2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Appearance
2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball | |
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CBI, Semifinals | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 17–16 (5–11 ACC) |
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Home arena | John Paul Jones Arena |
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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
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Recruits
[edit]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 | ||||||
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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:![]() ![]() | ||||||
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:![]() ![]() | ||||||
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:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Sam Zeglinski PG |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | William Penn Charter School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 25, 2005 | |
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Watch list
[edit]- Sean Singletary
- Pre-season All American (CBS Sportsline,[2][3] Collegehoops.net,[3][4] CollegeInsider.com[3][5])
- Wooden Award Candidate[3][6]
- Naismith Award Candidate[3][7]
- Bob Cousy Award Candidate[3][8]
- Pre-season All Atlantic Coast Conference[1][3]
Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Preseason All-Americans: Keeping it real". CBS Sportsline. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sean Singletary Named To Preseason All-America Team". VirginiaSports.com. November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Top Candidates to Watch" (Press release). The Hartford. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- ^ This game was originally scheduled for February 21st, but was postponed due to a leak in the roof of Alexander Coliseum.