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
  • Bill Courtney (4th season)
  • Steve Seymour (4th season)
  • Drew Diener (2nd season)
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina133 .813344  .895
No. 6 Duke115 .688307  .811
No. 12 Wake Forest115 .688247  .774
No. 16 Florida State106 .6252510  .714
No. 24 Clemson97 .563239  .719
Boston College97 .5632212  .647
Maryland79 .4382114  .600
Virginia Tech79 .4381915  .559
Miami (FL)79 .4381913  .594
NC State610 .3751614  .533
Virginia412 .2501018  .357
Georgia Tech214 .1251219  .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. 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. On April 1, 2009, Washington State head coach Tony Bennett was announced as his replacement.

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