# 2007–08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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

## Players
### 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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

* Sean Singletary
** Pre-season All American (CBS Sportsline, Collegehoops.net, CollegeInsider.com)
** Wooden Award Candidate
** Naismith Award Candidate
** Bob Cousy Award Candidate
** Pre-season All Atlantic Coast Conference

## 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 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. ||||||