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Revision as of 20:32, 5 December 2014

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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 University of 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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
4 United States SG Calvin Baker
31 United States PF Andy Burns
24 United States SG/SF Mamadi Diane
2 United States PG Mustapha Farrakhan Jr.
43 United States PF/SG Will Harris
1 United States PG Jeff Jones
30 Trinidad and Tobago PF Adrian Joseph
55 United States SF/C Jerome Meyinsse
No. Position Player
11 Lithuania PF Laurynas Mikalauskas
34 United States PF/C Ryan Pettinella
32 United States PF Mike Scott
22 United States SF Will Sherrill
44 United States PG Sean Singletary
21 Nigeria C Tunji Soroye
45 Nigeria SG/SF Solomon Tat
12 United States SF Jamil Tucker
13 United States PG Sammy Zeglinski

Recruits

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

US college sports recruiting information for 2007 recruits
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 2007-10-25.
  • "Scout.com Recruiting: UVa". Scout.com. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  • "2007 Player Commitments - UVa". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2007-10-25.

Watch list

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
November 11, 2007*
2:00 PM 		Vermont W 90–72
Stats  		1–0 (0–0 ACC)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,893)
Charlottesville, VA
November 14, 2007*
7:00 PM 		Howard W 92–53
Stats  		2–0 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,162)
Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2007*
10:30 PM, FSN 		at No. 17 Arizona W 75–72
Stats  		3–0 (0–0)
 McKale Center (14,602)
Tucson, AZ
November 20, 2007*
8:00 PM, CN8 		No. 23 Drexel
Philly Classic 		W 72–58
Stats  		4–0 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (10,975)
Charlottesville, VA
November 23, 2007*
9:00 PM, CN8 		No. 23 vs. Pennsylvania
Philly Classic 		W 100–85
Stats  		5–0 (0–0)
 The Palestra (3,116)
Philadelphia, PA
November 24, 2007*
9:00 PM, CN8 		No. 23 vs. Seton Hall
Philly Classic 		W 74–60
Stats  		5–1 (0–0)
 The Palestra (3,871)
Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2007*
7:00 PM, ESPNU 		Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 94–52
Stats  		6–1 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (12,609)
Charlottesville, VA
December 5, 2007*
7:30 PM, ESPN2 		Syracuse W 70–68
Stats  		6–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,603 )
Charlottesville, VA
December 7, 2007*
7:00 PM 		Longwood W 76–57
Stats  		7–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,366)
Charlottesville, VA
December 19, 2007*
7:00 PM 		Hampton W 79–65
Stats  		8–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (10,516)
Charlottesville, VA
December 22, 2007*
2:00 PM, CSN 		Elon W 91–61
Stats  		9–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,626)
Charlottesville, VA
December 30, 2007*
3:00 PM 		Hartford W 78–70
Stats  		10–2 (0–0)
 John Paul Jones Arena (11,647)
Charlottesville, VA
January 3, 2008*
9:00 PM, CSTV 		at Xavier W 108–70
Stats  		10–3 (0–0)
 Cintas Center (10,073)
Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2008
8:00 PM, FSN 		at No. 7 Duke L 65–87  10–4 (0–1)
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 16, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPNU 		Virginia Tech W 70–69  10–5 (0–2)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,433)
Charlottesville, VA
January 19, 2008
8:00 PM, RLF 		Boston College W 84–66  11–5 (1–2)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,039)
Charlottesville, VA
January 23, 2008
7:00 PM 		at Florida State W 69–66  11–6 (1–3)
 Donald L. Tucker Center (7,314)
Tallahassee, FL
January 27, 2008
4:30 PM, FSN 		Georgia Tech W 92–82 OT 11–7 (1–4)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,138)
Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN 		at Maryland L 75–95  11–8 (1–5)
 Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
February 2, 2008
1:00 PM, RLF 		at Virginia Tech L 65–72 OT 11–9 (1–6)
 Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
February 7, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN2 		Clemson L 51–82  11–10 (1–7)
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,929)
Charlottesville, VA
February 9, 2008
3:30 PM, ABC 		at Wake Forest L 64-80  11–11 (1–8)
 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,179)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 12, 2008
8:00 PM, ESPN2/RLF 		No. 5 North Carolina L 74–75  11–12 (1–9)
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,765)
Charlottesville, VA
February 17, 2008
1:00 PM, RLF 		at Boston College W 79–74  12–12 (2–9)
 Silvio O. Conte Forum (7,154)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 24, 2008
4:30 PM, FSN 		NC State W 78–60  13–12 (3–9)
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,630)
Charlottesville, VA
March 1, 2008
2:00 PM, RLF 		at Miami L 93–95  13–13 (3–10)
 BankUnited Center (6,128)
Coral Gables, FL
March 3, 2008[9]
7:00 PM, RSN 		Georgia Tech W 76–74  14–13 (4–10)
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
March 5, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN 		No. 6 Duke L 70–86  14–14 (4–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,273)
Charlottesville, VA
March 9, 2008
7:30 PM, FSN 		Maryland W 91–76  15–14 (5–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,154)
Charlottesville, VA
March 13, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN 		vs. Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament 		L 76–94  15–15 (5–11)
 Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
Charlotte, NC
March 18, 2008*
7:00 PM, FCS 		Richmond
College Basketball Invitational 		W 66–64  16–15 (5–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (4,022)
Charlottesville, VA
March 24, 2008*
7:00 PM, FCS 		Old Dominion
CBI 		W 80–76  17–15 (5–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (6,460)
Charlottesville, VA
March 26, 2008*
7:00 PM, FCS 		Bradley
CBI 		L 85–96  17–16 (5–11)
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
*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. 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  2. ^ "Preseason All-Americans: Keeping it real". CBS Sportsline. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Sean Singletary Named To Preseason All-America Team". VirginiaSports.com. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  4. ^ "2007–08 Preseason All-America Team" (Press release). Collegehoops.net. 2007-09-28. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-25. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "2007–08 Preseason All-America Team" (Press release). CollegeInsider.com. 2007-11-01. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Wooden Award Preseason" (Press release). The Los Angeles Athletic Club. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-25. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Naismith Trophy Names Preseason Watch List" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Top Candidates to Watch" (Press release). The Hartford. 2007-11-02. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ This game was originally scheduled for February 21st, but was postponed due to a leak in the roof of Alexander Coliseum.
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