2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #20
AP #22
2007–08 record 25–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Kelvin Sampson
Dan Dakich - interim
Assistant coach Ray McCallum
Assistant coach Jeff Meyer
Assistant coach Rob Senderoff
Home arena Assembly Hall
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Wisconsin 16 2   .889     31 5   .861
#20 Purdue 15 3   .833     25 9   .735
Indiana 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
#18 Michigan State 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
Ohio State 10 8   .556     24 13   .649
Minnesota 8 10   .444     20 14   .588
Penn State 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Iowa 6 12   .333     13 19   .406
Illinois 5 13   .278     16 19   .457
Michigan 5 13   .278     10 22   .313
Northwestern 1 17   .056     8 22   .267
2008 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University during the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Indiana was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Interim Head Coach at the end of the season was Dan Dakich. Indiana University announced on February 22, 2008, that Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the Indiana University men’s basketball coach.[2]

On March 10, 2008 D. J. White and Eric Gordon were named to the First Team All-Big Ten and Armon Bassett was named to the third team. White was also named the Conference player of the year.[3] In the off season, starters Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis were dismissed from the team after they failed to show up for a player meeting with coach Dakich, then failed to show up for a 6 a.m. run the following day.[4] In December 2008, Eric Gordon stated how the 2007–08 season was ruined by turmoil due to drug use among some players on the team.[5]

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Adam Ahlfeld 34 G 6–0 193 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana
Armon Bassett 1 G 6–1 176 Sophomore Terre Haute, Indiana
Jordan Crawford 5 G 6–4 195 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
Jamarcus Ellis 13 G 6–5 200 Junior Chicago, Illinois
Brett Finkelmeier 4 G 6–2 180 Freshman Carmel, Indiana
Eric Gordon 23 G 6–4 215 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
Eli Holman 32 C 6–9 210 Freshman Richmond, California
Brandon McGee 24 F 6–7 220 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
Lance Stemler 22 F 6–8 210 Senior Columbia, Illinois
Kyle Taber 44 F 6–7 226 Junior Evansville, Indiana
DeAndre Thomas 2 F 6–8 295 Junior Chicago, Illinois
D. J. White 3 F 6–9 251 Senior Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Mike White 30 F 6–6 232 Senior Springhill, Louisiana

Coaches: Kelvin Sampson, Jeff Meyer, Dan Dakich, Ray McCallum

Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Crawford
SG
Detroit, MI Hargrave Military Academy (VA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 15, 2006 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Jamarcus Ellis
SG
Chicago, IL Chipola J.C. (FL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 14, 2006 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Eric Gordon
SG
Indianapolis, IN North Central 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 13, 2006 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Eli Holman
C
Richmond, CA Richmond 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 2, 2006 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Brandon McGee
PF
Chicago, IL Crane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 8, 2006 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
DeAndre Thomas
PF
Chicago, IL Chipola J.C. (FL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 303 lb (137 kg) Apr 9, 2007 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 9
  • 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:

Schedule and Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State

11/12/07*
7:00, BTN
#8 Chattanooga W 99–77  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

11/18/07*
 BTN
#8 Longwood
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 100–49  2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

11/20/07*
 BTN
#8 N.C. Wilmington
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 95–71  3–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

11/23/07*
8:30, BTN
#8 vs. Illinois State
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 70–57  4–0
Sears Centre 
Hoffman Estates, IL

11/24/07*
8:30, BTN
#8 vs. Xavier Musketeers
Chicago Invitational Challenge
L 65–80  4–1
Sears Centre 
Hoffman Estates, IL

11/27/07*
7:00, ESPN
#15 Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 83–79  5–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/1/07*
9:30, ESPNU
#15 at #22 Southern Illinois W 64–51  6–1
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL

12/3/07*
7:00, BTN
#15 Tennessee State W 84–72  7–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/8/07*
4:00, CBS
#15 Kentucky W 70–51  8–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/15/07*
8:00, BTN
#14 Western Carolina W 100–52  9–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/22/07*
12:00, BTN
#14 Coppin State W 73–46  10–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/29/07*
7:00, BTN
#14 Chicago State W 97–59  11–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/2/08
9:00, BTN
#12 at Iowa W 79–76  12–1 (1–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

1/8/08
7:00, ESPN
#11 at Michigan W 78–64  13–1 (2–0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/13/08
4:30, CBS
#11 Illinois
Rivalry
W 62–58  14–1 (3–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/17/08
9:00, ESPN
#10 at Minnesota W 65–60  15–1 (4–0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

1/20/08
2:00, BTN
#10 Penn State W 81–65  16–1 (5–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/23/08
9:00, BTN
#8 Iowa W 65–43  17–1 (6–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/26/08*
1:00, CBS
#8 Connecticut L 63–68  17–2 (6–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/31/08
9:00, ESPN
#11 at #13 Wisconsin L 49–62  17–3 (6–1)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

2/3/08
12:00, BTN
#11 Northwestern W 75–63  18–3 (7–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/7/08
9:00, ESPN
#13 at Illinois
Rivalry
W 83–79 2OT 19–3 (8–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/10/08
1:00, CBS
#13 at Ohio State W 59–53  20–3 (9–1)
Schottenstein Center 
Columbus, OH

2/13/08
7:00, BTN
#12 #14 Wisconsin L 66–68  20–4 (9–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/16/08
9:00, ESPN
#12 #9 Michigan State W 80–61  21–4 (10–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/19/08
7:00, ESPN
#14 #15 Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
W 77–68  22–4 (11–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/23/08
8:00, BTN
#14 at Northwestern W 85–82  23–4 (12–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

2/26/08
7:00, ESPN
#12 Ohio State W 72–69  24–4 (13–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/2/08
2:00, CBS
#12 at #15 Michigan State L 103–74  24–5 (13–3)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

3/5/08
7:00, BTN
#17 Minnesota
Senior Night
W 69–55  25–5 (14–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/9/08
2:00, ESPN
#17 at Penn State L 68–64  25–6 (14–4)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Big Ten Tournament

3/14/08
9:00, BTN
#20 vs. Minnesota
Big Ten Quarterfinals
L 59–58  25–7
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament

3/21/08*
9:40, CBS
#24 vs. Arkansas
NCAA Tournament First Round
L 86–72  25–8
RBC Center 
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

  1. "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 23)". ESPN. March 23, 2008.
  2. "Sampson Agrees To Resign, Take $750K". WRTV. 2008-02-23. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  3. "IU's White: conference player of year". Indianapolis Star. 2008-03-10. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  4. "Indiana roster in flux after starters Bassett, Ellis kicked off team". espn.com. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  5. "Gordon: Players' drug use wrecked IU season". indystar.com. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
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