2007–08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2007-08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. Xavier, L 79–75OT
Conference Big East
2007-08 record 26-11 (11-7 Big East)
Head coach Bob Huggins
Home arena WVU Coliseum
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Georgetown 15 3   .833     28 6   .824
#13 Louisville 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
#15 Notre Dame 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
#16 Connecticut 13 5   .722     24 9   .727
West Virginia 11 7   .611     26 11   .703
#25 Marquette 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
#17 Pittsburgh 10 8   .556     27 10   .730
Villanova 9 9   .500     22 13   .629
Syracuse 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Cincinnati 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
Seton Hall 7 11   .389     17 15   .531
Providence 6 12   .333     15 16   .484
DePaul 6 12   .333     11 19   .367
St. John's 5 13   .278     11 19   .367
South Florida 3 15   .167     12 19   .387
Rutgers 3 15   .167     11 20   .355
2008 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. It completed the season 26–11 (11–7 in the Big East) and lost to Xavier 79–75 (in overtime) in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2008 NCAA tournament. West Virginia finished the season ranked #17.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Joe Alexander 11 F 6-8 225 Junior Mount Airy, Maryland
Jarrett Brown 31 G 6-4 220 Sophomore West Palm Beach, Florida
Da'Sean Butler 1 F 6-7 225 Sophomore Newark, New Jersey
John Flowers 41 F 6-7 195 Freshman Waldorf, Maryland
Joe Mazzulla 3 G 6-2 210 Sophomore Johnston, Rhode Island
Darris Nichols 14 G 6-3 200 Senior Radford, Virginia
Cameron Payne 25 G 6-4 200 Freshman Charleston, West Virginia
Alex Ruoff 22 G 6-6 215 Junior Spring Hill, Florida
Jamie Smalligan 43 C 7-0 265 Senior East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Wellington Smith 35 F 6-7 215 Sophomore Summit, New Jersey
Josh Sowards 21 F 6-7 205 Sophomore Scott Depot, West Virginia
Ted Talkington 32 G 6-2 200 Junior New Martinsville, West Virginia
Will Thomas 24 G 6-5 205 Freshman East Cleveland, Ohio
Cam Thoroughman 2 F 6-7 215 Freshman Portsmouth, Ohio
Jonnie West 4 G 6-3 175 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
November 16, 2007*
8:00 PM
Arkansas Monticello W 8153  10
WVU Coliseum (8,371)
Morgantown, WV
November 18, 2007*
3:00 PM
Prairie View A&M W 10641  20
WVU Coliseum (5,933)
Morgantown, WV
November 23, 2007*
9:00 PM, Versus
vs. #7 Tennessee
Legends Classic
L 7274  21
Prudential Center (5,310)
Newark, NJ
November 24, 2007*
4:30 PM
vs. New Mexico State
Legends Classic
W 7561  31
Prudential Center (4,327)
Newark, NJ
November 27, 2007*
7:00 PM
Maryland Eastern Shore W 11044  41
WVU Coliseum (5,630)
Morgantown, WV
December 1, 2007*
2:00 PM, ESPN2
Winthrop W 7053  51
WVU Coliseum (8,559)
Morgantown, WV
December 5, 2007*
9:30 PM, ESPN2
at Auburn W 8859  61
BJCC Arena (10,481)
Birmingham, AL
December 8, 2007*
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Duquesne W 9268  71
WVU Coliseum (10,071)
Morgantown, WV
December 15, 2007*
4:00 PM
UMBC W 8662  81
WVU Coliseum (7,026)
Morgantown, WV
December 19, 2007*
7:00 PM, ESPN+
#24 at Radford W 9060  91
Dedmon Center (4,266)
Radford, VA
December 22, 2007*
4:00 PM, ESPN+
#24 at Canisius W 7754  101
HSBC Arena (3,699)
Buffalo, NY
December 29, 2007*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#23 Oklahoma L 8288 2OT 102
Charleston Civic Center (12,380)
Charleston, WV
January 3, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN2
at Notre Dame L 5669  103
(01)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,327)
Notre Dame, IN
January 6, 2008
2:00 PM, ESPN+
