In Java, can a TypeVariable be converted to a Class object?

I'm trying to implement this method:

public static <T> T[] convertListToArray(List<T> toConvert) { ... }

But I have been unable to convert the List<T> object into a Class<T> object which I need to instantiate the array. I'm not sure if this is even possible due to "Type Erasure", but thought I would try. Here is how far I got before getting stuck:

public static <T> T[] convertListToArray(List<T> toConvert) throws Exception {
  Class<?> curClass = Class.forName("thispackage.ListUtils");
  Method method = curClass.getDeclaredMethod("convertListToArray", List.class);
  Type[] typeArray = method.getGenericParameterTypes();
  ParameterizedType listType = (ParameterizedType)typeArray[0];
  Type[] genericTypes = listType.getActualTypeArguments();
  TypeVariable genericType = (TypeVariable)genericTypes[0];
  //Got stuck here, can a "TypeVariable" be converted to a "Class<?>"?

  String genericName = genericType.getTypeName();
  System.out.println(genericName); //Prints "T"
  //this of course doesn't work, throws ClassNotFoundException at runtime
  Class<?> arrayClass = Class.forName(genericName);

  int size = toConvert.size();
  T[] retArray = (T[])Array.newInstance(arrayClass, size);
  return toConvert.toArray(retArray); 
}

So, is it possible to convert a TypeVariable into a Class<?>?