2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–16 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina † 14 – 2   .875 36 – 3   .923
No. 9 Duke 13 – 3   .813 28 – 6   .824
No. 22 Clemson 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
Virginia Tech 9 – 7   .563 21 – 14   .600
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500 23 – 11   .676
Maryland 8 – 8   .500 19 – 15   .559
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 17 – 13   .567
Florida State 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559
Virginia 5 – 11   .313 17 – 16   .515
Boston College 4 – 12   .250 14 – 17   .452
NC State 4 – 12   .250 15 – 16   .484
† 2008 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] Senior Sean Singletary was named to the five-member preseason All-ACC team.[1]

Players

Roster

2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jeff Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Monsignor Bonner Chester, Pa.
G 2 Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Thornton Township Harvey, Ill.
G 4 Calvin Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Woodside/William & Mary Newport News, Virginia
F 11 Laurynas Mikalauskas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Blue Ridge School Palanga, Lithuania
F 12 Jamil Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So West Side Gary, Indiana
G 13 Sammy Zeglinski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr William Penn Charter School Philadelphia
C 21 Tunji Soroye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
F 22 Will Sherrill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Phillips Academy Andover New York City
G/F 24 Mamadi Diane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic Potomac, Maryland
F 30 Adrian Joseph (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brewster Academy San Fernando, Trinidad
F 31 Andy Burns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Bishop Ireton Alexandria, Virginia
F 32 Mike Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Chesapeake, Virginia
F/C 34 Ryan Pettinella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr McQuaid Jesuit Webster, New York
G/F 43 Will Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Brewster Academy Corona, New York
G 44 Sean Singletary (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr William Penn Charter School Philadelphia
G/F 45 Solomon Tat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Community Christian School Jos Plateau, Nigeria
F/C 55 Jerome Meyinsse 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So McKinley Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 12 December 2014

Recruits

The Virginia Cavalier 2007 recruiting class consisted of 4 signed players. The class is headlined by consensus four star shooting guard, Jeff Jones.

College recruiting information (2007)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mustapha Farrakhan
SG 		Harvey, Illinois Thornton Township High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 14, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Jeff Jones
SG 		Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania Monsignor Bonner High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 18, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Mike Scott
PF 		Chesapeake, Virginia Deep Creek High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 28, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Sam Zeglinski
PG 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William Penn Charter School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 25, 2005 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "UVa Commit List 2007". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
  • "Scout.com Recruiting: UVa". Scout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
  • "2007 Player Commitments – UVa". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2007.

Watch list

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11*
2:00 pm 		Vermont W 90–72  1–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,893)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 14*
7:00 pm 		Howard W 92–53  2–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,162)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 17*
10:30 pm, FSN 		at No. 17 Arizona W 75–72  3–0
 McKale Center (14,602)
Tucson, Arizona
Nov. 20*
8:00 pm, CN8 		No. 23 Drexel
Philly Classic 		W 72–58  4–0
 John Paul Jones Arena (10,975)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 23*
9:00 pm, CN8 		No. 23 vs. Pennsylvania
Philly Classic 		W 100–85  5–0
 The Palestra (3,116)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov. 24*
9:00 pm, CN8 		No. 23 vs. Seton Hall
Philly Classic 		L 60–74  5–1
 The Palestra (3,871)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov. 27*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 94–52  6–1
 John Paul Jones Arena (12,609)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 5*
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		Syracuse L 68–70  6–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,603 )
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 7*
7:00 pm 		Longwood W 76–57  7–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,366)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 19*
7:00 pm 		Hampton W 79–65  8–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (10,516)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 22*
2:00 pm, CSN 		Elon W 91–61  9–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,626)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30*
3:00 pm 		Hartford W 78–70  10–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,647)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 3*
9:00 pm, CSTV 		at Xavier L 70–108  10–3
 Cintas Center (10,073)
Cincinnati
Conference regular season
Jan. 13
8:00 pm, FSN 		at No. 7 Duke L 65–87  10–4
(0–1) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 16
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Virginia Tech L 69–70  10–5
(0–2) 		John Paul Jones Arena (14,433)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 19
8:00 pm, RLF 		Boston College W 84–66  11–5
(1–2) 		John Paul Jones Arena (14,039)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 23
7:00 pm 		at Florida State L 66–69  11–6
(1–3) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (7,314)
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan. 27
4:30 pm, FSN 		Georgia Tech L 82–92 OT 11–7
(1–4) 		John Paul Jones Arena (14,138)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 30
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at Maryland L 75–95  11–8
(1–5) 		Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
Feb. 2
1:00 pm, RLF 		at Virginia Tech L 65–72 OT 11–9
(1–6) 		Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb. 7
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Clemson L 51–82  11–10
(1–7) 		John Paul Jones Arena (13,929)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 9
3:30 pm, ABC 		at Wake Forest L 64-80  11–11
(1–8) 		LJVM Coliseum (14,179)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 12
8:00 pm, ESPN2/RLF 		No. 5 North Carolina L 74–75  11–12
(1–9) 		John Paul Jones Arena (13,765)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 17
1:00 pm, RLF 		at Boston College W 79–74  12–12
(2–9) 		Silvio O. Conte Forum (7,154)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb. 24
4:30 pm, FSN 		NC State W 78–60  13–12
(3–9) 		John Paul Jones Arena (13,630)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 1
2:00 pm, RLF 		at Miami L 93–95  13–13
(3–10) 		BankUnited Center (6,128)
Coral Gables, Florida
Mar. 3[9]
7:00 pm, RSN 		Georgia Tech W 76–74  14–13
(4–10) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar. 5
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 Duke L 70–86  14–14
(4–11) 		John Paul Jones Arena (14,273)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 9
7:30 pm, FSN 		Maryland W 91–76  15–14
(5–11) 		John Paul Jones Arena (14,154)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 13
7:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. Georgia Tech
ACC tournament 		L 76–94  15–15
 Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
Charlotte, North Carolina
College Basketball Invitational
Mar. 18*
7:00 pm, FCS 		Richmond
CBI First Round 		W 66–64  16–15
 John Paul Jones Arena (4,022)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 24*
7:00 pm, FCS 		Old Dominion
CBI Quarterfinals 		W 80–76  17–15
 John Paul Jones Arena (6,460)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 26*
7:00 pm, FCS 		Bradley
CBI Semifinals 		L 85–96  17–16
 John Paul Jones Arena (5,852)
Charlottesville, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Associated Press Poll prior to game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ a b c "North Carolina Favored in 2007–08 Pre-Season Poll by ACC Media" (Press release). theACC.com. October 21, 2007. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
  2. ^ "Preseason All-Americans: Keeping it real". CBS Sportsline. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Sean Singletary Named To Preseason All-America Team". VirginiaSports.com. November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "2007–08 Preseason All-America Team" (Press release). Collegehoops.net. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
  5. ^ "2007–08 Preseason All-America Team" (Press release). CollegeInsider.com. November 1, 2007. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  6. ^ "Wooden Award Preseason" (Press release). The Los Angeles Athletic Club. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
  7. ^ "Naismith Trophy Names Preseason Watch List" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  8. ^ "Top Candidates to Watch" (Press release). The Hartford. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  9. ^ This game was originally scheduled for February 21st, but was postponed due to a leak in the roof of Alexander Coliseum.