2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia_Cavaliers_text_logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 17–16 5–11 Dave Leitao 3rd Bill Courtney 3rd Steve Seymour 3rd Drew Diener 1st John Paul Jones Arena CBI Semifinals The 2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers sought to continue their 2006–07 season success in which they finished tied for first place in the conference with North Carolina (see 2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season). The Cavaliers were picked to finish 5th place for the 2007–2008 season in the ACC Preseason Poll. North Carolina Favored in 2007–08 Pre-Season Poll by ACC Media theACC.com 2007-10-21 http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102107aab.html 2007-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080829184751/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102107aab.html 2008-08-29 dead Senior Sean Singletary was named to the five-member preseason All-ACC team. Players Roster 2007 Virginia Cavaliers y yes Jeff Jones 1 G 6 4 192 FR Chester, Pa. Monsignor Bonner Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr. y 2 G 6 4 180 FR Harvey, Ill. Thornton Township Calvin Baker 4 G 6 2 180 SO yes Newport News, Virginia Woodside/William & Mary Laurynas Mikalauskas y 11 F 6 8 255 JR Palanga, Lithuania Blue Ridge School Jamil Tucker 12 F 6 8 230 SO Gary, Indiana West Side Sammy Zeglinski y 13 G 6 0 175 FR Philadelphia William Penn Charter School Tunji Soroye 21 C 6 11 245 SR Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria Montrose Christian Will Sherrill 22 F 6 9 208 FR New York City Phillips Academy Andover Mamadi Diane 24 G/F 6 5 197 JR Potomac, Maryland DeMatha Catholic Adrian Joseph 30 F 6 7 205 SR San Fernando, Trinidad Brewster Academy C Andy Burns 31 F 6 8 202 SO Alexandria, Virginia Bishop Ireton Mike Scott y basketball, born 1988 32 F 6 8 225 FR Chesapeake, Virginia Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Ryan Pettinella y 34 F/C 6 9 238 SR Webster, New York McQuaid Jesuit Will Harris 43 F/G 6 6 230 SO Corona, New York Brewster Academy Sean Singletary y 44 G 6 0 185 SR Philadelphia William Penn Charter School C Solomon Tat y 45 G/F 6 5 220 SO Jos Plateau, Nigeria Community Christian School Jerome Meyinsse y 55 F/C 6 8 230 SO Baton Rouge, Louisiana McKinley Dave Leitao (Northeastern) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) Steve Seymour (Bridgewater (MA)) Drew Diener (St. Louis) https://web.archive.org/web/20121111154217/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/08mbk049076.pdf 12 December 2014 Recruits The Virginia Cavalier 2007 recruiting class consisted of four signed players. The class was headlined by consensus four star shooting guard Jeff Jones. no yes 2007 Mustapha Farrakhan SG Harvey, Illinois Thornton Township High School 6 3 170 11/14/2006 3 3 86 Jeff Jones SG Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania Monsignor Bonner High School 6 4 185 8/18/2006 4 4 89 Mike Scott PF Chesapeake, Virginia Deep Creek High School 6 8 215 11/28/2006 4 3 80 Sam Zeglinski PG Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William Penn Charter School 6 1 180 9/25/2005 3 3 84 no 2007 UVa Commit List 2007 Scout.com Recruiting: UVa 2007 Player Commitments – UVa virginia 190 258 yes 2007-10-25 yes Watch list Sean Singletary Pre-season All American (CBS Sportsline,http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10411995 Preseason All-Americans: Keeping it real 2007-10-16 2007-10-25 CBS Sportsline https://web.archive.org/web/20071018025329/http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10411995 18 October 2007 livehttp://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1300314&DB_OEM_ID=17800 Sean Singletary Named To Preseason All-America Team 2007-11-02 2007-11-01 VirginiaSports.com Collegehoops.net, 2007–08 Preseason All-America Team Collegehoops.net 2007-09-28 http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_preseason_all_ameria_team41107 2007-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20071016052812/http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/new/story/2007_08_preseason_all_ameria_team41107 16 October 2007 dead dmy-all CollegeInsider.com 2007–08 Preseason All-America Team CollegeInsider.com 2007-11-01 http://www.collegeinsider.com/awards/2007_08_all_america.html 2007-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20071104152551/http://www.collegeinsider.com/awards/2007_08_all_america.html 4 November 2007 live) Wooden Award Candidate Wooden Award Preseason The Los Angeles Athletic Club 2007-10-25 http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/08-m-baskbl-pre-candidates.html 2007-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20071031063005/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/08-m-baskbl-pre-candidates.html 31 October 2007 live Naismith Award Candidate Naismith Trophy Names Preseason Watch List Atlanta Tipoff Club 2007-10-25 http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/08-m-baskbl-pre-candidates.html 