2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia_Cavaliers_text_logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 10–18 4–12 Dave Leitao 4th Bill Courtney 4th Steve Seymour 4th Drew Diener 2nd John Paul Jones Arena 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.http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102608aaa.html ACC Releases Preseason Rankings and Awards Boston College Official Athletic Site 26 October 2008 13 December 2014 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.http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031609aaa.html Dave Leitao Resigns As UVa's Head Men's Basketball Coach VirginiaSports.com 31 March 2009 9 December 2014 On April 1, 2009, Washington State head coach Tony Bennett was announced as his replacement.https://www.readthehook.net/71982/heeeres-tony-bennett-makes-debut-uva-coach Heeere's Tony: Bennett makes debut as UVA coach The Hook Lindsay Barnes III 1 April 2009 2022-12-19 Last season The Cavaliers had a record of 17–16, with a conference record of 5–11. Roster 2008 Virginia Cavaliers y yes Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr. y 2 G 6 4 175 SO Harvey, Illinois Thornton Township Calvin Baker 4 G 6 2 186 JR yes Newport News, Virginia Woodside/William & Mary C Assene Sene 5 C 7 0 226 FR Saint-Louis, Senegal South Kent Jamil Tucker 12 F 6 9 241 JR Gary, Indiana West Side Sammy Zeglinski y 13 G 6 0 175 FR Philadelphia William Penn Charter School Sylven Landesberg y 15 G 6 6 209 FR Flushing, New York Holy Cross Tunji Soroye 21 G 6 11 252 SR Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria Montrose Christian C Will Sherrill 22 F 6 9 215 SO New York, N.Y. Phillips Academy Andover Jeff Jones 23 G 6 4 193 SO Chester, Pennsylvania Monsignor Bonner Mamadi Diane 24 G/F 6 5 201 SR Potomac, Maryland DeMatha Catholic C John Brandenberg 25 C 6 11 225 FR Des Peres, Missouri De Smet Jesuit Mike Scott y basketball, born 1988 32 F 6 8 233 SO Chesapeake, Virginia Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Solomon Tat y 45 G/F 6 5 223 JR Jos Plateau, Nigeria Community Christian School Jerome Meyinsse y 55 F/C 6 9 245 JR Baton Rouge, Louisiana McKinley Dave Leitao (Northeastern) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) Steve Seymour (Bridgewater (MA)) Drew Diener (St. Louis) https://web.archive.org/web/20121111160645/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide059082.pdf 13 December 2014 Schedule no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition game Nov. 9 2:00 pm yes no Shepherd John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 87–52   |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 16 4:00 pm yes no VMI John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia CSN 107–97 9,955 1–0 Nov. 19 7:00 pm yes no South Florida John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 77–75 8,810 2–0 Nov. 21 7:00 pm yes no Radford John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 68–66 10,311 3–0 Nov. 25 7:00 pm yes no Liberty John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 82–86 9,263 3–1 Nov. 28 7:00 pm yes yes no Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 70–73 22,096 3–2 Dec. 2 9:30 pm yes yes no Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota ACC/Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 56–66 12,424 3–3 Dec. 17 7:00 pm yes no Longwood John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 90–61 8,543 4–3 Dec. 20 4:00 pm yes no Auburn John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia CSN 56–58 11,070 4–4 Dec. 23 7:00 pm yes no Hampton John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 74–48 9,158 5–4 Dec. 28 5:30 pm yes no Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia FSN 88–84 OT 7,230 6–4 1–0 Jan. 3 2:00 pm yes no Xavier 22 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia CSN 70–84 10,174 6–5 Jan. 6 7:00 pm yes no Brown John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 74–50 8,357 7–5 Jan. 10 4:00 pm yes no Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia RSN 75–78 9,847 7–6 1–1 Jan. 15 9:00 pm no North Carolina 5 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 61–83 13,811 7–7 1–2 Jan. 20 8:00 pm yes no Maryland Comcast Center College Park, Maryland Raycom 78–84 16,205 7–8 1–3 Jan. 24 4:00 pm no Florida State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia RSN 62–73 10,981 7–9 1–4 Feb. 1 2:00 pm yes no Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina FSN 54–79 9,314 7–10 1–5 Feb. 4 7:00 pm no Boston College John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ESPNU 70–80 9,631 7–11 1–6 Feb. 7 4:00 pm yes no North Carolina 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Raycom 61–76 20,879 7–12 1–7 Feb. 10 7:00 pm yes no Florida State 25 Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida RSN 57–68 7,921 7–13 1–8 Feb. 15 1:00 pm no Clemson 12 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 85–81 OT 10,971 8–13 2–8 Feb. 18 8:00 pm no Virginia Tech John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 75–61 11,174 9–13 3–8 Feb. 21 1:00 pm yes no NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, North Carolina Raycom 67–72 16,353 9–14 3–9 Feb. 26 8:00 pm no Miami John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 55–62 9,392 9–15 3–10 Feb. 28 2:00 pm no Wake Forest 13 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 60–70 11,065 9–16 3–11 Mar. 3 7:00 pm yes no Clemson 18 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina RSN 57–75 8,150 9–17 3–12 Mar. 7 3:30 pm no Maryland John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ABC 68–63 11,050 10–17 4–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 12 9:30 pm yes no Boston College Georgia Dome Atlanta ACC Tournament first round Raycom 63–76 26,352 10–18 AP Poll Eastern Time. no 2008–2009 Schedule http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site December 13, 2014 February 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150205111623/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html dead References Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Category:2008 in sports in Virginia Category:2009 in sports in Virginia