2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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.

2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–18 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 13 3   .813 34 4   .895
No. 6 Duke 11 5   .688 30 7   .811
No. 12 Wake Forest 11 5   .688 24 7   .774
No. 16 Florida State 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
No. 24 Clemson 9 7   .563 23 9   .719
Boston College 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Maryland 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
NC State 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Virginia 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Georgia Tech 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
2009 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cavaliers were picked to finish last in the conference this season in the pre-season media poll.[1] 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.[2] On April 1, 2009, Washington State head coach Tony Bennett was announced as his replacement.[3]

Last season

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The Cavaliers had a record of 17–16, with a conference record of 5–11.

Roster

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2008–09 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Thornton Township Harvey, Illinois
G 4 Calvin Baker (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Woodside/William & Mary Newport News, Virginia
C 5 Assene Sene 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr South Kent Saint-Louis, Senegal
F 12 Jamil Tucker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Jr 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
G 15 Sylven Landesberg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Holy Cross Flushing, New York
G 21 Tunji Soroye (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
F 22 Will Sherrill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Phillips Academy Andover New York, N.Y.
G 23 Jeff Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Monsignor Bonner Chester, Pennsylvania
G/F 24 Mamadi Diane (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr DeMatha Catholic Potomac, Maryland
C 25 John Brandenberg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr De Smet Jesuit Des Peres, Missouri
F 32 Mike Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Chesapeake, Virginia
G/F 45 Solomon Tat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Community Christian School Jos Plateau, Nigeria
F/C 55 Jerome Meyinsse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr McKinley Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 13 December 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 9*
2:00 pm
Shepherd W 87–52 
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 16*
4:00 pm, CSN
VMI W 107–97  1–0
John Paul Jones Arena (9,955)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 19*
7:00 pm
South Florida W 77–75  2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (8,810)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 21*
7:00 pm
Radford W 68–66  3–0
John Paul Jones Arena (10,311)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 25*
7:00 pm
Liberty L 82–86  3–1
John Paul Jones Arena (9,263)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 28*
7:00 pm
at Syracuse L 70–73  3–2
Carrier Dome (22,096)
Syracuse, New York
Dec. 2*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
at Minnesota
ACC/Big Ten Challenge
L 56–66  3–3
Williams Arena (12,424)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec. 17*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 90–61  4–3
John Paul Jones Arena (8,543)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 20*
4:00 pm, CSN
Auburn L 56–58  4–4
John Paul Jones Arena (11,070)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 23*
7:00 pm
Hampton W 74–48  5–4
John Paul Jones Arena (9,158)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 28
5:30 pm, FSN
at Georgia Tech W 88–84 OT 6–4
(1–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,230)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan. 3*
2:00 pm, CSN
No. 22 Xavier L 70–84  6–5
John Paul Jones Arena (10,174)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 6*
7:00 pm
Brown W 74–50  7–5
John Paul Jones Arena (8,357)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 10
4:00 pm, RSN
at Virginia Tech L 75–78  7–6
(1–1)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan. 15
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 North Carolina L 61–83  7–7
(1–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (13,811)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Maryland L 78–84  7–8
(1–3)
Comcast Center (16,205)
College Park, Maryland
Jan. 24
4:00 pm, RSN
Florida State L 62–73  7–9
(1–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,981)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 1
2:00 pm, FSN
at No. 1 Duke L 54–79  7–10
(1–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Feb. 4
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Boston College L 70–80  7–11
(1–6)
John Paul Jones Arena (9,631)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 7
4:00 pm, Raycom
at No. 3 North Carolina L 61–76  7–12
(1–7)
Dean Smith Center (20,879)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 10
7:00 pm, RSN
at No. 25 Florida State L 57–68  7–13
(1–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,921)
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb. 15
1:00 pm, Raycom
No. 12 Clemson W 85–81 OT 8–13
(2–8)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,971)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 18
8:00 pm, Raycom
Virginia Tech W 75–61  9–13
(3–8)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,174)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 21
1:00 pm, Raycom
at NC State L 67–72  9–14
(3–9)
PNC Arena (16,353)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 26
8:00 pm, Raycom
Miami L 55–62  9–15
(3–10)
John Paul Jones Arena (9,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 28
2:00 pm, Raycom
No. 13 Wake Forest L 60–70  9–16
(3–11)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,065)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 3
7:00 pm, RSN
at No. 18 Clemson L 57–75  9–17
(3–12)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,150)
Clemson, South Carolina
Mar. 7
3:30 pm, ABC
Maryland W 68–63  10–17
(4–12)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,050)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 12
9:30 pm, Raycom
vs. Boston College
ACC Tournament first round
L 63–76  10–18
Georgia Dome (26,352)
Atlanta
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

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  1. ^ "ACC Releases Preseason Rankings and Awards". Boston College Official Athletic Site. October 26, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "Dave Leitao Resigns As UVa's Head Men's Basketball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. March 31, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Barnes III, Lindsay (April 1, 2009). "Heeere's Tony: Bennett makes debut as UVA coach". The Hook. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "2008–2009 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2014.