#10 Marquette W 7964  113
(11)
WVU Coliseum (11,429)
Morgantown, WV
January 10, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN
at Louisville L 5463  114
(12)
Freedom Hall (19,764)
Louisville, KY
January 13, 2008
2:30 PM, ESPNU
Syracuse W 8161  124
(22)
WVU Coliseum (13,560)
Morgantown, WV
January 17, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN+
St. Johns W 7364  134
(32)
WVU Coliseum (13,047)
Morgantown, WV
January 20, 2008
2:00 PM, ESPN+
at South Florida W 6952  144
(42)
St. Pete Times Forum (12,056)
Tampa, FL
January 23, 2008*
8:00 PM, WV Media
vs. Marshall W 6664  154
Charleston Civic Center (12,580)
Charleston, WV
January 26, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN
#9 Georgetown L 5758  155
(43)
WVU Coliseum (14,048)
Morgantown, WV
January 30, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Cincinnati L 3962  156
(44)
WVU Coliseum (10,082)
Morgantown, WV
February 2, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN+
at Providence W 7765  166
(54)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
Providence, RI
February 7, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN
at #21 Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl
L 5455  167
(55)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Rutgers W 8163  177
(65)
WVU Coliseum (7,826)
Morgantown, WV
February 17, 2008
2:00 PM, ESPN+
Seton Hall W 8968  187
(75)
WVU Coliseum (10,074)
Morgantown, WV
February 20, 2008
8:00 PM, ESPN+
at Villanova L 5678  188
(76)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
February 23, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Providence W 8053  198
(86)
WVU Coliseum (11,319)
Morgantown, WV
February 27, 2008
9:00 PM, ESPN2
at DePaul W 8573  208
(96)
Allstate Arena (8,777)
Rosemont, IL
March 1, 2008
12:00 PM, ESPN+
#15 Connecticut L 7179  209
(97)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
March 3, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN
Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl
W 7662  219
(107)
WVU Coliseum (13,960)
Morgantown, WV
March 8, 2008
12:00 PM, ESPN+
at St. John's W 8374 OT 229
(117)
Madison Square Garden (7,363)
New York, NY
Big East Tournament
March 12, 2008
2:00 PM, ESPN
vs. Providence
First Round
W 5853  239
Madison Square Garden (19,562)
New York, NY
March 13, 2008
2:00 PM, ESPN
vs. #15 Connecticut
Quarterfinals
W 7872  249
Madison Square Garden (19,562)
New York, NY
March 14, 2008
7:00 PM, ESPN
vs. #9 Georgetown
Semifinals
L 7255  2410
Madison Square Garden (19,562)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008*
9:50 PM, CBS
#7 (seed) vs. #10 (seed) Arizona
First Round
W 7565  2510
Verizon Center (18,400)
Washington, D.C.
March 22, 2008*
2:10 PM, CBS
#7 (seed) vs. #2 (seed) #9 Duke
Second Round
W 7367  2610
Verizon Center (20,533)
Washington, D.C.
March 27, 2008*
7:10 PM, CBS
#7 (seed) vs. #3 (seed) Xavier
Sweet Sixteen
L 7975 OT 2611
US Airways Center (18,103)
Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Standings

Big East Conference Overall
  W-L     GB     PCT     W-L     PCT  
#8 Georgetown 15-3 - .833 27-5 .844
#15 Notre Dame 14-4 1 .778 24-7 .774
#13 Louisville 14-4 1 .778 24-8 .750
#17 Connecticut 13-5 2 .722 24-8 .750
#25 Marquette 11-7 4 .611 24-9 .727
West Virginia 11-7 4 .611 24-10 .706
Pittsburgh 10-8 5 .556 26-9 .743
Villanova 9-9 6 .500 20-12 .625
Syracuse 9-9 6 .500 19-13 .594
Cincinnati 8-10 7 .444 13-18 .419
Seton Hall 7-11 8 .389 17-15 .531
Providence 6-12 9 .333 15-16 .484
DePaul 6-12 9 .333 11-19 .367
St. John's 5-13 10 .278 11-19 .367
South Florida 3-15 12 .167 12-19 .387
Rutgers 3-15 12 .167 11-20 .355

References

  1. "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
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