2007-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20071031063005/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/08-m-baskbl-pre-candidates.html 31 October 2007 live Bob Cousy Award Candidate Top Candidates to Watch The Hartford 2007-11-02 http://www.cousyaward.com/index.htm 2007-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20071111015830/http://www.cousyaward.com/index.htm 11 November 2007 dead Pre-season All Atlantic Coast Conference Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Non-conference regular season Nov. 11 2:00 pm yes 2007–08 men Vermont Catamounts University of Vermont Vermont John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 90–72 11,893 1–0 Nov. 14 7:00 pm yes 2007–08 men Howard Bison Howard University Howard John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 92–53 11,162 2–0 Nov. 17 10:30 pm yes yes Arizona 17 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSN 75–72 14,602 3–0 Nov. 20 8:00 pm yes 23 Drexel John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia Philly Classic CN8 72–58 10,975 4–0 Nov. 23 9:00 pm yes yes 23 2007–08 men Pennsylvania Quakers University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philly Classic CN8 100–85 3,116 5–0 Nov. 24 9:00 pm yes yes 23 2007–08 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philly Classic CN8 60–74 3,871 5–1 Nov. 27 7:00 pm yes 2007–08 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 94–52 12,609 6–1 Dec. 5 7:30 pm yes 2007–08 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse University Syracuse John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN2 68–70 13,603  6–2 Dec. 7 7:00 pm yes Longwood John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 76–57 11,366 7–2 Dec. 19 7:00 pm yes 2007–08 men Hampton Pirates Hampton University Hampton John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 79–65 10,516 8–2 Dec. 22 2:00 pm yes 2007–08 men Elon Phoenix Elon University Elon John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia CSN 91–61 11,626 9–2 Dec. 30 3:00 pm yes Hartford John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia 78–70 11,647 10–2 Jan. 3 9:00 pm yes yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati CSTV 70–108 10,073 10–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Conference regular season Jan. 13 8:00 pm no yes Duke 7 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina FSN 65–87 9,314 10–4 0–1 Jan. 16 7:00 pm no Virginia Tech John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ESPNU 69–70 14,433 10–5 0–2 Jan. 19 8:00 pm no Boston College John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia RLF 84–66 14,039 11–5 1–2 Jan. 23 7:00 pm no yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 66–69 7,314 11–6 1–3 Jan. 27 4:30 pm no Georgia Tech John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia FSN 82–92 OT 14,138 11–7 1–4 Jan. 30 7:00 pm no yes Maryland Comcast Center College Park, Maryland ESPN 75–95 17,950 11–8 1–5 Feb. 2 1:00 pm no yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia RLF 65–72 OT 9,847 11–9 1–6 Feb. 7 7:00 pm no Clemson John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN2 51–82 13,929 11–10 1–7 Feb. 9 3:30 pm no yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina ABC 64-80 14,179 11–11 1–8 Feb. 12 8:00 pm no North Carolina 5 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN2/RLF 74–75 13,765 11–12 1–9 Feb. 17 1:00 pm no yes Boston College Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts RLF 79–74 7,154 12–12 2–9 Feb. 24 4:30 pm no 2007–08 men NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia FSN 78–60 13,630 13–12 3–9 Mar. 1 2:00 pm yes Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida RLF 93–95 6,128 13–13 3–10 Mar. 3This game was originally scheduled for February 21st, but was postponed due to a leak in the roof of Alexander Coliseum. 7:00 pm no Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia RSN 76–74 9,191 14–13 4–10 Mar. 5 7:00 pm Duke 6 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 70–86 14,273 14–14 4–11 Mar. 9 7:30 pm Maryland John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia FSN 91–76 14,154 15–14 5–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 13 7:00 pm yes Georgia Tech Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina ACC tournament ESPN 76–94 20,035 15–15 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| College Basketball Invitational Mar. 18 7:00 pm yes Richmond John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia CBI First Round FCS 66–64 4,022 16–15 Mar. 24 7:00 pm yes Old Dominion John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia CBI Quarterfinals FCS 80–76 6,460 17–15 Mar. 26 7:00 pm yes 2007–08 men Bradley Braves Bradley University Bradley John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia CBI Semifinals FCS 85–96 5,852 17–16 Associated Press Poll prior to game Eastern Time References Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Category:2007 in sports in Virginia Category:2008 in sports in Virginia