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2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 12
Record30–7 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Xavier 14 2   .875 30 7   .811
Temple 11 5   .688 21 13   .618
UMass 10 6   .625 25 11   .694
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
Charlotte 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Richmond 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Dayton 8 8   .500 23 11   .676
La Salle 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
Rhode Island 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Duquesne 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Saint Louis 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Fordham 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
George Washington 5 11   .313 9 17   .346
St. Bonaventure 2 14   .125 8 22   .267
2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fourth season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. The Musketeers defeated Georgia,[2] Purdue,[3] and West Virginia[4] to advance to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.[5]

Roster

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2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Josh Duncan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Moeller HS Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Adrion Graves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hughes Center Cincinnati, OH
F 5 Derrick Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Chaminade Julienne HS Dayton, OH
G/F 11 B. J. Raymond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr St. John's Jesuit HS Toledo, OH
G 13 Stephen Duckett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Byrne HS Memphis, TN
F 15 Andrew Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. John's Jesuit HS Toledo, OH
G/F 20 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH
F 22 Jamel McLean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Bethel High HS Hampton, VA
G 24 Drew Lavender 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Sr Brookhaven HS Columbus, OH
G 25 Dante' Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr McClain HS Greenfield, OH
F/C 31 Jason Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Abington Friends Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Joe Hughes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cathedral HS Indianapolis, IN
G 34 Stanley Burrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Ben Davis HS
Hargrave Military Academy
Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster


Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2007*
Southeast Missouri State W 90–59  1–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 13, 2007*
at Miami (OH) L 57–59  1–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Nov 20, 2007*
Coppin State W 98–49  2–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 23, 2007*
vs. Kent State W 78–65  3–1
Sears Centre 
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Nov 24, 2007*
vs. No. 8 Indiana W 80–65  4–1
Sears Centre 
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Nov 28, 2007*
No. 23 Oakland W 93–68  5–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 2007*
No. 23 Belmont W 90–49  6–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 5, 2007*
No. 21 Creighton W 79–66  7–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 12, 2007*
No. 17 Cincinnati W 64–59  8–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 15, 2007*
No. 17 at Arizona State L 55–77  8–2
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 22, 2007*
No. 12 Tennessee L 75–82  8–3
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 28, 2007*
Delaware State W 65–33  9–3
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 31, 2007*
vs. Kansas State W 103–77  10–3
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 2008*
Virginia W 108–70  11–3
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 6, 2008*
at Auburn W 80–57  12–3
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 9, 2008
No. 24 St. Bonaventure W 83–68  13–3
(1–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 2008
No. 24 Fordham W 68–50  14–3
(2–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 16, 2008
No. 20 at Temple L 59–78  14–4
(2–1)
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 2008
No. 20 at George Washington W 74–66  15–4
(3–1)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 24, 2008
No. 23 No. 16 Dayton W 69–43  16–4
(4–1)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 27, 2008*
No. 23 at UMass W 77–65  17–4
(5–1)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 2, 2008
No. 15 La Salle W 75–62  18–4
(6–1)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 7, 2008
No. 13 at Saint Louis W 70–68  19–4
(7–1)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 10, 2008
No. 13 Saint Joseph's W 76–72  20–4
(8–1)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 13, 2008
No. 12 at UNC Charlotte W 62–60  21–4
(9–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 18, 2008
No. 10 at Rhode Island W 81–77  22–4
(10–1)
Thomas M. Ryan Center 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 21, 2008
No. 10 Duquesne W 75–48  23–4
(11–1)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 24, 2008
No. 10 at Dayton W 57–51  24–4
(12–1)
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 1, 2008
No. 9 George Washington W 66–56  25–4
(13–1)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 6, 2008
No. 8 at Saint Joseph's L 66–71  25–5
(13–2)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 2008
No. 8 Richmond W 86–61  26–5
(14–2)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
A-10 tournament
Mar 13, 2008*
(1) No. 10 vs. (8) Dayton
Quarterfinal
W 74–65  27–5
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Mar 14, 2008*
(1) No. 10 vs. (5) Saint Joseph's
Semifinal
L 53–61[1]  27–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*
(3 W) No. 12 vs. (14 W) Georgia
First round
W 73–61[2]  28–6
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
Mar 22, 2008*
(3 W) No. 12 vs. (6 W) No. 20 Purdue
Second Round
W 85–78[3]  29–6
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
Mar 27, 2008*
(3 W) No. 12 vs. (7 W) West Virginia
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 79–75 OT[4] 30–6
US Airways Center (18,103)
Phoenix, Arizona
Mar 29, 2008*
(3 W) No. 12 vs. (1 W) No. 3 UCLA
West Regional final – Elite Eight
L 57–76[5]  30–7
US Airways Center (18,103)
Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP232117RVRVRV24202315131210981012Not released
Coaches25201724RVRV25202215141312111112128

References

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  1. ^ a b "St. Joseph's stuns Xavier, makes A-10 title game". ESPN. March 14, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Xavier avoids big upset, rallies past game Georgia". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Anderson keys Xavier's efficent [sic] offense vs. Purdue". ESPN. March 22, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Raymond's 3s help Xavier fend off WVU in OT". ESPN. March 27, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "UCLA cruises to third consecutive Final Four trip". ESPN. March 29, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.