
Feb. 10 at #25 Florida State L 57–68  7–13 (1–8) Donald L. Tucker Center (7,921)
Feb. 15 #12 Clemson W 85-81 OT 8–13 (2–8) John Paul Jones Arena (10,971)
Feb. 18 Virginia Tech W 75–61  9–13 (3–8) John Paul Jones Arena (11,174)
Feb. 21 at NC State L 67–72  9–14 (3–9) PNC Arena (16,353)
Feb. 26 Miami L 55–62  9–15 (3–10) John Paul Jones Arena (9,392)
Feb. 28 #13 Wake Forest L 60–70  9–16 (3–11) John Paul Jones Arena (11,065)
Mar. 3 at #18 Clemson L 57–75  9–17 (3–12) Littlejohn Coliseum (8,150)
Mar. 7 Maryland W 68–63  10–17 (4–12) John Paul Jones Arena (11,050)
ACC Tournament
Mar. 12 vs. Boston College
(ACC Tournament First Round)		 L 63–76  10–18 Georgia Dome1 (26,352)
*Non-conference game. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

^1 Game played in Atlantia, Georgia.

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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.